Driving Home

Tomorrow I begin a journey with my husband, 2-year-old son, and dog to see my family in Michigan.  It's about a 16 hour drive.  Can't wait to see them, but I wish we could just teleport ourselves there and skip the car ride.

More rose practice.

Fishbowl Flowers

I used to be really afraid of painting glass until recently when I took a class with Lisa Daria and she told us not to try to paint the glass, but rather paint through the glass.  It sounds so simple, but before that I would paint glass the way my mind thought it was, which was... umm... not exactly how it was.  I have this problem often with many things besides glass.  But now I'm really trying to just see the shape and form.  I'm certainly not a master at it, but I'm finding that it helps just to be aware of the battle between what's in my mind and what my eyes really see.

All Shined Up

I'm still working on roses.  This is probably the 5th or 6th one I've tried to paint.  All the others before this have been thrown out in frustration.  I'm happy with this one because I feel like I've made some progress.

Maybe I should have posted this yesterday because it's a scene from Ireland.  This came from a photo we took five years ago at a bed and breakfast in Doolin. Seeing the old photo made me want to go back. Oh, and this is oil. I actually started this one awhile ago and felt like I needed to get back to it.  Still could use a few tweaks.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Using even more green than usual today. :P