Last of the Nutcrackers, PPF

This week I finished the last of the nutcracker series for this year. Here they are! 

The Pink King

Basketball Guy

Open Wide!

(Sold) Happy Guy

Soccer Guy

The two below are the last of the nutcracker series for this year, I promise! Santa and the Mouse King will be added to a Special Auction on Ebay starting Sunday, Nov 16. "The new year is approaching quickly and as a special way to commemorate this past year, the eBay group ACEO~ Art Cards and Editions is having our “WINTER WONDERS” 2014 Challenge. We are offering our best of the best! For your convenience all ACEO listings in the challenge will start at the same low price of $20.14 along with free shipping. Please search ACEO WONDERS2014 for all of our best of the best aceo entries." Wish me luck!

The Mouse King

Santa Nutcracker

Barn Collage, Lemon, Mouse and Bowl, More nutcrackers PPF

Here is what I have been doing this week . . . 

9x12 Abstract Collage, Old Barn in the Country

This is the final result of my watercolor class this week. First we painted white tissue paper and masa papers with bright watercolors. Then we sketched our scene on heavy paper and used Gel Medium to collage the torn and cut pieces of colored papers onto the painting. It's like painting with paper bits. I used a scissors to cut many of my strips because the barn needed the boards to look even. The trees in the background were done with salt on the masa paper before knowing what they would be. It is a very intuitive process. After class the next day, I added some shading with dark watercolors to emphasise the interior of the barn, and some white gouache for highlights on the roof and door frames. I hate getting glue all over my hands, but this was fun. I may even do it again.

Lemon in a Rice Bowl.

This is large for me. 12x16 acrylic on canvas board.

I usually paint ACEOs. LOL.

The challenge last week on Daily Paintworks was to paint something in a bowl. I did the lemon, larger than life, in a blue and white ceramic rice bowl. I added the little mouse because the painting needed something in that corner. And he was cute! I guess this would qualify as a still life, too. And maybe an animal painting.

More Nutcracker ACEOs done this week for my 30 paintings in 30 days. They are all sketched from real nutcrackers that actually exist.

View them all in my Ebay Store

Greeting Cards and Prints of My Paintings, PPF

Another week of painting Nutcrackers for my 30 ACEOs in 30 Days. Here's Dracula especially for today.

Happy Halloween!

Prints and Greeting cards:

You can NOW purchase reasonably priced PRINTS and GREETING CARDS featuring some of my favorite Paintings. I will be adding more choices soon. Right now there are over 40 different paintings to choose from. I have lots more to add.

Skull, More Nutcrackers and PPF

What have I been doing all week? Paint, Paint, Paint.

Meet Mr. Bones, A Skull Painting, 5x5 inches, acrylic on heavy paper.

Done for this week's challenge on DailyPaintWorks.com

and

I painted more Nutcrackers, now we are up to Day 10 

of 30 ACEO Holiday Paintings in 30 Days, Oct 15 - Nov 15, 2014

Only 20 more to go!

Nutcrackers, Dalmatians and PPF

Paintings for this week, October 17, 2014

Nutcracker, Rockstar, 11x14 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Still Life done from an actual 14" nutcracker collectible figurine.

so I guess he is life size!

The first batch of 30 ACEO Nutcrackers in 30 Days, Oct 15-Nov15

Blue Soldier 201, Acrylic

Turquoise Soldier, 202, Acrylic

King with a Spear, 203, Acrylic

and Another Doggie Pet Portrait

Dalmatian, 5x5 Acrylic on heavy paper

This was another challenge on Daily Paintworks, working on shadows. It was not easy! LOL. Those spots gave me fits.