This is a painting I made of one of our hens, Sisko, a black sexlink chicken. She is a real character! Painting is acrylic on canvas and became a birthday present for my dad.
I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving, my friends! May you have full plates and bellies and remember all of the things and people that make your life worth living. Much love from me to you! (Also, don’t forget to leave some treats out for the squirrels and birds in your back yard — they deserve a feast, too!)
This is an original painting by me, acrylic on canvas. I was inspired by a very fuzzy bee that I spotted and took a picture of on one of our wild-colored sunflowers. She looked extremely content, all fuzzy and golden in the warm sunshine, and wandering around the face of the sunflower in a leisurely manner. I hoped to capture
This is a goldfish painting on a rock, this version original by me, but based on a canvas painting that I did during a guided painting class. For rock painting, I clean and dry the rock, then use glossy acrylic paint to create the art. I coat the entire rock in paint to help keep a seal, then after the
This is an original painting by me — Oregon Berries, acrylic on canvas. I was inspired to create this painting because I love taking drives up into the mountains in early summer to pick berries. The Cascade foothills in July in western Oregon are full of red huckleberries, red and orange salmonberries, wild strawberries and Salal berries. Not only are
This is another harvest-themed painting that I borrowed the idea from one of my rock groups… thank you, fellow painters! This fall-festive painting is not on a rock, however, but instead is acrylic on canvas. Feel free to borrow this design for your own painting experiment, and add your own twist!
Here is a painting I made of a cat sitting on a pumpkin, staring into the starry night — a Halloween-ish themed painting idea that I borrowed from one of my rock-painting groups. (Thanks, folks!) This painting is not on a rock, of course, but is instead acrylic on canvas. Feel free to borrow this one for one of your
