Back to Work

My summer has been filled with a lot of traveling and newborn care.  Since my little one arrived in June I have been spending as much time with my family as possible.  Now he is a little older I am working in the studio when he sleeps and big sister is at preschool. 

Here are a few small studies,  testing some new media and reminding my fingers how to draw.

I will post photos of the drawings when they are done and I have started some larger works.   I am hoping for some quiet time in my future to prepare for upcoming exhibitions.  

Until then, I will enjoy this small, sweet, child.

Beginnings

I finished these three drawings for the exhibition in Minnesota. I was hoping to make more drawings and create an installation. May work more on them later, but they are done for now. I just need to frame them and ship them today! Beginnings 1: graphite, acrylic, watercolor, watercolor pencils, spray paint on rag paper.

Beginnings 3: graphite, watercolor, watercolor pencils, spray paint on rag paper.

Beginnings 2: graphite, watercolor, watercolor pencils, spray paint on rag paper.

I will be receiving some new metal flat files tomorrow. They are greatly needed to organize my drawings and to protect them from little creatures that sneak in from the forest.

Inspriations and work space

I have begun a new series of paintings on canvas. It is strange for me to not work on paper as I have done for many years. I want to experiment with these canvases and use them as studies for a larger piece. As you can see my work space is rather messy. I try to keep it tidy, but things keep piling up but I think the piles add information to my work somehow.

My daughter's workspace looks very similar. She also did a painting on one of the canvases. Hers is Itsy Bitsy Spider. Some inspiration for the new work is all around me. There are many geodes and fossils surrounding the stream in my forest. I have become fascinated with these rocks, they are so mysterious and ancient. My daughter and her cousin are standing next to a pile of them that we collected.

I have been thinking of ships again and the traveling that happens in my dreams and nightmares of when I was ill. This rough paint by number is hung in my studio and I reference it often.

The beautiful weaving of roots and plant life that is found in the forest floor and its ever changing nature.

Coyotes on my mind

Finished this drawing today. After a few small works, I am ready to go a bit larger.
Materials used: Graphite, Watercolor, Ink on rag paper.
Size: 9 X 12 inches