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| Photo hijacked from the interwebs, but if I had beads and a mask, I would definitely make this today. |
Snow.
I had been wishing and wishing for more snow because it's been in the negatives with no snow and that is NO fun. And then my mental capacity for dealing with more cold said "No More!" and - what happens? - I get exactly what I was previously wishing for! Anyway, I have a feeling this is all coming at an appropriate time because I'm going to have quite a bit of painting to do in the next few months. (More on that in a second!) But, this past month I've worked on a couple of small paintings and this one turned out particularly well I think. I'm still working on my photography skills of water colors so the whites are not quite as bright as they should be, but, until I those skills improve or I get in my new fancy dancy scanner, here it is:
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| "Painted Hills" 9.5" x 9.5" watercolor on 300 lb. paper |
I've been wanting and wanting to paint this scene since we moved here and just didn't really get up the gumption until now. Around sunset, the hills around here turn into this gorgeous gold and blue and orange. It'll be a little bit until we see them again unless it warms up right away and melts the snow - but I have a bunch of photos so that I can keep this trend going. I'm going to put some in the local museum's gift shop and see if I can sell any.
I've realized, too, that I need to keep up this blog quite a bit better than I do. I was introduced to an awesome artist out of Summerville over Facebook and I'm really inspired by how she really gets her art out there and has a consistent social media presence. On top of gorgeous paintings, of course. (It worked on gaining my business! I signed up for her 2015 workshop in Venice!!!!) So, one of my goals is to put myself out there a bit more. Her name is Helen Beacham and her website is www.helenkbeacham.com if you would like to check out her work! Anyway, I'm pretty sure that putting at least a few of my paintings out in the online world helped me get my latest job by letting people know that I'm still painting and out here - even in Montana! So, I need to get on this.
And what is that newest job?!?! I'm illustrating a children's book!! 32 beautifully illustrated pages coming up. For real. This will probably stay under wraps until everything goes to press, but I'm very excited to share it with all of you hopefully this summer!
So, thank you to everyone who's made it this far in the post. And thank you to all of my wonderful friends who have expressed interest in commissions. I'm thrilled to do this and your support means the world to me. Having a cheering section in this endeavor makes everything so much more meaningful! And for any one who is interested in commissions, please feel free to email me at any time and I can send you my pricing for various sizes. So far, I keep hearing that my prices are really reasonable and there are options for framed pieces or just matted pieces if you already have the perfect frame!
Happy Mardi Gras everyone! Laissez les bon temps rouler!
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