monsters part 2

art as gifts is really fun to make! it makes me smile when the person lights up when the receive them. she's in love with this guy. 

happy birthday! 

[acrylic paint, oil based markers on 8"x10" canvas]

painting woes

i had some friends inquire about the "boathouse on canandaigua lake" painting i did for my mother--they wanted one! so i bought some canvases and set to work. i wanted to give it to them before they made the trek home, but at 10:30 at night, once i was finished, i was far from happy with it, so i gessoed over it and started over. but i made a "sketch" that i was really happy with that will be there finished painting shortly! 

[acrylic paint on cardboard, shaprie marker]

xmas presents

xmas presents are fun to make! 

[acrylic paint on 8"x 8" canvas, oil based markers]

xmas presents

here is a pic of the painting i made as my parents christmas present. i did a sketch a while back of the boathouses on canandaigua lake and my mother exclaimed "i want a painting of that for the spare room!". voila. 

you can also a hyper lapse video of me in action painting most of it.

[16"x40" canvas with acrylic paints and paint markers]