Daniel

Still not much going on around here in the way of art so I decided to post this portrait of my oldest grandson. Daniel was 9 months old when I did this using Prismacolor Pencils on pastel paper. He is now 13 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall and just as cute as ever!

I have been doing a lot of decluttering and this week I plan to paint the main level of my house. I feel much more creative when things are organized, so I am working toward that goal.

Have a great weekend!

Sir Frederic Burton

Several years ago when the Internet was just gaining in popularity I was "surfing the web" when I came across a painting by Sir Frederic Burton entitled, "The Meeting on the Turret Stairs."

I felt the emotion between the subjects, Hellelil and Hildebrand so strongly that I HAD TO HAVE THIS PAINTING! I had no idea that if I had popped over to http://www.art.com/ I could have purchased a print. 

Oh well. 

I decided to paint one for myself which you see posted here. I used this method to teach myself how to paint (or draw) and I learned a tremendous amount about painting during this time.

I used colored pencil on mat board and added pastel to achieve the darkest values. 

The original of this was painted in watercolor, is approximately 6 feet tall and hangs in the National Gallery of Ireland.

Chili Peppers

This painting is for my oldest son and his wife.

They just moved into a new, much larger home about 3 weeks before their new baby arrived. Beck (my d-i-l) mentioned that she plans to decorate her kitchen in chili peppers and I thought it would be a great opportunity to give them some original art.

This is the third in a series of chili paintings. The original was painted on 6x6 aquaboard. The background is much more golden in person than is showing on my screen.

I hope they enjoy the painting.

Hello!

I am jumping in with both feet to the great big world of blog!

I have been encouraged by my friend Linda to start my own blog, so here I am!

My plan is to post art and or comments at least 3 times each week. I want to share my art and to offer encouragement with all who are interested. It wasn't long ago that I thought I couldn't paint in watercolor. Until I began watercolor classes my work consisted of portraits for family and friends and they were usually in colored pencil. I still enjoy pencil from time to time but I will have to admit that I have fallen in love with watercolor!

Feel free to leave comments.

I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Zelma