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A Dog Named Crayon
I painted this picture of my dog, Crayon. My acrylics paintings are in a style called Contemporary Impressionism. I loved painting my dog in the playful nature of this style. It was a challenge and I reworked a lot of areas multiple times, but I have a larger-than-life painting of my dog on the wall now and I love it!
Trust the Process
I projected a picture I had taken of her onto the canvas to get the outline right, so I didn't have to fuss with proportions and placement of features. I don't think of this as "cheating" I think of it as using the tools I have to create the art I want!
Sunflower 16x20
I took a class from the amazing Ali Kay, and this is one of the paintings she taught in the course. Ali paints in a style called Contemporary Impressionism, which I wanted to learn because it's so bold and loose and there's life and movement in her pieces. I think I achieved that here.
Four Sizes
Sunflowers are my thing, so I wanted to do a study of this painting multiple times in different sizes to practice various techniques. Each size was challenging in its own ways. I love how they all came out though!
Holiday Drinks: White Wine
The first in a series of four paintings. This painting features a bottle of wine being poured into a wine glass. I like how the lights in the room reflect in the glass., and the movement of the liquid into the
Holiday Drinks: Chocolate Martini
The second in a series of four paintings. A martini glass is surrounded by pinecones, peppermint, and other holiday deocrations.
Holiday Drinks: Cranberry Cocktail
The third in a series of four paintings. Orange slices and cranberries flavor this holiday cocktail.
Holiday Drinks
The fourth in a series of four paintings. This painting features two clear mugs filled with applie cider. Cinnamon and Anise flavor this drink, along with apple slices. Tastes like Christmas!