Winters goals

Some of my goals this winter.

Quilts inspired by famous artist. 

My family will love this.

More sunflower quilts.

This one was Angie's birthday card yesterday. 

Love these colors will do this quilt.

want to do at least 3 of these, 

Love this combination. Will do. 

Farmers wife is on my list. 

But in brown, black, grey and one color.

More sunsets.

Angie Mack loves sunsets.

I do too.

A must do this winter.

I love winter.

Another layer

 I went to the studio to work on art quilts and

ended up adding another layer on my paintings.

Better or not it was fun.

 Yesterday's fund raiser for the American Cancer Society

was a blast over $10,000 raise in just 2 and a half hours.

Impressive.

Virginia Spiegel and Karen Stheil rock.

Well today I have a whole day in the studio.

You all have a great day.

The sun is shinning here and I am happy.

A new week to create in.

WHAT GLORIOUS WEATHER.

I love the cool weather with the windows open

I hear the birdsong and feel the cool breezes. Love it.

I had a nice quiet weekend. Another grand kid

came over to see what the attic would yield for

his college dorm. He is off to Purdue in 2 weeks.

He is studying landscape architecture. Found

several things he could us. The attic and the basement

is like the fishes and the loaves there is always

more. The  kids always call up and say Grandma

can I come and look in the attic for something.

Interesting to watch the younger generation

grow up and achieve their dreams.

Today I will go t the studio to create a

couple of abstract paintings. I am in the

mood to paint today.

Scrap quilt

 I had to do some sewing.

All that painting was driving me crazy.

It is amazing but I like fabric better that paint now.

So after 5 hours of painting I stitched the scrap

quilt I made last week. I had fun with the stitches.

Curving lines and straight lines.

 Now to use this piece as part of a larger quilt..

I love the colors.

Reminds one of fall leaves.

I may cut it in leaf pieces.

Or use it as part of a larger quilt with leaves around it.

We will see

Mondays progress in painting

Monday was good.

I started a new lake painting.

This will be a fall scene.

                           I added the 5th layer to the roots painting.
                           I love these colors reminds me of fall.

Taking photos help me see where

 I need to change the painting.

Today I will paint in the rocks.

Have a good day.

I will try and concentrate on painting

and stay away from the sewing machine.

Art from the show

A nice grouping of art from Jasper County Art League.

Nine Squares

The beginning of a new work.

I took 9- 12 inch square canvases.

Applied brown & magenta background.

Layered burnt sienna, ocher, barn red and turquoise over.

With a palette knife.

Added the start of trees.

Monday I will see where this takes me.

                         Have a blessed Easter week end.

A new day in the sun.

Woke up to a sunny but (-4) cold day.

Had to take more snow pictures.

My son said this is like it was when he was little.

We don't have snows like this very often.

 I did get a little work done yesterday.
I need to get some painting done.
Got back to the red gesso background swamp scene.

 I first added the darks.

Finally it is time to add color.
Started with the light range of green.

Starting to look like something.
I will work on it Thursday.
Keep warm.

Wednesday

Shadows of Fall completed

I completed the series Shadow of Fall.

Now to move onto another style  of painting.

I will work on the red gesso background next.

Tuesday I speak to the Friends of the Library as part of completing my Grant.
That will leave two more speaking engagements to go.
I am speaking on the grant process, types of grants available,
and offer to mentor someone else in the grant process.
I am not to comfortable in front of groups. It is always a challenge.
WIsh me steady nerves and remambering my talk in proper order.

67th Annual Salon Show

I spent the afternoon with some friends at the Salon Show in Munster, Indiana.

Wow the contemporary works of art  were outstanding.

Three Blackbirds by Pam Eberlin of Chicago Heights was unique.

 I thought this was a unique use of photography.
Sliced and distorted.

 Than there was the Award of Distinction for
 Bonnie Zimmer's "Natural Selection."
A different twist on a mandala taking it vertical.

 Bonnie is head of the Art Department
at Saint Joseph Collage in Rensselaer, Indiana.
She is also the teacher in my Friday class of Ceramics Two.

This was an excelent show.
 I have a long way to go to compete at this level.
 Maybe next year? I hope.

Working towards May.

This is those rejects with a new coat paint.

I decided to attached 4 together on the back and treat it as one canvas.

 The new and improved version called Shadows of Fall # 1.
I take photographs of tree skeleton's during fall and winter
they make a perfect reference for my paintings.

The last 4 I made into 2 canvas panels to make  # 2 and # 3 of this series.
I really like the details on the last one. Check back later to see whats new.
Friday is a day off of painting  and a day on of texture & surface on clay.
Back to school at 67 years young. At class I forget the age difference
and have a blast. Young people are really interesting to say the least.

My opinion of my work.

                                              
Looking at the paintings/collage's on my previous post.
I think I should donate them to the nursing home for Bingo prizes.
I went back to the sewing machine and made more mini Art Quilts of silk, wool yarn and beads.
I think that this is more my strong point.
What do you think?
My sewing machine, fabric and I work together.

Finished 10 small painting/collage's

 I ended up going a different direction with the 8x10 's.
Tell me what you think. I started  to collage one of my bird photos and ended doing  mark making with a white pen.

I am thinking of selling them separately or I could combine them in one grouping to use in my show. After all there are birds in my woods when I go walking.

I will either go back to the river scene with the red gesso background or go into the sewing room and do some landscape quilts. One of my favorite things to do.

 

This is my favorite one. I am thinking of asking $45 including shipping in the US.