Addie...gouache, finished...(I think...for now) 8"x 6"

okay...well, this is one of those examples I teach about where everyone is probably sure this refers to everyone else, but happens to me as well...painter, teacher...no matter.

My piece this afternoon did not pass muster, (second piece below).  My grand daughter saw it, nineteen months...and I asked her once again who this was?  She once more said her cousin...whom lives in Chicago.

So...I painted the hair darker.  More her natural color not in bright warm light.  I fixed something that bothered me with the nose.

Pushing outside your comfort zone invite learning, and learning is built upon a measure of failure...

Churchill said it best, "success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm!"

so...I may have exhausted this time that which is known to me on this particular work to make it work to meet my satisfaction.

I like it...for what I succeeded to pull off...and will live to paint another day...

8"x 6"  Addie...(as it appears now)

earlier today...

goauche of our little grand daughter, Addie...(WIP)

A work in progress...needing a tweak here and there to get chin, eyes...few things more accurate.  Painted while "listening" to the Grammy's last night...

our little Addie...about 19 months and boggles the mind with how attentive and observant, how smart she is to pick up on things, and what she'll say next.  Already counts to ten...and recognizes and says names of all the alphabet. And is a Packer's fan!!!  hahaha

Filmed for up and coming Go To Meeting...gouache plein air in Winter

Using a Canon 2XL video camera...set up to peek over my right shoulder, painting with the support (acid free matboard) taped to the inside lid of my Guerrilla paint box. The reference an open creek in winter.

The video demonstrates how to dress and prepare for cold, how to use glycerin to keep water and pigments put out from freezing...and the step by step painting.

January Creek... 6"x 4" gouache

Drove home last night past this little scene by the roadside....very pretty with the last light striking the trees behind.  The subtle shadowing of the foreground.  Just knew I had to paint it...

$160
This price does not include frame.  I would be happy by request, to frame and will do so as I prepare my pieces for national shows.  An additional $75...would require about 3-5 weeks from time of order; comes matted, black wood frame, non-breaking glass. The work available today...if frame is desired, please contact me.