live oak

Worked on another live oak with alcohol inks on yupo.

Alcohol ink live oak

 I am not satisfied with my last live oak on Yupo so going to try a couple more times. I drew my stencil with hot glue using past sketches and photos of the wonderful oaks of south Mississippi.

I did this one upside down to turn off my left brain. Will work on inking them up another time, but for now check out this O.C.D. battery storage! Makes me so happy. We have a million batteries and this is GOOD!

I cannot tell you how happy these shelves make me. Ha.

 

I want this bench so BAD! Love the chili peppers for fall color too.

Still beautiful

I became obsessed with my zinnia's last summer, even after they had faded they were still beautiful and I had to take many pictures of them before I could bear to throw them away.

In the studio on a winter's night

 1980's

live oak

Using this glue stencil for the mask I dripped alcohol inks on yupo paper.

I used way too much ink for this and not the right colors but I love how it turned out! 

Elegant live oaks

Did another version of the same tree.  I'm obsessed with this tree.  Back in the day, we would walk the bulkhead down the beach past Buccaneer State Park.  There were tons of live oaks, all mature, all dripping with spanish moss.  I can't even describe how it feels to be in the shade of such majesty.  This park was less than a mile from my house.

Elegant live oak

Really enjoying trying new things this year with my art.  I've often wondered if I could get really good if I stuck with one thing.  But then I do something else.  And then try something totally different.  And now I'm playing with yupo paper and the elegant writer thanks to my friend Paula.  So fun!  http://www.journalartista.com/

Also, it is fun to shop for the new ideas.  Hmmm.  I think it is a racket of some sort.  I go to Amazon and they show me all the new gelli plate sizes.  No.  I lied, I have all the new sizes of the gelli plate in my shopping cart already.  Can't wait to try them!  Just need to hold off before I go buying even more art supplies.  

live oak

I actually enjoyed the painting today. It's looking better.

More tree.

Not having fun painting this tree. I hope I do it justice. If not it'll go in the closet.

I get so irritated when I mess up a perfectly good background. I had the dappled shade just right and as you can see painted right over it. Moved on up the tree and will go back later and try to repair my bad.

I took this photo at Buccaneer State park in Waveland, Ms. Pre-Katrina. This park was less than a one mile from our house and right on the water! I'm sure this tree survived but don't have an after photo. Last I heard the park was still closed. Live Oak.