new paintings and deadlines

Hard at work....I've been so busy with all the work getting our home ready to sell, that I've barely had time to paint....well paint art. ;) Since I need to have some new paintings finished by the end of the month, I realized that I had to get some time in the studio today. The house prep will have to wait! 😉😄

Art + gratitude

Haven't had time to paint in a couple of weeks....that's what happens when you're getting your house ready to put on the market. The other day, I just had to make some time to throw a little paint on a canvas..so I started a new painting so I wouldn't worry about ruining an almost finished painting.

Yesterday my organizer was here...we got the living room cleaned out somewhat and moved a solid wood bookcase into the garage to open up the room a bit. Also moved a huge IKEA bookcase out of our breakfast nook and sorted through all the stuff that had been inside.

After she left, I hung one of my paintings over this chair in the living room (where the wood bookcase used to be), which is my doggie's favorite spot. She does not like having her picture taken. Lol!  Making progress....still much left to do...

...and I'm so very thankful I convinced my hubby I couldn't possibly do this all by myself (I'm organizationally challenged).

Now I wonder why I didn't hire her sooner! She is a God-send for sure! Feeling confident now that with her help I can have everything cleared out, the house staged, and ready to list on time.

Tonight's the BIG night! Art for Portland's First Thursday!

TONIGHT's the big night!!!!! It's finally here!!!! Come to my art show opening at JoLa Cafe on SW Corbett this evening. I'll be there from 6-8pm {ish}. They have a special dinner menu just for tonight, so you can see my art and have dinner too. Win/win! Hope to see y'all there!!!

JoLa Cafe
5915 Southwest Corbett Avenue
Portland, OR 97239

My art will be on display there for the entire month of February and is available for purchase directly through JoLa. If you see something on my website that is marked as available through them and you're local, you can call Brad at (503) 244-1812 to purchase or stop by the cafe. If you are not local, then email me to arrange purchase and shipping.

Brand new 5"x5" mini abstract paintings framed and ready to display available only at tonight's event. This is one of six that will be available. A great little start or addition to your art collection.

New Daily Painting: "The Sun Shines Brighter"

Happy New Year y'all!!!! To kick off 2015, I decided to participate in a painting challenge.....30 paintings in 30 days for the month of January. Of course I've gotten a late start as my January doesn't really get started until my kiddo is back at school from Christmas vacation. ;) I've decided to start off with a few abstract landscapes {something new I've been wanting to play with} and I've gotten several finished, but this is my very first one I'm posting. Click on the painting title below to see more pics.

Keep your eyes out for the next one tomorrow {tomorrow's is one of a pair}. Or you can just sign up here to get daily notifications of these new pieces so you don't miss 'em....if you are already in my "Insider Circle Club", you will have to sign up for this list separately, as this is a new list with daily emails just for the duration of this painting challenge. :D

Where I get my inspiration

Autumn colors are seeping into my work in a big way! I get asked all the time how I choose my colors.....it's a completely intuitive process that is strongly influenced by my surroundings, which at the moment are fully ablaze with rich fiery hues.

I even find that what I pick out to wear each day is influenced....I've been wearing a lot of reds and warm plum tones and finding myself wanting to wear more of my gold toned jewelry as opposed to my usual silver.

Do you notice this happens to you as well? I'd love to hear your thoughts! Leave me a comment or email me!