One more from the framer today!

You can't tell from the photo, but the frame on this one is so lovely! It has a slight red running thru it that looks amazing with the painting. Love when I find a frame that really works this well! I often will paint on unstretched canvas and depending on the conditions, I will dry mount them and frame them instead of having them stretched onto stretcher bars.  I didn't want this one to get any narrower hence the choice I made.  It looks so good! I'm so happy with this one! Cheers!

Haven't named this one yet....

It was hard to get a decent photo of this one being it has gold and silver in it. But it turned out fun! A bit crazy, but such is life! 

Also got these two back today from the framers, had to put them up to get a decent look at them!

These three just came back from the framers. Think I'll nick name them the 'Three Crazy Guys'!

The Three Crazy Guys got back to my studio today! The white frames have an orange fabric beveled inside liner, looks great in person! Channeling my inner 1970's!!  Cheers!

Three Flamingos turning into a canvas giclee! The colors are vibrant and wonderful!!

I love watching art come out of the printers!! So fun!! They are beautiful!!

It's really hard for me to paint "subtle"! But it's good to take on challenges! I even toned this one down a bit, so unlike me!

Something different for a change!  It was really hard for me to not amp up the color when I worked on this one yesterday.  My natural tendency is to add vibrant colors, but it was taking on such a lovely feel that I really wanted to see it thru. I came back today and toned it down even more to keep the feel soft, calm. I'd like to wear this one as a huge shawl, preferably cashmere and wool...it would be splendid! Cheers!

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Today's color exploration. We'll see where it goes tomorrow....have to sleep on it!

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A hint of a project I'm working on! "Anno Domini- Winter" printed on canvas, put on stretcher bars and done very large! It looks awesome in person! I'll update you in a bit with more info! Cheers!

Shout out to the excellent team I work with at Arts District Imageworks!

I have the good fortune to have moved in next door to my scanners! I used them for some time and upon a visit I realized the space next to them had become available. I have extremely high standards for my giclee prints and they do a superb job! Not only that, they are superb people and I love working with them. I have lots of complicated requests at times and they always figure out a solution. I'm not a technical person but I know how I want my colors to look and I know how I want my art to be represented. So after experimenting with various papers and various kinds of scans, we have found the right combination to really knock my work out of the ball park. Here are some photos of what they do. Love them, thank's guys!! Cheers!

How things often look when I start out. I never know where it will end up! I could NOT have predicted where it did!!

Here is an example of what's underneath a painting! When "this" becomes "that"! Cheers!

Here's a fun "progression report"! I like to look back on my photographs and see how things transpired, thought you might like to see too!

This painting is the scrapings off of another. They blend to make the softest colors, love these!

Been working on this smaller flag. Sometimes the small flags are studies for larger ones.

Top of the to do list before the blizzard hit, yes, the blizzard in mid APRIL!! Get to the Carter Ave. Frame Shop! They do a great job!!

Every day, a new experiment in color!

Think I'm due to paint one of these, it's been awhile! These are fun to do!

Thank you to the wonderful designers who work magic with my art!

This project is going to be a fun one! Can't wait to see it!! Cheers!

Today's journey in color :-)

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The winter weather is definitely affecting my color choice!