Icon Workshop Results









Took an icon workshop this week with @whirledgeicons Today was the last day but icon still needs some work. We are privileged to have an iconographer as amazing as Brian!
 

Finished Painting Commission


 The colors are horrible, but this is an idea. It is definitely not as reddish as this in person, 12x16!

Update On Marian Statue

 



So I just wanted to update everyone on the statue of Our Lady and Jesus in its completed form. It was a pleasure to do it!



Statue Repair


The following photos are of a statue repair I am doing which includes sanding and repairing of cracks as best as possible, and some repainting. Statue is definitely an antique, but not sure how old it is exactly. It is carved wood, with a plaster overlay. Over the years the plaster has cracked, and it had been repaired in the past, with several coats of tempura paint. Hopefully, sanding and the use of a quality acrylic paint will seal this better, along with a final matte finish clear acrylic coating. Statue is about 2 1/2 feet in height. 













 

Colored Pencil Drawing in Progress

 I haven't worked with colored pencils in this way for decades...must get back to this media more. Will post finished product as well :)



 This one has taken quite a bit of time to paint. It was painted on gessoed pine wood, very rough hewn, and 9 by 12. I wanted to capture the scene in a rough hewn way as well. This is from a photograph my husband took in Florence, Italy while at a conference. It was over cast, misty, yet the grasses were dry and seemed to capture a sunny effect. It is not finished, just needs more details. I wanted to capture the sharp, dark colors in the trees while keeping the misty background. Foreground needs more depth. My phone camera is horrible!

Rural Indiana Late Summer Oil Painting On Pine Wood


The latest painting just completed. This is a rural Indiana scene, I believe Route 30! I randomly take photos of scenes that inspire the painter in me to later paint :) This is about 9 by 11, featured on my Etsy Website.

Valparaiso, IN Summer Path Oil On Canvas

Here's the latest painting, the last commission for the holiday season...


It's 11x14 and the second time I have painted this painting...I like this version better than the first.