Here’s the final painting for my class! I think my favorite part is the honeycomb pattern in the background. I tried painting on wood for the first time, and I like it so much better than canvas. Canvas drives me crazy with it’s bumpy texture! Trying to get paint into each little crevice is so tedious. [...]
Here’s painting number two for my class. For this assignment I had to choose an artist I admire, and do a painting incorporating aspects of his or her work. We were told to take the assignment as literally or as figuratively as we wished. I chose to take it quite literally, because I have a huge [...]
I’m currently taking an online painting class taught by Lisa Congdon and Mati McDonough called Get Your Paint On. Our first assignment was to create a painting inspired by the quilts of Gee’s Bend. I’m planning to show you my weekly paintings over the next month whether they look good or not, so brace yourselves! 9″ x 12″ acrylic [...]