Lunch for Two | Watercolor

Remember those marker sketches I did? Well, I've been hard at work and finally completed the painting!

I hope you enjoy my first painting of 2015!

"Lunch for Two" 

22" x 30" 

Watercolor 2015

Mulling it Over

So, I've been thinking a lot lately about having an art booth at events to have my work available to purchase. Last year for the St. Paul Rodeo I borrowed a friend and bronze sculpture's old panels made by Pro Panel. They are lightweight and easy to put up. I can even do it by myself! Unfortunately, there aren't enough panels to fill up and entire 10' x 10' booth space. I think I did quite well "making due" with my set up, especially since it was my first time at a large equine event. I made a profit even with it being really slow and super hot. And now I have a better idea on what to paint for this year and print and greeting card selections.

Well, I can't infinitely borrow the panels, plus my husband needs to move them for me in his little Toyota Tacoma and I need my car to transport the art. So, I've been researching the possibility of purchasing my own panel booth set up and it's gonna cost a pretty penny. Plus, I need to get some paper bags for sold items and signage. Also, a couple years ago, a prolific collector of my art suggested that I should do a Kickstarter. Yes, I thought of doing it, but there was never a project that I though was worthy enough, but this is it! It's totally possible with help from YOU!

The next couple weeks I need to crunch numbers, shoot some footage (Kickstarters almost always have a little video to promote the project), and get the thing up online! I already have some ideas for the rewards backers will get.

Will you back me?

Studio Ready

Over this past week or so I've been busy working on cleaning my studio. It's been an absolute mess lately (mostly on the spare bed and the floor). And just a little while ago I finished cleaning it up! The next couple weeks I have some show deadlines and I'm wanting to work on new paintings for them. 

Ah, my studio is functional again. :-)

Marker Sketches

Something I wanted to work on was actually making little sketches in my new set of  Faber-Castell artist pens (markers). I want to work in value studies which will down the road become maps to full blown watercolor paintings. This week I've just been picking out photos from my archives and doing little sketches in an old empty sketchbook I found (while cleaning last week). 

Enjoy!

Here is a study/sketch of a large painting I want to work on in the next couple weeks. Hopefully I can finish it on time to enter a big art show!

Here's a detail of the horses in black and white.

And while I was doing my watercolor study, I realized that the two horses on the left were unnecessary, so I didn't paint them in.

Next I'll need to cut put my paper, draw out the imagery and composition, and then PAINT! Thanks for following along!