Driving to work on a rainy spring day.

I love a good rainy spring day. What makes it special, is the effect that the weather has on the colors of the surrounding environment. Today I drove past a tree with the vestiges of red and orange fall leaves still hanging on its branches. It was in front of a pool of water and the reflections off that pool were simply inspiring. Oh to have my camera with me and the day off to take home that image and translate it to cnvas.

Thankfully - there should be many more rainy wet days ahead of us and the opportunity to get this on canvas. That being said, I would like to introduce one of my favorite pieces "Fade Into Light" which is available online at Fine Art America.

Ideas for new canvases

So I went to one of my favorite stores for buying art stuff and they had canvases on sale. What good fortune was mine that evening as I purchased on very large canvas and one small. Oswald got a toy, too. He always does when I visit this establishment.

So on the large canvas, I am now planning my first ever portrait of Severance Hall. I had this idea many years ago, started it and then scrapped it. I wish I wouldn't do that - but here I am again...

I have pictures that I took some years ago as reference, and I look forward to doing this piece, but my attention keeps going to the small canvas and what to do with it. There is just nothing more intimidating, and nothing more exciting than a blank canvas - so very many possibilities.

In the meantime - I am getting some great feedback on "Wild Sun" a painting of sunflowers - Van Gogh style sunflowers! It's been a highly successful painting and although I wish to blog about it - what does one say? Sunflwers are simply a great subject and you can never go wrong. Check it out on FineArtAmerica!

Laura's journal of new artwork!

There's been a lull in artistic activity over January and February that I had not anticipated. Usually - the family leaves us alone and we are free to finish off home improvement projects and I am free to get some serious painting done. That just didn't happen this year - and I am not quite certain why. None the less, I need to work and I've found that a few days off of work does a body good - I can finish up paintings that I had started but a few months ago.

One of these paintings, which I've decided to title "Afternoon Clouds" (that of course stays only if I don't come up with a better name) is now proudly drying on the easel. this painting was a long time in the works, I had the sky perfect, but the landscape was lacking. I think finally - I have finished it enough and it makes the statement that I desire, so now it's time to get it out to KSK Graphics to have it photographed. But I'm still waiting on drying paint. Hopefully, within the month we'll be OK to get it done.

Happily, another will been soon to follow it. This one is an acrylic on canvas and is in the style of the "Ancient Earth Series" The new piece is yet unnamed, but it is the first in line to be photographed, so we should see it within the next few weeks.

And finally,  a piece that has been in the collection for a while is going to be released for prints."Solitude in Blue and Green" a take-off of a Monet painting, will be ready for print sales late this month. This is exciting, as the piece has gotten quite a bit of attention lately and I think collectors will be happy to have it available to them.

And there are other pieces in the pipeline...no names yet, no descriptions - but soon to make their debut.