The webcam is on (link in the left menu), I’ll be painting on and off for the rest of the day.

Oh yea, today is Saturday. My server is going to be down later tonight – after 10PM I think for an hour or two. Just a lil heads-up.

Yea! I just turned the webcam on, and will be painting in a couple minutes!

I recorded myself playing one of the two little ditties I know how to play on our piano, so here’s your intermission music. (Caution: volume may have gone amuck!)

Work in progress pic – this is the beginning of the backgrounds on Emily, Ten & Tori!

I was going to split this all up into separate entries, but no. Nut-uh. Ok ready? Eye candies galore!!

First, the remodeling:

The tub surround is up, sealed and drying. All of the fixtures are back on permanently, shower curtain up and ready to go! To do: mud the rest of the room, sand, prime, paint, install mirror, install cabinet above the toilet, install ceiling trim.

Next, the sketches!

The first three I’ve laid out to go together. They are all 6×6 on gallery wrapped canvases, all of them are black cats.

The next two are 8×10 cats on gallery wrapped canvases:

The next one is an 8×8 on canvas panel, a remake on PossyII, this is PossyIII:

And there you have your eye candy for today! If I’m not completely beat, I’ll paint later on tonight. I’d like to get some mudding done so it can dry overnight.

I’ll let you know when I’m paintin’!

Good morning!

Sorry I missed you all yesterday! We chatted with Mark for a few hours yesterday morning, and then I dove back into the bathroom. Here I was, thinking I was definitely going to get a shower lastnight, but noooOOooOOOoo, the adhesive has to set up for 24 hours! The bathroom makeover gods do. not. like. me. one. bit.

I am, however, nearing the finish line in there. I’m going to let that set up today, and caulk inbetween sketching my next 6 commissions!!

THAT’S RIGHT! I’m going to be ARTFUL today! Can you believe it?! How long has it been?? Yes, I agree. Far too long. Here’s what you’ll be seeing in the form of eye candy later today:

1. Bathroom Progress Pic
2. 6×6 Cat Portrait Sketch: Emily
3. 6×6 Cat Portrait Sketch: Ten
4. 6×6 Cat Portrait Sketch: Tori
5. 8×10 Cat Portrait Sketch: Callie
6. 8×10 Cat Portrait Sketch: Nicki
7. 8×8 Wildlife Portrait: Possy III

YES I will get them all sketched out today! It may take til later this afternoon, but I will get them done and be ready to rock on my next several paintings!

BTW, If you’re reading this (and I know both of you are, heh!) I need images for #8 and #9!

I’ll be back!

I’ve just finished my second underpainting, this one may take two more yet! The floor and left dropshadows are the only things completed thus far. I’m including a small clip of #1 & #2 side by side so you don’t have to dig to compare. 🙂

Yep, you heard me right! I will be painting on webcam shortly.

Today started out pretty good! The girls and I had a slumber party lastnight on the couch. We stacked up pillows, blankies, and shoved the ottoman into the corner to make a big cozy spot for us all to crash. We watched The Abyss, flipped through a bunch of really crappy stations for 2 hours, and fell asleep before midnight. As usual! LOL

Now this morning I got up and moving right away, and decided that I’m going to do better in holding myself accountable for meeting my 2-month goal, not much time left!

DAY ONE
Today’s Walk
Time: 30.02 min
Dist.: 1.56 mi.
MPH: 3.3
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Finish Line
March 5, 2005
GOAL: 128 mi.
To Go: 126.44 mi.

I’ll be changing my “Studio Webcam” status in the left side menu when I get started, so check back around 11AM CST!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I’m standing in the doorway of the studio, gazing at this gigantic Viola, studying it. Where am I going to begin, blending colors in my mind, selecting brushes and all those things that I think about before I start a painting session.

Suddenly, Caitlin and Jayden are singing along, loudly, to Jay’s new Care Bear trike. Squealing and giggling between pressing it, again and again and again. “Care Bears are coming to your town, they’ll lift you up when you’re feeling down, they’re watching you from up above, filling your days with caring and LooooOOOooove!” Yes I already know the words. Good grief.

They tire of the bike – 40 minutes later – and now Caitlin has composed a variety of melodies that she is humming at the top of her little 8 year old lungs, while creating a new mess on the table. The melody she’s got going right now is taking me back about 20 years, I can’t quite put my finger on it, oh yea! It’s similar to the chia-pet commercial tune. You know, the one that resonates even louder in your brain and just starts making your ears go ‘thud-thud-thud’. Yes, that’s the one.

Either they are especially noisy, knowing that I am trying to concentrate, or my ears are hyper-sensitive today.

I will wait for the peace and quiet that I enjoy after 8PM to get back to the studio. This piece requires a lot of attention to detail, architecturally speaking. I want it to be perfect.

I’ll be back and let you know when I start!

Change of plans, the floor guy is coming over tomorrow to tear up our kitchen & dining room floors & underlayment! Probably not a good idea to have a wet painting collecting dust and junk. I’ll be laying the floor myself (yes I’m a dandy handy girl), and I’ll work on Antoinette after that project is complete. It’s gonna be a fun one!

Here’s the underpainting for my newest piece, I’ve titled it Antoinette. 🙂

It’s been a week now since I completed my last piece, and it’s time to get back to the studio!

I’ve been planning this piece for a few weeks, it is large at 18×24 and on the big easel. A few people have seen what it is, for the rest of you – well, you can watch and guess! 😉

It shouldn’t take too long to work in the underpainting, so I’ll get started in just a little bit. I’m going to grab a bite to eat and load the CD for this painting, which will probably be the soundtrack to Kate & Leopold, if that gives you any hints as to what I’m working on.

The webcam is on! I’ve linked to it now in the left column, right under the calendar. Neat, huh? Well I thought so!