New Paintings--Landscapes in Acrylic

I had so much fun painting the 100 watercolor landscapes last month, but I wanted to go a little bit bigger....and changed media to acrylic. I have launched a new Kickstarter campaign where my original paintings, limited edition prints, and note cards are available for purchase. I was so pleased that 8 of the first 10 originals sold within the first week, that I just added 10 more originals!  Opinions welcome! Acrylic Landscapes

This is what 100 watercolor paintings look like:

All 100 watercolor landscape paintings from my personal challenge and Kickstarter campaign.  I must say, the last 20 or so were pretty difficult for me--burned out?  But I kept at it until I had 100 paintings that I was happy with.  What a way to push oneself! The more you do, the more you learn....what a great experience, and now I am on to a bit of a larger scale with acrylic paintings. Stay tuned!

Watercolor painting BLAST!!!

I have been very busy this month painting these small watercolor landscapes. Finally came up with enough to make the final 100!  Here the rest are:

Wow, that's a lot of paintings!  And there are many more that didn't "make the cut"!  What a great learning experience to really push myself--to try different things, and to just get in the studio and PAINT!  I am planning on putting any excess paintings on Etsy, so stay tuned if you missed out on the Kickstarter!

Watercolor Landscapes 13-28

I've been spending some quiet evenings doing these little paintings. And, yes, I do mean little--the paper is 3 x 4.5 inches!  Here are paintings 13-28 out of the 100 that I am committing myself to making.

Watercolor Landscapes

Yesterday, after the kids had left for school, I heard a strange noise....

Looking around, I discovered that it was my watercolor paints, clamoring to be let out of their tubes to play with each other. 

My paper piped in, pleading to feel the caress of soft brush bristles on its surface. 

My paint brushes begged for water to quench their thirsts.

And so we all spent the day together, until the wee hours of the morning, to create these:

These are the first 12 of 100 paintings that I am doing for my Kickstarter campaign.

Make 100: Small Watercolor Paintings on Kickstarter

You might remember these little (2.5 x 4 inch) watercolor landscapes that I have been doing. Well, I decided to challenge myself to paint 100 of these little guys in the next month, and have launched a Kickstarter campaign to help me achieve my goal!  You can purchase notecards of my paintings or get an ORIGINAL work of art for only $10!

If you are interested, please take a few minutes to look it over, and let me know what you think!

Growing Up!

The kiddos are growing up fast!  Evelyn is in 9th grade, Spencer in 6th, and Fletcher in 2nd. Gone are the days of naps and changing diapers. The kids are more self efficient, and self entertaining, and Mama is sewing again!

I have rediscovered my love for putting together different fabric colors and prints, and have gone on a roll making baby quilts. Feels good!  I will be listing these on my Etsy site soon.