Book projects + commissions + icky sickies
gosh where has the last week gone! lol! its been jam packed! some fun...some not so fun. here's some pics from the last week...
my son read the book house of mirrors from the ulysses moore book series and created a scene from the book in diorama format. you can get the book on amazon by clicking this link > Ulysses Moore #3: House of Mirrors
we got branches off trees in the backyard and created trees out of them by crumpling & compressing aluminum foil around the bottom of the branch and painting it brown. many of the other elements were cut out of cardboard and aiden drew on the other elements from the scene in the book.
the crane from the book that was supposed to demolish the house. the name of the demo company was something to do with cyclops...hence the one eye
close up of aiden's drawn/colored mural background scene
i worked on getting some collage backgrounds done on some small watercolor paper pieces (4"x4") last week...
along with working on a commission painting for a lovely customer (this is just a cropped detail of the painting, which is still in progress).
and now today (and yesterday too), the kiddo is home sick from school. trying to keep him resting is NO small feat! even when he's sick, he's a busy guy! i couldn't keep him on the couch....he kept moving from couch, to chair, to floor. this boy let me tell ya!!! he doesn't stop goin' unless he has a high fever! makes it quite hard for his body to get well quickly since he has such trouble resting. so that's what's up with me this week. my class at my studio went great and i have some pics, but haven't downloaded them to my computer yet....so i'll have to leave that for another post later in the week once the kiddo is back at school. :)
oh and p.s.....there are a few new prints in the shop that i managed to work on while being here at home with my sick little man. so please go check them out at the link below: http://pauletteinsall.storenvy.com/
Lots of new paintings!!!
Lots of new paintings being created in my new studio these days! Many sold before I was able to get over here to post them (some of my fabulous Facebook friends snatched 'em up), but the round ornament is still available to purchase as of right now and also the two birds on canvas at the end of this post will be available after the workshop I'm teaching next week. The first pic is a commission painting in progress. And now for the pics...
Whew! Sorry for the image heavy post, but there was a lot of catching up to do. The last pic was a sketch I did this week while sketching at a a coffeeshop with a new artist friend. I SO have to do that more often! I had been stuck on a couple of paintings, but when I returned to the studio everything just "clicked".
Won't be able to get back to the studio 'til Tuesday since the kiddo doesn't have school on Monday. So it's a nice long weekend for us! I plan to start back posting here at least once a week (usually with new paintings for sale since I am now getting regular dedicated focused studio time each week) , so I hope you'll stop by regularly. :) And be sure to keep a check on my online store for new prints I'll be adding this coming week. xoxo
Morning sketches
I came down with a cold this weekend, so I'm having a hard time getting into the studio this morning. Thought I'd take a little time to sketch to warm myself up. :) Sure hope I can finish up the paintings I've been working on so I can start painting these! Gonna have another cup of tea now and get going. Happy Monday y'all!!!
Just a little peek...
Just another manic Monday...
Edit 9/13/12: All are now spoken for. The first one in this series also sold before she was finished too...I think I see a trend. ;) :D
I'm probably dating myself with that reference, but what the hay...most everyone thinks I'm in my 20's, so I'm good with that. ;) lol!
This is the kiddo's first full week back in school and I'm feelin' a little "manic" with all the projects+ideas+deadlines running 'round in my head today. Here's the first of those....wee vintage chic angels collaged with vintage papers on watercolor paper. These are all still in progress and I'm headin' back into the studio now to see how much further I can get on these sweeties today.
These will be $40 each. Email me if you already see one of these vintage girls that you wanna snag your favorite(s) before someone else does. ❤ all sold ❤
