new collage

As yet untitled, a new collage on canvas board.

more painting in progress

Still working on the painting I posted last month. This has turned into a textbook example of how sometimes I hit a wall and need to do something really radical and even destructive to get around it. All the paintings I've done that I really love went through a really difficult stage like that. Usually it's an exercise in letting go of something to get something better in the end.

In this case, I've been fiddling with the sky endlessly, carefully painting around all those nice collaged pieces with itty bitty brushes. But all that carefulness made the sky feel really awkward and flat, so I finally realized I'd have to sacrifice the collaged bits to get the sky right. So I'm finally happy with the sky, and I can still see the outlines of the collaged pieces, which will get painted back in, hopefully for the better!

painting in progress

I got stuck on this collage/painting months ago and set it aside, but was inspired last night to work on it some more. It's not done yet but is getting there!

Bridge (version 2)

Sometimes you just have to know when to quit. I originally posted this image a couple of weeks ago, and have been fiddling with the sky. I think I'm finally happy with it- a little less flat. The photo isn't very good, but it's still too wet to scan!

Painting in progress- Orbit

A few weeks ago I wrote on my blog about how I have way too many unfinished small paintings. 52 of them to be exact. So tonight I had the brilliant idea of setting myself the goal of finishing one per week as my thing to post here. Unfortunately this brilliant idea did not occur to me until 11pm, and alas, I have to get up in the morning to go to work. So for this week I'm posting another work in progress. I'm going to make a sincere effort for following weeks to post a finished small painting each week though!



Acrylic and collage on 8" x 4" canvas board. This painting contains several of my current fascinations- circles, planets, and this particularly gorgeous shade of turquoise paint I picked up at Utrecht a while ago.

Painting in Progress

This is a small mixed-media/collage painting on canvas board. I was hoping to finish it this past weekend, but I'm still fixing a few things. Namely, the sky area. First it was too white, but now it's too blue. One of these days I'll get it right!

Post #3: Mural Volunteer + Multicolored Amigurumi Bear

Today I worked for a few hours as a volunteer with the Mural Arts Program. The Neighborhood Interfaith Movement's paint-and-mosaic mural will depict the diversity of Northwest Philadelphia. See the post on Handmade Philly's blog for a few more pics from today.


Afterwards, I finished up the bear I've been working on. Busy day!