Palette Knife Painted Ladies

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"Palette Knife Painted Ladies"

Oil, 12" x 12" on canvas panel.

$550.00 with display easel.

The very famous houses in San Francisco are commonly referred to as the "Painted Ladies".  I have wanted to paint them for quite some time and finally got around to it today. We are at the beach and I am trying to keep the sand out of my paintings but it is not easy! But this is my favorite time of the year ... family, all of my boys together, great volleyball matches and lots of time cooking in a kitchen with an awesome ocean view!

Over The Bridge

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"Over the Bridge"

Oil, 6" x 6" on canvas panel

$200.00 with display easel.

Today I tried something new for the first time. I went to a yoga class. Now, I should probably go ahead and remind you all that I am 5'11" tall and not really able to touch my toes. I was an athlete in high school ... not a gymnast ... not a cheerleader. I swam, played volleyball and basketball. I will even go out on a limb here and confess that I have never been able to do a cartwheel (and that even includes an evening in which my sisters tried to teach me ... once and for all ... in my front yard ... vodka tonics and all ...). Still no luck.
So back to today's yoga class. It was an advanced class but the time slot worked well with my girlfriends. And I figured, why not? I was a little worried when the instructor started talking about the light and reaching inside our hearts to find the light which somehow had something to do with the Royal Wedding. I am not exactly sure what she was saying because my mind instantly wandered to the huge auction I am in charge of that is next week.
So, once we got past the "touchy feely" talk, the work began. We spent an hour stretching and bending and stretching and twisting and stretching and bending some more. It was hard. But not impossible. And even the cracking in my knees wasn't bad. Loud, but no pain. And that's a good thing.
So, what was my take home? I probably should have started this 30 years ago. But it's never too late and I will go back. I just might want to buy a yoga mat, remember to turn off my cell phone and take three Advil before the class starts.

Summer Reruns - In Front of the Golden Gate - SOLD

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"In Front of the Golden Gate"

Oil, 8" x 10" on canvas panel.

Sold.

I am going to post a few "Summer Reruns" while I work on larger commissioned paintings. These are paintings I have posted previously that are offered at a 20% discount. This first one is one of my favorites and portrays one of my favorite cities - San Francisco!

A quick tip! I finally figured out how to add a favicon to my blog. A Favicon is the little customized picture that appears next to your URL address. If you look in the photo above, you can see my logo ... I know it's tiny but it is fun to have! I found a lot of instructions on the internet but most were out of date. These seem to be the best "how-to steps" ... http://rumblinglankan.com/145/how-to-add-a-favicon-in-blogger/.

In Front of the Golden Gate - SOLD

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"In Front of the Golden Gate"

Oil, 8" x 10" on canvas panel.

Sold.

I almost decided not to paint today. I spent about six straight hours at the computer earlier today ... uploading photos to Imagekind and Fine Art America, updating my website and facebook, and getting ready for the "Artists Helping Artists" radio show that is tomorrow morning. Not to mention the four calls to Dreama (my artist buddy and radio show co-host and soon to be ... Workshop Co-Leader!) and some organizing of my office. Perhaps I was "procrastinating" ... who knows? But I am glad I forced myself up to the third floor (funny how I make it sound like it is so far 'up to the third floor'). Because I thought this painting would be fun to paint and I really am happy with the way it turned out! I need to figure out a way to paint in the morning (before I get stuck on the computer) and see if I can "paint ahead". Now that's a novel idea, right Dreama?

Sailing Under the Golden Gate Bridge

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"Sailing Under the Golden Gate Bridge"

Oil, 6" x 6" on canvas panel.

Sold.

One of my favorite cities in the world is San Francisco. I lived in the Bay Area for about five years after I graduated from college. In fact, I met my wonderful husband while I was living in Palo Alto. Last year I took a weekend trip to San Francisco with my girlfriends and we played "tourist" for the weekend. It was so fun to see the city again and all of it's beauty! Now that I have a son in college in Palo Alto I need to try to make lots of trip to Northern California.

From the Bridge

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From the Bridge, Oil, 7" x 5"

This painintg is for sale.

I painted this painting after I spent a wonderful weekend in San Francisco with my girlfriends. I know the colors are crazy, but they just reminded me of the weekend! Besides, the Golden Gate Bridge, in all of its splendor, really is bright orange!
I promise not to rant on about my jury duty experience. In fact I now legally can't ... since I did make it "in to the box". Should make for an interesting week. Not much time for painting but I plan to get ahead this weekend. I will have to!
I think I have good news about the Small Images Show I entered last weekend. More about that tomorrow!