1347 Yellow and Orange Grays

sold This month's GJWP challenge is collage - I just finished mine, I worked on it all month - I'll post it here this weekend. . . still life, acrylic, 6" x 6"

1346 small part

sold still life, acrylic, 4" x 4"

1345 Backlit

sold This was my second attempt - the first has been banished. still life, acrylic

1344 Melt

sold 5x7" still life, acrylic 

1343 Balcony (14G)

sold still life, acrylic, 6" x 6"Other News: The Longwood Players performed their annual cabaret last night at Durrel Hall, a renovated Victorian theater built in 1897 (below).  It was a beautiful venue and the entertainment ranged from "Suppertime" to Oscar Wilde's "Muffin Scene." 

1342 First Act

sold 6x6" still life, acrylic

1341 4-14 days

sold My new books on artist's materials and health hazards are on their way - I should know what I'm doing (wrong) by mid-February -  still life, 6" x 6"

1340 Dry

sold In hindsight, I'm regretting dumping a puddle of linseed oil on a painting (not on this one) just to see what would happen - when, do tell, will it dry? still life, acrylic 4" x 4"

1339 Species

sold still life, acrylic, 5" x 7" 

1338 Unity

Opening Day today at MassArt. . . the spring semester begins! still life, acrylic, 6" x 6" $100 click here to purchase

1337 on your mark. . .

sold still life, acrylic, 6" x 6"

1336 Rascal

sold still life, acrylic, 6 x 6"

1335 Old Main

sold still life, acrylic, 6" x 6" 

1334 Chapter One

sold still life, acrylic

1333 Sew. . .

still life, acrylic, 4" x 4" $60 click here to purchase

1332 Check

sold My framing and paintings are just about done for the exhibit starting February 5th at the South Shore Conservatory. . . more details soon  - still life, acrylic, 6" x 6"

1331 Unsquare Dance

sold First, I keep seeing the deer, and now, I keep hearing this song in the least likely of places . 
still life, acrylic, 6" x 6" 

1330 Skating

sold still life, acrylic, 6" x 6" Other News: Below are my little kitchen sink paintings (click to enlarge) - I had mentioned the other day that a mentor told me not to look too far for inspiration and this is that kind of thinking. I can't remember if I posted them or not before. I used photos to paint these because they are oil and I didn't want to paint in oil in the kitchen. This is also the spot where I paint my daily painting - there's my coffee mug on the left.  These are going  to South Street Gallery tomorrow in Hingham along with some other paintings. ( 4" x 4", oil on self hanging panels)

1329 Crossing

sold Saw those five deer again. . . I'd almost believe they are following me, but I think they think I'm following them. still life, acrylic, 6" x 6"

1328 sidestep

sold In the midst of all my radio show glee I almost forgot to share - my (er, um Brie's) Oddment has been realized, number 308 exists! Artist, Duane Keiser is creating 1000 small paintings called Oddments - which he defines as, "An oddment is 'a remnant or part of something, typically leftover from a larger piece.' It can also mean something odd or unusual." And although it's not a dog biscuit, we are delighted it's not a bug. . . I'll post a photo when it arrives. . . still life, acrylic, 6"x 6"

1327 Frank

sold still life, acrylic, 6" x 6"

1326 Soundproof

sold The interview with Leslie and Carrie was loads of fun, thank you to everyone who listened and to those who might still. And to my relief the closet is soundproof - when I stated (exclaimed) 'there's the dog'  that was the exact moment that I was dashing to the closet - because someone was winding up for number one of four barking fits in the hour I was on the phone and then, you guessed it, that someone has been silent ever since.

So, if you didn't get a chance to hear the show live, you can listen here - http://artistshelpingartistsblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-conversation-with-lisa-daria-kennedy.html

And I'd be happy to answer any follow up questions, oh, and I wasn't kidding about that list of eighty artists. . . I didn't even get to number twenty.  still life, acrylic, 6" x 6"

1325 A sort of saucy sea saw she.

sold The closet is nice and tidy now if I need to retreat from a barking someone during my interview with Leslie tomorrow. I've also exhausted all vocal warm-up tongue twisters (see title), the phone is charged and I have a list prepared of 80 favorite artists, (I narrowed it down) - The show is at noon EST - click here to listen - if you can't listen at noon, it will be available afterwards to listen to whenever you like. still flowers, 6" x 6"

1324 Any noise annoys an oyster

sold I'm practicing with vocal warm-up tongue twisters for Thursday's broadcast. And if Brie decides to become vocal (read bark) during the radio show, I'll be coming at you live - from the bedroom closet. still life, acrylic, 6" x 6"

1323 Radio

sold Can you keep a secret? This Thursday, I'll be on the Artists Helping Artists radio show with Leslie Saeta - I'm a little nervous, so let's just keep this between you and me. .  . still life, acrylic, 6" x 6"

1322 Plans

sold still life, acrylic, 6" x 6"

1321 Snow Snack

sold still life, acrylic, 6" x 6" 

1320 long walk

sold still life, acrylic, 6" x 6"

1319 And today it was 13°

sold still cold, acrylic, 6"x 6"

1318 Feels like 13

sold Inside the car it was a balmy 30° - outside not even close. It was someone's idea to go walking the beach today - I'm googling dog friendly indoor walking tracks next. still life, acrylic, 6" x 6"

1317 And Right Back. . .

sold My foray into Matisse interiors is not over yet (despite my retreat back to flowers today) still life, acrylic, 6" x 6"