Work Continues on Fish House II

AUGHHHH....I continue to work on "Fish House II"...and work, and work.  I keep rethinking bits and pieces, and I know that's not good.  Still, I know I can pull it all together and have a successful composition.

Here is the current iteration:

"Fish House II"

12" x 24" Acrylic on stretched canvas..

The area of concern is the small shack, and adjacent trees.  Fixable, I'm just going to take a break on it for today.  I am happy with the rest, especially the water and marsh in the foreground.

I'm hangin' it up for the day:

 I always wash out my acrylic brushes with Dawn dish detergent, and hang them to dry.  I believe this preserves the shape, and extends the overall life.

Have a great day,

Cindy

On my easel

I am still putting a few finishing touches on a larger version of "Fish House".  I love it when a scene captures my imagination so completely.  I can see a car pulling up in front of this old shack, a family unloading shrimp nets and crabbing supplies, as well as a lantern, cook stove, cots, sleeping bags, and other modern day comforts.  Or, maybe it's me, with my easel, paint boxes, a cooler (of course), add in a generator, since I am no longer one for roughing it too much.  I do love all the peace and quiet you would find in a place like this, the beauty, sun rises and sun sets to capture, herons, egrets, fish jumping, opps, maybe a gator or two.

"Fish House II"

12" x 24", Acrylic on stretched canvas.

Find a cozy spot, and make it a great day,

Cindy

Home Again, Home Again...

We are home safe and sound.  The coach has been emptied and cleaned.  The house dusted, and restocked.  The windows are opened to a delicious breeze coming off the rice field.  We luxuriate in all the space, and slowly adjust ourselves to a new routine.  It's lovely here, and lovely to be here!

My studio is ready and waiting.....


Make this a wonderful day,
Cindy

Sky Dancers

Florida, Florida, Florida.  What words fit the perfect description of this gulf coast drama queen?  It is just wild weather, wild colors, brilliant light, glowing reflections.  On a sunny day, it is the whole entire 64 pack of crayons.  On a rainy day, it is as dreary and ordinary as anywhere else.

It is almost time to return home, to a much missed family, and another kind of beauty.  I will miss being here, but I can hardly wait to see everyone again.

This latest painting is a work in process.  WAY to much time and effort put into it, and the effort part still shows.  I like my work to look easy, effortless, and my best pictures do.  This one....eech!  Anyway, I'm shameless, I'm posting it, unfinished.

Sky Dancers

Acrylic on 12" x 24" stretched canvas

Have a wonderful day, everyone!

Cindy

Fun with Florida

Pushed myself to paint "fast"....here's the result.  Later, when I'm all recovered, I'll fix up the obvious ills.....it was fun to have fun with Florida.  This little house really exists, and is located on Anna Maria Island.  What a gorgeous and fun garden...

"Fun with Florida"

8" x 10" acrylic on canvas board

Have a wonderful day,
Cindy

Sun and Fun Art Show and Sale

Everyone is hoping that tomorrow's art show and sale is a big success.  Most of my paintings are back home in South Carolina, so I only have six to display.  Still, this is a chance to publicize my art and my blog, so I put together this flyer to have on my table:

I used picmonkey.com  to create the collage, and saved it to my desktop.  I used Paintshop Pro (by Jasc software) to add the text top and bottom, and to format it to a standard page size.  I saved this to a flash drive, and drove to a local office supply store, where I had it printed.  In under an hour, and for $25.00, I got 100 5" x 7" flyers.  Technology sure makes it easy to get things done!  

If you are in the Sarasota area, drive on over to Sun and Fun, and give us a visit.

Hope you have a wonderful day,

Cindy

Beach

It's been another beautiful week here in Florida.  The waters of the gulf coast are crystal clear, and mesmerizing.  It's just beautiful.  We have spent a lot of time touring around, and I've spent wonderful hours painting away.  We've seen and enjoyed so many beaches lately, that I am not sure which beach was photographed as inspiration for this painting, I think it was Lido Beach.....

"Baby, Why Don't We Go...."

8" x 10", Acrylic on canvas panel

My only complaint about being here is that the rest of my family isn't.  I miss you all,

Have a wonderful day,
Cindy