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April 29, 2022
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What’s On My Easel

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This lovely small painting of a pink tulip is my newest finished painting. It is a beautiful pink tulip surrounded by gentle curving tulip leaves. The painting is a 5 x 6 inches wrapped canvas. The painting wraps around the sides of the canvas.

I took the reference photo on a trip to Longwood Gardens. They have the most beautiful flowers in the world. Well worth a trip if you are headed for southeastern Pennsylvania.

This beautiful pink tulip stood out in a giant sea of light and dark pink tulips. It was an easy decision to decide what to paint after my trip and a phone full of flower photos. Look for this painting to be posted on my art shop in the next few days.

February 8, 2022
Kathy
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New Gnome Paintings for 2022

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These adorable small paintings come from a series of gnome sketches I was doing for a larger painting. They were so much fun to sketch! I thought they would be fun to paint as their own little portraits. And they were!

I may work on a whole series of little gnome portraits because you can never paint enough gnomes 🙂 I will post the larger painting when it is completed and ready to be listed on my shop.

The 1st painting is a January winter gnome who is ready for the cold & snow.

The 2nd painting is a Valentine gnome, ready for his big day next week.

I used acrylic paintings on 3 x 5 inches gallery wrapped canvases. Both are sealed with a coating of acrylic varnish. They have a little hook on the back for hanging or they can be set on a shelf or mantle. Both can be found on my SibStudio art shop on Etsy

September 27, 2021
Kathy
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Mini Jack Painting

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I painted this adorable mini jack o’lantern this week. I had some left over oranges and yellows from my previous painting, so I put them to use. Mini Jack is smiling on a 4 x 4 inches gallery wrapped canvas.

I used dark teal and black for the background to give it a dark night look. It gives the oranges and yellows of the pumpkin a bit of a pop & glow.

This little Mini Jack will fit into any Halloween decor. He is already listed on my SibStudio Etsy shop & ready for a new home. Enjoy!

September 23, 2021
Kathy
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New Jack O’Lantern Painting

Posted in Art Work, and Peeking Behind the Easel

“Pumpkin Family” painting is finished ! A family of pumpkins with an impish jack o’latern sandwiched between two parents pumpkins.

I started this fun painting several months ago. I even posted a blog post on it when I was first working on it. You can see the before photo below:

After being set aside for other projects, I pulled it out last week & finally finished it!

It is 8 x 16 inches gallery wrapped canvas. The canvas wraps around the sides of the painting so framing is not needed. I used layers of oranges, yellows, maroons, and browns for the pumpkins. Greens & yellows for the stems. The background is a periwinkle blue to help pop the oranges of the pumpkins.

You can find this adorable Halloween painting listed on my SibStudio Etsy shop. Enjoy!

June 17, 2021
Kathy
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What’s on my easel this week? 6/17/2021

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On my easel right now is a painting in progress of three pumpkins. I sketched the pumpkins on the canvas with chalk several weeks ago and set the canvas aside. This week I was in the mood to paint pumpkins 🙂

My favorite size canvas of the moment is a 16 x 8 or 8 x 4 inches long canvas. It gives focus to the subject being painted. Luckily my buyers agree, as these sizes are their favorites as well.

I like the composition of a pumpkin trio. It brings a nice balance to the horizontal canvas. I always have some fun at the end with the littlest pumpkin that you will see in my next update. So far in this painting I have painted in my mid tones and my initial darks and lights to give fullness to the pumpkins. Stay tuned to updates and the finished painting!