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November 19, 2019
Kathy
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Starting New Tree Painting

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During one of our walks, we came across this old tree stump. It is slowly decaying, leaving interesting patterns of peeling bark, holes, and crumbling insides. I took a few photos to capture it as it is now before the winter storms moved in.

Old tree stump
Old tree stump along the path

I started a painting of this tree stump today. I decided on a 8 x 16 inches canvas to keep the focus on the tree stump. I left out the 2 trees in the foreground. While they frame the stump nicely in the photo, they also take away the focus on the tree stump.

This is the beginning of the tree stump painting

I took a bit of artistic license for the background, muting the background trees, adding a bit of sky & clouds, and adding some interest to the ground around the tree stump. I have drawn in some of the details of the stump with a white charcoal pencil. The painting of the tree stump is next. Stay tuned 🙂

January 9, 2019
Kathy
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Celebrating Avocados

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My newest painting on Etsy

This is my newest painting on my SibStudio shop on Etsy. I had some avocados ripening on the counter. I was looking at them, noting their rich green color and bumpy surface. I decided they need to have a portrait painted of their avocado beauty.

Adding details for the bumpy skin of the avocado

I used a peachy beige for the background to keep the painting warm and inviting. I used greens, browns, yellows, and purples for the avocados. One of the avocados was nearby for reference and inspiration.

Looking good enough to eat!

The painting is finished and ready to be hung up in your kitchen or perhaps dining room! This little 6 x 6 inch painting can be found in my Etsy shop at SibStudio.

October 23, 2018
Kathy
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Sushi Portrait Paintings

Posted in Art Work, and Peeking Behind the Easel

There is a sushi display in our local grocery store that is simply amazing.  You can see the time and attention to detail that each California roll or tuna rolls receives. The love for sushi shines in the artistic craftsmanship of each roll.

I decided after stopping to admire the beauty and artistry of the sushi rolls, that they needed to be painted. These are my first 2  little sushi portraits.

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I love the little California rolls with the salmon on top.  I painted it on a yellow background to help pop the white of the rice.  Of course the sushi needed a chopsticks to show off it’s deliciousness and size.

As you can see this painting is small – 5 x 4 inches.  Perfect for the kitchen, dining room or even office, wall or counter.

This painting features the traditional seaweed wrapped tuna or salmon roll. And of course, no one can eat just one!

This one is a little larger at 6 x 6 inches.  The perfect size for hanging in a kitchen or dining room.  Both of these paintings can be found at my Etsy shop.   Enjoy!

June 6, 2017
Kathy
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What’s New This Week

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Happy Monday! Hope everyone’s week was a good one 🙂

I have new items in both shops. I finished the Dragonfly Foldover Clutch last week. I had the clutches cut out and ready to sew on my previous post:

Dragonfly and pink satin clutch ready to be sewn

And here it is finished :

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Dragonfly Fold Over Clutch

I love this satin fabric.  It is a heavy weight satin with really beautiful metallic pink, lavender, green, and blue dragonflies. I cut this clutch with an angle for interest when it is folded over.

The perfect size clutch for your phone and makeup items.

Inside is  lined with pink satin. It has 4 pockets as well as plenty of room for your larger smartphone and makeup. I made 2 of these clutches and both are up on my shop.

I also have a new painting up on my SibStudio art shop:

Pink jellyfish painting

I had a lot of fun with this painting. I like the narrow canvas because it lend itself well to focusing on the jellyfish and it’s tentacles.  I added silver glitter paint for some of the tentacles so that it catches the light a gives a little illusion of movement.

The silver paint I used didn’t have enough glitter – really, can you ever have too much glitter?! I added more glitter to the paint and into the wet paint.

Glitter tentacles

The tentacles really sparkle when they catch the light and gives the airy look of that jellyfish have as they float pass.   Both of these are listed on my Etsy shops. You can find links to my shops on the above menu .

 

April 9, 2015
Kathy
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Peeking into my Sketchbook

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I use my sketch books for drawing out ideas, refining the composition, colors and layout of future paintings.  The seed catalogs have been arriving the mailbox and I was inspired by all of the photos of roses.

Rose drawing in my sketch book
Rose drawing in my sketch book

This is one of the drawings of roses I’ve been working on. I haven’t decided if I want the future painting to focus on one large flower or to be part of several roses. I’ve been toying with painting roses on wine glasses as well. That’s the fun of sketch book drawings – no decision have to be made, just draw  🙂