In October I was approached about creating a minimalist painting of a wolf for a tattoo design. The specific concept was a wolf, walking up a hill, pauses to look back over its shoulder at the viewer.
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This oil painting of a woman on a beach is a commissioned piece, cover art for the novel Mermaid Drowning.
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These are two pairs of miniature paintings, commissioned at Clockwork Alchemy, which I will be putting in lockets as soon as they are approved by my customers. All four are slightly more than 1″ tall, drawn with a dip pen nib and then painted in an ink wash of the same color.
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This morning I finished the large version of a logo for Pawsitive Memories, a pet hospice and memorial service based out of San Antonia, Texas. The 7″x10″ proof version was scanned for use as their logo, and the 16″x20″ large painting is ready for framing.
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The corded Regency corset is finished, including the fan lacing. The chemise is also finished, and the bodiced petticoat is very close to being finished. This post shows details on how the fan lacing was made.
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I will be attending Clockwork Alchemy, a steampunk convention hosted by Fanime, May 25-28, with a table in the Artist Bazaar and giving an all-day presentation on corset making.
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This entry continues the photo description of creating a corded regency corset. I worked a couple hours a couple days last week, taking photos as I went. Today I did a lot more work, and it is now assembled and corded on the front and side panels.
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Today I finished the style test portrait for Diana, in preparation for making very large oil painting portraits of her children. The finished painting is 9″x12″ on canvas board. It was made in eight sessions.
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I spent about three hours painting this afternoon, finished two small paintings, and added a lot of detail to the commissioned portrait. This entry describes the WIP commission portrait.
Read MoreOne of the Yule gifts I received this year was a book I recommend to anyone who is interested in being a professional artist. It’s called “How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist” by Caroll Michels. Get it. Read it. Share it. My health problems forced me to stop taking sewing commissions, so I’m
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