This finished painting is a still life featuring candles and pumpkins, a devotional piece to the sabbat of Samhain, the Celtic new year.
Read MoreOn the evening of October 8, 2012 I worked on two oil paintings. I added another layer to the book cover for Mermaid Drowning, and I resumed work on the Samhain Candles still life. I hope to have both paintings finished before the end of the month.
Read MoreI spent four hours this afternoon painting, finished the test portrait for Diana, and worked on two other paintings, a Celtic knotwork piece and a still life.
Read MoreThe finished mini painting shows a pentacle carved candle holder with lit tea light casting a pentacle on a nearby apple.
Read MoreThe finished painting is a portrait of a magical familiar, a black cat who aids with magical tasks. It is oil paint on gallery wrapped canvas, 9″x12″x2″.
Read MoreThis afternoon I happily spent the afternoon painting. I finished on small still life (Glass Vase and Candle), worked on three other paintings, and also prepared two more small paintings. In this post, I will show you the three WIP paintings.
Read MoreI’m finishing out the last day of 2011 by working on art. The last couple weeks have been filled with contemplation, planning, and plotting, and I am so excited about things to come in the following months, including a return to writing tutorials. Glass Vase and Candle – WIP2 4″x5″ oil paint on canvas Three
Read MoreI happily spent six hours today painting. I enjoy sewing, but it doesn’t feed my soul. Art makes my soul glad to be alive, regardless of the other problems in my life. I attempted to work on the commissioned portrait, but found it was not quite dry enough for another layer yet. “Familiar” was likewise
Read MoreThis basic Wiccan longrobe is made from one piece of white dupioni silk for the body, trimmed with yellow cotton broadcloth for the hem and sleeves. The hood is made from yellow cotton, with a wide front edge of white silk that extends seamlessly down to trim the front of the neck opening. Sleeves are
Read MoreOriginally posted on September 21, 2009. No reference I mixed some ultramarine blue with the black instead of using straight black. I really like the effect, especially when mixing in the white on the canvas.
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