"Octopus's Garden" - (yellow)

 

"Octopus's Garden"  (yellow)

8 x 8 acrylic on wood panel

Email Nancy for info:

22cats-crossing@cox.net

Please type "Octopus's Garden" (yellow) 

in subject box

How cute they are together :)

The next one is PINK!

"Octopus's Garden"

 

"Octopus's Garden"

8 x 8 acrylic on wood panel

(all sides are painted)

This painting is special to me so I'm keeping "her," but I'll be painting others like it with some variations as they are all originals.

If you are interested in purchasing your own "Octopus's Garden," they will be sold for

 $75 - includes S&H in the US

Email Nancy for info:

22cats-crossing@cox.net

(type "Octopus's Garden" in subject box)

"Valley Sun"

 

"Valley Sun"

8 x 10 acrylic on wood panel

(all sides painted pink)

Available for purchase in the US

$90 includes S&H

Accept Check or MO 

email Nancy if interested

22cats-crossing@cox.net

(type "Valley Sun" in subject box)

~ Thank You ~

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for all art.

"Little English Cottage"

 

"Little English Cottage"

I had a very good day yesterday! 

I watched all four days of the Open Championship that was full of memorable moments we will never see again...thinking about Tiger walking over the bridge on 18 and walking to the green as Rory tipped his cap to him...well, tears came...it was so emotional.  

My father was English and Scot-Irish and so the love of the UK resides within me. I have always loved the freedom and wild nature of the English gardens all around the sweet cottages that dot the landscape. So after the end of yesterday's final round I was inspired to paint. I chose to paint a little cottage in the "wonky" style I am learning by an artist through an online course I'm taking. Done in acrylics on a painted black background and using Liquitex paint I've never used before. I worked on this for an hour and a half and had to quit as my brain was getting "wonky" as well! I can only paint that long per session. I did what I am being taught...to have fun and enjoy the freedom of painting imperfectly! No rules...no fussing or going back to improve...just have fun...paint with freedom and it's done. :) 

I posted this on FB and the art FB group loves it...that really is the best when you have support doing what you create. It feels so good. I'll choose another "something" soon to paint - I was attracted to this style of painting and so happy I decided to learn how to paint this way.

~ "Wonky" means "imperfectly beautiful" ~

New Paintings

 I'm painting again...yay!  I recently joined an online art club with an artist who paints in a "wonky" style which she describes as beautifully imperfect. She asks that we don't share her style or sell any paintings we do from her lessons.  The paintings I'll be posting here are my own, and some painted on black canvas with Liquitex acrylic paint. The black background makes the colors POP!

"Valley Sun"

5 x 7 black wood panel done 

in acrylics w/palette knife.

"Blue Cat"

8 x 8 abstract on blue canvas

done in the leftover acrylics 

from "Valley Sun"

"The Old Red Fence"

11 x 14 black wood panel 

 done in acrylics w/palette knife.

"Hidden Village"

8 x 10 abstract on white canvas

done in leftover acrylics from

 "The Old Red Fence."

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Jasmine

 

I did a little art/craft project for our neighbors who are helping us this winter with snow removal and grocery shopping.  This is a print I found that is the spitting image of their, "Jasmine," a kitty that used to hang and run with, "Tabby Cat," a stray I fed for 4 years.  They are now both in spirit and hope they are having fun together, still. <3 <3  I painted the background with palette knife and attached the print and covered with Mod Podge.  Hope they like it!  :) 

It was enjoyable and I think I'll print out images of my pets now in spirit and do the same...I will need an entire gallery to hang them all.  :) 

New Writing/Art Project - "Eternal Life" and "Lava Flow"

 

~ Lava Flow ~

3"x4" acrylic on canvas

"Eternal Life" 

I am writing a page a day that, so far, is titled, Eternal Life. I will continue writing every day and paint when moved by Spirit. 

I started a new writing and art project 4 days ago writing a page a day and painting mini-paintings. This is the first one. I have thinking to do how to present both writing and art but know it will become what it is meant to be. I let this painting evolve how Spirit moved me and then saw what it was in the end. Art doesn't always have to look like something nor make sense to those who see it. Some will "get it." 

I'll post as I paint.