Invite A Friend

One of the best and most constructive ways to paint is to get together with a friend - or more. I do this several times a week. As a matter of fact, I'm waiting for a friend right now.

While we paint we're also gonna review a painting instruction book that is in my aStore. I'm not going to tell you which one it is right now, but I'll have the results later today.

The Last Perfume

Yay - more bottles!

Oil on panel 12" x 12" x 3/4" in some of the brightest colors I could come up with.

It's been fun to step outside the box and get some creative juices flowing. I pulled out a lot of my books that I have purchased over the years. I've missed these old friends but I believe my paintings have lost out the most.

Therefore......I have decided to become an Amazon Associate. You can see a banner with a list of books across the top of my blog. Clicking on this will take you to a wonderful book store called Art For The Soul

Spin The Bottle - Oil on Canvas

I have a new passion. Painting bottles. Painting vases. Painting jugs. Painting glass. Painting anything that has sparkles, reflections, shadows, bright colors and about any subject that remotely resembles jewels. I'm pretty sure that it has something to do with being female and liking all things that sparkle.

One of the galleries I show at will be having a an artist's reception tomorrow evening and I will have four bottle paintings on display. Wish me luck!

Bunny for Easter Card

I haven't mentioned this really cool site that makes greeting cards. Since I just finished one and put it up for approval over there. Sophies Card Store I said that I would show and tell how I created the card over here.

The first thing I did was to sketch the bunny on a 5" x 7" piece of watercolor paper and do some light watercolor washes. I have a really nice reference of this little bunny and I'm sure I've done him before using another media. Pretty sure....well, you know what they say about rabbits. This is what I scanned in to my computer. Pretty plain, huh? After that, I can do some playing around. That's what's so fun with these cards. You can "fix" them and add little 'touches' that you can't with a painting when your trying to sell the original.

This is what I finished with - still pretty simple, but now I have the option of adding ribbons, polka dots, eggs or let the purchaser customize it.

Acrylic - Purple Iris

Purple Iris

$1.00 will start the bidding on this piece over at ArtByUs. (search LHiller) It's a fun site and it's free to register. This Purple Iris painting is 10" x 8" on board.

Petite Oil - Golden Pears

Going, going, gone

That's also pretty much the name of my eBay store now. Closed it this morning. I think most everyone has 'left the building'. Too bad. I have my brick and mortar galleries for larger framed paintings, but selling my smaller paintings on line had been such fun.

I'm putting my Petite Oils on Art By Us which, by the way, is a very nice site. I'll probably add a few other items there also. I hope these little 5" x 7" paintings do well - they are really nice looking when they are framed. I'll take a pic of one and post it. BTW, I do take PayPal if anyone if interested in any of my art here or on my website. Thanks for stopping by!

Petite Oil

Sunlight and Grapes

I feel so good this morning. I "got" to sleep on the couch. The first time this happened I was all stuffy and I may have been snoring just a little. So my DH propped some pillows up on the couch and got some blankets out so I wouldn't get cold. I slept soooo good.

Of course the main reasons is that I have a pinched nerve in my spine and that dirt cheap couch seems to pamper it.

Well, I don't do this all the time - just when my back needs some R&R. I tell my friends that if I don't sleep quietly enough he makes me sleep on the couch. I get more sympathy that way.