digital photo
I couldn’t resist another photo of spring beauties on this beautiful (and chilly and windy and sunny) Earth Day. So much loveliness. Thank your mother earth today and every day!
april 21
8×6″ acrylic on matboard
The texture on this matboard isn’t my favorite. But it gives it sort of a canvas-y look.
I have a little wooden sculpture of a weeping Buddha. The red center shape in this painting reminds me of it, although the figure I see is sitting a little more upright than my sculpture.
I used to practice meditation, and probably should start again. It’s a good thing to be able to relax. And clear one’s mind of errant thoughts. And focus on breathing.
april 20
11×14″ acrylic on paper
Lots of layers in this one. It’s not exactly what I had in mind, but that isn’t so unusual! Fish swimming upstream (didn’t plan that, either). I see it (or at least the suggestion of it); do you?
april 19
10×8″ acrylic on matboard
april 18
10×8″ acrylic on matboard
april 17
digital photo
Some 20-year-old tulips keep peeking out from under the boxwood and other shrub on either side of the front step every spring. We thought we had dug up all of them years ago, but now we have to admire their pluck and survival skills.
I grabbed this close-up shot of the pistil and stamens, appreciating the color and pattern of the tulip innards.
april 16
8.25×6″ acrylic on matboard
Scraped and brushed acrylic. I saw a mermaid, so I tried to enhance her a little at the top and bottom by some painted suggestions.
april 15
10×9″ acrylic on matboard
Another renewed scrape painting. Another busy day.
april 14
digital photo
This is such a beautiful time of the year. New green growth is dusting trees and bushes, and many are blooming in vivid magentas, pinks, whites, and more. And wildflowers are rampant in the yard, in the flower beds, in the woods—everywhere you look. Spring Beauties are one of my favorite wildflowers; my phone camera did such a nice job of focusing (it often is so finicky) that I had to share this singular spring beauty.
april 13
water-based ink block print
This is a two-block lineoleum print from blocks that my soon-to-be-spouse and I made for the front of our wedding invitation. I dug the blocks out of our little wedding memorabilia box and made a new print with them. These colors are a little more purple-y/mauve-y than the original dusty rose colors, but the blocks have held up pretty well!
Special thanks to all of our family and friends who loved and supported us that cloudy, rainy (and a bit nervy) Saturday afternoon—and have continued to love and support us throughout these many years.
Love you, Matt. Here’s to 30 more! xoxo