Category: Paintings

Art, Doodles, Paintings

Checkerboard Pear

Shelly
Pear
Posca pen on recycled cardboard

Today in pear news, it’s all about checkerboards.

I had the weirdest dream last night. All I remember is a steep driveway totally inlaid with thousands of half-buried, polished stones of various sizes and colors. It looked jewel encrusted. Very pretty! But when I woke up, all I could think was that it would be a nightmare to go up in the rain or snow.

I’m guessing spending the last few days making zillions of circles and dots is what caused it.

Art, Paintings

I did a thing

Shelly
gouache on 140 lb cold press watercolor paper
Honeycombs
gouache on 140 lb cold press watercolor paper

I haven’t painted in ages, but I got motivated today.

I got a super cheap gouache set and an even cheaper watercolor sketchbook. The paints are not great, I’m sure, but if you aren’t trying to get solid, flat coverage they’re honestly not too bad. I thought they worked okay as a watercolor wash, too. I’ll definitely get my money’s worth out of them.

Art, Paintings

Andromeda

Shelly

Ugly Painting

I found a really ugly painting at Goodwill. The stretcher was nice, though, so I bought it with the intention of recycling it. I removed the loose strings and primed the canvas with gesso, before painting.

Andromeda

Andromeda detail

Andromeda detail
Andromeda
mixed media (acrylic, cotton string, beads, pottery shards, and glass) on canvas