Just cresting the bend on his daily walk, Walter Hobbs could barely make out the town common just ahead. It had always fascinated him how he could be walking down a country lane and then appear just inside the town where all the bustle of town life was all around. He looked forward to making […]
Elizabeth Gleason Paintings
4.0 Red Pear
After the berry day, I had to go back to the pears for a boost of confidence. Happy little red pear.
3.0 Blackberry
Blackberry was a class study piece. I think if I redid it again, I would make the bowl bigger than suggested in class and do the check pattern differently. Of course, I think I’m thinking acrylics because doing the background and then laying out the blue pattern would be easy. In oils, it may get […]
1.0 The Silver Cup
So come on my journey while I dabble in oil painting. I’ve always been bemused with oils. They seemed like an unattainable goal. During college, I never was taught oil painting. The painting classes I had weren’t very helpful. We met twice a week and painted and critiqued each other’s work. Some of my pieces […]
Anniversary Hex Sign
Celebrating my parents’ 47th anniversary during the height of the coronavirus pandemic felt like the perfect time to create something truly special. I grabbed my paints and crafted a small, personalized marriage hex sign just for them. It featured hearts, disselfinks, and the year 1973—their wedding year. This symbol of love and protection now adds […]