After the berry day, I had to go back to the pears for a boost of confidence. Happy little red pear.
Elizabeth Gleason Paintings
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 […]
Morning Star
Western New York awoke this morning covered in a blanket of snow. The blizzard warnings for the last two days left early yesterday, leaving us with a mere snow warning. Mother Nature wrapped us softly in winter’s arms, laughing at us, and refused to let us out of its grip. I had planned on spending […]