#124 Fur-Trimmed Hat Dream

The fur-trimmed hat I painted yesterday could be worn by a fashionista, or perhaps a small, white terrier.

#123 Fur-Trimmed Hat

(second version)

I bought this hat at a charity store to wear as a character in a mystery dinner party.  Now I like it, but there aren't too many places to wear it where it wouldn't raise eyebrows due to the real fur.  

And once again, I had to change it from the first post!  Look in the next picture, and tell me you don't see a character from "Planet of the Apes".  Aagh!

(first version)

Well, I still like the hat, and may try painting it again, where it doesn't look so simian, either face up, or balding and planked.

#122 Little Blue

I hope no one has gotten whiplash lately with a few same day swaps or crops here. Today there was briefly posted a majorly modified still life.. but it was, um, not very good.  So after dinner I painted this cute little pitcher, with a truely enormous grapefruit and basic tangerine. I may have to take another photo during daylight to get a crisper image.  Acrylic on 6" x 6" panel.

#121 Blue Hole

The locally famous blue hole forms over Sequim, after a snowfall. ( I cropped the plain, snowy bottom off the first posted image- this seemed like a better composition.)

#120 Olde Homestead

The old homestead in eastern Washington that R also featured recently in a photograph. I took a snapshot from a slightly different angle, and used artistic license to remove about 3 dead trees. This is mixed media, because it was sketched with pencil and markers, and is colored with actual paint (not digital like some of the last few).  9" x 16" on paper.

#119 Herbs and Brass

Jars of rosemary and savory, with the brass cup.  The lighting seemed a little bit cold, but it was interesting, so I left it that way.  Acrylic on 6" x 6" panel.

#118 Bayside

Using one of my old acrylic paintings for reference, I sketched this scene in ink markers.  I'm keeping the digital color subdued in favor of the drawing, but that could change.

And it did a little later...

Plus, I found the pastel tool!