Studio Peek

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It is "Bring your kid to work day" at the studio.  Killing multiple stones with one bird today.

Studio Peek - brush people

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Cleaning my studio today I came across one of my brush people.  Yup, I make people out of old brushes.  

Come on, that is not weird.  It is a perfectly normal thing to do with old brushes and a sharpie.  

Bring it 2016

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Yup it is that time of year.  Time to clean off the cobwebs of last year and start anew.  Time for lists and goal setting.  This year I've got quite a few studio goals - paintings to create and blog posts to make.  I'm excited.

Like my new sign says ( from Frog and Toad in Providence) :
                                                             It is time to get shit done. 

 This notebook is my "blog book".  It is where I brainstorm ideas and thoughts for blog posts.  It is super important, don't touch it. 

Last year I cleared off my bulletin board and did it again this year.  It is good to have a clean slate...or in this case clean homasote. 

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"Do This"  - just like yours, my to-do list is L O N G. 
Under this sign is where the sticky notes pile up - the commission notes and shipping details.  This spot makes me happiest when its dripping in sticky notes. 

the panels : they are getting prepped for paintings. 

this wood : I pulled this old weathered gray wood out of the bon fire pile at our beach last summer - it's just too cool to burn, don't you think??  I'm going to paint some little beach landscapes on these - stay tuned!!

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A little studio peek.  The beach scenes are WIP.  The dogs are done.  I have been playing around with acrylics on these big panels and I'm LOVING it.  The quickness suits my painting style.  stay tuned for close-ups and more.

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Update from the studio.  Prepping panels, starting paintings.
  I love this time of year - fresh starts all over the place.  Bring it. 

and here is my view - love this January light! and of course my little buddy

Studio Peek

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Some of what I've been doing lately... when I get an image that I like - in this case the 3 boys, often I will try it out many different ways. starting with literal then moving more away from that into something more raw.  Also, abstract-y, dreamy landscapes are starting to appear.  More grays and yellows too.