Orlando Temple #2

I love the palm trees in this one.  8X10.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/242214698/lds-orlando-temple-minimalist-original?ref=shop_home_active_2

Some Roses

These set of roses that I've been working on are the best roses I've ever done.  Somehow, you just get better a figuring some things out.

SLC Temple - Abstract and Palette Knife Texture

 I have been wanting to do a different type of temple.  I keep thinking about how temples have already been done, and I'm trying to explore different types of looks that are fun.

 My pathetic palette knife paper.  I need a better palette. It's on the list of supplies, along with a big thing of burnt umber.

Here is the final product.  I loved doing this and will probably try doing some flowers with a palette knife son.

Magnolia Flowers

These are already claimed and I'm sad I don't really have more Magnolia flowers to work on.  These are beautiful.  I haven't noticed any buds recently.

Anniversary Painting

I did a painting of Multunomah Falls for our 6 year anniversary.  We went to Portland, Oregon for our honeymoon.  It's sweet to remember.  We also went to Cannon Beach, which has that big rock where they filmed the movie Goonies.

It's honestly not my best work, but Russell really liked it.  I loved the way the water looked at the top, and the faded trees at the top, but there are other things I would do better a 2nd time.

Framed Art!

A customer (and friend from high school) sent me a picture of a temple she bought and had framed.  It looks fantastic, and it's pretty neat to see art on the wall.  She told me that she's been looking for a picture of the temple that she liked for a long time, and she is kind of picky about decorations.  I was flattered.  I still have the print available.  But I would redo this anytime for a very reasonable price (just email me).  I love these impressionistic temples.  Soft and lovely.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/239238984/instant-download-lds-salt-lake-temple?ref=shop_home_active_21

NYC Temple Painting

You know, some days painting is really hard.  The day I did this painting was one of them. I probably spent 3-5 hours on it.  I haven't mastered acrylics.   I haven't "mastered" watercolors either, but I'm so comfortable with how to put the watercolor paint on the paper, that I can do lots of things really fast and get a beautiful impressionistic painting in an hour.  I can even do a 9X12 in an hour.  I know how to use the paint and watercolor effect to just make something look pretty.  It's just really easy right now.

I can't do much fast in acrylics.  I just want to be able to whip up some impressionistic beauty really quickly, but I can't.  I have to do a realistic version and develope some of my skills.  I think the problem is that I did a painting that was too big.  I really just wanted to do something fast, in 1-2 hours.  This painting is 9X12 and the buildings can use up so much detail!  I actually kind of don't love doing buildings that much.  Not my favorite (even though I'm always doing temples.  But temples are special.)

I just have to remember what my first acrylic paintings looked like.  They were terrible!  I was totally going to give up because I wasn't comfortable with acrylic paints.  But I didn't.  I'll continue to learn how to layer color and figure it out.

One of the art podcasts I listen to, (which is like art therapy), she talked about how every stroke matters.  Every stroke is getting you to be a better painter.  I feel like that is definitely true. Every stroke on this painting taught me some lessons, and I was uncomfortable a lot of the time.

The bright point is that I already sold this painting and I only did it a few days ago.