OVashti Art

It was inevitable. While I've been clinging to their sweet pink and blue infant clothes and staring at their baby pictures, my babies have turned into kids! Amelia's first week of Kindergarten has come and gone and we're starting week #2! I'm adjusting. After walking her to school this morning Elliott and I got out the paints! I got to work on a commission piece & a piece for the gallery. Elliott painted his favorite characters from Larry Boy from Veggietales to Blaze & th

What better way to finish this challenge than with a mermaid? Pallet boards, on their own, provide a very limited surface on which to configure a mermaid :) ... Put 2 pieces side by side, however... and my mind exploded with ideas! I love putting turquoise and orange together and this is no exception! This little mermaid looks as if she's lounging on the floor of the sea or just climbed from the waves in search of her lost shell. Lounging 16" x 6.5" Acrylic on Pallet Board

One of the very first, large paintings I did was of a Hula Girl, from behind. That was done in the days before I documented my work. Over the years I have painted several more, all smaller than the first, most from the back, some from the front, some on canvas, some inspired by Degas, a small one on pallet board last Christmas. I knew I just had to have one Hula Girl in this challenge! So between wiping noses, administering garlic and sniffy juice (saline nose spray) to m