OVashti Art

Today was a busy day!I had a sweet friend come watch the kids while headed to get some things done! My first stop was to Mz. Millie's house to put a final coat of sealer on her beautiful mural! Now it's ready to face the world come rain or shine! Then I went on to pick up paperwork so that we're ready for Amelia's school registration in September (Ahhh!!! Time is going too quickly!!). I thought to myself; "why not skip a day of painting? You have a lot going on!"... But I

And actually I like to think of it as "Time Gained" as we had a wonderful July Fourth Holiday spent with my good friend Carolyn Seiler, her family and long time friends! We ate, we swam, we loved & laughed, it was awesome! So, today I jumped right back in and whipped out 3 more paintings!!!! Over the weekend I had someone place an order for a pallet board with palm trees on it. When I get a commission piece, I like to paint 2 that are both in the spectrum of what the client

This week I revisited some of my favorite subjects, but tried to take on a different perspective or practice a skill I hadn't pushed myself in as yet... like skin tones, the perspective of near vs. far, new flowers (plumeria), etc. I really liked how this pushed me! Some pieces were spot on & others I see I need to keep working at it! What do you think? Which pieces are your favorites? Have you signed up for my newsletter yet? This is a great way to see each piece firsth

If you haven't heard or if you haven't signed up for my newsletter, you may have missed that I have accepted a challenge to paint 30 Paintings in 30 Days! I have made it through the first week! In some regards it has been easier than I thought it would be and, of course, I have been challenge in areas I didn't fully anticipate! For instance; Time management was NOT such an issue! (I know, Shocker!) ... I was prepared with pallet boards & art supplies and set up to take pic