…for us it included painting, walking and cooking
Last Saturday the forecast was very wet for most of the day. In between downpours I did manage to get out for a walk and snap a few photos.
When I returned from my walk I set up my art table to get ready for some more painting. Only 7 more sleeps before my solo show.
Kevin on the hand got into complete ‘chef’ mode and made empanadas from scratch.
…one of the wackiest bird to date
Once again Kevin is playing with his iPad and Procreate. Is this bird wacky enough? I think so.
…spent most of yesterday trying to finish a book before it needed to be returned
Hope you enjoy Kevin’s latest monster. This one is the scariest yet, at least in my opinion.
…that’s his excuse after creating his latest drawing
…a very late night and a good chunk of today taken up making this painting
This one gave me a bit of trouble. The background was relatively simple to complete but the foreground just didn’t pop and the lavender didn’t stand out. After a consultation with our daughter, we came up with a couple of solutions to fix the problem. Along the way I made a few other changes as well and I think I can finally call this one finished.
“Lavender Hills in Assisi”
15″ x 30″ on stretched canvas – acrylic paint and mixed media
Now I just have to sign it, seal it and wire it.
…thanks to Cee for hosting CFFC https://ceenphotography.com/2023/04/18/cffc-anything-large/
…Kevin forgot to send me last week’s monster so I have two to show you today
Both drawings were done on Procreate.
This Week’s Monster
Last week’s monster looks a bit too happy for a Monday morning but not all of Kevin’s monsters are grumpy or mean.
….poured too much paint
I hate wasting paint. I remember an artist saying that she never threw left over paint away. Instead she took a fresh canvas and applied all the leftover paint to it and then later created a new painting working intuitively.
I had poured so much blue paint onto my palette that I ended up completely covering three small, 6″x6″ canvases and one 12″x12″ canvas. When they dried I decided to experiment on the larger square canvas and play with painting lavender flowers. Before I did that though I did paint the sky for my second 15″x30″ piece.
Once I get going I can’t stop so I kept painting till the lavender piece was finished.
….finally completed my first big piece
I showed you how my tulip painting started and after several revisions I can now say that it is finished and ready to be sealed and wired. This is the biggest piece I’ve done to date. The canvas measures 15″ x 30″.
As you can see I kept layering and layering paint till I was happy with the results. Here is the finished piece.
…another Procreate creation by Kevin
Mama Cormier 