still life 16 x 20 oil

Sometimes I like to pile stuff up like this to give myself the challenge of getting it right. It is about solving the problem.  Getting what I see on the canvas accurately.

onions 10 x 8

This is another challenge from daily paintworks. I am not sure if I am really feeling it, I kept thinking it was feeling flat for some reason.  I need to get to painting more since these challenges seem to be the only thing time I am painting lately.  It just seems so busy now with the kids finishing up school. My littlest one only has 2 more days of preschool. This next weekend I am in a competition in Conroe. I think there will be a lot of artists there. It should be great.

oh lighten up! 8 x 10

I haven't painted myself in about 6 yrs. I had been thinking of doing a self potrait for a while so the challenge from daily paintworks and the fact that I am stuck home while people are tearing out and replacing my kitchen floor made me commit.  I think I need more color in my painting and more practice for sure. April flew by so fast and I didn't get to paint too much. At least this painting didn't turn out kermit the froggish as some of my older self portraits.  It was great practice.