New Things

Underwood Card

I've been busy listing some new items in my shop the past couple of days.

Peek - A - Whoo

I've got a print of the ever so popular fox painting available now, I also have a new owl illustration up and I just listed a new typewriter card. Whew!

Winter and Red Print

Busy, busy, busy.

It's good. It feels good.

I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Things and Things

Well, another election year has come and gone.

I'm happy it's over. I'm happy with many of the results including gay marriage in Washington State and Elizabeth Warren as the Senator of Massachusetts. Elizabeth Warren for President? Hillary for VP? Too soon? I don't think so. My heart is also happy that Obama was re-elected. I still have hope for our country and I feel like Obama can continue his good work. I try not to get too political on my blog, but I feel like these are important times and shouldn't be ignored.

Two foxes.

Anyway, I spent my glorious day off making a new fox illustration and listed my little jerboa painting on Etsy. I'm trying to get as much done as possible before Turkey day. I'm planning yet another big sale in my shop the day after Thanksgiving and I would like it to be filled to the brim!

Little Jerboa

Stay tuned for secret coupon codes!

Tearing it up.

New Animals

Fun times painting today.

Bunting and eggs.

I worked on this bunting painting and this cute little jerboa.

Jerboa

I hope to have them done by next week!

In other news, can you believe it's November? We started taking turkey orders at the store I work at yesterday. I'm not ready. Not the slightest...

New Work!

I'm trying to get some new things in my Etsy shop listed over the next few days.

Winter and Red

I have some paintings and some works on paper to list. I also have a new Holiday postcard that I'm excited to share.

Thanks for the Memories

So far I've been able to list two new paintings. They're both mixed media collage oil paintings. You can find the little fox here, and the deer here.

More to follow tomorrow and Friday!

New Things

I've been adding new things to my shop this week!
Hooray!

Let's Spend the Night

It's always so nice to update my Etsy shop with fresh new things.

Let's Discover New Things

 You can find Spend the Night  here, New Things here and owl cards here :)

I've got a few more little pieces of art in the works and I hope to have them done and listed next week. I've been working so much on paper I've forgotten that I have some small panels that I can paint on. I'm hoping to get around to working on those next week, and hopefully I can add some new paintings to my shop next month.

Owly card

Planning, planning. I seem to always be planning.

Commissions

Whew! 6 hours of painting under my belt today!
It felt really great!

I started working on a pug commission today. Her name is Lucy. I was able to get all of what you see in the painting done in one hour! I'm getting fast. It's also a lot easier to paint the pug after fussing with the faces in the American Gothic painting for 4 and a half hours...

Hopefully the guy's face comes to me quickly. I feel like I'm almost there...

I just can't seem to get the brush and my brain to connect.

Hopefully I can get the faces resovled soon so I can move on to detailing the house and the lady's smock!

Share Time

I'll Protect You

I have new art! I actually have a lot of new work, but I'll share that later.

Remington Rand Love

Chickadee 58

So here they are. New things! Maybe you'll like them. Maybe you won't. Maybe they'll make you smile, or maybe they'll make you angry. Maybe they'll inspire you. Maybe you'll think they're boring. However they make you feel, I hope they make you feel something.

You can find the Chickadee here and Remington Rand here. 

Happy Wednesday folks!

Wake Up

Trying to wake up this morning. It's a work day so I don't think that is contributing to my sleepiness. I always seem to want to sleep in on the days I have to be at work...

Number 51

You Can Stay as Long as You Need

It's also very grey and rainy outside and that is not helping the situation either.
Sunshine, please don't hide out for too long. My garden needs you. I need you.

In other news, I've added two new pieces to my Etsy shop! Yes! Here and here.
I feel like I return to collage because it is such a meditative process for me. I rip and tear paper and find places for them on a small piece of paper. alone the torn bits of paper are just that. Together, they make up an odd pattern. They become cohesive. a lot like a quilt. So, I tend to return to this medium when I want to make art, but I don't know where to start.


anyway, I hope you enjoy them as well! Have a great Wednesday.

I Have New art for You!

These are new!

I happily added them to my shop this morning, and over the past few days.

 Rainy, dreary, day this morning. I've got my coffee and some music, and I'm getting ready to head to my day job.

It's been a wonderful week of making art, seeing friends, and writing.

sold! :)

I'm excited how these came out. It feels nice to sit down and complete a piece in under an hour. I also love letting the water and paint do the work in some of the pieces. Looking forward to next week when I can get back to it.

Things and things.

I sold the last Steel Bridge painting that I will ever paint again. Well, I won't say never, but certainly the last Steel Bridge painting that I will do in that style.

I sold it to a lovely young lady who is buying it for her boyfriend for his birthday. She has never really bought art before, and she really liked the idea of supporting a local artist. That always makes me happy.

I can't say that I wasn't excited to be one of her first art purchases, and I was happy to be saying good-bye to the piece. It's time for new ideas and new paintings!

I've been working on these little watercolor pieces. I'm not really sure where I'm going with them when I sit down to work. I kind of just pick up the brush and let the paint and water do the work.

I think sometimes the results are pretty great, other times, not so much. It's certainly a lesson in editing.

I have two more big pieces that I'd really like to finish for the series of mixed media paintings that I started a few weeks ago. I tried to get some work done on them today, but I just couldn't seem to get into them.

I'm hoping to at least get some ideas for new pieces this weekend. However, I hear it's supposed to be sunny and 75 this weekend. SUNNY and 75 PEEPS! I don't think I'll be getting any work done this weekend. Not after weeks cool, rainy, weather. I want to be out there soaking up the sun and wearing a short sleeve shirt outside. Maybe shorts too?! Ohhhhhh I am excited.

Painting

I was able to get into my studio/garage today and get some paintings done!

I'm not sure if they'll be going into my Etsy shop or not.... 

I might wait a little while before I do. Until then, you can enjoy seeing them here!

Today

2x2' oil on wood panel

This is what I was able to get started today.

Still needs some work, but I like the direction it's going!

I'm afraid these paintings I've been working on have been cutting into my world domination plans. I'm okay with that. I don't know what I'm going to do next, but I'm okay with that too.

I feel like I have to do this. Get this out of my system, or maybe keep them in my system. I'm not really sure. However, I like it and I'm just going to keep going with it.

Back to Work!

I started working in my little office studio this morning. I was able to get these two small illustrations done. I also got our garage in fairly good shape, and I'm hoping to get in there to do some painting this week. Good things all around.

Tuesday Work

Work for the day.
Originally uploaded by michele_maule
I've been starting paintings with no real plan lately.

I started working on these yesterday and I'm not sure where to go with them. I'm going to step away from them today and maybe something will come to me.

Happy Wednesday!

Collage

Happy Wednesday!

I've been adding some new pieces to my shop the past couple of days! Yay! I like adding new work.

These pieces were in the Ristretto Roasters show that I had this past summer. I sold quite a few, but these were the ones that didn't find homes...

I'm hoping to add some brand new items, that I've been working on, tomorrow.

Hope everyone has a great day! 

New Things

This is what I'm working on tonight....

The start of tiny arts.

The start of tiny arts.
Originally uploaded by michele_maule
I've been asked to participate in a tiny art show at Tilde, in Sellwood, this coming December!

I got started on working on these 4x4" panels today. I'm thinking about doing 6 collage pieces, and 6 simpler pieces.

We'll see. I'm focusing on what I want to create rather than what I feel people will want to see. The ongoing struggle of an artist/people pleaser :)

I've been taking a lot of time to mull my art over. Taking my time, writing, and wandering around the city. I'm hoping to absorb all the inspiration that I can from the place I live.

In other news, I found another lump on Chloe last week. I'm taking her in to the vet tomorrow. Send good, positive, thoughts our way. Not that we'll need them, because it's just a weird little bump, right? :)

Fall

Well, the official first day of Fall is about a week away, and it's already feeling very Fall like today.

Grey skies, cool air, and I even saw some leaves changing color on my walk with Chloe this morning. Where did Summer go? I feel like it had just gotten here last week. Oh well, that's Summer in Oregon. Gone in a blink of an eye.

I've already started prepping myself for the long winter. I'm envisioning lots of tea and cozy blankets. all I'm missing right now is a new winter coat and some new rain boots. My blue boots have giant holes in them... I guess they don't make rubber boots like they used to...

In other news, I got so much work accomplished today! I organized over 300 greeting cards and got some new paintings listed in my Etsy shop. The upside to not selling a lot at a show is that you're able to add all of that hard work to your Etsy shop when it's over. Now, hopefully people will enjoy them there! Maybe enough to purchase one ;)

Silver linings exist everywhere.

New Things

Oh, I just completed three new pieces and listed them in my Etsy shop!

Yes!

I started two new paintings yesterday, but I'm not ready to share them quite yet.

Soon.

Hope everyone is having a great Thursday. I think I need to get outside, and plant a rosemary bush, before it gets too late.

Ta Da!

I made these.
With my hands, eyes, and practice.

It's not the best photo, but hopefully you get the idea.

Happy Wednesday.