It's About Time

Watercolors were once my forte, but then I got going with acrylics and oils and I haven't painted with watercolors for nearly three years. This past week I finally dove back into it. What a great feeling. I took off the lid of my palette and immediately smelled that old familiar smell of the paints. I never liked the smell before, but now it's a welcome scent! My palette was still covered in the mixed colors of my last watercolor project from 2006. How glad I was that I hadn't washed it off. Now I feel like I can mix back into those colors and start right where I left off, with the same remnants of yellow ochre and pthalo blue that I left years ago.

It's been a wonderful week of painting, painting for at least an hour a day, with Brynlee either by my side or napping. I've got to keep this routine up. I had forgotten my love of watercolors and the rush that comes from painting with them!

Pictures to come!

Since the birth of my little Brynlee Babe I obviously haven't had as much time to paint, but I've gotten into my routine with the baby and I'm finally getting back into my art. I sold two paintings last week and I have a few paintings just getting started. Pictures will be posted as the new paintings get completed. Wish me luck. I'm feeling a little rusty even though it's only been a few months!

Art on Display

Twelve paintings from my BFA Final Exhibit are now on display at

Maestro's Gelato Cafe

22 W. Center Street in Provo, UT

They will be up for the next five weeks. Stop by if you're interested in looking at the art, or if you're interested in some really good gelato ice cream! All twelve paintings are for sale. Contact me if you have any questions.

Final Paintings from my BFA Show (1st Half)

Summer Scene, 48" x 48"

Stage One, 32" x 36"

Roman Descent, 18" x 24"

Olive Eye, 20" x 24"

Midnight Covering, 32" x 36"

Internal Movement, 18" x 24"

Hit the Birdie, 48" x 48" SOLD

Hide and Seek, 18" x 24"

Fowl Scene, 18" x 24"

Draped, 18" x 24"

Final Paintings from my BFA Show (2nd Half)

Hearts Together, 9" x 12"

Hidden Thistle, 9" x 12"

Hearts Apart, 9" x 12"

Blue and Gold, 9" x 12"

Blonde Stalks, 9" x 12"

Dive, 18" x 24"

Familiar Surroundings I, 9" x 12"

Familiar Surroundings II, 9" x 12"

Familiar Surroundings III, 9" x 12"

Blue Poles, 20" x 24" SOLD

Kitchen View, 40" x 36" SOLD

BFA Show

My BFA Final Exhibit was on display during the last two weeks of October and it went really well. It was exciting to see all my paintings hung on clean walls and lit with the nice gallery lighting! I was used to seeing the paintings stacked up in my messy studio space. There were 21 paintings in the show, ranging from 9 x 12 inches to 48 x 48 inches. Three paintings were sold, which was also a nice bonus! Here are a few pictures from the exhibit....

BFA Show

My final show is in less than 3 weeks! I'm not completely finished yet, but I'm getting close. Here's a sneak preview of one of my finished pieces. I started this painting months ago, but it's finally done. The top picture is what it looked like a while ago and the bottom picture is the finished product. Hopefully you like the bottom picture better! I do. It's one of the 4 foot by 4 foot panels. Anyway, life will be really hectic for these final 2 and a half weeks. Yikes. I keep warning Josh that I'm nearing a breakdown. It could happen at any moment, but so far I've kept my sanity. Let's hope I can hold out for a few more weeks and then it will all be behind me and I'll be able to breathe.

*The show will run from the 17th to the 31st of October. The opening reception (which you are all welcome to attend) will be the Friday, October 17th from 7-9 pm in the Harris Fine Art Center, B.F. Larsen Gallery on the main floor.