Things are Rosy and My New Webpage

Things are Rosy-12X16  $125

Hi Friends!

It's cloudy outside but warm on the palette!
Loving these colors and painting two of my favorite things, roses and majolica. The carnival glass was fun, too. I continue to learn what to leave in or out. The drape in the back surprisingly presented the biggest challenge. I also used more bristle brushes which carry more paint and leave more texture.

I've been trying to tackle some of my new year's resolutions. Attend a meeting of a local art group. Check. I attended a meeting of the Richardson Civic Art society and enjoyed a demo by watercolor artist, Michael Holter. Fantastic work. Next, take some classes. So I took a morning class with Judy Gelfert.  She is a great teacher, although she made me do a color mixing chart which I had been trying to avoid. Good for her! She also uses a limited palette which I tried and learned a lot about color mixing. I had a painting accepted into the TVAA Reflections show at the TVAA Downtown Gallery at Plaza of America. I'm trying to venture out and find places to show some work.

My other new adventure is my new website, lanabrowneart.com. I will have a gallery of all my stuff  together plus prices and contact info. I'm still refining it but go take a peek!

I've been off on a tangent, trying to paint people again. I really want to get off the tabletop and do more figures and faces and maybe a tree or two! So there you have it, thanks for following along with me on my paint splattered journey and please overlook the splats on my clothing, forearms and everywhere else!

Keep things colorful,

Lana

January Daydreaming

January  10x10 

Well it's January 2015.

The Christmas stuff is put away, the relatives have all gone home and now the house has that barren empty look. The new year is like a blank slate ready for new lessons.

The perfect time for daydreaming!

I've been considering what I want to happen with this art thing this year. And what art workshops I want to take to help me achieve my goals and where I want to be this time next year. My new website is almost ready and I'll be telling you more about that soon.

Now to the painting!

This was done on a stretched canvas. My family showered me with art gifts for Christmas. I have great new brushes, new paint colors and a new photo tent to use to photograph the art. My daughters like a cooler palette so I thought I would try to tone down the yellow this time and try my new thalo blue. And that was tough but I think I managed it. I tried to keep this more about shapes than details and left it a little more abstract. Daydreams aren't that detailed right?

Spend a little time daydreaming yourself,
Happy New Year!!
Lana