Before and after

So I was in a painting mood this weekend.  I wasn't sure what to do with myself since there was no homework due and nothing I absolutely HAD to do.  I walked into my bedroom and saw this painting hanging on the wall... I often walked past it thinking...that's so not what I intended when I painted it all those years ago. 

I painted it back in like tenth grade, so like what, '96 or '97...the art assignment was to select a title off of a list that the teacher provided and then paint something accordingly.  For whatever reason, I selected the title..."Inside the head of a Teenage Schizophrenic" and came up with:

 

I actually got a B on it because the teacher didn't feel like there was enough "art" since there was too much writing on it... I don't know why I hung onto it for SOOO many years...but I did have a few favorite parts:

 

A doo doo fly of all things...

 

I also went through a Palm tree phase... I dunno... they've always appealed to me

So anyway, Friday night got here...I was tired, but pretty excited about a night in...it was rainy and icky and I had rented movies...I pulled the painting off the wall and yanked the three dimensional head of it and covered it in black.  I didn't have anything planned...I just let the canvas lead me (some of ya'll may find that rather "gay" but there's no other way to explain it...) this piece moved me and I'm really happy with how it turned out :)...

I don't have a title for it yet however....I am open to suggestions...

 

It just makes me happy. :) 

 

The Mother's day painting

This was the original painting that I did for my mom for Mother's Day. (the one that she brought back to me a few weeks ago and asked me to "fix" because the yellow streaks in the sky bothered her. Really? Okay, so not my best work but I liked it and the yellow light from the lighthouse was/is my favorite part.

Rather than repaint that one and try and get it to the point that she'd like, I just did a new one (at least until I decide if I'm going to paint over the original or not) This one she is supposedly happy with. Mom has been told to not expect any artwork probably ever again...(she already has a lot of my stuff framed, mainly water colors, a sculpture, and some metal work--she's good in my opinion)...Its hard enough for me as it is to paint something for anyone these days because I'm not confident with acrylics but I enjoy using them... no one wants to put themselves out there and be shot down... (well I can't speak for everyone, but I know I don't).

Under the Sea

My sister's nursery theme is Under the Sea...she asked me to paint her a few pics to frame and put up on the wall. She didn't want them painted directly on the wall so that when she moves she can take them with her...

I used the oh so lovely Google to get an idea of the type of "animated" little sea creatures I wanted to do. I hope she likes them. I'm going to write a special note to my sister and to my soon to be niece on the back of each, wrap them, and give them to her on Sunday at her Baby Shower...I want her to be surprised. Even though she knows I'm painting for her, she doesn't know which creatures I went with. Exciting.

The quality of the pictures isn't that great...I couldn't find adequate lighting for my digital camera to cooperate...but I wanted to share nonetheless.

Hermit Crab...

Sea Turtle (these are my sister's favorite)

A Seahorse...

A little bit different from the normal stuff I paint...but I think for a nursery it will suffice. I'm getting excited...I'M GOING TO BE AN AUNT...I wonder what I'll be called....Aunt T? Aunt Tom? Aunt Tommy? Thomas? I dunno...this should be interesting...

She's due within a month"ish"....

Painting #2

I painted AGAIN!!! I wanted to paint something that could kind of go with the one that I did for Jen's birthday but as I kept going...it kept changing. Now I have a painting I'm quite happy with, but I'm not sure who to give it to. I'm sure I'll figure it out...



I need to get some more canvases and some additional paints and keep going...I wanna paint something fabulous (I'm getting a little tired of the flowers...) I actually have a huge project brewing in my head...so if I get the opportunity to work on that here before too long...it's gonna be on like DONKEY KONG...beotch.

Good times. Good times.