New 8×10 Painting – “The Sound of Rushing Water in the Dark”
I’ve been pretty busy with comics work lately, but I squeezed in some painting time today and wrapped up this piece I started earlier this year. The Sound of Rushing Water In The Dark...
Category: Music
New Painting! – Original Gouache Painting “Far Apart Under the Same Sky”
I have been staring at this painting for way too long! I’ve had it taped up on the wall, pulling it down every once in a while to tweak a row of mountains before...
Pocket Vinyl
Derek is always listening to new music, and recently he got into a band called Pocket Vinyl. I’ll let the band tell you about themselves… Eric plays the piano while Elizabeth paints on stage....
Don’t Forget! Painting at Muse Art + Design on 4/25
Tomorrow is my day to paint at Muse Art + Design for An Artist A Day! I’m nervous. I’ve been working on a small scale practice piece for what I plan to paint tomorrow. The...
Keep Moving – a Painting for February’s Tale
Last week I submitted a painting for Neil Gaiman’s Keep Moving project called A Calendar of Tales. He asked a question for each month of the year and received prompts and ideas from folks...
New Painting – “We Will Fold and Freeze Together”
Well this was a lot of fun to paint. We Will Fold and Freeze Together, 11″x14″ gouache on paper. I showed some of the painting process here, if you missed it. Here are some...
New Work in Progress!
So I was listening to music, the same song for the millionth time (Oh Comely by Neutral Milk Hotel – I know, color you shocked), and I heard the line “we will fold and...
Music is My Muse – Song Lyrics and Painting Titles
I have forever found joy and inspiration in music. Sometimes I’ll hear a song for the first time and be struck with an idea. Sometimes I’ll listen to a song for the fiftieth time...
New Gouache Painting – “I Hold You Close Under These Skies”
Another new one! Look at me go! I saw something recently that had a really beautiful color combination, so I sent myself an email that said “painting – grey blue mustard olive”. This is...
New Methods
I’ve been working on a painting and I finally admitted to myself that I really didn’t like where it was going. I decided to start over and experiment yesterday. I decided to sketch out...