Two in one Day

"Lucy Librarian"  mixed media on canvas

 Hi Again Myra,

Lucy is evolving, she has reading glasses, a face and now music floating around her head!!

I'm getting closer to getting back on track, my computer woes are easing up!

oxox,
-JanettMarie

April is Here!

No title yet... 4 feet by 4 feet  mixed media on canvas

Myra! Hi!

Wow, have I been busy and I'm still busy!

I worked on this painting more and I am now going to stop.

There is the corner of a dollar bill on the yellow house.

I've been having a little trouble with my computer lately so I'm struggling with blog posting. I'm going to put some time into it today and see if I can get it resolved. Hope to post later again today or tomorrow for sure!

Have a great day!

-jM

Fun Friday Ideas!

Hi Myra,

I've torn my studio up and it's a total mess. Guess I won't be able to try this technique yet! LoL😁

More later, just wanted to check in!

-jM

File Cabinet Fun

Good Morning Myra,
Just for fun! 
Now I'm off to work on that studio some more. Maybe I'll get to paint some today too.
-jM

Happy Spring Myra!
The above message was yesterday (or Sunday night late). I made it to the studio yesterday (Monday) and finished placing and filling back up the small flat file cabinet, so I added to the video. The old one stopped at the "potential frame" slide. Crazy stuff.
I found a few fun sketches and I painted an orange ground on another big canvas. Notice the paper I put down so I don't mess up the carpet. Ha ha ha, I wonder how long I'll be concerned about the carpet!
Gotta go!
-jM

"Paint Tubes" LoL!!

Just for you!

I did mostly cleaning and organizing today... and thinking about where I want to put stuff.
-jM
PS: Tired of this music yet?😂

Studio Reset Phase One

Hi Myra,

Long time no talk... been busy of course.
I just did an experimental video/slide show for you showing my studio and what's going on. 

I'll keep you updated!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!
-jM

A Quick Post, turns into a long Update!

"Two Feather Lady" Mixed media on canvas 10" x 8"

Hi Myra!

It's International Womens Day! Happy International Womens Day woman! LoL!

Here is my quick post that is taking forever because my computer decided it was time for a lengthy update.... stay calmmmm.....

I believe this "Two Feather Lady"is finished and ready to celebrate her international accomplishments.

Here she is before I got too carried away and forgot to take before photos:

Thanks Martha Carlson for suggesting I add pearls!

There are three pieces of paper glued onto this canvas, but only one is visible in the final product. Hmmm. All good. See that yellow up there? That is before I started adding a tiny bit of dioxazine purple to tone it down. Looks gold or ochre now.

Sailboats, sailboats galore! A few little snaps of my sailboat progress...

This one above was the first one I finished, then...

Bamm, out flew two more! The penny is there to give an idea of the size of these "itty bitty's".

And last but not least.... the model sailboat arrived!

Portraits, portraits.... I need to practice portraits!! Hey, maybe an elf portrait.

Aaaaa..... I better go to work, my computer is finally updated. 😅

-jM

Couldn't Sleep

Used an app on my computer to change this around a little

Hi Myra, I mean... Good Morning Myra,

I took some non-drowsy cold medicine before bed last night, that was a bad idea. As a result, I'm here on my computer playing around and this painting is still on my mind....

What do you think of the new blocked in revision?

I have a model sailboat coming today, I hope...

Talk to you later : )

-jM

Sailboat start...

Started Sailboat on 16x12x1.5 canvas

Happy Monday Myra!

Did I tell you someone suggested I paint a sailboat? They did.

Well, sometimes I have to just start, because I will research until my heart's content if I'm not careful to just get started! I'm debating keeping the sky orange...then I thought, Photoshop! 

I photoshopped a sky... I think I may have answered my question and..... I'm thinking about painting this 6 feet by 4 feet... what do you think?

Or, should I do this beach house 4 feet by 6 feet?

Ha, ha, ha,

JanettMarie

Golf Season is Coming!

Myra! Hi!

After talking about portraits... well, here is a fledgling attempt. I tried doing it by some memory only. This painting is one of the invisible women paintings from a while ago. I may change the title to "Under the Hair Dryer" ha, ha, ha.

I picked up a "how to" portrait book for a refresher and I will start doing my practice drawings of heads.

I'm still working on the buildings... thought I would look at it in grey scale to see if that will help me along. 

I'll go after it again tomorrow! In the mean time, would you like to see a nice family photo?

I stopped for a break and a photo op with John Ross's chainsaw art people.

Well, I better get back to studying, I have a lot to learn. 

See you tomorrow!

-jM

PS: Golf season is coming, but I must get ready for the big show at the end of April!

What About Portraits?

Detail.... again...

Hi Myra,

I'm still working on this big deal. I'm going to be stubborn and I'm not stopping on this one until it's finished... in my eyes.

Here is an earlier in the day photo... and one photo of me next to it so you can see the size.

Four foot by Four foot....

 I recorded some of my thoughts last night on the way home from the studio. I thought I would play them for you but I don't know how to get a recording in here yet. So I guess I'll have to transcribe them for you instead...

"Hi Myra, this is JanettMarie, I felt like quitting painting today, but I didn't. It was a different day, I almost stopped on a painting, then I thought I'll just keep painting... and it was more of a calm paint, so I'm thinking, well sometimes you work crazy fast and sometimes you have a calm painting or a calm day. So that's what it is and it's still going and now that I'm on my way home, I'm thinking, I'm glad I stayed and I'm glad I worked at it.... give it a chance, it might come along. I'll show you the painting... I'll talk to you soon, bye....
I want to add, I was so nervous about this painting I was eating cookies... cookies! Not just one, not just two.... I think I had five cookies!!"

Okay, today it seems a little funny, but it's not. Now my thought for the day is "I should practice drawing portraits"... what do you  think? I've always wanted to get like able to draw a quick great portrait of anyone... crazy.

Talk to you later, 😊
-jM

Monday, Monday.

Mixed media on paper

Good Morning Myra!

Yes, I am drinking coffee and doing research on the computer too. 

The above painting, I'm finally finished "messing around" with it, lol!

And the girl painting.... ahhh.... I'm still messing with it...

Chat more soon!
-jM

Big Project ... A Little More

Detail .... 

Hi Myra,

Here is a detail of the big painting, this big guy is taking some time!

In another painting.... Help! You're the fashion artist, can you help me with this one?

Help, help me Myra!

Help!

-jM