Just Opening Up

I don't know if this is a peach blossom or an apple blossom....but it's SPRING.  You know how it is...it's been a long winter, everything has been grey, you hardly look up anymore...and then suddenly you notice this glorious bloom where there used to be only death.  Spring smacks of the promises of God, doesn't it?

Learning, Learning, Learning...

What can I say?  This painting was based on another reference pic taken by my friend, Jen.  I'm really not sure what I think about it!  The bee sort of disappears in the mass of purple.  And I've already painted his wings twice.  I've never done any glazing...which might make the wings more transparent, but I'm not sure.  Clearly I need TO LEARN!!  The problem is, I'm not sure WHAT I need to learn!

The Painted Cow

Done!  I had great fun doing this one.  I love the pink in her neck.  Murphy asked me if I was going to paint the tag in her ear, but for some reason I just couldn't!  There's a hint of magenta in her hide, so I'm calling her "Pretty In Pink".

Curious

I've drawn this guy numerous times, but never tried to paint him until this week.  I got the reference pic at my cousin's house in North Carolina, where the blue birds have more color that the ones we have in Colorado.  He's a curious bugger, isn't he?

Cock-a-doodle-do!!

Every once in awhile (more frequently than I like), I start a painting and in short order I end up hating it...convinced that it's going poorly...thinking maybe I should just start over...what on earth was I thinking, anyways?!  That happened with this guy.  But I was just reading in Romans about perseverance bringing about proven character, and I so-o-o-o did not want to just give up!  Press on!  Keep going!  Never, never, never give up!

And, as it turns out, I LOVE the end result!  Roosters just speak of joy and exuberance, don't they?  I'm calling this "Doodle Do".