"Angst" Acrylic on paper

"Fish" Acrylic on paper.

This one is cropped. Which cut off the signature. I thought it looked better. The enclosure got up to 68 degrees today. Niceness!

"Study in Contrast" Acrylic on paper

This one was fun. Just experimenting with color. My new enclosure heated up to 58 degrees. Much more relaxing!

"Lost Love" Acrylic on paper

Having trouble with the font. hmm. Not much time to paint tonight. Building this structure took up alot of time. These simple landscapes make quick work, but looking forward to really sinking the teeth into a painting.

"Kwajalein Memory" Acrylic on paper.

Well, I did not like this one at first, but it grew on me. I started two others after this, so at least I'm beginning to roll with the process. It was 37 deg in the loft today. Had some guests stop by and they promptly got in my warmed up tent. I made them get out so they could experience the full effect off the cold I am working in. Freezing hands makes it hard to paint. I was thinking of Kwajalein Atoll when I painted this; where I lived for 3 years. I don't wish I was back there very often, but on a day like today... global warming? ha

"Desert Spirit"

38 degrees today. Inside. Makes it hard to relax and paint slowly.

Not sure where the motivation for this one came from. But it's ghostly sexy!

I have been painting on the drafting table, in the pic, on the right.

Here it is! The first of 365 paintings. This one is a watercolor titled "Storm root". Took about 2 hours. I did not know what to paint so I just put brush to paper. I used to do paintings like this to practice; using a t-square to guide the brush. Had to use a piece of wood this time. Took awhile to get started. And the room is 42 deg so my hands got a bit cold. I put up a tent, covered it in a blanket and placed a space heater in it. It warmed up to 70 deg almost instantly. I used it twice to warm up while painting. Also, the paint dries a lot slower in the cold. This gives you more time to work at blending colors into one another.