ladyfireoak – Page 8 – Fire Oak Studio

The start of a self portrait

I’ve been wanting to do a self portrait for some time now. I wasn’t sure how I wanted to go about doing it. I started playing around in photoshop and here is what I came up with. It is only a beginning. The plan is to add color after I have all of the valuesContinue reading “The start of a self portrait”

New Painting

I just finished a painting from a sketch I did on a whim. It is not my most original, but I really like it. And it got accepted to Epilogue, which is juried. The painting is 4×6 inches on coldpress watercolor paper. The medium is acrylic.

Inspiration 9-9-09

Trees. They are so varied and interesting. Take these photos of bark. The first is from a pine tree in Rocky Mountain National Park, the second is from a poplar in a friend’s back yard. I love the color and shapes of the pine tree bark. The poplar has some great texture. I’ve discovered thatContinue reading “Inspiration 9-9-09”

Moving Along

Two more letters are finished. I’m really pleased with how O looks. I really love oak, so that might have something to do with it. I’m really getting excited to finish this phase of the project and start painting. I will have to take a break between the sketch phase and the painting phase becauseContinue reading “Moving Along”

More Letters

Ok, just a quick note to show off four more of my letter sketches. I am a little behind schedule on the alphabet, but I still plan on finishing them by August 20th.

Alphabet Soup

I finished the letter I and started on the letter J. I also have some preliminary sketches for the tree leaves on the letter K. I am feeling pretty confident that I can finish these within the time frame I have given myself. Tonight I plan on shifting gears a little bit and working onContinue reading “Alphabet Soup”