I have been tooling around with my appletini painting to make some fun and colorful poster prints. Starting tonight, these prints will be available at Henri’s Just One More in Eureka Springs, AR where I got turned on to the appletini and where my painting this artwork is based on hangs. I’ll post again to [...]
I’m pleased with the mellow feel of the background and the looseness of the text and I am ready to get these printed and packaged for sale. I’ve also been working on a wilder design based on the same painting and I’ll post that later. The first prints will go on sale this Friday night [...]
Friday night I took the painting down to Henri’s and began attaching hardware to it. I had to call a friend with a big ladder and lots of upper body strength to come help me get it on the wall. He made easy work of it and I was glad for the help and [...]
The appletini painting is finished. It is titled simply appletini along the left edge, with my initials on the front lower right and more info on the back. I am in between coats of varnish right now and I have gathered together a selection of hanging hardware. I’d like to screw it to the [...]
Coming along fine, I think. I have a couple little things to work out with this piece and needed a break from it to really see it again. Tomorrow I hope to finish it so I can deliver it Friday. If we can get it hung before karaoke begins, I’ll enjoy the first appletini underneath [...]
I’m a bit behind on posting the photos , so here are three progress shots showing how I’ve stumbled my way through the beginning stages. The top one shows where I am with this piece now. This big painting is on a 2′ x 4′ sheet of furniture grade plywood, which I first sealed with [...]
Lots of titles in my mind for this one, but I keep coming back to a heady bouf. I think I must have taken that from Jitterbug Perfume, which would make sense since it is that heady book which inspired this painting.
Adding bees, adding details, getting close to completion. Buzz.
Jim, my friend, you are now the bee with the goatee, large with white wings about to land just to the left of her eye. The one looking for maximum taste and freshness, that is.
I’ve been busy as a bee! My head is buzzing. Must paint more bees.
Step 10: paint the swarm.
Next, I’ll finish these flying bees and then paint in more individual bees until I get the swarm moving across the canvas the way I’d like them to.
I’ve been painting little bits on the bees here and there over the last few days and I feel I’ve neglected my blog as I focus on some old and new business tasks. I have been enjoying emails with another painter and thought I’d include a little of my end of today’s conversation for you.
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