Congratulations Julie!

Congratulations Julie Brawley on winning Christine's contest!  I can't wait to have you come paint with us in class. 


This painting is done all with the Liquid Clear instead of the Liquid White.  Remember when using Liquid Clear to make sure you blot as much of the thinner out of  your brush as possible after cleaning it.  Liquid Clear and the odorless paint thinners/turpenoids, don't mix.  You'll get sort of the same effect as "crackling" medium.  Another way to prevent this is to make sure you have plenty of paint on your brush.  Happy Painting!

I'm giving away a free class!!!!...read below...

How can you win this free class?  Well just head over to my friend Christine's blog site.  She just happens to be the Coupon Queen  and her site is Your Strong Tower.  She does coupon & meal planning workships and is a financial counselor.  During the week she hooks her readers up with freebies.  This particular week, it's one of my classes.  Stop by and follow the instructions on how you can win.  Here's the link to her site:  http://yourstrongtower.com/happy-trees-studio-giveaway .  Happy Painting and Good luck!!!!

What a fun class!!

What a fun class this past week!  Great job everyone on this complex seascape.  Can't wait till the next class!  Happy Painting!

Here's the painting for this Saturday!  Looks hard doesn't it!  LOL!  Well it's not!  Can't wait to paint this with everyone.  See ya then!  I hear at least one of you is practicing before we get to class....(you know who you are Christine!  LOL! )  I think that's great by the way!  Happy painting!

Saturday's Class...

Well done everyone!  It was so fun to meet all of you who are new and great to see those of you from last year!!!  It's great to be back!!!  Happy Painting!!!

The fun is in the details....

I wish I had taken more step by step photos of this little still life. I'm posting it to show how by adding just a few details to the dish, it can really make a difference. What would be considered a pretty complicated bowl to paint/draw is simplified by just leaving it white and getting the shape on the canvas. I then go in with the shadows and highlights to give it dimension. Don't let complicated subjects intimidate you!! Start them out with basic shapes and go from there.

On another note, first class of the 2012 for my Kentucky students is this weekend! I'm so excited to paint with everyone again and can't wait to see you in person!! Happy painting!

Hello Kentucky!!!

Well, I had forgotten how much paperwork it can take to run a business! I'm officially "unburied" and looking forward to the first class here in Florence Kentucky! I'm taking sign ups now for April and the other upcoming classes for 2012. Can't wait to paint here in my Ole Kentucky Home! Happy Painting everyone!