Portrait of Marisanna October 31, 2010

I finally finished the portrait of my sister Marisanna. The background still needs some work though. I ended up leaving off the necklace as well, it would have been quite a job to add it at this stage. My camera picks up the whites, so the skin tones look a bit funny.  I’m really really happy with [...]

Current works in progress October 24, 2010

I had such a busy time the past few weeks. My eldest sister got married last weekend, I made myself a new dress for the occasion and also painted a present for the happy couple. Sadly I totally forgot to photograph the painting, I was in a hurry to get it in the frames. I have [...]

Feeding time- finished October 2, 2010

I finished this reindeer painting today. It didn’t need much work, sometimes it’s just so hard to pick up and finish something you started.  Next, I think I will be painting some magpies! My husband brought home some bones for the dogs, and what they didn’t eat he took outside for the birds. I took photos through the window [...]

Finished the orchids September 22, 2010

Here’s the finished orchid painting, I finished it tonight while listening to another Agatha Christie audiobook called “Endless Night”. The painting has a nocturnal mood too, but instead of the rather sinister “endless night” I think I’ll call it “Night Flight”. The camera picked up the whites a little, but not too badly. This is Erengi [...]

Orchid progress September 17, 2010

Here’s where I’m at with my orchid painting. I added some partially visible leaves underneath the flowers and worked on the details and coloring on the orchids. I didn’t do much about the background yet, so I need to look into that before I can call this finished. I did my best with the photographing, natural light and all, [...]

Orchids and violets September 14, 2010

Here’s what I’m currently working on. The first one is all oil pastel, and I’m using Colour shapers to make outlines and details. Previously I have only used oil based colored pencils for the detail work. The second one is in oil pastel and colored pencil. It basically has just an underlay in oil pastel, and I’m doing [...]

Another work in progress June 22, 2010

I have bad (?) habit of working on multiple projects. Here’s another WIP, a smaller oil pastel which I hope to be able to finish soon. I’m calling it Frost Flowers for now, we’ll see what it turns into while I work on it some more. Just another break from the big oil pastel painting. [...]

Pine WIP June 19, 2010

Here’s my work in progress of a pine I saw in Lulle valley. It stood high above a waterfall and some rock cliffs, a very old tree. I like pinetrees, they are very hardy and can grow almost anywhere. They often have some interesting shapes, too. This one had its branches pointing downward a bit, [...]

Almost there.. March 12, 2010

I’m almost done with Eevi’s portrait, it still needs a few little tweaks but I’m setting it aside for a while before I get all fed up! I need to learn to use my new camera, too. I could possibly get some better photos of my paintings. I received my order of 50 Erengi oil pastels last week, [...]

Another update on Eevi’s portrait February 24, 2010

I have made some progress on the portrait, mainly on the face. This will be a slow project, I need to wait for the oil pastel to set a little after each painting session, before I can add more layers. It will speed up after I get the face done, I’m  sure the rest won’t need [...]