I love love LOVE painting in my new studio. It's so wonderful to have space again! I was drawn to paint this little scene because there were such interesting colors as the blue sky was finally breaking through that stubborn marine layer.
Today I'm playing the "where can I possibly photograph my painting without a glare" game. It's my least favorite part of moving to a new place. I think I might have better luck on our patio later in the day. But this will have to do for the moment, it's much prettier in person. I gave the canvas a few extra coats of gesso before I started which gave the painting an interesting texture.
I've chosen this little lemon in a blue bowl for my second giveaway. I always get good feedback on my lemon paintings, and they sell pretty quickly, so I thought maybe someone would like to win one :) I had so much fun with the last giveaway I couldn't wait to do another, so here it is:
Citrus Blue
Original oil painting on museum quality Ampersand Gessobord panel
I spent a little over 9 hours unpacking today, I didn't take a break until Zach called because I had locked him out of our temp place. But it's really feeling like a home now :) I unpacked and organized the kitchen, finished the bathroom, hung the shower curtain, papered the drawers, hauled furniture upstairs...then back downstairs, hung all the clothes up, unpacked the living room, all I really...
Well all of our stuff is officially inside our new place. The move went super well! Zach bribed some coworkers (with pizza and beer) and they had everything moved in less than two hours, amazing. And after a long day of moving and then unpacking and then....dumpster diving, for our ottoman legs that got thrown out, a shower never felt so good. And I got seven responses to my craigslist ad last...
