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Hi, Everyone!  Winter begins & i need something to keep me busy & to find something to do with this artistic energy as my house is filling up with paintings!

So I've decided to work on composition & to post my efforts while blogging.  I appreciate any & all comments.  WALDA

I have been planning to start a blog for a while now.  This one will be a trial run to see if and how it works.  My husband and I are on a RV adventure.  We left our home on November 15 and traveled to Apache Junction, AZ.   We stayed there 2 weeks and thoroughly enjoyed the area.  Being an artist, I had to see the Superstition Mountains while there. I almost completed a plein air painting while visiting the park, and am working to complete the painting now.  We also visited art galleries in…

Another tiny study 4" x 4"

Stress Ball.  Too cute to take my stress out on… :)

A simple setup showing a few of my brushes.  All feedback are welcome

"Hidden Valley Trek" 14x14" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson (plein air)

Had a nice paint out today with John Crump and his grandson Sam. The weather was not the best - mostly grey and cold but by inventing a little light in the…

Painted this Mural on the climbing wall at Ruakaka Primary School earlier this year. The concept is adapted from Van Gogh's Starry Night. "Reach for the Stars Kids" is the inscription. My biggest painting yet. Painted in a day with large speed brushes. Good…

Help! Does anyone out there have a contact for "DEBO" - Dennis "Debo" Clark?  He's from No. CA, was featured for many years at Swanson Galleries in S.F.  May still have a couple of his works in Swanson's, Napa CA but they are unable or unwilling to make contact for me.  He did the cover for Swanson's autobio.

Does anyone know the best way to clean oil/acrylic brushes?  

I rinse mine with turpentine first and then wash them with soap for final clean. 

After a several week break - waiting for the dead layer to dry completely, then caught up at work & home with obligations..finally getting back to my painting:)  

I started the color layer last night and went back in tonight to continue working on the pearls and ribbon.  I'm undecided about what to do with the table color..thinking I may leave it neutral grays..any…

"Last Light, Ruakaka Beach" 11x25" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

Wow what a stunning Spring evening we had yesterday. Couldn't resist going out for a paint. It was overcast when I started which meant the shadows were warmer…

Yow!

Summer at the Cove

Oil on Canvas 

16 x 16"

I spent the day with the "Colour in Your Life" TV crew filming me painting this. (See the video…

I dont seem to get any time for serious painting yet, too much interference from various places.  This time is an operation on my left shoulder tomorrow, I really hope it will improve my immovability and of course golfing..)

All the best to all my artist friend,

It was a very successive art course and the girls painted all sorts of paintings, I thought I might send in one picture of my girls, as you can see there was a lot of fun and creativeness during those few days.  I hope you enjoy this little input from me.…

Is anyone able to tell me what happened to our group painting project? I can't find any follow up. I know Richard had some things to deal with before getting back to it but I've not heard any news.

Many thanks

Bev

Gum trees is easy to paint. It's like falling from a tree. The background is painted with thin paint and the trees is painted with thicker paint and done with a palette knife.…