preacher patriarch.

11x14 oil on canvas by chad loriot.

this is from a photo chad took of his grandpa over the holidays.

maybe.

started a small oil painting today. maybe i will finish this one...as i have said before, i can paint but it is not my 'thing'. above is the photo i took of the lovely little japanese vase my daughter bought for me. i really like the intersection of the lines and planes in the picture. not sure if i will complete the background or leave it brushy and abstract. my husband opts for the later. below is my hour's work. i'm not a fast painter. i tend to layer and spend too long on the underpainting.

painting aside, i updated the studio space. i ran out of paint and will need to get more to do the trim and buy another color to repaint the ceiling. i am debating whether or not to repaper the wall leading into the back bathroom but with a 'zero' budget, a fresh coat of leftover paint went a long way!

if i do repaper, i want to use some of my vintage wallcovering and will need some paste. the paper coordinates well with the paint color. the have the same shade of green. yes, the floor needs replacing.

cns.

i am going to attempt a 24x30 oil painting of husband. this is the photo i will be using. he is going to be doing one of me also, same size and medium. the finished paintings will hang in our bedroom on either side of our bed in these lovely, frames we picked up sometime ago at the thrift store. i wanted something kinda modern and american gothic at the same time and i think these will fit the bill nicely.