Last Year’s Garden

 Overdone,  chaotic….it is really kinda that way. 

Doctor’s office has art books. Turns out it’s not that easy to paint like Rothko 🙄.

This is in hot press sketchbook. This composition appeals to me. The people on the left are “in” the painting and the bench connects to the person on the right. 

October 10, 2026 — Elaine O.

Isn't this the cutest baby? I absolutely love that big happy smile. The small size really suits the subject—and this is painted on a coated panel so it can be displayed without framing. At any rate, I'm happy with it.

6" x 6"

I also made a small start on another painting, although you'll probably have to come back next week to actually see what's going on.

10" x 14"

second of 9 - Shoemakers Tower

the first of a set of 9 towers - Clock Tower, Sighișoara

Alone in Andersonville Ss10/03

This wet scenery reflects my lonely walk in an Andersonville Parade of happy people.Life goes on while one's heart is filled with loss and sorrow. This painting is an unfinished project where the background, middle ground and foreground were not defined before almost 5 years ago..Once I defined the walking person to the right as the focus I felt I have captured a feeling of connection to my personal transition. Old paintings when given new perspectives and different emotions could give the viewer a diary of surprises.Life is good one day at a time!

Uncertain Smile Ss926

My convention photo selfie is still on hiatus.

Cranking out the masterpieces.

I was lying in burned out basement

The enchanted forest

Who can find the upside down goose?

At last something that looks like something

Okay the thing is when you are driving across your landscape with your smallest dagger brush it just leaves a white path because it is pretty wet and everything washes out, but the further you go the drier the brush becomes and it begins bulldozing the paint debris in front of it, and because it is kind of sticky the hairs splay out so that each hair is separated and dragging its paint in behind it and the brush is leaving parallel lines behind it so you get a lacy pattern.  And I have always wondered if I could use that phenomena in my paintings someway where it came together.  I'll be in the lab probably until Halloween.

Here is a closeup because it doesn't show up well in the whole painting.

And look here another Renaissance Art Fair.  October 22, 10 to 4.  Discounts for old and new masters who drop by.

 

October 3, 2026 — Elaine O.

It's finished (with apologies to any architects out there)! Sure, the buildings feel a bit wobbly, but in my defense, it was early morning and I was barely awake. Plus, I was really interested in the sky and the light out back. And I'm happy with that.

10" x 14"

third time's a charm - though this is only my second try

hot pressed paper - still not used to it