29 Paintings Down

29 paintings down!  The 29th is pictured below.  

Right now I am working hard to finish #30--this huge painting with a dragon fruit.  I am currently taping off sections to protect them from future drips and splashes.  Also pictured above is a figure painting from an open figure session that Annie Henrie and I attended this week.

Below is Elise Wehle's most recent piece, Behind Scenes.  I love the raw feel where pattern meets figure.

Here is the 24th painting.  

Art Tripping to Portland

The 17th painting is completed!  It has been a busy weekend.  Fellow artists Annie Henrie, Elise Wehle and I took a road trip to Oregon this weekend.   Annie needed to drop off some paintings at her gallery in Cannon Beach, so we accompanied her on the adventure.  

On the way, we explored Portland's art scene and discovered some gorgeous new painters.  Below is "Say a Prayer for the Dying" by Gabriel Liston and a landscape by Stephen Hayes.

The other great art we found was at Voodoo Doughnuts, a quirky independent doughnut shop in the heart of Portland.  I loved the topiary monster in the parking lot and their signature pink doughnut boxes.

 Other trip highlights included Multnomah Falls and the gorgeous (but very cold) Cannon Beach.  We sketched and painted by the beach.  I hope the trip inspires some beautiful art in the last remaining 26 days of the project!