Color love

I love color! 

I am so inspired by intense, beautiful pigments and paints. 

I wanted to share some of my recent colorful photography from the studio. (I am definitely not a professional photographer, and these were all shot on my phone... just a little disclaimer)

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Obviously my white balance is not perfect, but these colors and images just make me so happy. I hope they bring a little sunshine to your day, too. 

I also just started a colorful art supply series on instagram. #mychromaticstudio

100 day project update: days 61 - 70

Below are days 61 - 70 of my 100 Day Project: 100 Days of Gouache Book. 

See previous updates here,  here, here, here, here, and here

As I mentioned here, I got some Acryla gouaches and had a lot of fun playing with their innate opacity through painting bright florals. 

 

day 61 (started off with an abstract landscape)

 

day 62 - hello, Acryla!

 

day 63

 

day 64

day 65

 

day 66

 

day 67

 

day 68

 

day 69

 

day 70

 

days 61 - 70

I LOVED painting florals for a bit! Might go for more experimentation in the next set...

100 Day Project Update: days 21- 30

Below are days 21 - 30 of my 100 Day Project: 100 Days of Gouache Book. 

See previous updates here and here

 

  In progress

 Day 21

 Day 22

Day 23 - The Greenbrier Resort Trellis Room

Day 24 - The Greenbrier Resort "Grace Kelly" Room

Day 25 - The Victorian Writing Room at the Greenbrier Resort

Day 26 - my favorite spot near the dining room at The Greenbrier Resort

Day 27

Day 28

Day 29

Day 30

 Still having fun with the fashion illustrations 

Having a lot of fun and still challenging myself to stay loose!

100 Day Project Update: day 11 - 20

Below are days 11 - 20 of my 100 Day Project: 100 Days of Gouache Book. 

See previous updates here

 day 11

 

day 12

day 13

day 14

day 15

day 16

day 17

day 18

day 19 (Mother's Day)

day 20

I am really enjoying painting clothing, interiors, and florals. I might try more landscapes in the future... 

 

Which is your favorite? 

100 Day Project Update: days 1 - 10

Hey all!  Here are the first 10 days of my 100 Day Project: 

100 Days of Gouache Book

 days 1-9

day 10


I've been having a lot of fun with this challenge. I love that it forces me to paint every day, which is something that I don't always get to do. 
Running a small business is 60% (or more) business... the rest is creative. So carving out a smalll amount of time to paint, even on the "business" days is really nice. 

 day 5 detail 


 Plus I am LOVING working with gouache. I find myself still leaning towards making it more watercolor-like, but I am trying very hard to make myself use less water 
for more consistent opacity.

 (and, yes, day 3 was in homage to Prince)
 

(read more about the project here)