"Let's Dance" at home

"Let's Dance" at home!

Here is the 43"x53" painting "Let's Dance" in its home location. Nice, huh?

Perfect.  Hmm... I think I see a cosmo and a three olive martini there on the mantel.

Fun!

-JanettMarie

PS: Uncle Roy is finished. I will post tomorrow.

"Hot Tip" -Sold

16"x12" mixed media on paper mounted on canvas

"Hot Tip" completed just in time for delivery!

This is coffee cup painting number 101! Well, now these coffee cup paintings could go on forever!
Richard Diebenkorn painted over 140 in his "Ocean Park Series".

The collage on the top half of this painting is pieces of an old coffee commodities chart from 1997. Of course, I had to put real coffee on this painting......so much fun!!

I'm on the road to more collage pieces!!!

-JanettMarie
PS: Myra, I owe you a phone call!

"Uncle Roy".... Relax.... -Sold

Uncle Roy is relaxing on his house boat, he really knows how to live.... I want to go there!

This is getting much closer! It needs to rest as much as I do... but it is... getting much closer....  : )

-JanettMarie

PS: Hey! I almost forgot and how could I forget! I won a new easel from Cheap Joe's. I think they shipped it today.... I can hardly wait! Here is the photo of my raggedy easel with buckets holding up the painting!

A couple of paintings I just started...

6"x8" mixed media on paper gonna be mounted on canvas!

A collaging effort started on a 12"x16" canvas....

Here are a couple that have just gotten started.... sure does help to look at a photo of the work. The boat painting I can see has a little issue with the back of the boat. Looks like it's going to fall off, doesn't it. Well, I guess I'll have to fix that!

The second one is the beginning of my collaging effort inspired by Lisa Graham and Myra Anderson. Shhh.... I've never done anything like this before.... I've got paper and glue stuck on my fingers!!

-JanettMarie

"Let's Dance!"

43"x53" mixed media on canvas

Here it is! The finished painting. This painting has subtle touches of glitter in the glasses and flecks throughout the painting. It's a large 43" tall by 53" wide, which would be a nice sized flat screen television!

In my last post, I told you that I was headed out to get some scrapbooking paper, well, I purchased some incredible glitter. I will definitely be using more of that! The scrapbooking paper, I thought oh, I'll just get a pad of that stuff and see what I can do with it. Well, wow! I had no idea that there are so many choices at Michaels! I was overwhelmed! I went crazy, just a little and I am fired up with all my new mixed media materials!

Oh, what will she do next?  : )

-JanettMarie

"August Moon"

24"x30" mixed media on canvas

"August Moon" this is the title of my next painting. In the little caption area, I typed in the size of the canvas and instinctively declared it to be a mixed media piece. Well, there you go, I really need to get to Michael's and get some of that scrap booking paper that Little Lisa told Little Myra about.

I am also very very close to finish with the martinis painting... I need a good title and a good photo before it leaves my studio Friday. Below is a small detail of the painting... I will post the full finish either tomorrow (Thursday) or Friday, when I get the finishing touches and a good photo of the painting!

Detail of 43"x53" mixed media painting on canvas

-JanettMarie  : )

These Big Martini's continue to develop.

The latest...

Yesterday (Friday)...

This painting is really coming along, I have another bunch of hours into this...

The top image is the latest version. I've changed the lime on the glass and worked on the background more.  I'm not sure if I have the lime quite right yet... I'll keep looking at it.

Man, this is so close, I can hardly stand it. Tonight, I needed to stop so paint could dry... tomorrow... more....

-JanettMarie

More of the "Dancing Martini's"

A little closer, but still more to go!

To give you an idea of the size, the canvas is 2.5" deep (sides) and it is here sitting on top of 5 gallon pickle buckets!

Here I started to add and remove a bit of color....

 Watch out! This painting is really moving along! See the shininess at the bottom of the first image, that's pools of water!

While I'm here in Dallas, I'm letting the painting rest! Or is it me I'm letting rest?

-JanettMarie  : )
PS: Suzi, Texas is great!

The Beginning Marks...

43" x 53" acrylic on canvas

This is the beginning of the large painting I'm working on. Thought it might be fun to post the progress.

I think I may get addicted to painting large. Building the stretcher frame, stretching the canvas, applying the coats of gesso. Takes a lot of time, but... I kind of like it. I'll post more tomorrow!

This week I'm off to Dallas to visit a friend. I hope I to visit an artist friend while I'm there. I've already checked the weather and it is going to be hot, hot, hot!

-JanettMarie

"One Olive Please"

8" x 6" mixed media on paper

Hi! My 100 days of vacation with no expectation is over! Ended yesterday, the 8th of August.

I had this painting started but not finished, so.... here it is, just in time for the weekend! It is small compared to the first spirit painting I did, but wait until you see one that I am currently working on! It is 43" by 53" and it is fun! I have a deadline for that one so you will be seeing it soon! In the mean time... have a great weekend!

-JanettMarie

"Two" -Sold

3"x2" oil & glitter on canvas

Remember "Radiantini"? Yes, I almost miss that one too. I went back into it and add a few more elements... like glitter and changed the cherry into two olives, also added a stir stick. New painting! Like Flo says "Discount!", I say "New Painting!"

I call this one "Two", I can't decide if it is for the two olives or if I want to make this a part of my Spirit Series. I'm inclined this early in the game to just let it stand for the two olives!

Slowly, but surely, getting back into the swing. It has been 85 days since the Open House, closing in on my 100 days of "no expectations" : )

Have a lovely day!

-jM

Happy Fourth of July!

"Martini One"

30"x24" mixed media on canvas

Here is the finished product. One martini, one olive and number one.

It took awhile but that's okay. Even Georgia O'Keeffe didn't work all the time! Boy, but when she did though... look out!

The next one is a little smaller. Can't remember if it's 14"x18" or 12"x16".... I have two started, that size and that size!

-jM

Beginning of the "Spirit" Series

30" x 24" mixed media on canvas

Nope, nope, nope, it's not finished yet, but I promised I would post this as it is... so far....

Almost forgot to do this, I'm sitting on the deck out back of the house reading a book about Georgia O'Keeffe... it's a pretty good book so far.  An easy read.  The title is "How Georgia Became O'Keeffe" by Karen Karbo.

Anyway, here is the painting, so far, it just doesn't feel right to me yet.....

More later!

-jM

"Promise"

6"x8" oil on canvas panel

Hi! This is a crazy painting that I'm working on here and there, just playing around. Kind of like an instinct painting, if there is such a type. 

Looking at this photo on my computer here, I see a little something I can add already! 

Wow, taking a photo and posting may be a good way for me to see my paintings in a different way.

If you don't mind me experimenting.... I have another painting I am working on... that just isn't there yet... I'll photograph it tomorrow and post it. Maybe something will be shout out to me!

Tomorrow's painting, the one I'm not sure of... is number one of the "Spirit" series...  : )

-jM

"Spots" by Young Artists!

Logan, Reese and Ally! Cousins painting!

Today was a fun day of painting with young artists at the Cookies & Canvas Studio!

In the above photo you see three cousins that had a great time painting a Dalmatian puppy. Ally, the artist on the right side of this photo is the inspiration behind this painting! She asked in April if I did any Dalmatian paintings, I hadn't, but I told her that I would put one together for her!
So "Thank You, Ally!", we all had a great time painting "Spots" today! Great idea!

All happy artists! Beautiful work!

A good time had by all, and we all gave our puppy a ball to play with!

This is Kyle, he painted the Jolly Roger with me last month. Kyle knows really good jokes!

Thanks Painters!!!

-jM