3 Entries for a Miniature ART Show

Prairie Winds Art Gallery in Grand Island, NE. is having their annual

Miniature Art Show - the deadline was coming up fast. 

The requirements are nothing painted is to be larger than 5" x 5" or 25 square inches

and living things have to be 1/6th their size or smaller, 

so for instance if a head is 9", the image you paint cannot exceed 1 1/2 inches.

Today, I painted #3 (and that was after three complete fails 

of other subjects - hard to paint small for me) - 

took it's photo above before I was really done

and next thing I knew, it was done and in the frame.

I did not take that moment to photograph it.

I DID some more work in the bottom right quadrant

the grass was connected and had a more finished look 

on the final look over.

Once behind glass and mounted in mat board, 

I just don't take them

back apart.

First painting is my daughter - done from a photo - 

wrapped in her winter warmth with a great

lens flare over her shoulder, 

I think it will be titled "Sun Flare". 

Second one is the puppy I did last week, and thought I would do a better one, but

I the next one I did, was NOT a better one, so this one makes it to

the frame.  I can live with that, I varnished it...it seemed to make the

surface better.  It will be titled "Surveillance". 

Third one - is one I have had on the 'to-do pile'

for a very long time.  It finally made it to 

the surface and it will be titled "Hidden".

Watercolor, all around.  I am really starting to love it.

I have done nothing but watercolor for the last six paintings or so

 not counting

the ones that went in the 'round file'. 

Oh ya, and the ONE 'pencil' from the last post.

I have so many pigment choices to mix from today, 

I used my old $1.25 

watercolor set

from a hundred years ago - amongst others.

Off they go, along with 2 commissioned pieces to their owners -  this week.

Next week, I deliver my art to the MAPS show in Topeka.

No more shows for now - they take too much time.  I need studio time - just for painting

and ONLY painting.

Today I had help - I do every day, but today seemed to be 

one of 'help - like it or not'...I have such sweet 'studio kittens'.