CUP DOODLE

I can't stop!! I really must do some serious work but I leave at the end of the week to do a workshop and every thing I want to start requires a longer attention span than I have right now!!
In between the doodles I'm running here and there and packing and just can't concentrate. I know you can totally understand this. Sooooooo in the meantime I will continue to doodle and start new work next week when hopefully I will be over my love affair( temporarily) with the water color crayons! Have you tried them yet? My favorites are the Caran d' Ache. The white is just wonderful, softens colors.
Ok now what else to doodle???

DOODLES

Yep! More "doodles"! Small little crayon paintings. The largest is 5"x5". I am having fun with these. I already said that didn't I?

MONO TYPE

Have you ever done mono types? I just love doing them! You paint your subject on to a piece of glass with paint( they do have special paint for it, inks.Some one told me acrylics work but they dry too fast for me) I used oil paint. Simple subjects are best to start.
Lay a piece of pre gessoed paper over the glass and painted subject. Use a bray er to roll with pressure or a wooden spoon works too. Lift your paper and you have a print!! Very rewarding and always a surprise! Try it!!

PINK CUP

6"x6" oil on board
Ok, enough animals for right now. I love pink and saw this beautiful cup with a bird on it and I knew it was for me and had to be painted! A cookie and some cocoa, just perfect! Of course, tea or coffee would be delightful!This painting has been added to my" etsy" store   http://susanjenkinsart.etsy.com/

Cream With That?

9"x12"oil on canvas  Warming up this morning!  SOLD!

Cream and Sugar

8"x10" oil on canvas Playing fast and loose this morning!SOLD!

Wedding Cup Cake

6x6 oil on panel 125. Just had to paint a wedding "cup"cake! Fun! SOLD!!!

Where Does the Time go??

I haven't posted since Tuesday, I can't believe it! Well, finally the birdhouse is done, it came out just great, used a brown grout. I like to use the brown, looks like mud. Didn't get a chance to take a pic of it, will tomorrow. Was quite a job!

Alot of appointments and interruptions all week. Gayle and I did manage to go to the potter, Paula Teplitz studio in Arroyo Grande and Gayle picked up work for her gallery. I just LOVE Paulas work. She doesn't have a web site or I would put it on here for sure. Her work is just amazing to me. I have a few pieces , wonderful. This is one of her pieces, a cup, you can't see the handle, but it is really sweet. She does big things, owls ,rabbits and huge pots with paintings of wolves and elephants and anything else that she wants to do. Also fabulous hand building of women sitting in chairs with cats in their laps, it's endless! She uses engobes to paint with. High fire.

Paulas work is available at the Chambers Gallery here in Cambria. Some truely beautiful work.

Well, I am painting tomorrow! So I will have something posted in the late morning or after noon for sure! XO Susan

Circus Cup

5x7 water color on paper

Cappuccino in a Green Cup

6x6 o/b 125. Oh yummmmm, I love a steamy hot cap!! A fun after noon is going to Borders books, getting a stack of magazines and a cup of cappuccino! They serve it in those big white cups!Simple pleasures!! Where is your favorite place to get a cap??SOLD!

Happy Cup

5x7 watercolor

Just a happy little painting for this morning. Water colors are relaxing and fun!

YELLOW CUP

6x6 I got this cup and saucer years ago, always thought I would paint it sometime. It is made with terra cotta clay and is very old. I love the color.

I have been painting tight lately, I have no clue why, it happens sometimes. I go right back to my beginnings. This morning I decided to get my big brush out and paint and it was very fun!

So, big brushes again ! Yay!