painting

had a busy night

i’ve been trying to catch up on reading, comments and messages as i can, but keep getting distracted. i’m offline so much these days it’s hard to get back on and when i do grab a moment it’s already backlogged before i begin.

late last night after all went to sleep i grabbed my paint box, brushes, random objects and just jumped in. these are what happened and i like them. all but one are still in progress.

i had a larger spoon from years ago meant for this, but the bub absconded with it to use as a sword and i ended up with this smaller one instead. it’s not done yet, but i really like how it’s coming along.

still needs varnish and then will be finished. while i was painting it the weather flipped to freezing again with a bit of snow in the wee hours. this is the winter sprite that refuses to leave.

still working on it. acrylic on watercolor paper.

in progress and needing eyes. acrylic on art board. this had an abandoned under painting from decades ago on it that i was never going to return to. i decided to cover the entire thing with burnt umber and begin anew.

i’ve been trying to finish a game i’m making for Hodge. it’s shaping up, but also going slow for trying to figure it all out as i go. it’s created from a Life board we were going to get rid of and based on the play style of our favorite game Uncle Wiggly. i’ve already written the rules and 79 cards out and now just have to finish painting and assembling all of it. oh yes, and testing to see if it’s even fun and playable. i’ve always wanted to make one and since Hodge wants me to make another based on his new book characters i figured it would be good to try out an old idea first on something already on hand. this one is based on the Nose Gnomes from our Mushroom Hoarder story sculptures i made with him years ago.

that’s my random art update for now. i’ve been leaning into creating to help quell my running anxiety and taking the comments to heart that it’s helpful to others as well. love and a safe weekend to all.