Its My Burffdayss

So todays my birthday! 23 fine years on this planet of ours. It's kind of a weird one though, 21 was awesome, 22 was still kinda sweet, then 23? but hey a birthdays a birthday right? There's nothing to complain about when theres cake and presents about.

To celebrate, this weekend my family and I are heading up to our place in the Adirondacks to do some hiking, fishing and relaxing. Im planning on staying up there about a week and a half, so I'll be doing a bunch of mini paintings from all around that region. So there should be some cool new landscapes for ya'lls in few. In the mean time here is a fun painting I just finished and put up for sale on the Etsys.

(3) 8" x 8"

Farm Sunset

Acrylic

Climbing Trip This Weekend!

So it's been a few weeks since I've been able to take a climbing trip outside. This weekend we are headed to the New River Gorge in West Virginia to do some free water soloing! The weather is supposed to be in the nineties all weekend so swimming, climbing, and relaxing sounds like the right idea to me. Anywho, even though it seems like I have been lazy and not posting lately, I have been hard at work. I have been editing photos for etsy and taking care of shipping and stuff all week. Plus I had to re-do my site a bit and add a link everywhere. I wasn't quite ready for how long it was all going to take but I think I got it under control now. Way too much computer work this week and not enough painting. That's not to say I wasn't able to crank something out. Here is a winter scene I did while pretending my apartment wasn't a hundred degrees.

Winter Farm

7.5" x 3.5"

Acrylic

I liked the idea of putting a taller one in the middle of two squares. This gave me a bit more room for the details on the house and foreground, but the outside two kept that tiny amount of land that I like. Hope ya'lls like it too! And now I'm off to West Virginia.

My Etsy Account is open!

So it wasn't too bad getting my etsy account up and running, check it out here. It's still a bit of a work in progress so if any of you who have been using it a bunch already have any tips for me I'm glad to hear them. I'm running a coupon too, I decided the first two weeks that the shop is open I will sell everything at 50% off, so if any of you po-folks have wanted a painting before but couldn't afford it, now is the time. I also am doing local pick ups if you are around Columbus and don't want to pay shipping. Here are a few pictures of the stuff on the site. Check out the site and tell me what you think, and favorite or like it or whatever etsy's thing is. Thanks ya'lls.

The Corn Hill Art Festival

So last weekend was the Corn Hill, and I really enjoyed it. I wish I could have walked around and seen some more of the artists but I was busy In my booth both days. I got tons of great feedback from the community and everyone was really nice though. Here are some pictures of my booth set up on the second day.

I was on a corner spot so I left two sides of my tent open. This set up was crucial the second day because it was so hot and I had my chair hidden in the shade of the corner.

One question people kept on asking was if I sold my work online, and unfortunately I had to keep on saying no, not yet at least. That is changing fast though, I plan on having an Etsy account open in under a week, and to promote the new site I am letting the first two paintings that sell go at 50% off! So if you want some, you better get them while they're hot.

And the last thing I wanted to share is that my latest big painting "Flooded Fields" sold at the Corn Hill. I was really proud of that piece and I'm glad it's going somewhere it'll be appreciated. Here is the piece with its proud new owners. Thank You!

New Paintings

So another mass painting release in store for all you fine folks today. I think I've been having too much fun with these trio's lately, I just finished two more yesterday as well. These ones are all kind of variations of an idea I've had for a cool type of sky. This first one really pushes the idea of a hot sunset over an ocean.

Ocean Sunset

(3) 3" x 3"

Acrylic

These next three are some of my most favorites that I've done so far, especially the middle one with the haystacks. That one was actually the first I did with those sunset colors inside the blue sky, hope you like them. This may be the last post I can do before the Corn Hill Art's Festival this weekend. I'll be sure to take lots of photos and I'll most likely be doing a big post next week choc full of rambling, pictures, and good times.

Field Sunset

(3) 3" x 3"

Acrylic

Haystacks

(3) 3" x 3"

Acrylic

Fall Farm

(3) 3" x 3"

Acrylic

New Paintings

So these aren't actually new, but I finished framing a bunch of the small ones I posted before so I figured I would post a bunch at once. I cranked out a bunch of new stuff today too so I'm finally feeling like I have atleast close to enough for the Corn Hill sale. weee, just about five more days to go.

Flooded Farm

(3) 3" x 3"

Acrylic

Lost in the Woods

(3) 2" x 3"

Acrylic

Full Moon

(3) 3 " x 3"

Acrylic

New Painting

So here is the big new painting, if my memory serves me right its about 2' by 5'. I liked painting just from imagination, I think it helps get some fun slightly different colors in the mix. But I also have been feeling the lack of plein air painting getting to me lately. I suppose its time soon to get outside and paint what's really out there. I do wish I could paint this size more often, it's just hard to find the time as well as space to get into it. This is the last big canvas I have right now though so it may be my last big painting for awhile, atleast until I can get home and make some more stretcher bars. I hope yalls enjoy this one as much as I do though, I wish there was an ocean just like this somewhere so I could kick back in a lounge chair with my feet buried in the sand and just soak it all in.

Ocean Sunset

2' x 5'

Oil

New Painting

This one ended up a bit more realistic than some but that seems to be the trend lately. I've been making the actual landscape more realistic but taking the colors more freely. Maybe the bright summer colors are making me do this but no matter what the cause I'm having fun. I just finished a huge painting last weekend with this slightly new kind of style so you'll see what I mean soon enough.

Distant Mountain

3" x 3"

Acrylic