Sneak Peek

It's an art weekend around here for me. I have the house to myself, and it's supposed to rain, and that's my favourite kind of combination for art-making :)

I'm working hard to get as much as I can done for a show at the end of next month, so here's a peek at what I was experimenting with today:

Plenty more peeks to come! (It will finally give me something to blog about!)

THIS LITTLE TEAPOT

The show opening is happening right now!

Here's my artwork for it:

16x20" Acrylic on custom textured birch panel, and teapot!

HUGE thanks to Bec Murphy for including me :)

I almost don't want to paint over it...

But that's what I'm starting tonight!

Tonight: Slow Progress

I'm still finding this surface oh-so tricky to work on, but I still oh-so love the texture. 

The face is at that stage where the details are only half done, so it's looking a little strange, but I'm hoping to finish it tonight!

Sneak Peek:

I've started working on my textured background from a few posts ago. It's very tricky so far. I already know what I'll do differently next time, but you can't learn these things without trying. Plus, this is my 'trial' run for a bigger piece which I plan to start next week.

Faces always look so strange in their earlier stages... Hence the crafty angle and convenient reflections. Hopefully the photo of the finished artwork won't need either of these!