I recently saw Twilight and I was enchanted by Edward’s looks, the pale skin, dark red lips and dark eyebrows so I wanted to paint a vampire.

see this piece in person at La Luz de Jesus group show in March, everything But the Kitsch n Sync

The love bug is a fruit and leaf mimic. It is camouflaged until it opens it eyes and flies off its perch. Once bitten, smitten, love is irreversible.

If you would like to see the progression of this painting click on the link to flickr in my sidebar.

and um, there is a little spot on her cheek that I accidentally made with my brush before photo documenting.

A reasonably good painting morning, except for an obstinate hand that will now wait until final phase tomorrow, sometimes I can do hands like poof in an instant and other times each stinkin finger drives me nuts. A few more arteries and some final glazing and detail then done.

“Vigilante Valentine”

Amor

I saw something on a morning talk show the other day and committed it to my thinking. Its kind of about turning resistance into acceptance in that the more you think, "I don’t want to do that, I can’t do that, I wish I didn’t have to do that" the more resistant you become and it literally makes it much more difficult to do the thing you wish you didn’t have or need to do. So, I decided that I would just accept the fact that there are a number of things that will take me away each day from my art goals, ie, dogs, housework, and exercise. By just accepting that I will have to do these things, by not allowing the bantering in my head, I seem to be accomplishing more with less stress. I am not producing art as fast but I feel peaceful knowing I have done the things that I tend to put off or procrastinate about. I think that eventually, I will be able to be more productive. So, the little chant in my head besides, no fear this year, is, acceptance without resistance…