Mahommes in Copper

It's so fun getting caught up in the excitement of another Super Bowl run for our Kansas City Chiefs! In copper, I sketch the form, working back and front to push the metal where I want it.  It stretches with the stress, and I sculpt it with assorted tools.  I love switching up mediums daily - it keeps everything I do fresh.  Artwork number 4048 in 4048 days. 

GO CHIEFS

I just have to celebrate our hometown boys a bit!  So happy they are headed to the Super Bowl again this year!  I remember all the lean years, so these really are a treat!  Love getting to work in the metal again!  Artwork number 4046 in 4046 days. 

Kelce in Copper

How could I resist working my favorite tight end in copper?  The AFC game was so exciting, and Kelce was on fire out there!  So, I'm celebrating the Chiefs and putting good vibes into the atmosphere as we approach the Super Bowl!  I just love our home town boys, and as a Swiftie family - I especially support the romance with Taylor.  Who doesn't love LOVE?  Artwork number 4040 in 4040 days. 

Music Art Love in Copper

I LOVED capturing the new location of Music Art Love in copper!  I had the chance to work this piece after dropping Mom off for a nap at our cushy abode. I take her nap times seriously - and get as much work finished as possible during that time!  On this day, I actually finished and framed, then needed to wake her up for "Wine Hour" at the Main Street Inn!  One never misses a wine hour if possible!  I'm so happy this piece has a new home, with the lovely owner of this wonderful place!! 😍❤️  Artwork number 3732 in 3732 days. 

Inn Ste Gemme Copper

 

This Inn Ste Gemme copper piece is coming to Music Art Love this week - along with a few others!  This gallery is the first to carry my metal pieces, so I hope you'll stop in to see their new space on a Main Street!   My new collection focuses on the wonderful historic architecture in Sainte Genevieve, and it is super fun to work in metal!  Artwork number 3724 in 3724 days. 

Stella and Me - metal

 

This little copper piece  of "Stella and Me" is heading for Music Art Love in Sainte Genevieve, along with several others at the end of the month!  I working on several miniature pieces and I hope to get a couple of larger pieces finished, too.  Love all the historic architecture of this gorgeous old town!  Painting number 3309 in 3309 days. 

Kelce in Copper

 

It wa so exciting to work "Kelce" into copper  during the Super Bowl!! Working metal is a great stress reliever, and boy was that a stressful game!  The sketching the image into the metal with slight pressure starts the process, then I work some masses from the back and others from the front, working until the metal stretches out a bit in 3D fashion.  Each time I work a piece, I learn my tools a little more, and find better methods to achieve the result I desire.  A little rubbing of the metal and antiquing the edges, and I'm done before I know it. I finished 4 different pieces during that game!  Painting number 3700 in 3700 days. 

Go CHIEFS

 

How 'bout those CHIEFS?!!! After a REAL nail biter of a game, I am now celebrating with a little metal work to bask in the victory, haha!  I'm working on a few metal gallery pieces, so of course, I needed to represent our home town boys!  I start with an engraved sketch of some of our gear.  I'll need to pick up some of the new stuff this week!  Flipping front to back, I work the areas to recess and push out, accordingly, adding some definition with acrylic and solvent.  This is a great warm up for the architecture to come.  Art piece number 3678 in 3678 days and day 30 of the #stradaeasel challenge.

Union Station in Metal

Kansas City has so many fabulous old buildings for the artist to capture.  I've painted this place multiple times in oil, ink and watercolor.  This is the first time in metal.  Architecture is such a strong subject for this media, with all those lines and planes.  I sketch first on the front side with a metal tool, switching sides to push out the planes.  Next, I reverse and repeat.  I work from both sides until I get the results I want.  Maybe I'll do some in miniature for Christmas this year!  Painting number 2510 in 2510 days. 

Clock Tower in Copper

SOLD

Choosing a spot on Main Street to get this vantage, I started by sketching with a rounded metal tool.  With metal, I have to keep working from one side to the other, gently working the metal until I achieve the results I'm looking for.  I am learning with each one, I only wish I had brought more copper with me.  It is super cool for architecture!  Painting number 2479 in 2479 days.

January at a Glance!

Highlights from the last 30 days!

I did a collage like this one last January for the 30 day painting challenge - and loved the whole idea of it!  How wonderful it was to see all of the artist's works during the 30 day period.  I determined to post one every month, it was such a good idea!  Well, I did not get that done - just that one little extra thing at the end of the month did not get squeezed in.  I hope to do better this year, and that is all I can commit to!  Now, I have to get busy on today's painting, since I have already spent as much time as finishing a painting on putting this little collage together :)