Ste Genevieve Catholic Church in copper

 

Love working the Sainte Genevieve Catholic Church in metal for Music Art Love!  It's such a beautiful place! I'll be delivering these at the end of the month.  Artwork number 3710 in 3710 days. 

January Collage!!

To celebrate the end of the January #stradaeasel challenge, I downloaded an app (Phinsh Collage Maker)on my phone to for my January work.  I simply selected the pics on my phone and the app did the rest. I can see a few paintings were clipped off, but I haven't had time to give it a second look. It's fun to see a whole month's venues at a glance, and each is a memory of the day. Maybe I'll do this next month, too! 

Balloon Festival in Metal

There is something magical about a group of hot air balloons rising together!  Sketching this scene on location in ink and watercolor, I am now turning to metal to express the scene.  I find myself reaching for rounded plastic sculpting tools for these curved edges.  The metal tools work a little faster and sharper for me.  Working from one side to the other, the scene emerges.  I often let these metal pieces rest for a day, returning with fresh eyes to examine my work.  It's amazing what else I'll see that next day!  Still rather new to me, it becomes more natural with each one.  Painting number 2502 in 2502 days.