My two most recent paintings are ones that I picked to challenge myself.
The first, a painting of a woman reading the morning paper at the Hemingway House in Key West (and the darling six-toed cat!) Was one that I picked because I need to become more comfortable painting people. I loved the way the light speckled over the pathway, and the lush jungle-like foliage.
The other painting of a peacock was from a photo I took at the bird sanctuary in Scotland Neck, NC. I wanted to see how realistically I could paint the peacock and if I could capture the wonderful way the light lit up parts of him. I also really like the fact that he is in a "non-traditional" peacock pose.
