By golly, it's warming up in Portland! We've finally stowed away the down comforter and moved on to the cotton quilt, and I'm able to gallivant about without tights for the first time since August.
But I haven't been doing too much gallivanting (that's what June will be for). I'm in my little bear cave, painting away.
Today I scanned about 10 pieces, so I'll have plenty to share over the next week or two. I've decided that I want to keep a few pieces as a surprise until the show opens, and I'm only going to show the rest of the pieces sans frames. That way there's a little bit of a "Ta-da!" element when the show actually goes up and is hanging and can be perused both in person and online.
Here's a little lass that's been keeping me company while I work on the rest of the carnival-folk:
The Figi Mermaid 11"x14"x1" Acrylic on canvas
She's a bit less...well, decrepit than the usual Figi Mermaid, and a bit more rosy and vivacious.
I wanted this to seem like something in between a sideshow attraction and an old natural history museum diorama, with a little tromp l'oeil effect. At the very least, I'm getting more and more used to painting curtains!
Happy Monday & back with more soon.