mini landscape/treescape from direct observation

Here is one of the mini paintings I did outside an a park in San Antonio between other responsibilities (have a short term working gig). I had brought my acrylic inks for portable decorative/dreamscape stuff to do on the fly (can't bring oils&sovents to my job), but for mini work from life it turned out pretty well. Usually I save oils for this sort of thing, but I'm excited the portable inks worked well for direct observation. I have more I'm finishing up. 4"x4" acrylic ink and ink pencil on wood panel

finishing small decorative dreamscape/treescape and starting new self portrait

started mapping quick sketch and sienna underpainting self portrait--about 12"x30"


...and some completed minis from my stay with my sister.  I seem to trade more than sell, but that is a help too.

acrylic ink on assembled wood panels--about 2"x7"

4" round wood panel. acrylic ink

4" round wood panel acrylic ink

 3"x3" acrylic ink on canvas

2"x3" acrylic ink on canvas

2/27/12 treescape/dreamscapes in progress (on location)

Been at my sister's in Arlington VA this week, apartment hunting. Here are some of what I've been working on as time allows. I can't bring oils on the plane and get into the hardcore stuff...more of the decorative/dreamscape work which was what I was doing this fall with acrylic ink and paint. These are on wood and canvas, anywhere from 1" to 4" panels.

I'll leave at least one or two with my sister for treating my stay while we hammer out our future roommate arrangement this summer. ( I plan to work on more large scale work from life and get in touch with more galleries for a year and a half,  then deside if I will return to Austin or look into other places and opportunties). I'm getting ideas of how I would like to link some of the presentation ideas of the small decorative pieces with work from life though on a larger scale. I need to finish these up.  I'm looking forward to getting home to finish some oil paintings too.

treescape 1/27/12

 

back to these for tonight. low level but still restless sort of energy. working out ideas for a big one. another new piece from direct observation tomorrow.

‎8"x8" acrylic ink on canvas

Dec. 26 2011 dreamscape/treescape

 

acrylic ink and paint on assembled wooden panels. approximately 11"x11"

catching up pt.3

 

about 7.5" wide 2.5" acrylic ink on assembled wood panels.

catching up pt.2

 

acrylic ink on wood panels about 7.25"wx7"l

catching up

 This is part of a bigger glut I'm uploading of the decorative/dreamscape work. Some are still  being tweaked and assembled. about 7"wide x a little under 3inches tall. acrylic ink on wood.

 

 

 acrylic ink on canvas 5"x7"

 

This may look familiar. I had a bookend opposite painting I had painted with a matching frame. This one was  tweaked for a trade for cat sitting while I was going to the east coast. The frame is 13"wx11" and the inside painting is a 7"x5" canvas

More entries will be coming tomorrow, and likely daily too until at least the new year. Been working on various painting projects but I have been juggling family matters that need to be attended to.

two requested pieces

Both special requested pieces are 6.75"x6.75" clayboard set in recycled frames. Acrylic paint, acrylic ink. 

Artwork available!

I'm not nearly finished yet but I uploaded a dozen new mini paintings for sale on Etsy. More to come in the morning. Here is one. See http://www.etsy.com/listing/85456691/miniature-tree12 for details. Very affordable, unique and personal gifts.....

 and go here for other pieces, and renewed variety of older paintings too.http://www.etsy.com/shop/JeanneHospod

note: etsy has not been a viable site for me. I'll keep you posted on other opportunities to sell.  As of the moment I'm trying ebay with a small grouping: look for the seller artbyjeannehospod2012.

November miniatures again (linked by painted background)

ahhh. I like that better. All acrylic ink and paint on wood. Paintings 2" wide, background panel about 10" wide.

November miniatures

 

I may screw/glue these together on a painted wood strip as one piece. Acrylic ink and paint on 2" round wood panels.

Live Oak Street II

                                                   acrylic ink and paint on 8"x8" canvas

Live Oak Street

               acrylic ink and paint on 8"x8" canvas

reworked some mini pieces and a new one

sizes top to bottom: 2"x3",2"x3",4"x2",3"x2",3"x3",2"x2",3"x3" acrylic ink and paint on mini stretched canvases

mid day quickie

 

a quick one with my coffee. 2"x3" acrylic ink and paint on mini stretched canvas

Perfect Day to Chase Tornadoes.

"....And sometimes I’m glad I built my mansion from crazy little stones.

But sometimes I feel so goddamned trapped by everything that I know.

And I wish it wasn’t so, cause the only thing that anyone should ever know

is that today’s a perfect day

to chase tornadoes.

Yeah, when the wild wind whips around your head you know,

that you have found a perfect day to chase tornadoes. "
from Jim White's "A Perfect Day to Chase Tornadoes" off the album
"Wrong Eyed Jesus"

hanging size approximately 13"x5" acrylic ink and paint on mini canvases.

and yet more minis

I keep saying I'm going to finish and upload work from direct observation. Soon. I know. Famous last words.
top 2"x4", bottom row all 3"x4" all acrylic ink and paint on canvas

decorative miniature works

some of the tree paintings are becoming more ornate and stylized.top to bottom: ink on canvas board and wood frame 3.5"x4.5" total, ink on canvas board and wood frame 6"x8" total, last 2:black and white acrylic ink on 2" square mini stretched canvas

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Trio

 

I gave this trio to my mom a little over two weeks ago for her bedside (with little easels), which now belongs to my sister. She's getting a little collection going of my past and present stuff. The middle piece is my sister's insane former feral maine coon, (my sister calls her Pukov aka Pookie , aka Spookie--my variation which I think she said is Bulgarian for "fluffy" --correct me if I got it wrong, Jan)  now pampered quirky highly playful princess who kept me & mom entertained. The green and blue canvases are about 3" square, the bronze colored one is 2" square. Acrylic and acrylic ink on miniature canvas.