Winter Cardinal

Another painting in my Art Book.  This is from a You Tube tutorial by Painting with Jane.  Very good instructions for painting the cardinal.

Here is a link to the tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPVP4cygcgU

A Nice Pair

Here is my painting 

Here is the photo I used to paint from

This is the first painting I did using a photo and no tutorial.  I'm quite pleased with it.  That's an understatement.  I'm amazed with myself.

The photo was taken by Ruth Archer and shared on "Paint My Photo" for people to use as inspiration.  Here is a link to the image.   https://pmp-art.com/ruth/gallery/119896/a-nice-pair

My New Studio Set up

Last week I bought an easel and needed a space for it, other than the living room.  So I got to work and set up a studio. Finished it last weekend.

This room in the basement was intended to be a kitchenette but wasn't being used.  I moved my scrapbook supplies out of storage and my painting supplies out of the dining room.

This space sure beats painting at the dining room table.