Cozumel Completed!

I posted when I began painting this scene here, then progress here. I've finished this 11x14 canvas painting and wanted to share it with you here.

It is for sale, and has been posted to my etsy site here.

A Little Closer to Cozumel

The impending winter weather in the forcast has me thinking of summer, sand, beaches and flip flops! I've made a little more progress on the Cozumel painting, which I started here.

I should be able to finish it up soon....barring anymore delays! I've already completely repainted the sky because I attempted to paint the boat and I didn't like it so in painting over it the canvas got a whole new sky. Thankfully I like this sky even better now!

Check back soon as I'm sure it won't be long and I'll be calling this one finished!

On the Way to Cozumel

This is the first time I've blogged an incomplete painting. There is much on my mind, making sleep far away. Rather than toss and turn and wake my sleeping husband I made coffee and contemplated what to paint. Yes, I made coffee at 2 am. I'm funny that way.

I have some unfinished commissioned projects I should be working on....but I need to buy some paint stripper to tackle one of the window frames before I can begin one...and the other can't be started until the first coat of gesso dries and perhaps another coat added.

I went through my file of photos I've saved for potential painting projects to see what, if anything, might jump out at me and say "paint me!!!" I kept coming back to one photo I'd received permission to paint months ago. I grabbed a small canvas and got to work.

I decided to blog as I go and let you see it as it progresses, and as I work on it between other projects. I'm hopeful the promise of a good beginning will result in a happy ending as well: