Specifically for the Winter Season... Order now! Printed by moo.com (they're the same people who do my lovely business cards) and featuring one of my most popular paintings "Waiting (On Thin Ice)", I'm selling them in packages of 10 for $25 - which includes shipping anywhere… read more.
The Adsett Art Update (no. 4)It's October already! Where did the summer go? Mine went straight down to the foundations of our house, which is where I ended up while doing what started as minor repairs to our bathroom. As you can tell from the attached photo, the "minor repairs" got a little bit out… read more.
If you get my newsletter, y'all can just skip down to the next post. If you don't receive my newsletter... well, check out what you're missing below, and sign up at the left already! (under "Join my Art Group"). The Adsett Art Update (no. 3) Yep, this is it - your chance to score some free art… read more.
It's been a great weekend at the Port Credit Art Show - I'm still recovering, but Karen Zabawa was kind enough to write a post about it on her blog "Snapshot Travel Blog" - check it out!… read more.
I'm running around today getting ready for the Port Credit Outdoor Art Show - if you're around this weekend, drop by and say hi! Friday: 4pm to 9pmSaturday: 11am to 8 pmSunday: noon to 5 pm It all takes place at the Credit Village Marina - 12 Stavebank Rd. S. Port Credit . There will be Music,… read more.
And here she is - Boswell! "The Adventure of A Life-time" 18x 24 oil on board - I'm pretty please with how she turned out. And remember, if you'd like a small heat transfer print of this painting, just sign up for my newsletter (to the left, under "join my art group") - all the… read more.
It's all starting to come together now - I've got most of the detail in except for the face, the pattern on the dress, and the hair, which I'm planning to do as a relatively thick impasto at the very end (it's thick yarn hair, and I rarely do impasto on my paintings, so that will be fun). Don't… read more.
Here's the second pass - I've lightly laid in the colors, and have most of the major forms down. The most important part of this painting will be the doll's expression, but that will be the last thing I do, since it's such a small detail. I'm using a very limited palette here - burnt… read more.
Port Credit Art Show! Oakville Art in the Park! and Free Art - just for you!! (OK, I'll calm down with the exclamation points now). Let's start with the shows - I'm in two art shows in the next 6 weeks. First up - Port Credit's 11th Annual Outdoor Art Show at the Credit Village Marina (www.portcredit.com), which… read more.
This is the first stage of my new painting "Boswell the Doll" (I haven't decided on a title for the painting yet, so we'll use that as a working title). Boswell was made by my mother, who gave her to my friend Karen, who is now giving her to her friend Sam's baby girl. So I'm painting a picture… read more.
