Ruby Bird

The colors on this piece are a little brighter than this photograph shows, but there is glass on the painting and I didn't want to take the frame off. My advice to any artist, which of course includes myself, is to photograph your work as you go along. It is so much easier to photograph work now. I used to take all my pieces someplace to have them made into slides. Most places accept pieces downloaded onto CDs. How easy is that? Well, just get a digital camera if you don't have one, and be sure to do it before you frame. I tell you, if you can be organized, it's the best thing for an artist.

Acid-Free Paper: Trees in the Summer

Watery trees in sunset. A painting on paper, acrylic watered down and used straight from the tube. The acid-free paper used in this painting is fairly transparent. It warps the surface to wet it down, but flattens out nicely when dry. I originally used this paper to paint with the touch painting method. Water-based oil paints are an effective medium when rolled onto Masonite and covered with tracing paper and then drawn on with fingers.