Lisa by the Meadow
For the last month or so, I’ve been spending all my free time painting this picture of my teddy bear Lisa posing by the meadow garden. The whole process was so much fun! For two or three hours every day after work (and longer on …
Tag: painting with acrylics
Cecilia’s Portrait
Two Saturdays ago, I finished this ridiculous portrait of my teddy bear Cecilia. I spent a pleasant three weeks working on it, sitting at the dining room table in the evenings and on weekend mornings, the cats gathered around me to nap or take very …
Josefa’s Portrait
For several weeks in July I labored over this portrait of Josefa, a sweet little doll I adopted in 2019. It was a very challenging project for me as a beginner in acrylics. (I said “Crap!” a lot as I worked.) I had no idea how to paint a carriage—or a doll’s eyes or nose or skin. My previous subjects had been pretty much limited to teddy bears, which, compared to dolls, are a cinch to paint. I messed up so many parts of this painting (in it, for example, Josefa appears to have some serious bruising about the head), but, hey, at least I persevered to the end. At least I finished it! Hopefully I learned a few lessons in the process and my next attempt will go a little more smoothly!
Marigold’s Portrait
I spent the last couple weeks painting this hilarious portrait of my teddy bear Marigold. (Yes, I know. I’m a ridiculous fool.) I worked on it every night after work and early in the morning on weekends. It was so much fun sitting at the …
