Hot off the Presses

I was in the Arkansas Democrat Gazatte this passed Sunday.  I was also in the Stars and Stripes military publication last week.  What a banner week.

Click on the link above to read the whole article.

I have completed some more of my painting but I forgot to photograph it and it's packed in the car ready for my trip to New Orleans tomorrow to teach "The Art of Painting Glass" workshop over the weekend.  I'm nervously looking forward to it:)

Come back on Friday because I have Carol Marine as my first Friday Feature of 2014, you won't want to miss it:)

Carrie

"Vintage Appeal" work in progress

Hi Everyone,

"Vintage Appeal" 18" x 24" watercolor work in progress.  It's so good to take pictures along the way.  I'm noticing all of my not so straight jar tops.  I will fix this.

I'm gearing up for a watercolor workshop this weekend.  "The Art of Painting Glass" in Covington, Louisiana.  This painting will be my demo.  I'm hoping to complete this 18" x 24" version before I leave and demoing the same painting at 8" x 10".

Carrie

"Incandescent" 18" x 24" by Carrie Waller

"Incandescent" 18" x 24" watercolor by Carrie Waller

I may not have slept in the past 24 hours but I have a completed painting!  Yay!!!  And I completed by my competition deadline.  Just have to drop the entry in the mail tomorrow, phew!

It's hard to believe that I started this the day I came down with the flu.  I should probably title this "Tamiflu" because without it I wouldn't have this painting,  miracle drug I tell you.

I want to thank everyone for the comments that you've been making.  If I weren't so sleep deprived I would e-mail you all.  I appreciate every comment and trust me when I'm tired and in the home stretch of a painting your comments pull me through.

Now I'm going to sleep!  Tomorrow the Christmas trees come down because I have a newspaper photo shoot on Wednesday!  Love my crazy life:)

Carrie

"Incandescent" 18" x 24" work in progress, watercolor by Carrie Waller

Hi Everyone,

"Incandescent" 18" x 24" work in progress, watercolor by Carrie Waller

After pulling an all-nighter.  I am in a much better place with this painting and I may just make my competition deadline.  Feeling slightly relieved:)

Carrie

Beginning again

Hi Everyone,

No  I didn't fall of the planet.  I did however get the flu and so did my husband.  Both my sons were down too, one had a double ear infection and the other pneumonia.  So it de-railed my painting every day for 30 days attempt.  But I did paint, I just didn't have time to post.

"Banned" 18" x 24" watercolor by Carrie Waller

After I finished Banned.  I decided to take a break from the bulbs and switch to another painting I'm planning on doing with my workshop coming up in February 7 &8.  Visit Louisiana Watercolor Society for details.  I want to complete the large painting  and then demo on an 8x10 size.

"Vintage Appeal" 21" x 18" work in progress watercolor by Carrie Waller

So I started this one called "Vintage Appeal".  But I just wasn't finished with the lightbulbs and kept thinking about them and I have a deadline for a competition that I is knocking on my door so I decided to stop and start "Incandescent.

"Incandescent" 18" x 24" watercolor work in progress by Carrie Waller

This is the beginning stage of "Incandescent" I've spent 2 days so far. One day on the drawing and another on the painting.  I need to paint with the speed of light to pull this off by my deadline so wish me luck.

And just my luck when you have deadlines and need to get images resized for competitions my computer decided to do some weird update that screwed everything up.  So after a very helpful conversation with Apple support my computer issue was resolved and after installing my latest Adobe update I think my photoshop problems are in the past.  Phew!!!  Technology is the best and worst:)

Carrie

"Banned" 18" x 24", watercolor by Carrie Waller

"Banned" 18" x 24" watercolor, completed by Carrie Waller

In spite of a little boy with 104 fever last night, I finished my painting.  Sam is much better today and I was staying up to monitor him during his sleep so I thought I may as well paint.  I'm hoping he just had a 24 hour thing.  Can I tell you how done I am with the winter and sickness at our house.  Bring on spring and summer!

So I present you after 12 days of working on this painting a completed "Banned".  I love the color scheme and I will be doing at least one more lightbulb painting.  But I'm taking a break and painting another painting in the mean time.  If I were not participating in the 30 in 30 challenge, which I've adapted to 30 day of continuous painting.  So I'm doing the drawing for my next painting today.

Carrie

"Banned" 18" x 24" watercolor, work in progress by Carrie Waller Day #10

"Banned" 18" x 24" watercolor, work in progress by Carrie Waller

So stinkin' close to be finished:)  But these reflected areas of light on the left side of the painting require me to take my time.  I want them to be beautiful.  So I'm stretching it out one more day.

Carrie