
80’s Ladies No. 5



This is the fourth installment of my portrait series. I enjoyed painting her blouse, locket necklace and shiny barrettes!

The third installment of my new portrait series. Not sure if she’s done yet. Needs another charm necklace or two, I think!


Because getting dressed up for the party isn’t nearly as fun as getting silly after it. All that nervous energy has to go somewhere.
Paint, repaint, recolor, revise…lots of work for this little piece, but worth it to get as close as possible to what I see in my mind.





A good thing about hoarding up art supplies for so many years is that by now I usually have what I need without having to out and buy new things. I’ve been experimenting more with my lesser-used pastels, and how to combine them with gouache to create a certain look. It’s a very messy process and still not quite right, to my eyes. But getting there.


Each year, I make a Christmas project based on the family cats.
This year, Bonnie and Beans were painted on a zipper pouch!
I used Golden acrylic paints mixed with Golden fabric medium (GAC 900). I haven’t heat cured it yet, but would probably only spot clean it, and only if absolutely necessary, anyway.