Almost Spring....

Clouds

6"x 6"

acrylic on gessoboard

$100

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It's almost spring here in Portland, OR., and the clouds are gorgeous! 

Listening to while I paint:

Audiobooks: Harry Potter Book #5, AGAIN! Read by Jim Dale. He is one of my very                                          FAVORITE narrators! This is a Youtube video of him reading .

Podcasts: The Alton Browncast, hosted by Alton Brown 

                     Oh So Pinteresting, hosted by Cynthia Sanchez  

Music: my iPod

Beijing Hutong

Beijing Hutong

8"x 10"

acrylic on gessoboard
SOLD

Buy a print here

My friend and her family moved to China due to a job transfer. Out of the many pictures she took, there was one of a Beijing alley, or hutong, that I wanted to paint.

Wikipedia:

"In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences.^[1] Many neighbourhoods were formed by joining one siheyuan to another to form a hutong, and then joining one hutong to another. The word hutong is also used to refer to such neighbourhoods.

Since the mid-20th century, the number of Beijing hutongs has dropped dramatically as they are demolished to make way for new roads and buildings. More recently, some hutongs have been designated as protected areas in an attempt to preserve this aspect of Chinese cultural history."

There are many images available on hutongs through Google. 

Listening to while I paint:

Podcasts: Here's The Thing, hosted by Alec Baldwin
                  The Alton Browncast, hosted by Alton Brown
                  Oh So Pinteresting, hosted by Cynthia Sanchez

Music: my iPod

Daffodil

Daffodil 

7"x 5"

acrylic on gessoboard
SOLD

Buy a print here!

A little painting of springtime as we are snowed in here in Portland, OR!

Listening to while I paint:

Podcast: Off Camera With Sam Jones , hosted by Sam Jones

                 Alton Browncast, hosted by Alton Brown

Music: my iPod

Miles

Miles

10"x 8"

acrylic on gessoboard

This was a commissioned Christmas present. 

         "When Miles, a majestic dachshund-beagle mix, was first adopted in January of 2006, he had no idea he would grow to love playing ball so much. In fact, he didn’t even know how to play! Thankfully for Miles, that didn’t last long. His human got down on all fours and played with dog toys to show him how it’s done, and in no time playing became Miles’s favorite activity. Miles loves all toys, especially those that squeak, have stuffing to pull out, or resemble small creatures. Out of all of the choices, however, the ball is his favorite and, to this day, Miles and the ball are inseparable. Miles is well-loved and lives comfortably in Portland, Oregon, where his human pays his rent, takes him on long walks, and throws the ball for him tirelessly!"

Listening to while I paint:

Podcast: Oh, So Pinteresting, hosted by Cynthia Sanchez
                   American's Test Kitchen, hosted by Christopher Kimball 

                  Here's The Thing, hosted by Alec Baldwin

Music: my iPod

25 in 30

25 paintings in 30 days

Here is my "collage" of the 25 paintings I did during the month of January. 

About midway through the month, I decided to work in mostly black and white, doing value studies. An art friend told me, it doesn't matter which color you choose, just as long as it is the right value. 

Thank you so much for all the pictures you sent me! 

I am still working on some of them. 

Please continue to send me  pictures. For those I choose to paint, I will be sending my note cards and the first chance to buy the painting.

If you would like to send me a picture, email it to:   annie@anniesalness.com , and please include your address. 

Thank you!!!!

Listening to while I paint:

     Podcast: The Alton Browncast hosted by Alton Brown

                         Medieval Archives

                         The Lede from Copyblogger

                         Sherlock Holmes     Music: Spotify