Clay Journey

 Just because...

Where I live the dirt is black clay. I've heard it is not good for pottery. I believe them, but how bad is it?

Figured I'd find out.

Looked for an area with a lot of cracks, dug down below grass. Added water and mixed it up.

After it set for a few minutes I poured it through some screen. 

 

 

 

 

Poured it into a pillowcase to drain the water out.

After a few days its still wet, but put it in a bucket to finish drying out. It's sticky, so I will probably need to add something to it. 

I will make a small bowl and see what happens. Probably wont be for another week or 2 before I try that.

Pegasus

I can't say enough about how abstract art talks to me. It may not be your thing, and thats OK I won't hold it against you. 😁 Much

Acrylic paint, 2 - 11X14 canvases 

I think I will build a frame for these, but here is what Pegasus looks like now.

Bird Dive

It has been a few months since I painted anything. I still need to get some better pictures of a few of my paintings.
16X20 Canvas Acrylic abstract painting.
This one was tough to name, I see well over 20 things in this one. How many do you see?

I took a picture of it on the wall before adding the painting hanger to see what it looked like.

Circle of 5ths 2.0

Acrylic paint on 16X20 canvas.
I liked the first circle of 5ths so much I decided to try another one.
I will try and get some better pictures when the sun comes out.

Heat

16X20 Acrylic on canvas

The Circle of Fifths

Acrylic paint on 16X20 canvas.
This one really sings to me.
My abstract rendition of the circle of fifths.

The Circle of Fifths

For those who do not know, the Circle of Fifths is a tool in music theory. Cool tool to use to help find the elements to a key.

Two People

Acrylic paint on 16X20 canvas.
Need to figure out a frame and better photo of it.

The Walker

11X14 Canvas
Acrylic paint
Waiting on frame, then better picture taken of it.

"The Walker"

Blast

11X14 Canvas
Acrylic Paint
Waiting for frame, then take a better picture.

"Blast"

Photos of framed Paintings

Finishing up the Year.
Finally framed the first painting I did.

There is still one more painting I need to frame "Vines". We placed it in a frame and it just did not look right. I need to stain a very dark frame for it.

All these paintings I see different things.


"Blue Dog" was my first Acrylic painting.

Blue Dog

Australia

Red Storm

Pink Tornado

"Native Life" can be hung horizontally. It then becomes "Aquatic Life"

Native Life

Sun Gift

Photo of the back: 

Aquatic Life / Native Life

I had trouble figuring out which way to hang this one. 

I may make it so you can hang it more that just one way.

At this angle it is "Aquatic Life" because we see a huge crab, clown fish, and other aquatic life. We were going to name it "Red Crab"until I started seeing the fish.

I was partial to hanging it this way until I framed it, and got my sons opinion. I see a Native American in a Tipi. Seeing it here on the computer, I Still like it like this better.

"Native Life"

 Tell me what you think.

Sky

Frame Work

Built and burned in the logo on 7 more Oak frames. I will have 2 frames left over after framing the paintings finished.
Im sure I will have paintings to put in them and then some shortly.

Making Frames is a chore compared to painting.

Trying out Polycrylic instead of polyurethane as a finish.

I think it is supposed to be less toxic.

It is a lot thiner than polyurethane. You have to put more coats on, and it is easier to get runs.

Polycrylic seems to dry more clear than Polyurethane. Polyurethane seems to dry a little more red in color.

2 of the frames had runs from putting the polycrylic on too thick. 

Have a couple of paintings that would look better with darker frames anyway.

Sanded them down and applied some ebony stain. 

It was late in the day and in the 50's when I put the stain on. I'm letting them dry over night.  I will check them tomorrow to see if they are ready for the polycrylic.

Cut out dust covers for all the finished paintings. 

I was able to frame 3 paintings and put the hangers on.

Hopefully it will be another sonny day tomorrow so I can get some good pictures of the framed paintings.

The Element

Look for the beauty in everything. Working on the dryer and found a bad heating element.

The Element

 

Meteorite

Meteorite

Pink Tornado

Pink Tornado

11X14 Canvas, Acrylic paints

Red Storm

"Red Storm"

11X14 Canvas, Acrylic paints

Wylie Bible Church stained glass

Walking by the Wylie Bible Church on
109 Jefferson St, Wylie, TX 75098

Nice looking Stained Glass windows

Brown House - Historical Wylie, Texas

The Brown house had an open house today.
301 N Ballard Ave, Wylie, TX 75098