Back from the trip

Actually I got back late on Monday, but have been recovering from the altitude and the lack of moisture for the last two days.

Every place we'd planned to go on Saturday was CHOKED with people so no trip to Virginia City this time. Which means the architectural doo dads I'd been planning on sketching and photographing there were lost. But we did go quite a few other places and I got a lot of other "little details" to work from.

I got about 210 pictures and about 48 or so of them are usable for fodder, not very much sketching because I got the feeling others didn't want to wait while I sketched. But still lots of usable fodder was gotten.

Also I've made some necklaces on zazzle.

Pink Galaxy Necklace by amyelyseneer
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Flying Witch by amyelyseneer
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Garden Royalty Necklace by amyelyseneer
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Blue Moon by amyelyseneer
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Earth Necklace by amyelyseneer
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Gold Sun by amyelyseneer
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Shining Star by amyelyseneer
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Time for some Painting Fodder

Tomorrow I will be leaving town (laptop is coming with me, Boyfriend is not. so not putting anything in vacation mode as I'll have a computer with me and a pair of hands at home to ship things).

I will be gone till next Monday. I'm going to be at WorldCon on Friday helping friends throw a room party. The rest of the time I will be wandering around acquiring painting fodder and staying with my folks for a visit.


So far I have been informed we will be going to Virginia City, Taylor Creek, and a new hiking area my folks found that I can't recall the name of. I am going to have my eye out for tiny things, I wants some little detail-y things to work from this time. I'm bringing several travel art options including the travel watercolor stuff and the sketch box along with camera just in case I can't get them to stop while I sketch and paint. Not bringing the field easel, pretty sure I don't want to cart it around and it takes too long to set up when other people are waiting on you.

I'll probably update here at least once or twice and maybe have some pictures to share. I most likely won't be posting new works for sale though as I am not sure I can make my mom's scanner talk to my laptop.

This should be fun!

I know...

That if I update things like my CV and such as interesting things, art wise, happen to me it would be better. Like I wouldn't have to go searching for links and how much a thing sold for, and what exactly the details of the show were in one big chunk of annoying computer-ness every six months or so.

Also, I know that it's better to keep everything current because it's more impressive than "Nothing for six months and then sudden spew of stuff"

So, to that end, I've added my CV to my blog (You can view it by going to that page from the nav bar above). Because it will be easier and quicker to update than refreshing the CV .pdf on my website.

AND, I have decided I like the idea of a weekly "I really like how this turned out and I am surprised no one else seems to" Post.

So here is the first one

Spring at Vikingsholm

The story behind this Painting;

On the shores of Lake Tahoe, at Emerald Bay, there is a Historical Landmark mansion called Vikingsholm .

Lake Tahoe, as you may know, is nestled in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and being so high up has a very short summer, weather wise. One spring when I was there, there were wheelbarrows of spring flowers around waiting to be put out in garden beds, including this lovely blue wheelbarrow overflowing with golden daffodils. The sunlight was filtering through the trees and the blooms were glowing from it. It occurred to me that it was kind of charming that spring arrived in wheelbarrows full of flowers.

The Original Acrylic is For Sale Here

It is 16"x20" on a Canvas Panel.

For prints and cards Click on the Image above.