First Street Bridge Austin Texas

I've been longing to paint en plein air and was finally able to make it happen tonight. I did a few others like this before I started the blog and hope to get a series together for a local gallery.

Shell

Blue Paint

Forgive my late posting, I fell asleep when putting my daughter down two nights in a row, before posting.
I guess they are Mexican not Cuban street posters.

China Cup and Saucer with White Tea

A friend wrote and told me a story that included a pretty cup and saucer with tiny pink flowers. This is how I pictured said cup and tea.

Canon in Pink and Orange

I'm still working on that cuban poster style.

My Angel

Here is a sketch of my daughter from lunch yesterday.

Pink PIggy

I spent some time today studying old cuban poster art. BEAUTIFUL! Here is my attempt at the art that is so pleasing to my eye. I noticed lots of line drawings with paint running out of the lines and words. It goes against every thing we are taught in second grade.

Paris, Oh la la

My first trip to Paris was amazing, my second trip was just to get this little Eiffel Tower knick knack.

Bat Letters

Austin is known for its bats. Here are some letters that I drew today made out of bats.

The Crucifixion, A Mother's Day Meditation

A little ways back sa stranger asked me to paint the Crucifixion. I didn't think I would, but the request stuck with me and lately, my thoughts on the subject have centered around Mary and her experience. I guess Mother's Day convinced me to finally put something down on canvas. This painting shows Mary grieving at the bottom of the cross.

2 cards

I painted a birthday card for a one year old cousin today and a graduation card for a friend who got his MFA. I forgot to photograph them, but they were cute.

Italy Again

I've actually never been to Venice. This is a mother's day card for one of my moms.

Italy Posts Yesterday and Today

This is all memory stuff, folks seem to like it.

Our Little Family

My daughter got a little "owee" today as little kids do, and one of the things I offered her, to sooth her sadness, was to have me draw a picture of our dog, she accepted and then asked for the rest of us. Here we are off the cuff.

Venice Italy in Watercolor

Before I visited Italy folks would tell me that after you go you long to return. That sure is the truth.

Balazuc France

This is France, but it reminds me of Maratea, Italy. I long to go back there.

Stop Rushing

My friend Stacy bought me this cool glass pen and ink set years ago and I've never found time to use it, just using it slows down time and clears my head. I love typography.

Faith

Someone pointed out that sending out positive thoughts can bring positive things your way. For instance, if I say, "I have so many bills" over and over, more bills will keep coming my way. Well, I tried this changing my thoughts process with the house work today. My mantra is typically "I can't keep up with the house and play", today I said "I can, and there is enough time," well I got the house all clean and played my fiddle for a long time.

Back in Austin Cartoons

Two cartoons inspired by fun grafitti artists, who seemed way cooler than me.
BBALL and Monster Headache

The rest of the Blues

Blue Non, Blue Pop, Blue Hubby

Rhode Island Blue Period

Blue Banana, Blue Pear, Blue Apple, Blue Mom, Blue Salt and Pepper

Red Bud Again

Really this Island is a dream come true for dog owners who are typically forced to stand in the ugliest of "dog parks" in order to let their dogs rome free.

Red Bud Island

There is a beautiful dog island here in Austin where the dogs run free and their human's walk happily beside them. It is heavenly.

Austin Train Bridge Sunset from the Water

I took my daughter out on a kayak tonight for the first time, it was the two of us in a one person kayak. Some parts were magical, like her laying back on me staring up at the clouds, others a little sad, like when we were still far from the doc and she had had enough. I hope to remember more than the sad parts.

Super Huge Orange or Apricot on Brown

I liked yesterday's orange and we have no shortage of large boxes in the garage, so here is another orange, this time 24" wide.

Orange on Brown

I still have to get to the store to buy more canvas, until then cardboard is my cool pro-earth canvas of choice. This is an orange. I love how they smell, I hate to peel them, I like to eat them when they taste good.

More Paint?

When my daughter paints, the word you will most often hear is "more", pronounced "mow?". She is referring to the paint. How much is enough paint? Mow! We did this one together. I opened an Ebay store/gallery today, you can check it out at: http://stores.ebay.com/kimedgepaintings

Apple on Cardboard

I'm fresh out of canvas again.

Start of the Universe in Pink, Green, and Yellow

This painting began as a flower. but it ended up looking more like a big bang thing.

Pear Patterns -- SOLD

The fun of painting at midnight is that you can do the next days painting as the clock strikes 12:01 while you are all warmed up. This was fun to paint, it felt creative.

First Date Pears on Green

Note to self: Buy Pears. I tried to make these pears look more "real". But I may like my pears that look for illustrative better. Reality is stressful.

The Pear Family

I didn't have a pear to paint from so these are from my mind. I think it would have been easier with an actual pear or two.

My Best Surf Friend in Costa Rica

My best surf buddy fulfilled a dream of ours and surfed Costa Rica last week. YEAH KD! This painting was based on a shot of her killin' it on an over head wave in Costa Rica.

Golden Apple

I started this yesterday, and finished today. A friend showed me a painting that I loved of pears, so I tried to recreate it from memory.

Pears II

I'm loving the green on brown color thing and the shape of pears, which started me thinking what 's so wrong with a pear shaped woman?

Easter Family Chalk Fun

Happy Easter. This photo of our sidewalk chalk looks like a cross, this was unplanned.

Green Pear on Brown

Man oh man, I did not want to paint tonight. I'm glad I had to though, because I really like this painting. I painted this green pear on a canvas that my daughter had been playing on, adding all sorts of blobs of color. You know the painting would not be worth seeing if it weren't for the pretty colors showing through. What a fun collaboration.

Pink and Purple

I wonder when, or if, I'll grow out of my pink phase. I loved black for a while, then blue, and when I was little brick red.

Fun with Sidewalk Chalk

Here's a photo of my fun outdoor art experience with my daughter.

Reflections of Italy -- SOLD

Here's another painting I wasn't finished with.

Tiny Train Bridge

I seem to be in a phase of fixing up old paintings.

Austin Train Bridge Sunny Day Upgrade

I hated the colors on this painting, but I liked the painting, so I changed the colors. Using only my imagination, folks, don't try this at home. :) The colors look better in person.

dots redo #6

Some day I may like this painting, and if not I'll just paint over it again.