Paintings

I've just returned home from delivering three paintings I'm putting in an art show this weekend. We have a public holiday on monday to celebrate the Queen's birthday (which is in April, work that one out), they don't even have a holiday for her birthday in England, I'm not complaining though, it gives me another day for art.
Back to the paintings, the harlequin masks are done in pastel, with gold acrylic paint to highlight the edges and bells on the masks. The second one is acrylic and collage along the lines of my previous ones, I've sold three similar to this, so while on a good thing stick to it.

Paintings have been Delivered

I delivered my paintings to the art show tonight. They are totally different, one's a pastel painting and the other is acrylic, mixed media,collage. I like so many styles of painting, I find it hard to concentrate on just one.
Now I'm back to making jewellery.
I found out today my little four year old grandson is coming to stay with me on Saturday so we're in for a day of art, he loves it.
It's such a special time together.

Beads, Found objects and Pastels

I've been having a tidy up so I thought I'd show you some of my beads while the drawers are still OK. I have two architect's steel plan cabinets with ten drawers in one and fouteen in the other. I use one cabinet for storing my papers and paintings and the other for my beads, found objects and pastels the photos don't show the complete size of the drawers, there's still more either side. I'm going to have to start another one as my found objects are starting to spill over. When I clean up my studio I'll post some more photos.