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July Common ACEO

3.5″X2.5″ Acrylic on paper They finally mowed the meadow-grass on the common on Friday but I managed to get a bunch of photos before they did it. it. [...]

Chicory ACEO

2.5″X3.5″ Acrylic on paper I haven’t done anything with acrylics for a long time. They are way outside my comfort zone but I need to stretch a little. I find these tiny “ACEO”s a good way to use them. I mark a piece of 9″X12″ canvassette paper int… [...]

Christmas ACEO

2.5″X3.5″ Acrylic on paper

To anyone brought up in the Christian tradition, whether a believer or not, this is a special time of year. This was another attempt on my part to paint the almost invisible. These figures are actually larger than life size, my crib/creche is very small! Happy Christmas everyone!

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Santas ACEO

3.5″X2.5″ Acrylic on paper

This tiny format is always an interesting challenge.

I am one step closer to getting the tree up. At least it is inside now and I will try to get the lights on this evening.

I walked to the mall this morning. It is about a ten minute walk and [...]

Camel ACEO

3.5″X2.5″ Acrylic on paper

Another one of the little African soapstone carvings and part of a series of Christmas ornaments.

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Tiger ACEO

3.5″X2.5″ Acrylic on paper

Well I think it is a tiger. Another in the ornament series, although perhaps not a Christmas ornament, I bought it at Christmas to use with a crèche. This was Purchased a few years ago from that wonderful store Ten Thousand Villages, I believe it is “kisii” or soapstone and [...]

Brown Bird ACEO

3.5″X2.5″ Acrylic on paper

Another Christmas ornament. A bird of indeterminate breed.

Now I am on the homeward stretch, having been posting here for eleven months, I am doing a lot of thinking about what I will do next year. I want to continue painting and posting but whether I will continue to [...]

Blue Bird ACEO

3.5″X2.5″ Acrylic on paper

This isn’t a real bird but a Christmas ornament. It is one of those little ones made out of paper and feathers that you can buy in craft stores. I am not big on decorating before Christmas week but I thought I would try to put myself in the mood [...]

White Glass Marble

3.5″X2.5″ Acrylic on paper

This was much harder than I thought it would be. It might have been easier in oils I guess, I can’t get used the the unblendability of acrylics. This was a good little exercise though, dealing with the shades of grey, the light coming through the marble into the shadow [...]

Fall ACEO

3.5″X2.5″ Acrylic on paper

I thought I would try a tiny landscape this time. These are quite fun to do during the week because they can be completed in about half an hour or less