Sketchbook: a horse for Katie

A while ago, my friend Katie helped me update my website.  It turned out better than I had expected.  In order to repay her for doing such an excellent job, I am doing a painting of her gypsy horse, Heffie.  I finally finished the drawing for it!  She said she wanted it to be super cute.  I hope this meets her expectations.

I prepared my surface last night, so I am set to start painting this, as well as the puppy in space piece, sometime this weekend.  So far, I am on a roll this year.

Sketchbook: Puppy in Space

I have a couple of projects I will be working on this month. Both will end up as paintings, but for now, I am still in the drawing phase. The drawing pictured is almost ready to be transferred to my painting surface, which still needs to be primed (boo! I dislike priming.) I love the space ship. Kind of wish I had one. Don't you?

New Year, New Things

Christmas, my birthday and New Year's celebrations have come and gone and it is time for me to set my sights on the things I want to accomplish in this grand year of 2011. I have a long list of things to do before my next birthday. Some are just for fun, like planning a trip to Europe and taking more bike rides, and some are big goals I have set for my artwork, like having another show and basically being more productive. I am excited to start getting things done and checking things off my grand to-do list!

To welcome in 2011, here are a couple of pics of my New Year's escorts and I.

Happy New Year!

Transistor

I haven't updated in a while. I was keeping busy with Halloween preparations. I did make a pretty awesome welcome sign for the front door. If I think of it, I'll post a picture of it. I was more than happy with it. I think I ended up making way too many cupcakes this year for the party, but I'm not complaining. As always, the more cupcakes the better.

Aside from trying to make this year's Halloween spectacular, I was able to carve out some time to create a personalized tattoo design for a lovely new friend, Lyndsy. I think the dog is my favorite part. The words are lyrics from "Transistor Radio" by the Methadones. Here are the pencil and color sketches. Can't wait to see the final product!

Opening Night

The Hybrid Moments opening was a great success! There was a good crowd, good treats, and good times had by all. My brother and his family came, which was a pleasant surprise. I really appreciate everyone coming out and showing support!

If you were unable to make it to the show opening, don't worry. The show is up for the rest of September. Plus, The Flying Cat is now open on Wednesday's, 3-7pm, so you have more chances to stop in and see the artwork. If, for some reason, you can't make it on a Wednesday night or Saturday, but would still like to stop into the store, email me and I'll see about setting up a private viewing.

Here's some photo's from the show. They are kind of limited. Once again, my camera batteries were dead, and I didn't have my charger. I have had to scavenge other people's pics to come up with these. Enjoy!


View more images here.

Opening Tonight!

Well, the show is up and ready for the gallery opening tonight, Friday, September 3. I have 5 new pieces on exhibit at The Flying Cat, along with new pieces by Zach Kestermann. In addition to our paintings, we will also have prints for sale! There will also be complimentary brownies, lemon bars, and snickerdoodles, all baked by ME! They are sure to be a hit. I've already sampled each, and they are quite delightful.

It'll be a fun night. Hope to see you there!

Hybrid Moments
New works by Geri Shields & Zach Kestermann
at
The Flying Cat
713 Main Street
Covington, KY
6pm-10pm

Show poster

Just need to get it printed!