Clam Box - Small Acrylic Painting by Debbie Shirley

"Wish You Were Here" Project

Clam  Box

Ipswich, Massachusetts

6 x 4 inches, acrylic on watercolor paper

SOLD

Mmmmm.....clams.........

Work in Progress Wednesday - Two Pears

What is on my easel today (and yes, it is Thursday):

Working on a commission....I use a monochromatic underpainting for much of my work, especially if it is large or complex. I also like to use it for many of my commissions - lets me give the customer a "preview" white it is still easy to make changes. I use the underpainting to check values and composition - and I feel like I can still easily make changes as needed a little more freely.

From this point, I start to add layers of color to the painting. I always find it exciting to watch it "come alive".

Work in Progress Wednesday

Just a section from what is on my easel......

What do you think? Can you tell what it is?

I'm still not convinced this one will see the light of day...not quite sure how it will come together.

I'm also working on three commissions right now - one almost finished, one in the sketching stage and one getting its monochromatic underpainting.

I work out of my home while the kids are at school, and when I do still lifes, I frequently set them up on a tray and move them around the house following the light. Today I worked right up until the time I had to run out the door to pick up the kids. I think my kids have gotten accustomed to having a mom who is an artist.....when I went around to pick up things after everyone was in bed, I realized that no one had moved - or even mentioned - the pile of pears on a wooden block right in the middle of the living room where the kids had spent the afternoon playing!

Work in Progress Wednesday (on Thursday!)

Yes, I know it is Thursday!
I did actually take the picture of what was on my easel yesterday, but we got back so late from the Red Sox game (Go Sox!) that I didn't download it and post until today. Oh well.

This is what is on my easel:

A little farther along today,(and a bit of a departure for me) it is going to be one of my entries for the  "Four Elements" exhibition at MixtMedia Gallery in Ipswich, Massachusetts. I may be able to post the finished work tomorrow - stay tuned.......

Work in Progress Wednesday

As part of some of my newer blog content, I plan to give you a glimpse of what is on my easel each Wednesday.

Today's work-in-progress is a peek at a commission I am currently working on. Sharp-eyed locals may recognize the scene.....