I start these paintings out with small canvases I’ve wiped brushes on while working on other paintings. I started using the canvases instead of a rag, so I can use all the paint possible. I squirt the canvases with water and let the colors form patterns, which often get completely covered when I finally get around to painting on them, but some of the color always seeps through in the final piece. I’ve got quite a stack of them now, and I’ve been compelled during this solstice season as just about every last leaf has fallen from the trees around my house. 

I meant to take a picture of the canvas before I started the tree, but had already started on it before I remembered. But you can see what I mean.

And the result:

I painted this one last week but didn’t get a photo of how it started, only the finished piece. 

The Eccentric Tree of Life is still for sale ($150.), but It Only Blooms When We Sleep has sold already. You can see other pieces I have for sale here.

~~~

Thanks for reading my blog. Feel free to share it, if you’d like.

This blog is brought to you by the generosity of people who support me on Patreon , buy my art, and who support me in so many different ways. 

If you’d like to make a one time donation, you can do so at paypal

Cards and prints of some of my art is available on Redbubble.  Also T-shirts and stickers and other odds and ends. When you click an image, in the lower right hand corner you’ll find a link to all the various products that these are printed on. If you have any trouble finding what you’re looking for, let me know. joyzmailbox@gmail.com 

You can subscribe to this blog by email in the link below this post.

If you find a typo, let me know, and I’ll send you a postcard.