Category Archives: Do the Work

Day Two (and probably the end)

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

Came home, enjoyed some leftovers (thanks mom!) and sat down to see if I could float in another transparent wash or so on the painting started last night. That seemed to go well (indigo for the win!) and then I … Continue reading →

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Patience is Needed

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

I’m trying a local scene that has some deep shadowy colors and some glowy things. So, I’m going slow, building up some thin layers of paint. This calls for a lot of twiddling your thumbs while things dry. Anyway, here’s … Continue reading →

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A little afternoon painting

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

I sat in the car today, window cracked, listening to the wind. That field in the foreground held lots of evidence of rabbits, deer and fox. When I got back home, I watched a very large, very fat groundhog, ferrying … Continue reading →

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Sunday, With Snow

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

There was a little snow and sleet this morning but since we are all in the day-one-of-daylight-savings-time fugue, it didn’t seem so bad.

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Twenty Degrees, Must Be February

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

This was done from a photo taken this morning. It was about 20°F and too windy even to sit in the car long. I’ve just gotten a couple sheets of Arches Hot Press paper, 140 weight, and this is on … Continue reading →

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