Have A Very Merry Christmas!

amyschrom | December 24, 2009

                                                Try to look more alive than these guys. 

“Tomcat & Grandma”

amyschrom | December 22, 2009

This is a Christmas gift for a man my husband does work for. They are his cats Tomcat and Grandma, of course, lol. I hope he likes it.  “Tomcat & Grandma” 8 x 8  oil on masonite

Finished

amyschrom | December 21, 2009

And not a moment too soon. I was not liking what I had going last week, so I shelved it in favor of lots of cooking. It’s nice to go do something you’re real good at when the little voices inside your head start screaming at you that you stink at everything. Nothing like a fabulous homemade macaroni [...]

On the Easel

amyschrom | December 10, 2009

I sketched this in preparation for Monday, and if I paint tomorrow, it will be some sort of small still life.  Weekends I usually take off to cook and bake. I’m thinking some sort of chocolate cake……… If this is looking a bit redder than my usual preliminary sketches, that’s because it is. Burnt Sienna instead [...]

“Slice of Heaven”

amyschrom | December 9, 2009

But then, all of my baked goods are, lol. It really was that pretty, and yes, I ate it after I took the pic.      ( In case you’re wondering, it’s apple, cranberry.)   “Slice of Heaven” 6 x 8  oil on masonite

Today’s Sketch

amyschrom | December 7, 2009

This is of a shrimp plant snatched from my garden this afternoon. I love these little guys, they multiply like, well, shrimp! I have a big love for plants that you can cut the top off, stick in water and they grow roots. Free plants make me happy. What doesn’t make me happy, is that [...]

Signed!

amyschrom | December 4, 2009

Well here is my finished cabbage with a signature. I just thought I’d re-post it cuz I did do a few things to it, albeit small things. “Cabbage on Cloth” 7 x 9  oil on masonite ———————————————————————————————————————— And I’m posting an edit I made to a previous painting where I eliminated a window on the left and changed [...]

“Cabbage on Cloth”

amyschrom | December 2, 2009

This cute little cabbage was a joy to paint and practically painted itself. Can’t figure out what color to paint my signature though. It always has to be something, lol…. “Cabbage on Cloth” 7 x 9  oil on masonite