Hello.....

In September, my husband and I packed up our camper van and our 2 dogs, and headed west.  Intending to paint my way across the country, I packed my water-mixable oils and about 50 sheets (6" x 8") of watercolor paper that I had gessoed on both sides.  And even though I was all prepared, I just didn't do it.  To make things worse, I'm not even sure why.

But... I did take hundreds of photos and since we've been back (we were gone for 6 weeks), I've been painting often and using those photos as reference.  Since I had the stack of prepared paper, I thought it would be perfect for painting "studies".  It would allow me to experiment without being concerned about the cost of a canvas.  Any of them that are particularly exciting, I plan to paint again on a larger canvas.

This blog has been created as a place to show these little paintings.  I hope you'll enjoy seeing them as much as I enjoy painting them.  

First up is one I figure is required for any series depicting the "Great Out West".  A skull.  I believe this is a Mule deer skull, but am not positive about that.  We were in Keystone, South Dakota when I found this.  Mt. Rushmore is in Keystone, for those of you who might not know that.  

Thanks for stopping by and please stop by again soon - I'll be posting more as they are finished.

susan

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