A Nest for Sweet Ann Rogers

I must say that I struggled with this month's moleskin....I would like to say that I had issues with this painting because of the size of the book, the subject matter and the Texas heat. But I really can't do that. I just have to say that I have painted better nests. I would love the opportunity to paint another one for friend and artist Ann Rogers. If I had been working on a canvas, I would of simply started over on a new canvas....but you can't do that with a moleskin. If I ripped the pages that I painted out, it would probably ruin her book. So, I just hope that I get another opportunity to paint for Ann! Happy painting to everyone! Kay Wyne

My painting for Sharon.....by Kay Wyne

O.K. I really pushed it to the final day on this challenge...On Saturday, the last day of April I pulled out Sharon's moleskine and decided that it was time to do the April painting challenge. No worries....I got it done, and if I am thinking I need to add some final touches, I know where to find Sharon. This empty nest painting measures 6" x 21" in her book. I know Sharon likes nests, since she has a collection of them at her house. If I was thinking, maybe I would of painted one out of her collection. But, since I was flying by the seat of my pants, I created her own canvas on moleskine. It was fun!

Linda's Nest by Kay Wyne

Linda's Nest

Of course I love nests and I paint them often. When I was trying to decide what to paint in Linda's moleskine, Carol and Sharon both said, "paint a bird nest!" So, this is what I created. I wanted to personalize it, so there is a little ribbon coming out of the nest with Linda's name on it. I was thinking that I was behind on this little project, but I got busy and it is dry and now this moleskine has flown to Angela's easel. I did paint the first painting in my moleskine, but forgot to photograph it. Angela said she would back me up and get a photo to post...