quote boards for your pleasure...

so, the work in progress is still a work in progress.  I have worked on it since posting the last picture, but it's not quite ready for its final unveiling. 

what exactly have I been working on these past few days? 

well, a little bit of everything in preparation for moving into the mall in tupelo (ms) in a few weeks, as well as preparation for the craft show I'll be doing at mississippi state university (also in a few weeks.) 

most of my time has been spent lately, working on one of  my best sellers, what I call the "quote board."  Here are a few examples:

all of them are on canvas panels and all but the ones in the last picture are painted with acrylic paint alone.  the last picture is of some that I do with paper added to the border.  all of them are sealed with 3 coats of varnish to keep them looking fabulous.  and yes, that is my own handwriting.  ;)

a work in progress..

I thought I would include one of my latest in progress paintings.  This one in particular has me a little unsure of how to proceed.  Originally I had some brilliant (ha) plan sketched out and set to replicate on canvas, but now I can't seem to find my sketch (remind me to become more organized) and as it's been so long since I first began this painting, I am not sure what to do next. 

As it stands I have one 16"x20" gallery wrapped canvas, textured and painted with heavy body acrylic (artist grade) paints in gold, yellow ochre, olive green, and deep purple.   I'm thinking I want to add some of my vintage textbook pages and go from there (I bought some awesome vintage paper salvaged from old books and textbooks on etsy a few months back).  Hmm, decisions decisions.

Hopefully I will repost the finished product and it will be "wow" worthy.  Until then, the jury is still out.