"PAXTON RIDING HIS BUMBO" ORIGINAL OIL PORTRAIT OF MY GRANDSON © NANA

Paxton on his bumbo"

10" x 8" oil on stretched canvas

FOR FAMILY :)

I was so tickled by my grandson's newest feat I had to paint him for the memory!  At nearly 4 months he's holding his head up so well he ridin his bumbo (I think that's what they are called)...a VERY independent young man...wants to hold his OWN head up!  I have a few little things here and there to touch up, but this one will have to wait until it's dry so I will stop getting paint all over my hands!  But, FUN DOINS!!!  I have one in mind next where he is laughing...keep a good thought for me as the light is terrible and the photo is a little blurry...but I love that face so I can't help it!!

ps...for those of you who wonder at my "portrait style"; that it is so different than the rest of my work...well...NOT being a great fan of portraits it has been YEARS since I did one...so, I find I tend to slip back to my older, more tight style...just working so hard to actually get a likeness...plus, babies are so smooth and delicate I feel I shouldn't put lots of texture to them...so...for these, I'm sticking to this more traditional style...IF I did them everyday I'm sure I'd loosen up...but, I have a feeling that they will like them cuz they are Paxton! lol

I also have a special painting to do for some awesome neighbors who are always snowblowing our driveway when we haven't gotten to it yet...and, for those long term followers, remember Dave is the one who "took care" of the mountain lion who tried to eat me a couple years ago...SO...One day when I was over at their house helping him with an invention he created (doing drawings for the patent) I noticed he had many taxidermy animals around the house...so I took some pics...and, one stood out...so, I will do a painting of this deer...(keeping the wood support OUT of the painting of course! HA)...so, stay tuned! For those animal lovers out there...he is a very responsible hunter...:)

HAPPY CREATING!

"RED BUDS" ORIGINAL PAPER CAST MIXED MEDIA PAINTING OF ACORNS © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Red Buds"

5"x5" image size

10"x10" finished size

paper cast mixed media

SOLD (thanks Wendy!)

Found a bit of time to complete this fun contemporary take on acorns and their little bud balls.  The acorns are paper cast painted with oil and the beads are some ephemera I found at my local craft store.  The substrate on this is 300lb watercolor paper and stamped with my original oak leaf stamps for a rather abstract background that just gives you enough of a feeling to know it is among the tree leaves!  Put it all together and you have a contemporary take on acorns.  FUN DOINS! PS...I think I'm going to make this my Christmas Card...kill two birds with one stone kind of thing...:)

My little baby in Omaha's latest is he can sit in his boppo (I think it is called that) at the tender age of 3.75 mos!  He is very independent, and mom had to hold her hand very near by to take this pic as he still bobs about in the head...but he LOVES his boppo...and I'm just this minute thinking I may try to paint this...too adorable...stay tuned on which one is second in my Christmas paintings of Paxton series!

HAPPY CREATING!

"PAXTON MARK GRIMES" ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING © NANA

Paxton Mark Grimes at 3 months

oil on canvas 6"x6"

Well, painting number one is complete...as near as I can in one sitting...there will always be the recheck after I've been away from it for awhile...He's my sweetie for sure...And, I'm off and running...I'd like to do several paintings of this boy for different members of the family before I'm done...WHEW...as usual...my December will be crazy busy...A big thanks to my friend Carol Nelson who gave me great advice IF I was going to attempt to paint a baby as to colors...Babies are hard to do as there is so little to them...ha...no wrinkles, no eyebrows...no wrinkles...but, my family wouldn't wait! LOL

I was also happy to find out I got "Late Summer Aspen" in a show that will be hanging at the Madden Museum in January...

And, Thanksgiving was wonderful!  I hope you all had a great turkey day too!  We were able to see my parents and my brother and his family; some of whom I haven't seen in many years...I'm unabashedly sharing photos of my wonderful family...topped off with my and my little guy of course!!  This is my wonderful brother Rick; who just so happens was having a birthday!

My sister-in-law Lori who I have shared MANY moments of pure delight...we laugh well together!!

And...my two beautiful nieces Kensey and Kaitlinn...I got to make jewelry with them and we had a ball!!

Grandpa Jerry got to meet his grandson for the very first time as we drove back home through Wichita where he was meeting his other great grandparents...

I've got to make a blurb book...whew...so little time and so much I want to do!!  

AND...of course I couldn't wait to get my hands on our little bundle of joy myself...Nana and Paxton...

What next??...well, more paintings of Paxton, and finishing my paper cast acorns, and doing something new and fun...I best get to it!!

HAPPY CREATING!

COMING HOME!

I am actually writing this from my iPad IN the car on our way home from Oklahoma to see my parents. It was good to see people we love...but ALWAYS wonderful to come home!

Baby Paxton was in Kansas meeting his other great grandparents for the first time...but I couldn't stand not seeing him so we went home via Kansas and stopped to hug he and his beautiful mom and dad and extended family...grandpa Jerry got to meet him for the first time!




Yep, it was some good times! I hope you all had equally Happy Thanksgiving experiences! I'm comin home to my easel and my own BED!

HAPPY CREATING!

Location:Bookover Rd,Holcomb,United States

NEVER FEAR...I'M A WORKIN...JUST IN PLANNING PHASE!

we've titled this "The Thinker"...it reminds me of an earlier photo...so he must REALLY be a thinking awake or asleep!

Yep, it's "Family season"...that time of year when I buckle down and try to do as much for family as I can...OF COURSE there have been requests to paint our new little guy...so I'm going to ATTEMPT to do that...I was SO tickled to get to see my little guy last week...and can't wait until New Years to see him again when they all travel up to our mountain home!

The first photo I'm going to attempt to paint is this one...

It's the most recent face pic I have...the problems will be as I discussed last post...NO STRONG CONTRASTS...whew...I'm not really a portrait painter but I have to try...so...stay tuned!!  I've got him sketched out on a 6x6 canvas...so, let's see what happens...

It's a busy time at the Galloway house, but I won't forget you all...just squeezing art in between a ton of the stuff we all do at the holiday time...I've entered two shows for Colorado Watercolor Society and should hear if anything got in by December 1 and the end of December...so more about that later...

collage of entries for two shows...hmmm...I see a theme here...lol

AND, I'm tickled that my grandson has had his first driving lesson...I think dad is freaked out, but Paxton is really concentrating on the road! lol

HAPPY CREATING and HAPPY HOLIDAY TIME!!