Art class

This summer I am teaching a couple of children's art classes in my home, and yesterday after the scheduled lesson, I had the group draw an onion, which I set on the table. I sat down with them and drew it, too- here it is. I used pencil, colored pencil, and then went back in with a bit of ink.

I was planning to take ds to the pool today but it has rained off and on all day. I also need to grind some wheat and make bread! I'm behind on my housewifely duties this week. :) I'd love to ditch it all and just paint, but then what would we eat?

Commission finished and delivered

Here is a painting that I finished and delivered a few weeks ago, and forgot to post. The person who commissioned it seemed to really like it, but I never heard whether her husband liked it or not. It was a gift for him.

This commission came about because of the times I had my artwork set up at the gym. The client kept my card and called me later. :)

Cafe Press store!

Well, I've taken the plunge and signed up for a Cafe Press store to try to sell some of my artwork. I'm going to try to add a banner to this site if possible, but if not I'll at least put up a link. Y'all come on by and see what's there!

Here's my link- it's also now in the side bar. www.cafepress.com/leslie_brasher .

Recent paintings

My gym has customer appreciation days every so often, when they showcase a member's business. It sure makes it a friendly place! Twice during March I was asked to bring my artwork and set up a table, so I did. I didn't sell anything, but I did get one small commission and a LOT of interest. Gave away a bunch of business cards. Perhaps the best thing, though, was several uninterrupted hours to paint! I brought my work with me and set it up and got a lot done.

These are some of the ones I painted as I sat there in my gym, sort of wishing I was working out. I also began several others, and kept working on a big one that I've been working on for a long time. One of these days I'll finish it.