New Yupo Painting- Black Tabby Cat

This painting I finished this weekend. The majority was done with watercolor on yupo board. 5 x 7 inches. I darkened and corrected a few values with transparent fluid acrylic glazes. Two coats of acrylic glossy varnish will be added on top.

12/12/07- on its way home. Hope the post office gets it there safe and sound.

Limited Edition Holiday Ornaments are now available

The ornaments are now available. 3 designs. Signed, and dated on the back. Only available till Dec 31st. Listed in the Etsy Store at the moment.

Red Poinsettia Painting on Yupo

Happy Holidays Everyone- Where did the time go? It's only 19 days till Christmas day, if you haven't noticed or been counting.

Here's a little holiday painting from the last evening- a Red Poinsettia.

Reproductions of Yupo Paintings are available- finally

For the past year, I have searched for an inkset and paper combination that could reproduce the brilliance and translucency of my yupo paintings. Some images looked okay, others not so much. I think I have finally found a combination that I am happy with.

Glossy photo paper mimics the slick surface of yupo, but the inks weren't quite right. Kodak has introduced a line of inkjet printers and pigmented inks that do the trick in combination with their premium ultra photo paper.

Limited Edition Holiday Ornaments

I posted about these a few weeks ago, and was working on the designs from my original yupo paintings this afternoon. Rectangular paintings don't always work when cropped to a circle. So I had to clone parts of the background to get a round shape.




I settled on these two, and was planning on putting them on the porcelain today, but 1 cartridge is low, so that will have to wait until next week. If the colors don't reproduce well, then I might have to change again. Still want to do a floral one too.

They will only be available as an ornament until Dec 31st. Snooze and you lose. Check back after Thanksgiving.

"Vintage" Mathis paintings added to store

Years ago, I used to go to several outdoor art festivals with paintings in tow. Many of these are the paintings that are hanging around my office and house. It is interesting to look backwards and see what I painted 15 years ago. I also look at the painting, and remember what was happening in the news at the time. The purple morning glory painting was painted the week of Princess Diana's death, as an example, and I can't help but think of her, when I see it.

These earlier paintings are still available and at their original prices, making them much more affordable than similar sized new paintings today.

Click here to go to my Online Store- look for more holiday gift items to be uploaded in the next 2 weeks, along with the limited edition ornaments.

Crunchkins and Purr-fect Greetings

Have Grandkids? the furry, four-legged kind? What to send wishing them holiday greetings?

Crunchkins Cards or Purrfect Greetings, of course.

Crunchkins are flat pieces of rawhide that are printed with a non-toxic ink. They come with instructions, and an envelope for mailing. Yes, mail them.
The cat cards are a regular paper greeting card with a catnip toy attached to the front.

I have scanned the selection and will be uploading them to the store. They are also available here at the office. Themes vary- christmas, greetings, get well soon, welcome to your new home, etc.

The designs I have are all placed in the STORE- under the pet products category.

Show at the State Botanical Gardens of Georgia

My show went up this past weekend at the Conservatory. Here's a few photos that I snapped in the lobby and in the conservatory. I posted them into a flickr set. Click here to go to flickr.

The show hangs until the weekend after Thanksgiving- November 25th for non-US readers.

D Niece. D Nephew. Watercolor on Yupo, 7x10 inches

This little painting is painted from photos I took of my nephew and niece, probably 3 years ago now. I stole, (err. . . borrowed) BMW's red wagon (BMW- the other nephews, Ben, Mitchell, and Will) and hauled it to a family reunion.

Amongst, the "It's hot", "I'm hungry", "It's heavy", "Are we done yet?", I got a few photos.

This painting looks very washed out on my monitor. But I combined two photos as I couldn't get a perfect one. I wish I could get more detail in Retta's face. It's mostly in shadow, and she has no neck, it's just impossible to capture detail without it sliding all over the place. It would be easier if it was a larger painting. Click on the images and they should enlarge. You can see what I am talking about- the detail in her face.

Lunch at the Gardens

Mom asked about this. . . so I am posting it here, for those interested, concerning lunch at the Gardens on Sunday.

Cafe Trumps at the Gardens serves a Sunday Brunch buffet downstairs in the Conservatory. from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. Soup/Salads/ Made to order omelets/and a carving station.

You can make reservations, by calling this number 706-542-6359. The lady said reservations are not required, but you might have to wait a little if they are busy without a reservation. It is also Homecoming weekend at the University.

Here's the Link.

I hope the weather is nice on Sunday. There are lots of hiking trails around the gardens, for those who haven't been. So you can stuff yourself with cheesecake, and then walk it off. Or have 2 servings of cheesecake. ;)