January and I'm back in the Studio!

 After a fun holiday time with family, I am back in the studio beginning work.  I wonder what paintings I will make this year. It's exciting for me to imagine.

Since we are still in the middle of renovations on our home, it takes a lot of determination and disclipine to make art.  It's sometimes noisy, and there are workers around painting and fixing drywall.  

I've had to shift things around in the house and garden to accomodate these workers, but it will be so nice when it's finished.  At the moment, the whole place is kind of a mess, but I'm just remaining flexible about it, knowing it's only temporary. 

I've changed the color blue of the house to a lighter and brighter blue.  Quite a change after having a periwinkle blue house all these years. With white trim, it's quite a crisp and uplifting house to be around.

I've just finished a new painting about morning glories that I saw in Mexico in October when I visited there.  It was a lot of fun to do and includes some unusually colored ones that are mostly white along with some of the purpley blue ones.  

Now I am working on a project for Ganna Walska Lotus Land, painting a handmade birdhouse, which I will do in between working on new paintings.  The birdhouse was made to look like the bath or pool house near the lotus garden there, and I even have the authentic paint that is used on all the main buildings at the garden. So far, I have sanded, filled some areas and primed it.  

Next up, starting a drawing for a new painting!

New Year resolutions: Work in my Studio! Find Inspiration in the out of doors! 

Painting shown here is: "Artichokes & Hollyhocks", available via my website, SkyheartArt.com.

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Take care and stay healthy,

Lisa Skyheart Marshall