This is the third oil painting in my new series for 2023 “50 Oil Paintings Inspired by Joyful Living”, for the section called MUSIC. The first painting was “Mountain Dulcimer“, the second was “Tap Shoes” and now this third one is “Ballet Shoes”. I’ll share videos of me playing the dulcimer, tap dancing, and teaching ballet in the near future on this blog.
The journey through joyful living will bring stories about life events, hobbies, and beliefs that make me happy, but are also universally joyful for humanity in general (such as music, even if you don’t share my specific areas of interest). Some chapters are light and basic, others heavy and spiritual. Some projects are fast/short, others are longer and more intense. There will be a mix of highly detailed, realistic and powerful art, as well as loose, easy, watercolor-like pieces (like these first three in the MUSIC section).
Most will be painted at home with only the camera as my audience, others will be for live shows. As in the past, the plans for this collection will change when inspired by something unexpected. A joyful life is flexible and open to new directions.
I hope you are enjoying the approach of spring. I’ve been busy landscaping and gardening, but still fitting painting in. I plan to pick up the pace and make faster progress on this year’s collection. I have to work fast if I want to make my lifetime goal of 1k finished oil paintings!
- New Painting – “My Home”
- Happy Father’s Day!
- Happy Mother’s Day!
- “Jesus in the Garden”
- Happy Easter
- The Old Rugged Cross
- EASTER SHOW 2023! New painting of Jesus
- Easter Painting Show
- Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
- New Painting – “Piano Portrait”
- New Painting – “Celtic Harp”
- New Painting – “Ballet Shoes”
- New Painting – “Tap Shoes”
- New Painting – “Mountain Dulcimer”
- 2023 Painting Collection Revealed
- New Painting – “Chickadees in Holly”
- CHRISTMAS PAINTING SHOW 2022! Enjoy!
- New Show!
- Last Month of Autumn
- New Painting – “Thanksgiving Turkey & Pumpkins”
- New Painting – “Alabama Landscape”
- New Painting Finished!
- Back to Work! Session 3
- Today’s Painting
- New Painting in Progress
- New Painting – “Lion in Storm”
- New month, new direction!
- New Painting – “Coffee Outside”
- New Painting – “Frog in Garden”
- Hymn for Cardinal Painting
- New Painting – “Cardinal in July”
- Go Light your World
- New Painting
- Hymn for Lighthouse Painting
- Happy 4th of July!
- New Painting – “Lighthouse”
- New Painting!
- Happy Father’s Day!
- New Painting, Finally!
- Want to go to Church?
- New Art Journey
- New Cardinal Friends
- I’m HOME!
- Moving Day!
- MOVING TOMORROW!
- S T R E S S E D
- BAD DAY
- Super Laundry!
- Happy Day!
- Bandits!
- Easy Going
- Joyful Memories!
- WOOT!
- Wild Days
- aww
- Nature’s Music
- Ooh, Pretty!
- LOL, Pumpkin
- Bearing Up
- Lead me HOME!
- Strawberry Mine!
- Moving Soon!
- HAPPY EASTER!
- Be Thou my Vision
- New Painting “Jesus at Calvary”
- HAPPY NEWS!
- New Painting “Easter Lily”
- Missed it?
- Show on YouTube
- Holy Week Begins
- EASTER SHOW LAUNCHED!
- Show Update
- Faith over Fear
- They’re Back!
- Packing Up
- Gator Tale
- Exceeded the Goal!
- What a Day!
- No Word Yet
- Whirlwind Day!
- Wasn’t What I Expected
- Wish me Luck!
- Resistant to Change
- They’re Back!
- Out of our Control
- Small Signs of Hope
- It’s a No
- Feeling Froggy?
- Spring of Hope
- Losing Hope
- First Day of Spring!
- 30 Seconds
- Letting Go – Again
- Painting Show: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
- Losses
- Shocking News
- Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
- Losing Time
- Frozen!