Well appears I found what colors work for the time. All three paintings in blues, yellows and beige sold. Not colors I am use too but did enjoy building on them.  Why can't I stay in that pallette.... well I just can't... I want bright... inspiring... joyful colors.

Keep in tune going to try a new way of painting... fluid pour.
I just need that little something to get me going again.
I had several commissions that I enjoyed doing and did some ART DOLLS that are getting some notice.... so naturally I want to change myself again.... and not follow up on the items that are attracting attention.

ART DOLLS  mixed media clay, wood, fabric and found objects.
The Scholar 40 inches tall  The Merchant  28 inches tall and The Healer 22 inches high

 What started my painting of florals was a new show coming up that I enter every year. The exhition is hosted by the Botanical Gardens and it is different in how they exhibit. Instead of signing the front of the painting you sign on back side ... the idea is to sell the work on the value of the work and not the artists name... thus you have INCOGNITO..... painting I submitted was titled

YOU DON "T BRING ME FLOWERS ANY MORE

I started the floral work by loosing up and working with color combinations I wanted to try.

then I finally worked them enough to just begin doing several.

Along with floral work I have been trying trees.

I once again needed something for a exhibition at St. George Gallery and had recently finished a painting of trees that had gone through several transformations....it was pleasant and I found that I was more involved with the lights and shadows then the tree forms itself Again wanting color.. lots of it. So here is the painting for St George... 

 and this painting sold and I was away in Texas and they called with a request for another one similar but maybe on a smaller scale and I did this for their client.

Trying something new.... just painting..LOL. not talking about it or moaning about it... or worrying about it.. JUST GONNA PAINT... whatever I feel at the moment.
So 2018 some new things just for the sake of DOING

How are things going??

The Swamp

Things are as usual in a whirlwind.  I think I live in a huff cause I am always puffing. Maybe time to slow down.... who me?  NO that will not be happening. I just got to keep moving forward. I spent a long, long time, in a dark place and almost forgot to look up and see the light.

It is time. It is now... and as they say if not now then when? So back to painting and finding joy in it again. What can produce such happiness? Oh, well selling some work of course. I once asked myself if I paint for the joy of painting or do I paint just to sell. I enjoy selling what I paint that is as simple as it gets. LOL. I enjoy hearing the comments made by someone who wishes to own one of my works. It validates me, then I change the subject because it embarrasses me when someone gets so close to what made me paint that, or understands the emotion behind the painting. I am my own worse critic and if you listen to me my work is terrible. I never feel it is finished nor do I think it is good. I have pieces that were bought by a University and in their collections. I thought are they kidding me??? I have work that is bought for corporations and I my self talk is.. "what is up with that". I have had work selected for competitions and actually get a notices of achievement. I have work on Magazine covers.. and I am dumbfounded. I paint. It is my gift. I unfortunately look at it as my cross to bear. Shame on me......... but I paint. I have to paint or do something creative... there is no doubt whatsoever... that I will paint. Back to my original question, When..... I say NOW.


On a side note...Things that I had scheduled are once again blown out of the water.
I will have to take time to readjust. I am a creature of planning. My husband often tells me "best laid plans'   Yet I still make plans.... then have to adjust when they don't work out exactly as scheduled.  The latest plans were to be with my sister during surgery and with my daughter in law while at M.D. Anderson... it  was fine tuned and fit like a puzzle to do both.... until today. Now readjusting. Sister's surgery was rescheduled after a month's wait to the very day I am suppose to be with Daughter in Law and family for her cancer check up. I am stressing.

Did a new painting for St George and Artist Link.
it was one I have worked on for over a year...never figuring out if it was finished.
the show date loomed ahead and though each time I took a photo I would see something else that needed to be finished. I think I got it...

best part it sold on opening night and I also got a request for a commission piece on same subject.
Looking forward to doing it.

ABOUT ME
Reoccurring theme... I always am saying....WOW I am BACK or HOPE this is the one that keeps me back and working.
I will not say that again.
No I won't...
I will just work.
Thanks for hanging in there with me through these sad years.
I will post as I work and hope you all enjoy

linking my works together
 http://www.urbanartcommission.org/artists/pam-craig/

wow took forever to get back here this time not from lack of painting but just virus on computer then hackers messing everything up and finally...Yes finally I am back
Let's see what I can add to my page ....hopefully more art.

2016 New Series....still trying to find my way back.

Oh well...here is my newest series. I am still trying to get back to painting my heart and soul again.
I probably just need to paint and forget about the when or why.
JUST DO IT......as they say in the commercial's.

I  left out a series I painted last year with one being sold at Incognito Art Event...and two others at Market Central after taking them down to the store there. This series was once again studies or works of the human form but this time I used the Zorn color palette, limited palette of only four colors; red, yellow, black and white. It was somber colors and one of my art friends told me the series was very "dark". Not as in night time but in mood and subject matter. I can't seem to find the photo's ..I had about 12 of these pieces and I know I sold 4 out of the series. Wonder what I did with them. Maybe will find them again and look them over and see why they were so "dark".

Ok. so here we are in real time April 3rd 2016 and I am posting the new series.

Someone remarked on this series that it is very colorful.........really?
Someone else remarked they are very light and airy and show more positive thoughts.
someone else thought of them as angels.
Interesting that these elicit so many diverse comments.

Maybe I can continue in this vain and in this style.
It is applied with palette knife and I did enjoy playing around with them.
two of these sold today..but I only know for sure the name of one..will post the other one when I know for sure what I called it. LOL

30 x 40 acrylic Family

12 x 12  acrylic  The Women

12 x 12 acrylic The Group

20 x 30 acrylic   Lean On Me
sold