For Linda

This is the final painting of Annie.  I'm trying not to fix anything else on it, but I hope it is liked by Annie's family.

This is another quick painting.  I just want to say that most of these are 10 minute paintings.  I just paint them only to relax.  The composition and how they look doesn't matter.  I post them anyways.

Next are some castle sketches.  I desperately want to go to the library to get some books.  Usually I'm just sketching mindlessly, but I think finding some inspiration will be greatly beneficial.

Lastly this is a drawing from a dream I had.  I don't remember a lot about it, except for what is in this sketch.  So I think when I'm done the paintings I'm working on now, I will start this one, but with some changes to the composition.  I know it's quite busy looking but I had to get all the details in so I didn't forget. 

I wanted to try a very Hallowe'en inspired sky.  Um.... and I think that's about it.  Oh, I added a spider though because they're my favourite.

This was simple but is more interpretive than anything.  It is supposed to be the sea.

This was a quick painting from out my window, I liked how the clouds were and wanted to paint, I know it probably looks like mountains in the distance with bushes, but it's the tops of the trees against a sky. 

For the most part things have been quite hectic lately. I was doing two different jobs at work, I finished my oil painting, have been drawing a lot, and on weekends my days are spent with Mieka or rushing out to the barn to see Lance.  This last weekend Lance suddenly decided he didn't want to eat apples or pears any more, which is strange for a horse that is constantly escaping his stall just to try and find extra treats!  

Also tomorrow is my last day of work, which I have mixed emotions about.  When I was off work in March, sad things happened, and I'm dreading this break, because I have a feeling the same sort of thing will happen again.

I made this painting with a cool palette, and a very vibrant tree, because I wanted it to seem like the tree was on fire in a bleak surrounding.

Autumn is my favourite time of year; I love it when the air is crisp and the sky is blue against the changing leaves.

Last week's sketch topic was the circus.  I really loved this topic, and did a lot of drawings in my sketchbook for it.  This was the very quick drawing I posted on the wall at work.