Abstract #4

Okay...So you know how I said I wasn't going to do anymore of these for a while?  Well, I went to buy more canvas the other day, and while I was there I picked up a few new paints.  Of course I had to try them out right away, and so here we go. 

I rarely use paints straight out of the tube, and I it always thrills me to no end to have a new tube or two of paint to mix up and see what happens.  SOLD

Mary had a Little Lamb

"Mary had a Little Lamb"

Mary had a little lamb,
whose fleece was white as snow.


And everywhere that Mary went,
the lamb was sure to go.


It followed her to school one day...

This song got stuck in my head one day, and the next thing I knew I was painting it.  Here is Mary, giving her little lamb a talking to, trying to get him to go back home - Completed April, 2012   8"x10"  SOLD

One More Abstract

Here's one more, then I'm back off to do my thing - it's been fun, but I miss my own little painted world!  I may do some more sometime, but I think that's it for now.  SOLD

Abstract #2

And another warm-up piece - SOLD

Abstracts

I was asked recently to do some abstract paintings for a project - not my normal style, but I've had a lot of fun doing them!   First, I was doing them as a sort of "warm up" for the project pieces - then after I finished the project, I decided to make a few more. 

This is one of the "warm up" pieces, but I like it.  SOLD

"Dinner Time!"

"Dinner Time!" - Thank goodness for the dinner bell when your family's here, there, and everywhere!  Mom's ringing the dinner bell while her family scrambles in from far and wide.   Just completed, April 2012  SOLD

To see the larger photos, just click on the picture! 

After April Showers

"After April Showers" - Come the May flowers and they are all blooming wildly in this painting!  A mother and daughter are out to pick a basketful to brighten their home. SOLD

Looking Back...."To School"

I've been promising to post some of my old work, and so here we go.  This one was, I believe, probably one of the first 10 that I ever did.   It is done in watercolor and the Derwent Watercolor Pencils (which I love - they're great!)

"To School" - A reminder of "the good old days" - The kids back then didn't have ipods or lap tops or cell phones, but the way to school still had its distractions!   Someone has left behind their Spelling Primer, by the tree swing on their way to school. 

This one was also one of the first few that I sold.   I numbered my first pictures on the back - I'd put "By Carolyn Caton, Her first painting, second painting", etc.   It was one of those.

*Note:  I had a computer crash recently, and unfortunately some of my records are still on that computer.  This one is from either 2007 or 2008 - once I get my data retrieved from the old computer I'll know for sure!   The photo was taken in 2008, but it may have been done in 2007. 

"Hardy Souls"

"Hardy Souls" -  I love plant life of all types - especially flowers and trees - but I also do have a soft spot for those who can survive where few others can.  

The inspiration for this painting actually came from my own little pair of cactii that sit in a window, and who I all too often forget about.   The last time that I watered them, I thought about what hardy little souls they are - and set about painting their cousins.

Uncomplaining, tough and sturdy.  They manage to survive and even thrive where so many others would not - even on the neglected window ledge of a distracted artist!

This one really is best viewed in the larger image (just click on the photo to do so).   It is 24"x18" and is the largest painting I've done to date.     Completed April 2012, and is in my own collection.

My Website

Just a quick note - I do have a small website, that is a constant work-in-progress.  It does have pretty much all of my pictures that I have photos of on there, but the problem is that you can't enlarge them for a better view. 

Hopefully, I will get some of my older ones on here soon, but if you would like to look at them it is here:

http://www.carolyncatonart.yolasite.com/