Speed Drawing of Moon Bunny

I love capturing hours of work into one quick speed drawing video. It is very satisfying to watch and I hope you like it!

Juicy Apple Demo

Acrylic painting 24" x 18".  This piece was done for the Valentine Erotique Ball.  They are using it as a prop of some kind, and still it is a mystery to me what exactly that will involve, something juicy no doubt.  I guess I'll see on Friday! 

I used Liquitex Acrylics.  Cadmium Red Deep, Naples Yellow Hue, French Ultramarine and Titanium White and Matte Medium to extend the paint.  I mix only those colors to get shadows and highlights, and use no black paint. 

Dazeys

We will have local shows in February, and I'm so pleased to announce our facebook page, here

Star Walkin'
"Its been a long time comin' 
To begin my journey home
I will have new books to fill,
Those tattered pages write the stars."

No Way Sir
"You pick the game,
Shuffle the deck,
Deal the cards?
What the heck I sey.  
Na ah, no way sir!"

More music by Dazeys on SoundCloud

Album Cover concept and drawings by Kelly and Gracie;

Moon Castle Time Lapse

Stay tuned into my blog for these stop animation time lapses that I have lately been cracking out on.

Viola!  I have completed a painting in only 3 minutes...if only it were that quick!  But it was really not that long at all, only 3 hours to finish this one.  I am getting faster all the time.  A big reason why this was so swift is because I know I have an audience, and there is something about that giving me the extra drive.  Thank you everyone!!!

February Night Vision Art Show!

I am so pleased to announce that we can enjoy one more night at the North Columbia Schoolhouse to celebrate the final showing of Night Vision.  I will be there saying goodbye to some original oils and hoping you all can see them in person before they are whisked away to their new homes.
The event is Thursday, February 5th from 6-9pm.

I'll be there in my new blue dress, wading through this starry world.  You won't be alone.

Dream Painter

As a human, I had to endure adapting to a difficult transition in my personal life and was suffering from insomnia. I imagined hanging oil paintings around my bed featuring dreamy creatures and mysterious plants under starry skies to lull myself to sleep.   I went to bed with 3 of these paintings on my wall last week and felt that precious thing called completion.

Dream Painter

16" x 20"

Oil on Canvas

Earth Goddess

"Verdant Goddess" is now available to purchase!  You can order here or send me a personal message to order by mail.  It is a museum quality reproduction printed professionally on fine art watercolor paper.  Mind they are very limited as there are only 50 available!

Portraits

 

 

 

Lullaby to Sleep

 
Since these creatures appear first in my imagination, I often love to toy with the idea that I create them into existence.  Here is the story of Shapeshifter, and some tips to help with the painting process.  I am not offering a formula on how to do this exact thing, I am only documenting how it unfolded naturally.  Enjoy!

March 2014, I see a story and beautiful imagery.  There is no plot, or names really, its only a snapshot.

 

Let the process commence! Take further action by making a GIANT version of this idea.  I stretch the canvas using these tools: Cotton duck canvas, 36" x 52" stretcher bars, canvas pliers, staple gun,  white acrylic gesso.   

 

April 2014, new leaves unfurl giving my ideas fresh life.  

I knew I had until December to paint this thing, and appropriately anticipated Winter Solstice in my subject matter.  I applied many layers of Black and Phthalo Blue Acrylic, covering the entire painting.  Then drew directly on the canvas using white pencil.  

 

Soon it will be warm outside and I'll be under a dark sky with the moon glowing bright. 

This is now a thin layer of oil, and I really love my wide hog bristle brushes for this step in the painting. The landscape is roughly developed using contrasting colors to block out shapes and give depth.  I am starting to see what lives here...

 

Truly night provides the greatest fantastical lense.

This is always a bit spooky and exciting for me, as many of my creatures appear white before I color over them.  This is my experience with shaping its body using monochromatic schemes.

 

May 2014.  I flew through fluffy clouds in a single engine plane, and fell in love with them AGAIN.  

 Well, here they are slowly developing in the sky.  I develop the picture even more using blues, purples and greens to appear as they would in a night time situation.  The moon casts light in one direction,  and the other light source comes from the glowing seed.

 

  

June and July, more people are entering my world, and the river time is in prime.

I like to work very loosely as I develop layers.  This is a huge painting after all!  And although I know I am a detail freak, I still have to force myself to stand back and concentrate on using larger lines of color to define and create 3 dimension.

 

September 2014.  The praying mantis graces the surface of my canvas and beckons me to strike a the right moment.  

 It can be hard after 4 months of an intimate relationship with your painting to find fresh inspiration.  But with a little wonderment and perseverance, you always find exciting new life.

 

November

I have triple developed this painting by locking into a technique, or formula.  All the blues and dark and light values are congruent and the brightest detail layers give an extreme amount of depth and shimmer.  

 

November 2014. 

 I have a finished lovely new friend and other world to explore.  I am the little beetle observing the event as best as I can--being a mere bug.  

 

My art reception was a dream come true; that is after working myself nearly crazy to the very last detail.  Life is all about pushing the limits, and I am grateful to prove it to myself.  It has been such a painstaking and beautiful process.  And the work is ongoing, as I am to share these images in many other forms such as the new and exciting fine print. 

 

As a human, I had to endure adapting to a difficult transition in my personal life and was suffering from insomnia.  I imagined hanging original night-time oil paintings around my bed featuring dreamy creatures and mysterious plants to lull myself to sleep.

I have 8 other paintings that developed alongside Shapeshifter.  Keepin' it weird!  Thanks everyone!

Two Bird Tribe

Two-Bird Tribe
Oil Painting by Kelly Patton 22" x 30"

It can be viewed all next month at the North Columbia Schoolhouse, and at the closing reception Thursday February 5th 2015.

Shapeshifter

Hi everyone, I have been diligently working on 8 new oil paintings for my latest exhibition, "Night Vision" and am thrilled to post the featured work of this show. This painting is entitled, "Shapeshifter" and measures 36" x 54".
This original oil painting can be viewed in person for the month of January at the North Columbia Schoolhouse in Nevada City, California. And remember, if you missed the opening reception there will be a celebratory closing reception Thursday,  February 5th from 6pm-9pm.

I like your style...

On rainy days, Falena refuses to go outside. She is stuck in the boring yurt and I get to enjoy her human personality and see her ferocious tiger unleash full force due to cabin fever. Here she is, bored as hell, and smirking in her own way.

 

 

 

Kitty, you are so relaxed.  I like your style.

November Rain

Josie Cat

More cats flying through bathtubs sprouting bamboo, please! This watercolor is all love and sweetness for a special kitty who lived a happy life in a kind little home in Portland.

Paint Now. An Omen...

The praying mantis flew into the yurt whilst I was eating a delicious sandwich. I watched him flap around in circles exploring the inner radiance of the ceiling before landing assertively on my painting. He proceeded to grace and tickle its surface and called my attention as if to say "Hey, now is the time to strike!" This means I have to pick up my brush NOW. Oh wait, I'm still eating this delectable lunch, then I shall attack!

Demonstration Video: How to Print Linoleum Carved Blocks on T-shirts.

And for your further education, a demo video on how I printed my shirts! I welcome your emails with questions about this process.

Painting with the Duke of Yale

We are currently working on a watercolor painting commissioned by a man who loves his dogs. He really wanted to see them featured in a poster, well, I was all about it! Doozer, aka "The Duke of Yale" gives me a few suggestions along the way...