the art blog of alicia weller

I was going to play with some colors last week and just toss the end result away, but then it turned out okay so I added some little flying things so it seems like I planned it…not sure what they are. It is not any standard frame size at 8.5×5.5″ but it could still go in a 7×5″ frame and just lose some of the bottom and sides. But, I’m building up enough of a stack of these things, chances are most of them will just sit between the pages of my giant plant book indefinitely.

The colors in the photo are a bit off. I think it looks better in real life. The yellow is less electric looking and they fade together a bit more gracefully.

About two years ago I promised someone I would paint them some chickens. I finally got around to it.

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I was at the ocean last week under an umbrella and there was a spider on it. That spider was not as big as this one, but it gave me the idea.

It’s only Saturday and I’ve already made lots of stuff this weekend. I made these earrings last night which are sterling silver, peruvian opal and some kind of agate, I think maybe carnelian. I just pulled a home made pizza out of the oven and I’m 90% done with a new painting that I will probably post tomorrow. This weekend is awesome, and there will be three whole days of it!

This sandpiper was inspired by my trip to the beach earlier this week.

This is 6×4, smaller than usual.

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It’s called Flamin-grow.

I painted this flower last night (7×5). I was working on a hummingbird today, but I messed it up, tore it up, and threw it in the garbage. Hopefully I will find some time tomorrow to complete a new one or two…