I’m self-taught – in fact, I’m teaching myself right now, and this is my virtual learning portfolio. Ideally I’d be able to complete one painting every day, inspired by the daily painters movement, but because I’m not a full-time artist (got to keep that day job to bring home the proverbial bacon!), I’m going to try to do at least 2/week. My paintings are typically 6×6 or 4.5×6, acrylic paint on canvas paper or panel. I paint primarily sea/coastal scenes and dogs. Winter time means snow-scapes.
Leave a comment if you have some constructive critique (yay, the online art studio), or if you just have something you’d like to share about what you see or read here.
My blog isn’t set up to sell paintings yet, but if you’re a collector or love something you see, email me at studiomiddle(at)gmail(dot)com and let me know which painting you’re interested in. You are welcome, of course, to buy my paintings as gift items and prints from my new Gift Shop (via Zazzle). If there’s a particular painting or gift item that you’d like but is not available yet, just email me to let me know.
All images are © Studio-Middle, and cannot be re-produced or used without permission.
And, in case you were wondering, the header image is a picture I took at a near-by beach.
Thanks for stopping by!
–A.H.
A note about HSUS images: At least 10% of any profits made from sales of paintings or gift items using the HSUS portraits will be donated to either the HSUS or a local Humane Society.
June 8, 2010 at 6:48 pm
Hi A.H.,
I really like the way you have set up your web site. I could probably use some advice about marketing from you.
You mentioned that you paint on canvas paper or on panel. Perhaps you might try painting on unstretched canvas. I do it all the time and I often get my students to do it as well. You can easily by it by the yard at any art store. Just make sure that you get the primed canvas. You cut it to the size that you like and tape it to a painting board like Masonite. It is more permanent than paper and a much nicer support to work on. You can eventually glue it it panels if you want to sell the work or simply have it on a more rigid support for framing.
Best regards,
Branka
June 13, 2010 at 8:53 am
Thanks for taking the time to comment, Branka! And thank you for the canvas tip. I’ve shifted to canvas panels and small framed canvases primarily now. I had been working on canvas paper while I was still gaining confidence in my skills — I have a very limited budget for supplies, and was afraid to use nicer materials for “practice” work. I like your canvas tip, and think it’s perfect for students.