Old Barn at Sunset painting, March 29, 2015

I love Sunset and I love old barn and buildings. This painting is an online painting tutorial that I followed through by Tim Gagnon. I love learning how to paint sunset clouds just like the ones I saw in Southern Oregon.

This is done on 18x18 inches stretched canvas, using acrylic paints : mars black, cadmium yellow medium, cerulean blue, yellow ochre, titanium white, alizarin crimson, sap green and raw umber.

Old barn at Sunset painting, March 29, 2015

Chickadees Painting, Mar24,15

I painted this chickadee birds on 16x20 inch stretched canvas but using the 11x14 inches frame. I learned from Brenda Harris packet to paint this, using acrylic paints.

3.24.15 Chickadee painting

Dancing Dolphins Painting, March 15, 2015

I painted this "Dancing Dolphins" based on the book by Brenda Harris, one of the painter artist that I like. I was too nervous making the sea waves, so I delayed painting this for a couple of weeks.

Finally, I painted this on 16x20 inches stretched canvas using acrylic paints.

Dancing Dolphins, Mar15,15

Mar 10, 2015 Painting a chickadee bird on a piece of wood

My church had a project that encourages members to make something with a piece of wood. I brought home one and painted a small chickadee bird on it using acrylic paints.

Here it is..

Paint chickadee bird on a wood, Mar10,15

March 8, 2015 Desert Sunset Painting

I love Cactuses and I love silhouette painting. This one is called Desert Sunset, from Jerry Yarnell video that I have. I love all the sunset colors.
This is done on 18x24 inches stretched canvas using acrylic paints.

Mar 8, 2015 Desert Sunset

March 1, 2015 Covered Bridge painting

I've always loved Covered bridges. They just so beautiful and old and so much character. I just wish they keep building them.

I paint this following Jerry Yarnell class on OPB. This painting is using 12x24 inches of canvas with acrylic paints.

Mar 1, 2015 Standing Tall

Feb 22, 2015 Cascading Water painting

I am following this intermediate class of Jerry Yarnell. It's an almost 3 hrs lesson but took me almost 8 hours to finish this painting. I didn't like the brown rocks painted on the lesson and changed it to grey-ish moss rocks instead.

This painting is done on 18x24 inches of stretched canvas using acrylic paints.

Cascading water painting

Reminders of the Past, Feb 15, 2015

It took me a while to gather my courage to paint this old style Victorian house that is abandoned. This painting is called "Reminders of the past", lesson on TV by Jerry yarnell. It's a more intermediate lesson and I wasn't sure I could do it.
But, slowly following his lesson, I was able to finish.

This painting is done on 16x20 inches stretched canvas using acrylic paints.

Feb 15, 2015 Reminders of the Past

Feb 13, 2015 Deer Latch Hook Rug

I purchased this latch hook kit back on January 7, 2015 because it reminded me what I used to make when I was growing up. This one has 15 colors and I love deer and mountain behind it, so I decided to re-learn and made this.

It took me 5 weeks to make this and it turns out beautiful.
The size is 20x27 inches.

Feb 13, 2015 Deer Hook Latch Rug

Raccoon, Feb 8, 2015

I fell in love with this raccoon picture from Brenda Harris' book and one of the reason I got the book. But took me a while to get out of my comfort zone and painted this. Finally, I decided to do it. I started sketching yesterday and painted the background and finally finished it today.

This Raccoon is painted on 16x20 canvas panel using acrylic paints.

Raccoon, Feb8,15

Raccoon painting and photo together, Feb8,15

Feb 3, 2015 Hummingbird painting

I've always love birds and hummingbird is just amazing. I even have hummingbird feeders. Somehow few years back, there were a lot of them coming to my backyard, but now they came fewer and fewer.

Anyways, this is my second time painting hummingbird. The first one was at painting class. This one was based on Jerry yarnell's lesson.

This painting is done on 16x20 inches stretched canvas using acrylic paints.

Feb 3, 15 Hummingbird

Grist Mill painting, February 1, 2015

I've always loved the grist mill buildings. Something about the water wheel around the building and the history of it is very interesting.

Maybe someday I can see working grist mill, grinding grain into flour in person, if such place still exists.

Anyway, I paint this based on the book by Brenda Harris. I painted this on 12x16 inches canvas panel, using acrylic paints.

Grist Mill painting, Feb1,15

January 25, 2015 Great Heron Painting

This is my first painting following Brenda Harris' book. It's a painting of Great Heron. I love the colors and how peaceful this painting looks so I decided to learn it. It was really fun although tedious with the feather, but it's so beautiful.

This painting is on 16x20 canvas panel using acrylic paints.

Great Heron, Jan 25,15

Chinese Bridge, January 22, 2015

Inspired by the painting book by Dorothy Dent, I painted this and made the regular bridge into Chinese red bridge. I painted this on 12x16 inches canvas panel using acrylic paints, mostly DecoArt Americana paints.

I'm not really happy with this painting but don't know why. Maybe because I like to paint in more muted, pastel colors and somehow this painting uses a lot of bold main colors.

Chinese Bridge/Garden

January 18, 2015 Pheasant in the Rough painting

I've recorded my favorite painter on TV, Jerry Yarnell.
Today I've tried it and it's called "Pheasant in the Rough". It's on 16x20 inches stretched canvas using acrylic paints.

It was a challenge to do this painting but I learned a lot. I love painting old cabin and snow scene, so this one is perfect.

Jan 18, 15 Pheasant in the Rough

Jan 11, 2015 Blue "Cape Cod" style house

I purchase a painting tutorial book called "cottages and villages" a month ago.
Finally I decided to try it today. It's a great project to do while it's grey and cold outside.

I used 11x14 canvas board with acrylic paints. Surprisingly, this one has a lot more details than I anticipated and took me 7.5 hours to finish.
Surely pretty though and worth every minutes.

Blue cape cod house

Biloxi Shrimper, Jan 4, 2015

I did "paint along with Jerry Yarnell" on TV today. It's a great fun thing to do while outside is windy and rainy. Took me 5 hours to finish this painting using 12x24 inches of stretched canvas.

As usual, I used acrylic paints (14 colors).

Biloxi shrimper, Jan4,15

Mt. Hood Painting, Jan 4, 2015

This is my first painting in 2015. My Dad asked me to paint Mt. Hood based on the photo we took last Summer when we visited it.
I painted this on 9x12 inches of stretched canvas, using Acrylic paints.

Here is the original photo of Mt. Hood which my painting based on:

And here is my painting:

Dec 23,14 Winter Mountain

I painted this "Winter Mountain" for Christmas gift. I used Tim Gagnon's technique on 11x14 stretched canvas and acrylic paints.

I hope it'll bring happiness and smile to whomever receiving this.

Winter Mountain, Dec 23, 14

Basic Mountain painting for my friend's Mom's birthday

I finished painting this "Basic Mountain" following tutorial of my favorite painter, Jerry Yarnell, on Sunday, Dec 7, 2014. My parents were coming to visit us for Christmas, and her birthday is right after New year's so I started and finished it early so I can do it in no hurry.

Here it is on 9x12 stretched canvas using acrylic paints.

Happy Birthday!!!

Basic Mountain for Birthday gift

Dec 26, 2014 Winter Shed

This is my last painting in 2014. It's called Winter Shed and I followed tutorial from Tim Gagnon. This painting is on 11x14 inches stretched canvas. I use acrylic paints. I can't wait for more painting experiences in 2015 and lots more learning to do.

Winter Shed, Dec 26, 14

Cranes Paint by Number, Dec 13, 2014

I finished doing Paint by Numbers "Cranes" that I started in October. Took me 55 days to finish this because I was doing other painting and craft projects.
It's such a beautiful paintings with 34 colors.

Cranes PBN, Dec13,14

Painting Christmas "Cards" 2014

As always just like the last few years I've done, I make my own Christmas gifts for people. I like to give from my hard work instead of store-bought items.

This year, I decided to paint my own Christmas "cards" on 9x12 inches canvas panels using acrylic paints.

Here they are:

All 8 cards

For Dick and Kaye

For the Casciatos

For Alexa

For Emi and Jin

For Atsuko

For Denny and Nancy

For Derrill

For Mr. and Mrs. Fujii

Dec 9, 2014 "Homestead" painting for my parents' Christmas present

I made "Homestead" painting following my favorite painter, Jerry Yarnell, as my Christmas gift for my parents. It's on 9x12 stretched canvas using acrylic paints.

I hope they like it

Homestead for my parents' Christmas gift

Eagle Nest Lake painting, November 28, 2014

I spent my thanksgiving away to South Oregon, my favorite place for vacation.
On Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, it was raining so I spent a day inside my cabin painted "Eagle Nest Lake", following tutorial from Jerry Yarnell.

This is painted on 16x20 inches stretched canvas using acrylic paints.

11.28.14 Eagle Nest Lake

Winter's Surprise Painting, November 16, 2014

I painted this "Winter's Surprise" from OPB's Jerry Yarnell's class.
I used Acrylic Paints as usual on a 16x20 stretched canvas.
It was really fun painting this, remind me of South Oregon, the place that I love very much.

Winter's Surprise, Nov16,14

Forest Fall Painting, Nov 8, 2014

I painted this scene (kind of Oregon-like scene) based on Tim Gagnon's tutorial.
It's on 11x14 inches stretched cotton canvas using acrylic paints.

I didn't exactly follow the tutorial at the end and added things here and there, but it really was fun painting this. I want to give this painting as a gift for someone who hopefully will be reminded of living in Oregon.

Fall Forest, Nov 8, 14

Nov 4, 2014 Winter Barn oil painting

I tried painting Winter Barn using oil paints for the first time today and followed one of the Bob Ross' video.
To be honest, I didn't like it at all. It's stinky, so hard to blend, so hard to clean the brushes and my hands and too wet.
I am glad I tried, but I think I'll stick back to my acrylic paints from now on.

Here is my Winter Barn oil painting. I used 16x20 inches canvas with oval shaped in the middle. Paints used: titanium white, mars black, prussian blue, van dyke brown and bright red.

Nov4,14 Winter barn oil paint

Oct 28, 2014 Giraffe Painting

I painted this Giraffe based on the dvd of Jerry Yarnell's inspiration of painting. It's my first closed-up animal painting and it was challenging, especially making the face and all the fur.
Although I'm more into landscape paintings, I want to learn so many other techniques so someday I can paint everything.

I paint this on 16x20 inches canvas using acrylic paints: gesso, cadmium red medium, cadmium yellow light, cadmium orange, hooker's green, ultramarine blue, diox. purple.

Oct28,2014 Giraffe

Maple Valley Painting, October 21, 2014

I painted Maple Valley following teaching of Jerry Yarnell.
It took me 4.5 hours to finish this painting and I really like how it turns out.
This one is done on 16x20 inches stretched canvas and using 9 colors: cadmium yellow, cadmium orange, cadmium red, hooker's green, ultramarine blue, diox. purple, burnt sienna, thalo green yellow and gesso for white.

Maple valley painting, Oct 21, 2014