"The Little Trattoria" Finished

Hi Everyone, Well I just finished my little trattoria Italian restaurant painting. I am quite pleased with it.

My hubby has not seen or heard about this painting. I have kept it very quiet. I am going to give him the painting as an anniversary gift. Tomorrow is our official Church Wedding Anniversary and the one we really celebrate together.
I think he will be really excited. He loves to get paintings and especially the ones with buildings and cats. And he loves little trattorias too, so I think he will be quite happy.

"The Little Trattoria", 30 x 40 cm, acrylic

My Birthday Invitation

Hi Everyone, Thought I would share a picture of my birthday invitation I made this morning.

I will be celebrating my birthday this October in Montreal for the first time in 11 years. Although my birthday is on October 5th, I am having the event on October 6th so it will be easier for my out of town guests.

Here is the invitation - Andreas had a good laugh..lol!

The Little Trattoria Sketch

Hi Everyone, well, I just couldn't control myself. I am a paintaholic and I had to do some sketches for a quick painting before I leave for Canada next week.

Here is a little idea I came up with this morning for a little trattoria (restaurant) scene and of course with my little kitties. Maybe I will make the moon full.

The Little Trattoria

Tuscany Delights Finished!

Hi Everyone, Woohoo, I am very happy and having a big kick-ass glass of vino right now and listening to my fav guy "Mr. Dean Martin". I am toasting my new painting. Just off the easel and I am very happy with my first still life.

So here is a picture of the latest painting:

"Tuscany Delights", 60 x 80 cm

And a few close up so you can see some details:

Geez man...the nice orange lights/and darks on the red tomatoes just dont want to show up well on my stupid pics.
And a pic-lol -of all the paints I used - you can also see my messy colourful smock above.

Appreciate any comments you may have and many thanks to you all for your lovely comments during my WIP. Have a great Evening

I will be taking a short painting break from painting before I will be leaving for vacation to Canada for my sister's big wedding, and I can barely wait. So I have quite a bit to do before I leave. So I will see you all back at the easel on October 10th. Have a great upcoming Labour Day!

Wrapping up my Tuscany painting

Hi Everyone, I have been so busy with my Tuscany still life painting. It is really starting to take shape and I am very pleased with it so far. I would love to finish today, but it is highly unlikely. Already 2:30 pm and I have been working on it since 8:00 am. So I am a little tired. Perhaps tomorrow I can finish the painting.

So I leave you with my last wip

Wishing you all a great day
cheers Lisa ----- This painting is always making me hungry..LOL