by erinhunter | Feb 20, 2016 | Paintings, Process
I began this painting last year, after the loss of a dear friend. The flowers and insects are all found in Upper Bidwell Park, a beautiful oak woodland with winding streams and big grassy meadows, near my her home in Chico. The actual process of painting mostly took...
by erinhunter | Jul 17, 2015 | Sketches, Works in Progress
It took a little while, but I finished a second draft of this sketch last night. I spent some time making sure that things were more or less life-sized, as well as adding more detail to each of the flowers/insects. Now I’ll give it a rest for a day or two before...
by erinhunter | Jun 20, 2015 | Process, Sketches
I’ve been working on a large painting for quite a while now, and while I like how it’s turning out, I’ve been wanting to take a break and work on something else for a bit. After mulling over ideas for a few days, I sat down yesterday and today to...
by erinhunter | Jun 1, 2015 | Sketches
I don’t have any new paintings to show this month, but I’ve actually done some real drawing recently! During the annual Monterey CNPS Wildflower Show at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History in April, I was able to sit and do some sketching...
by erinhunter | Mar 21, 2015 | Paintings, Process, Sketches
Finally, almost three years later, I’ve finished this painting! I decided to make a little slideshow to show it from start to...