Finally I can release this painting to show. The Red Lotus. It's one of my best work in my opinion. And the reception is very positive. I have waited so long to hear how my best friend liked his gift, that happy tears were shed upon his reaction. Please, tell me what you think. 

Here are my last two paintings so far. There are actually three, but as said in the previous post, it must remain unseen until the gift has been received. Trust me, it's worth the wait.

My Step-Mom's Christmas Present.

My fifth experimental painting. This wasn't originally going to be a gift. After several failed attempts, I decided to just wing it without a proper background. But the bear turned out cuter than anticipated. Then I decided to add purple flowers and gold and purple stars. I wasn't disappointed at all and I felt this matched her personality.
Reception was very positive.

My 7th experimental painting and a potential gift for a friend.

I tried to paint a type of red Lily on another starry night background. I don't hate it, but I recognize that it isn't my best work. However, I am still proud. I had not been painting for many many weeks out of stress and exhaustion. So I'm happy it turned out this nice.












Please tell me that you think of my latest works in painting. Any feedback would be appreciated. :D

Hello everyone. Happy Christmas. Happy New Years. Etc. I apologize for not being around for a good while. Things have been super hectic regarding the Christmas season. Now I finally have the time to share what I have been doing. This may be spread out into multiple posts, but we shall see.
If you recall, I spent some time at my Gramma's during the last week of October. Since my return home, I have been practicing an old medium I usually tried to avoid; painting. My brother has been painting and therefore, I caught the bug. This was especially important since Christmas was getting closer.  So here are the paintings I have done so far. However, most of these have already been given as gifts except two of them. I will only post one of the two previously unseen in order the maintain the element of surprise. The other unseen likely won't be seen by the receiving party. Anyway, I do hope you like them. I was quite surprised myself of how they turned out. leave a comment with some feedback if you'd like. Thank you.

My Brother's Christmas Present.

Also, my first experimental painting. Reception was highly positive. :D

My Mom's Christmas Present.

My second experimental painting, but it had previously gone wrong. Then I decided it needed a white cat. It's perfect for her Besties Bistro among the other cat paintings on the wall. Reception was highly positive.

My Gramma's Christmas Present

My third painting and I am in love. It started with the starry night background. Then I kept it bare for days until I decided it needed a blue rose. The stem I'm not too keen, but the rose turned out MILES better than expected. So much so, I had to show my hubby after saying, "Hey babe! I DID SOMETHING IMPRESSIVE!" And he agreed. XD
Reception was over the moon.













Continued in the next post <3 ^