The Road

Working on some small exercises, these are 4x4, practicing for my acrylic painting class coming up September 30th.  I painted one in acrylic then decided to try the same subject in Gouache.  I've been itching to try Gouache so this exercise appealed to me.  Trying something new is always fun and there is lots to learn about Gouche if I stay interested.  

I'll be teaching an acrylic painting class at Rumriver Art Center in Anoka MN starting Sept. 30, 2026 for eight weeks.  If you are local and interested there is still time to register.  This class will focus on color mixing and creating a color chart.  We will have fun painting small 6x6 inch panels using simple subject matter.  Here is a link for more info:

https://app.getoccasion.com/p/n/sKWGqp2V/v5

 

Deborah Ann Kirkeeide ©

Super Shopper

 

8x10 acrylic on Ampersand Gesso Board, NFS

I finally made it to Italy!  This is painted from a photo I took of my daughter, the Super Shopper.  It was a great time and so amazing to see things I'd only seen in books, experiencing other cultures and walking on roads perhaps thousands of years old.  Of course it was a great time shopping too but more wonderful sharing the experience with my daughter.  So many photos, so little time to paint all the memories.

Deborah Ann Kirkeeide © 

Spring Impressions

 

 This is now posted and available in my Daily Paintworks gallery

Click Here For More Info: $100, Acrylic on watercolor paper, painted image 6x6 inches with a 3/4" border

An original expressive floral painting inspired by the energy and abundance of spring!  And I need some spring right now.  The reference photo is from my granddaughters photo of dry flowers at home.  We paint together via FaceTime occasionally and share ideas.  Just for fun and variation I cropped the photo while she painted the original size . 

The border around the painting is actually white not gray.  I like to leave a border making it easier to mat paintings that are on watercolor paper without loosing any of the image or you can include some of the little bleeds for interest.  A mat can be cut to fit an 8"-10" square frame.  

Deborah Ann Kirkeeide © 

Water Lilies

 

6x6 inch acrylic on gessoed watercolor paper

The title isn't very imaginative.  Perhaps It could be named "In Monet's Garden" since he was the master of the water lilies.  Would he appreciate my rendering I wonder.  

This is another fun play, experimenting with different brushes and brush work.  The colors are a very different take on the photo I used which made it hard to get the values right.  It eventually worked out and I'm happy with it.

Deborah Ann Kirkeeide © 

Fish Stories

 

6x6 inch acrylic on gessoed watercolor paper.

Getting back to painting again after a long time off.  I'm experimenting with new techniques which is great fun.  This is pretty loose for me, playing with impressionism.  I've been gone from painting for so long I'm relearning, a good time to branch out.  

I took this photo at a lake near us.  I go to the lake and sit on the beach drawing sometimes and taking photos.  These youth were way off in the distance and I worried the photo wouldn't turn out.  The photo even though a bit fuzzy was still useable.  Can't you just imagine these two youths swapping fish stories?

Deborah Ann Kirkeeide ©