Venice Beach Sketches

Spent the day at Venice Beach yesterday. Pulled off a few sketches between naps and The House of Mirth.

New Mexico Acrylic No. 4

8"x8" acrylic on canvas

purchase here for $100

Ear Nightingale -The Strangest Secret Part1

Earl Nightingale's recordings have really interested/inspired me lately. (The older I get the more I am into self help -hehe.)

This is just part 1 of 3 so go to YouTube if you are intrigued and would like to hear the rest. Part 2 is really interesting in that he talks about how people can float through life -doing what they're expected to do- w/out ever stopping to decide what their goal is and what steps should be taken to get there. -Thoughts/comments?

New Mexico Acrylic No. 3

The second gallery showing fell through which left me temporarily unmotivated... (Not enough artists signed up. The space was really not ideal, so I get it and am actually not too disappointed.) Will just have to finish these pieces that I'm working on and find another venue.

20"x16" acrylic and ink on 1.5" depth canvas

$400 purchase here

Family Portraits

I took a break from New Mexico/Arizona landscapes yesterday and did some family portraits. All are 8"x8" acrylic on stretched canvas.

Will have to post a pic once they have been hung so you can visualize the final result.

E-mail me (aubrey.studebaker@gmail.com) if you are interested in commissioning portraits!

New Mexico Acrylic No. 2

This is the other acrylic piece which will be displaying at Venice Art House. At first I wasn't sure about going the illustrator-ish route by adding the black ink lines but I like how it turned out. I will be keeping this style for the other New Mexico/Arizona pieces (there are about 5-6 more to come!)

20"x16" acrylic and ink on 1.5" depth canvas

New Mexico Acrylic No. 1

This will be hanging/for sale at the Venice Art House which is opening on Friday (going there this afternoon to set up). I absolutely can't wait! This is the first gallery I've displayed in since graduating college...Just needed a few years to conquer my fears. (o;

20"x16" acrylic and ink on 1.5" depth canvas

Also, I framed the two lovelies below which will be on display/for sale along with their larger acrylic counterparts. I got the (2) frames and (2) mats (which have a beaut texture) for a total of $9.75 at a wholesale shop near my house. Score!