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New Work In Progress

maryhaas — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:19:18 +0000

I can’t decide if this is finished, so I thought I’d throw it up here for some added perspective.

Watch out…

maryhaas — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:56:41 +0000

As Promised, my first experiment with pastels. I am having so much fun with these.

Memorial Portrait

maryhaas — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:56:11 +0000

A few months back I donated a custom portrait to an auction, and now that Christmas is over I can finally share the project. The winner asked me to do a portrait of her recently deceased father to give as a Christmas present to her mother. I was so honored to be part of such a special Christmas gift, and am sharing the drawing here with the purchaser’s permission.

The Baby and The Toddler

maryhaas — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:28:30 +0000

This piece refused to photograph well. It was wrapped and ready to be given as a gift, and after seeing the photograph I had taken of it I furiously unwrapped it to fix it. Once unwrapped the piece looked fine, and just needed to be re-photographed. The second try wasn’t much better, but I’m posting it anyway since I love the piece itself. I think the camera is as depressed as I am about the lack of sunshine.

Holiday Decorations

maryhaas — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:27:10 +0000

I’ve been more furiously creative than ever during this holiday season, but my most recent projects are all unpostable until Christmas passes and recipients have been duly surprised. Here are a few images from our holiday decorations. Recent work will be posted soon.

I love the rainbows-they appear on one of my tabels for about 30 minutes every afternoon and then they are gone.

Transition

maryhaas — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:15:58 +0000

In the transition from summer to winter, my neighborhood seems to have some continuing ambivalence. There’s still a little summer:

But mostly fall:

And some places that are ready and waiting for more snow:

First Snow

maryhaas — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:53:36 +0000

A few days ago, very early in the morning, we had the first snowfall of the season. It was light, and lovely, and everything a first snowfall should be. The toddler, baby, and I all threw coats on over our pajamas and ran out to get some photos.

Around the house

maryhaas — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:54:24 +0000

I almost forgot about these. I took them a while ago-before the basil plant died. We kill everything green in this house.

Drawing Lessons

maryhaas — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:38:17 +0000

One of the benefits of my new job teaching art lessons is that I’m forced to remember everything I’ve learned…and demonstrate. I have been teaching some lessons on color; specifically using complementary colors to darken and lighten. We were working from life, and trying to see ALL the colors-not just the ones that are readily apparent. I am kind of excited about the sketches:

And yes, that is a dead bug that on my pepper picture. I could have cropped it out…but I like to think it adds character.

Halfway

maryhaas — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:10:47 +0000

As summer gives way to fall, things are dying.

But not gone yet.

Some are just barely hanging on.

But the bees still feel there is work to be done.

The decay is mixed with life and I’m not quite sure what to make of it. But I’ll capture it and share it here, on All Saint’s Day*.

*These pictures were taken a little earlier in the season, but I thought this post was appropriate for today.