Little One

When I started this painting I was planning on creating a bird with many more details than I ended up with, but somehow the simplicity of the painting at this stage was super appealing to me. It added to this little one's innocence. I think I may try to have this image put on infant size onesies. :-)

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"Little One"

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The moon danced with the stars on the night you were born...

I was captivated by this quote (unknown author) and wanted to build it into a painting. 

"The moon danced with the stars on the night you were born..."

 

I love the texture!

 This painting is part of a year-long online art class (instructor Gillian Lee Smith).

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Wonder and Dread - Part 2

Yesterday I did something I hadn't done before. I stood in front of a group of about sixty folks and talked for hours. I'm an introvert to my very core, but I had SUCH A GREAT TIME! I co-presented with a lovely teacher friend of mine and we shared information a wonderful group of special ed teachers. Most of you already know, but in case you don't, I'm a special ed teacher. I work with three and four-year-olds with disabilities and I love it.

And crazy me, I've already let the powers that be know that I want to present again. Yes, good times were had.


I finished my painting of my big guy when he was a little guy. He and his girlfriend gave me two big thumbs up. OK, they didn't actually do that because that would be goofy, but they said that they like it a lot.

"Wonder and Dread"

It's funny. I kept looking at the painting and looking at the painting.
The nose was absolutely, positively in the wrong spot.
So off it went! I love working with acrylics!

I redid his nose in the right spot. All that was
left was to add a bit of color to his hair.

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Wonder and Dread - Part 1

When my big guy was little he was such a sponge. He'd open his eyes way beyond what seemed possible, and soak in everything. His look of wonder was truly something to behold. And the adorable thing is that while his eyes were full of wonder, the expression on his mouth was dread. I always thought that the speed with which things were entering his brain was just a tad more than his little self could fully absorb. He's still got those amazing big eyes today...and his mouth is much more likely to be a big grin.

I started by painting the basic outlines and eye shape.

I added some flesh tone.

I added some color. 

I've still got a lot to do on this. So much fun seeing this precious little face again!

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I'm running a big sale on my paintings through the end of August. Almost everything in my gallery is 60% off. I'm only keeping my most current work (paintings on page 1) at the listed prices. If there's something you'd like, please let me know by message or comment so I can manually adjust the price. Thanks!!! http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/kali-parsons-3935/artwork

Dream Sky High

I was commissioned to create a painting for a little boy's room. His lovely mom wanted it to feature an airplane and for it to be colorful. I was super excited to get started! And as I was painting it I thought of my own guys when they were little bitty boys themselves. I thought of my pure love for them as I painted the hearts. I thought of their amazing personalities as I painted sparkles. And I thought of just how funny they were as I painted swirls. And you know what? My love for them now is just as pure yet so, so much stronger. Their personalities are so their own filled with their own passions and creative drives. And, gosh, my kids still make me laugh each and every day.

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Baby Phyllis

My sweet chicken, Phyllis, was really sick a couple of weeks ago. Really sick.  I actually thought one night when I went to bed that by morning she'd be gone. But she's fine now, thankfully.

I was thinking about how she was when she was really sick and, by golly, that girl of mine was seriously acting like a baby. She wanted to be held constantly. She made a lot of racket. She pooped and threw up on me. She refused to go to sleep when I wanted her to. And, gosh, did that girl ever drool a lot. I mean some serious drool.

When I was giving her a snuggle the other day I kept thinking about what she must have looked like as a baby. I mean that girl of mine just had to be adorable. There is no doubt. So I had to try to paint a baby Phyllis. I had to! I couldn't help myself.

I love my girl!

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