Eclectic Studio - Tammy Morrison-Koenig

My DH doesn't like it when I throw out any paintings, so when he took out the recycling the other day he came back into the house with 3 that   I didn't think were really up to par. He asked me if I could tangle up these paintings. ** actually it was more of doodle wiggling his finger - saying can you do that to that. ;) ** LOL So this is what I can up with. It is WAY better than the original painting. :) Hope you enjoy Tammy

My to-do lists use to go about a week in advance - since I have went on the open market with my work I now have a 3 month in advance planner. :O And I am still running behind. LOL Company is coming in 3 days, Halloween in 2 and a Birthday party tomorrow I thought I would try and get some of my Christmas projects out of the way while I still had a chance. These are a few of my softies I have whipped up this week that are going to be part of our Holiday decor. Hope you enjoy. First Prim doll 6 in tall Hand Embroidered 2 versions Saftey Pin and Bead Dolls 2-3 in tall Santa Ornie - I love the way he turned out 11 inches tall Hand stiched Quick Doll pin - My baby Girl Loves this and is now on her jacket :)

I am so excited about the way this one turned out. I think he is just adorable. :) 8 * 10 Micron pens on AF sketchbook paper SOLD Have a great day!

Good morning everyone. Well the holiday company has started.... and it wont end till January now. :0 But I have managed to fit this piece in over the past few days. It is 8 * 10.5 inch Ink on AF paper. I love this form of art. I dont have to put much thought into the planning process, I just squiggle a line... flip the paper around until I find my image and the rest is just instinct. Lights against darks, Open patterns against closed patterns. I Love it! and hope you do to.

Well whatever I had for the past week has finally hit the kids. I was kinda hoping I gave myself food poisoning - or something better then this -  and it would not hit them, :O But no such luck and now we have a steady stream of company for the next month - starting tonight. :O *eek* A Special Note Into the Depths A Song in my Heart So I thought I would try and get these up before I get really distracted. LOL They are all 4 * 6 ink on AF sketchbook paper . Hope you enjoy.

2.5 * 3.5 inch watercolor on 140lb CP Arches SOLD My kitchen table is been taken over with pre-school books, so ive had to resort to changing my artistic expression from medium/large sized works to whatever fits into the palm of my hand and can be moved quickly. LOL I dont mind because my 4 year old has been writing, spelling and sounding out words and starting to catch on to column adding. :) My 2.5 year old is a parrot so anything that we are working on that day is being picked up by X as well. I LOVE IT!  So with that said this is my latest little creature card ive been able to fit in. Hope you enjoy. Tammy

Pigeon #1 2.5 * 3.5 inch watercolor on 140lb arches paper SOLD Pigeon #2 2.5 * 3.5 in watercolor on 140lb CP arches paper SOLD  Good morning everyone. :) A beautiful fall day has started and what better way to greet it then with a couple of lovely bird paintings. :) Hope you have a Happy Day Tammy

Have been feeling a little under the weather this week so I havent made it to the table to paint. Instead it has been a case of curling up with the kids on the pull out and watching movies and tangling. Hope you enjoy the newest additions. Tammy

Thanksgiving inspired zentangle Bee Thankful 4 * 6 inch Ink on AF paper                                                                 Happy Halloween                                                                   4 * 6 inch                                                                  Ink on AF paper A very Happy Thanksgiving goes out to all my Canadian Friends. After crawling into my fat pants and falling into a turkey coma, I grabbed my sketchbook for a long night of laziness. ;) LOL Hope you enjoy Tammy

  Everybody doodles... so why not put in all down on paper in repeating abstract block patterns. Ive seen alot of these done on the artist sites I frequent so I thought I would take inspiration from these wonderful artits and put all these years of doodling into something tangable. Hope these inspire you to try something a little different. Tammy

  Good morning everyone. A new little art card i just finished up. I just love little chunky babies - yes I am a cheek pincher ;) lol so when i saw this little man I couldn't resist. Hope you enjoy Tammy

Avail for purchase SOLD I bought some new paints last week and just couldnt wait to try them out.  Quin Gold *** Love this color and cant beleive that I have been living without this color for so long. :) and the other is Lapis Lazuli, the verdict is still out on this color. Although it does lend itself nicely to stone but still trying to come up with another use for this oddity.  These are 2 of the watercolors I fininished up this weekend. They are both ATC's measuring 2.5 * 3.5 inch and are painted on 140lb CP arches paper. Hope you enjoy

Good Morning All. Ive had the luxury of the kids sleeping in this morning so I got a few 10 min portraits done. I am actually very pleased in how they came out. They are bright, fresh.. and the best part they actually look human. ;) 2.75 *2.75 in acrylic on mini stretched canvas 3 * 3.75 in acrylic on 600lb rough watercolor paper On a side note, My wonderful husband has been modeling for me over the past few weekends, I started out with 3 - 15 min sessions of quick sketches.. which turned out so good, he has allowed me to paint him from life. I have never done anything like this and it is so exciting. :) After a 1 hour session - from sketch to blocking in local color - it already looks like him. I hope to get a picture today while it is nice outside and get it up sometime this weekend. Hope you enjoy

I swear I was born with a pencil in my hand, as my first love will always be drawing. Growing up I really never got much encouragement to pursue my passion for art so out of necessity to get rid of all of this creative energy it was for the most part me and my pencil. I have about 25 sketchbooks scattered around my house, stuck in my purse, hiding in my glove box.. lol, but they are available at any time for my amusement. So I thought I would share a few of my portrait practices while I get back to painting. Hope you enjoy

Been enjoying the last few days of summer with above normal temps. So we have been putting the gardens to bed and canning up our non-existant garden this year. But I have managed to fit a few mini's in this week. They both measure 2.75 * 2.75 inch and are painted with acrylics. Hope you enjoy

I am always fascinated by the colorful houses of the east coast of Canada and thought I would share it with you. This is an ACEO Canadian maritime landscape trading card measuring 2.5 * 3.5 inch. Hope you enjoy. watercolor on 140lb CP Click Here For Auction!

6 * 8 inch acrylic on gallery stretched canvas Hope you enjoy

I heard the most thought provoking thing this week when it came to painting portraits. "Every skin tone is made up of the 3 primaries - yellow, red and blue. The only thing that makes us differant is the amount of water used.: I wish I can remember where I heard it, because it has so much truth to it. When i paint people, I use variations of the just the 3 primaries This is the latest in my portrait trading card series and was created using raw sienna, rose madder and cobalt blue. I love her little smirk, it adds a little something to an otherwise dull portrait. Hope you enjoy. 2.5 * 3.5 inch format watercolor on 140lb CP Click Here For Auction!

I must really like little boy's in blue as this is the second painting this week I have done with the same color pallette. :) I really love the renaissance feel to this painting, which I seem to be doing a lot of lately. Other examples can be found here http://tampster1.blogspot.ca/2011/08/trying-to-loosen-up-little-portrait.html#.UpoBMcRrZjo and here http://tampster1.blogspot.ca/2013/01/the-old-lady-in-window.html#.UpoBlsRrZjo SOLD Boy in Blue Hat ****Artist Trading Card*** 2.5 * 3.5 inch Watercolor on 140lb CP paper Hope you enjoy Tammy

This was my serious project for the week. My little boy blue checking out the tadpoles at grandma's. It was quite a chilld day and from his vantage point he could still see the little fishes and baby frogs and didnt mind just exploring this new world.:D 6 * 7 inch watercolor on 140lb CP paper Hope you enjoy Tammy