Lydia Host's Painting a day.

Well it sure has been a LONG time since I posted anything! I couldn't remember how to go directly to my blog, and had to goog...

We had a lovely place to work, we had a beautiful model to paint, it was just how I imagined it would be... to be an 'Artist'. Thi...

The time has finally arrived. I am loading up my paintings and ceramic figures and taking them to the Spring Hill College Gallery tomorrow...

I visited a friend yesterday who has such a warm welcoming house with art everywhere....everywhere a still life in the making. I was adm...

Saturday was figure drawing, and we had a new (for me) model who was very fun to draw because she has a ballet dancer type of body. I pain...

The third time is sometimes the charm...but she chose number two! I thought this one was a bit calmer than the first, but not as calm as...

I have been working with clay since 10 th grade...I love it. My husband Jon and I pulled out the wheel a couple of weekends ago, and m...

Last night I attended a really fun meeting organized by artist and friend, Ardith Goodwin who is teaching a class on collage, and wanted...

Another tea painting. Went for a more subdued, contemporary look? Now that I am seeing it on the monitor I feel that I will go back in and...

I learned so much at Val webb's tile carving workshop on Saturday, plus I met some really nice people. One gal named Billie M. and I ...

There is a figure drawing group on every other Thursday morning at Space 301 that just started...and yesterday was the first day. We are ...

I have a commission for a birthday surprise painting. These girls spent hours and hours drinking tea, philosophising , and commiserating ...

1. . sold 2..3.4. sold 5.6.7 sold 8..9.10. sold 11.12.13. sold I have been cleaning up my studio and found these tiles and...

I have to admit to a very shallow desire of wishing that I had a daughter strictly in terms of being able to dress her! I realize that I w...

I planted yellow squash and eggplant this year, the plants are healthy and vibrant with blooms, but no fruit . I read online that its proba...

Figure drawing Saturday. I took some charcoal along and used newsprint which was refreshing compared to my previous attempts with oil pain...

I painted this fish when I painted the larger one...he is just as dour. Last night I taught my last 'art with a twist' class, and i...

I think its fun to paint an almost monochromatic painting every once in a while. Just trying to capture the colors that are reflected fr...

I painted this over an old fruit painting. I find that the more layers of paint that a painting has...the better! Maybe that is why a tone...

I just loved how these tomatoes were still half green...what? you can't see that? Oh, its because I didn't capture it! I like the w...

I have been wanting to go paint some shrimp boats for months, and now with this horrible oil spill in the Gulf it seems bittersweet to pain...

Mary Elizabeth and I painted this fish together today....and we both kept sighing with pleasure, the joy of painting fish continues! Thi...

Two views of the same piece . This is probably my favorite from this last Semester, because it combines my desire to work figuratively, i...

It was a very rainy day. My street was unpassable with a regular car...but still people came! And so I had a nice turnout for my reception. ...

Today was the last class for my beginning Oil painting class, and we met at the Battleship Pavillion, so that they could have a l...