The Bathroom is done

Finally finished the bathroom. Took a total of 8 days to finish, with no days off work.. so thats not too shabby. We really are enjoying the double sinks and new mirrors. We love the look and are excited to start using it more... and im excited to get working on other projects I had put on hold. I hope to get back to painting this week.

This close to being done... (im holding up my fingers really close together)

Almost done, just one more evening of plumbing work, clean up, baseboards, and mirrors.. and maybe lights...

So these are not finished photos... not yet at least.

My lovely threshold I put in

Tile Done.. well almost

Sunday early afternoon we finished up the laying of tile. We need to wait till tomorrow after work to grout the tile.. then we move on to replacing the vanity and the new countertops and sinks..etc.. Which we hope to finish on wed. Below are some pictures of the process... I will now go relax my back a bit... though I will admit, Kim worked her butt off. She is a master tile layer now, and I consider myself a master tile cutter. Now I just need to learn how to use the wet saw without getting half the discarded chunks oll over me and lodged in my hair.The backer board for under the tile.. on top of the sub floor.

Kim working her tail off

The dogs doing what they do best while we tile...

The floor done for today.. grout tomorrow

Bathroom Renovation

It might be a week or two before I get any new paintings up on the blog because we are renovating our upstairs bathroom. I will post pictures as we go. Started last night after work with taking out the toilet, vanity, and linoleum flooring. The below shots are of the before... Well, kinda before, I forgot to take pictures before I took out the toilet. Anyway, we will be putting in new tile, new counter top along with 2 sinks and all that(upgrading from 1)... I will blog as we go. Wish me luck on my first tiling experience.

New Abstract

I decided to try another abstract. Seems like recently I have been switching back and forth in terms of subjects. I guess if I continue to progress in my ability and quality of work, then I wont worry too much about my lack of focus. I tried this one on a pre-framed picture I found on clearance at Bed Bath and Beyond. I loved the frame enough to buy it and gesso over the art work already framed inside. The painting is on a board(possibly plastic, though I cant tell for sure), and measures right around 30x30 I think. Anyway, it was on clearance from $70 down to $30 so I couldn't pass up on the frame, I will try to get a good image of it this weekend to post... this Image is of the painting right when I was about to varnish it. It is taped off with black tape around the edges(you can see some fo the glare from the tape on the upper left).. Anyway, hopefully this weekend I can get an image of it in the frame to post. The right side and middle block are painted with metallic paint and brushed texture, in person it is more shiny.

"Abstract 1" (because I couldnt think of anything neat to name it)
30" by 30"
Mixed media including different types of paper and acrylic on board