Tracy L. Carbone's Blog

It took way longer than expected due to a hot summer and a new job. But finally, all nine of these are done. For the final three-yes including Pluto- the hearts are a little harder to see. I may have … Continue reading →

This one is oil on 8X10 canvas board. My grandson suggested painting a giraffe so this was fun for him to watch me paint and see the progress. As always, the final one with the green background is not yet … Continue reading →

My daughter had a little girl recently, my first granddaughter. I wanted to paint a picture of them as I did when my grandson was born but didn’t have the right photo yet. When she was a few weeks old … Continue reading →

My three-year-old grandson loves making faces. This is something he’s done since he was a baby. One day he walked to me, wearing my glasses, and making a face to show his feeling at how distorted his vision was. I … Continue reading →

I don’t have much to say about this piece except that it’s always a challenge to paint humans. In this case, it’s someone I’ve never met and was provided only one photo. The work itself dragged out as when I … Continue reading →

In the last few days I worked on Mars and Jupiter. The small one is Mars and the larger one, of course, is Jupiter. Neither is grouted yet as I want to complete Saturn first and grout all three in … Continue reading →

After twenty-seven years of working for a wonderful company, I was displaced April 1 and officially severed on May 31after a sixty-day notice. I had ample notice (well beyond the 60 days) and some options but ultimately couldn’t find a … Continue reading →

I was recently displaced from my job and have a bit of time off before I need to look for a new job. During this time, I’m getting around to many of the things I’ve had on my “Things to … Continue reading →

I’ve been working on this one for a while. Painting people is hard and especially people with so much character and expression. It’s finally done though. This woman in real life was delightful and smiled broadly when I asked if … Continue reading →

I went to Bali for 12 days in March. It was an absolutely wonderful trip and throughout the journey I took several pictures all the while thinking that they would make beautiful paintings. I knew I would need to work … Continue reading →