30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS -- DAY 8

On day eight the challenge I gave myself was to work with Line and Shape, aiming for a more abstract approach and zooming in on the center of the Magnolia.  Depending on how an artist feels about a subject, she may choose to show the layers of a work or conceal them.  In this painting if you look very closely you can see the tiny dots in the first layer made by spraying alcohol inks.  The pencil marks created with both watercolor pencils and wax based colored pencils are visible on the surface.  You'll also notice that the edges of the shapes are outlined rather than blended.  Hope you enjoy A Bit of Glow.

#8          A Bit of Glow           Mixed Media

 

 

 

 
All of the pieces are 5 x 7” and will be available for sale for $20 each.

If you would like to purchase one please respond in the comments section below.  Use the # or title to let me know the one(s) you would like.
Note:  #3  Pinkie is SOLD

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS -- DAY 7

#7                               Sunny                                 Mixed Media

A radical turn today with Sunny.  The challenge here was to use a variety of materials and media to produce a completely different look.  Pastel pencils, watercolor sticks, and alcohol inks were used to create this painting.  Emphasis here was more about the leaves than about the bloom.

All of the pieces are 5 x 7” and will be available for sale for $20 each.

If you would like to purchase one please respond in the comments section below.  Use the # or title to let me know the one(s) you would like.
Note:  #3  Pinkie is SOLD

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS -- DAY 6

A simple concept for day six -- Analogous Colors (those that are side-by-side on the color wheel) plus a little yellow.  Violet, blue violet and red violet flow through the leaves and the flower.  Unlike the first five which were painted in Oils, this one is an Acrylic.

#6                  Little Secret                        Acrylic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of the pieces are 5 x 7” and will be available for sale for $20 each.

If you would like to purchase one please respond in the comments section below.  Use the # or title to let me know the one(s) you would like.
Note:  #3  Pinkie is SOLD

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS -- DAY 5

#5      Not Interested     Oil

Today's entry entitled Not Interested has a limited complementary palette of violets and yellows.  The challenge was to paint this small painting using a large palette knife and thicker paint than I usually work with.  The knife below is very versatile because it has a wide edge and a narrow one.  The trick is making the curved edges.  I must confess that I did use a brush to blend some of the areas of color.


All of the pieces are 5 x 7” and will be available for sale for $20 each.

If you would like to purchase one please respond in the comments section below.  Use the # or title to let me know the one(s) you would like.
Please note:  #3 Pinkie has sold.

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS Day 4

#4            Early Morning Bloom               Oil

 

Today's goal was to use a limited palette and concentrate on the play of morning light coming from the  lower right.  Only various blues with a touch of orange were used.


All of the pieces are 5 x 7” and will be available for sale for $20 each.

If you would like to purchase one please respond in the comments section below.  Use the # or title to let me know the one(s) you would like.

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS -- DAY3

Pinkie is today's entry in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge (30 in 30).  For this concept I decided to limit my palette to just pinks and the shadow color.  My goal was also to paint something more abstract than the previous two.

#3          Pinkie          oil

All of the pieces are 5 x 7” and will be available for sale for $20 each.

If you would like to purchase one please respond in the comments section below.  Use the # or title to let me know the one(s) you would like.

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS -- DAYS 1 AND 2

         I’ve always been someone who works well under pressure so perhaps that’s what led me to enter my very first 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.  Because there are no rules (as in an art show prospectus) and because it can be used as an experimental art process, I thought it would be not only fun, but educational to select a theme and then see where it takes me. 

          The theme for this series will be “Magnolias” – on the surface a pretty mundane choice, but magnolias when viewed up close are very abstract and lend themselves to all sorts of interpretations.  So I’m off.

           Below are the first two entries. 

 All of the pieces are 5 x 7” and will be available for sale for $20 each.

If you would like to purchase one please respond in the comments section below.  Use the # or title to let me know the one(s) you would like.

#1        Open Wide          Oil

#2          Shy One              Oil

 

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