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Small study for a proposed painting. Painting water is always a challenge and one I want to keep learning and doing. There is something about water that pulls me in. Maybe it is from all the years I spent swimming.
This painting will incorporate rocks which are not an easy subject for me either.
Third day of work on this cut glass vinegar cruet which was my mother's. I am not a photo realist style painter so I am satisfied with this at this point. This was a challenging subject with all the facets in the glass. A few key reflections that show up strongly and define the cuts where the light is the most direct. The rest is quite subtle.
Day 5 of the 30 paintings in 30 days. This is February so there will only be 28 paintings. This onion was a model for previous studies in January. It has been in the studio and the green part keeps growing daily. It makes the onion even more interesting.
Antique tea cup painted for a February daily painting challenge by Leslie Saeta. This is Day 4 of the challenge and day 2 reworking of a painting started in January.
Vertical format study of new landscape painting. The mood will be evening.
This is a 6 x 8 study for a new landscape. I am trying to portray that subtle evening lighting and brilliant sky that is so dramatic in contrast. This was painted as part of a February challenge to paint daily. I do paint daily but don't always show the results or have a finished work in one day. So it is challenging to post even a work in progress since they aren't always a piece I am wanting to put out there. But this is a chance to share part of my painting process.
My Mother always called this a "lavabo" which is a term for wash basin and pitcher. I filled it with magenta red Crepe Myrtle blooms and painted it in the morning sun. It is a fun subject for me to paint. This was selected to be included in the Valentine's Day Invitational at Castle Gallery in Ft. Wayne, IN.
A favorite little stuffed tiger I paired with a lovely hydrangea blossom. The title came from how the leaf of the flower seems to be guarding over little Mr. Tiger.
I painted this as part of a challenge to paint from life every day for the month of January sponsored by the Strada Easel company. This was selected to be in the Valentine's Day Invitational at Castle Gallery in Fort Wayne, IN
