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| 12"x24" Acrylic on canvas $345.00 with black floater frame. |
With all the house projects going on today, it was hard to get one finished. |
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| 5x7 oil on canvas |
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| 14x36 oil on canvas - palette knife |
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| "Sunshine" 12x12 oil on canvas |
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| "Lilies and Coy" 5x7 |
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| " The Chain that Holds Me" 12x12 acrylic and paste - Sold I have really set my intention yet for the challenge, but at least I've started and I'll have to come up with a focus soon. Yes, I know I should have already done that! See you tomorrow, Dawn |
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| "Carla's Fall Workshop" 6x12 study |
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| My friends, Jim and Carla, brought me this great photo from Ill. |
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| 36"x48" |
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| It's fun to work on a large piece. I like getting to use my whole body in the painting. |
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| This is a fair as I have gotten. |
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| Sanding base boards |
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| Doors and Trim - which I will repaint before starting the floors |
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| YAY, ripping up linoleum! |
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| Now to put down the floor |
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| New look for the living room |
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| And hall |
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| And Kitchen |
Finally! A challenge that I might can actually finish. 30 Paintings in days.
I am going to kick off my New Year by painting my butt off.
,http://www.lesliesaeta.blogspot.com/, through out this challenge yesterday.
We are going to start on Jan 2. So far, about 70 artists have joined. Go to Leslie's blog if you would like to join us. It will be fun...and no push ups!!
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| Sunshine with Red 12"x16" |
| I just finished teaching a workshop on painting landscapes and I thought I would share a few tips. |
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| Original photo. This is a scene in France that I am working on. |
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| I often like to make a black and white copy so that I can just focus on the values and not be distracted by the color. |
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| I forgot to photograph Step 1 which was a monochromatic value study. This is Step 2 | . |
| Step 2: now that you have blocked in the large areas of light and dark, check to make sure you like the design of your composition. This is the time to make adjustments. You can know start to build on the information you have down. |
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| Plein air is always a challenge, but it's a fun way to get out and paint with friends. |
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| The Green Market at Piedmont. |
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| My subject for the day |
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| Painting in progress. As I don't paint people often, I thought it would be interesting to see if I could capture a market scene. |
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| Golden Sky at Low Tide 36"x48" oil on canvas |
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| Folgers in the Morning 40"x30" mixed media on canvas |
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| Coffee Makes You Bloom 6"x32" mixed media on canvas |
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| Bloom Where You're Planted 6"x32" mixed media on canvas |
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| High Winds12"x24" palette knife, oil on canvas |
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| It takes Two 12"x12" palette knife, oil on canvas |
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| Tulips and Daisies 12"x12" palette knife, oil on canvas |
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| An Afternoon of Wine Tasting 12"x16" palette knife, oil on canvas |
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| Day 2 painting in the Dunes. 9x12 |
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| Second painting on day 2 in the dunes. 12x16 |
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Day 3 setting up in the Moors  |
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| Day 4 Mary G and Kate. Kate's work was a true inspiration to me. Her use of color and expression - I learned a lot just seeing her work. |
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| Setting up in the dunes overlooking the cottages and sea. |
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| Saying good by! What a great experience. |
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| These great cottages! |
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| 9x12 on this one I was trying to capture the atmosphere and light of ocean and sky |
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| Still trying to capture that sense of distance you get on the coast. As I am drawn to intense color , I find it a real challenge to push back my subject. |
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| 9x12 totally cool house just off the coast in Groton CT. It's like a water "tree house"! |
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| 12x24 oil on canvas |
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| Study for Catching the Wind 12x 24 oil on canvas |
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| Catching the Wind 24x60 oil on canvas |
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| Waiting to Sail 24x24 acrylic on canvas |
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| Golden Sky 36x48 oil on canvas |
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| Summer Heat 12x12 oil on canvas |
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| lilies and daisies 12x12 oil on canvax |
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| waterlilies 12x24 acrylic on canvas |
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| sunshine 12x12 oil on canvas |
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| Folgers in the morning 24x30 mixed media on canvas |
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