Day 27 ~ Sunflower Madness

I’m really getting behind. So much going on here… Watching grandchildren… Getting ready for the big wedding coming up… One of my sons getting married…Thinking about out of town family and friends coming in… So much to think about. My studio is in shambles, we are repainting part of it to lodge some of our guests… And my 27 drying paintings are all over the place… 😉

I’ve been working on this painting for two days…not finished, but I’m posting it and moving on. Hopefully I can catch up today…

11″ x 14″ oil on canvas

SOLD

Day 26 ~ Strolling

This painting is a remake from a past challenge. I was never really happy with it, so I thought I would try doing it over and I’m still not happy with it. Love the idea, though…

8″ x 10″ oil on canvas

Day 25 ~ Mini Succulent Garden

Catching up today with another mini… I found this pot from Italy at Tractor Supply and filled it with succulents that have survived all summer. Every day I pass by this little garden on my way to the studio…don’t know why it took me so long to try and paint it…

4″ x 4″ oil painting on mini canvas with easel

$35

Day 24 ~ Flaming Forest Floor

Another aspen painting…

11″ x 14″ oil on canvas
SOLD

Day 23 ~ Autumn Aspens

This is really out of my comfort zone… Tell me what you think honestly… I think I may have to tone this down some. One thing I enjoy about this challenge is posting something every day whether you are finished or not…

12″ x 16″ oil on canvas

$320

Day 22 ~ Brugge Central

My daughter backpacking in Brussels… Glad she has a map… 🙂

8″ x 10″ oil on gessoed board

Day 21 ~ Have Mercy

In today’s world there is so much darkness and corruption. I don’t write about the darkness in my life, nor do I paint the fears and struggles I go through. I try to look up and take hold of “joy”. Lately there seems to be a doom and gloom all around… as a Christian I am to look up to Christ and to think of the good things and to help wherever I can. This painting speaks of prayer that rises to the Father in times of desperation…His mercy endures forever…

8″ x 10″ oil on canvas

I’m not finished with this one yet, it has to dry a little before I can work on it again.

Day 20 ~ Arches

My daughter went to Arches National Park this summer, and brought home this awesome picture that I told her I would paint for her…

8″ x 16″ oil on canvas

Day 19 ~ The Old Gate

So excited about this painting!!! I’ve seen this technique done on black canvas before and I’ve always wanted to try it. A dear friend of mine sent me a picture of an old gate and thought I would like to paint it…won’t she be surprised…

8″ x 10″ oil on black canvas

$160

Day 18 ~ This is the Way

I did this painting on an old canvas. One that I had painted on, but didn’t like, so I just scraped off the old painting and painted the new one on top. Using an old used canvas let me experiment, so I can do the painting on a new canvas at another time. I tried being very loose. One mistake I made was getting the finger that is pointing too close to the edge…

I really like the way the jeans turned out. I’m a day behind, so I’m off to do another painting to catch up…