Day 19 of 30 in 30 Days

Linda's Studio

9x12 Oil on Canvas

I just love this building, although Linda no longer has it, I will always think of it as her studio.
I hope I have done it justice.  It's a great old building....nestled into the mountains, between two streams ... I wonder who owns it now and if they use it...
Tomorrow is another day...

Day 18 of 30 in 30 Days

                                               Finished

                                                 

Greens Creek Barn

9x12 Oil on Canvas

 

It's been a whole year since I have laid eyes on this view.
 I hope it won't be to much longer but we shall see...
A different size and different subject again today, but it is keeping me on my toes and interested, while trying to learn to use the oil paints...I am still a bit messy with them and still having fun, doing one a day.. Thank You Leslie for issuing this challenge, It has renewed the Artist spirit...

Day 17 of 30 in 30 Days

 

Color

11x14 Oil on Canvas

Very different from my usual work, all palette knife, lots of thick paint. Abstract, almost anyway...

I am not sure what to think about this one.. It's dark for me... I think I might like it... Just don't know!!!! Into the woods on this one.. Oh Well, on we go to the next....

Day 16 of 30 in 30 Days



Pink Rhododendron

8x10 Oil on Canvas

I decided to do another flower from one of my bushes in the North Carolina yard.
Using brushes and palette knife and playing with pink...
All the teapot paintings were done looking at the pots. All the flowers and all the other things are from the photos I have taken.. so far so good... I do not know what I want to paint next, but lots of ideas....

Day 15 of 30 in 30 Days

The Little House
16x20 Oil on canvas
Holy Smoke we are half way there...
 I am so happy to have 15 new paintings ...
 This is Pop Pop's little log cabin ... The picture is not great, way too light, but I am liking the content a lot.
 It will always be thought of as Pop Pop's...
What next???

Day 14 of 30 in 30 Days

 

Down By The River Side 2

12x16 Oil on Canvas





This is the second painting with the palette knife, and though it is not yet finished, I still wanted to get it posted for todays painting.
After I get them both finished I will Post them together so you can see how they will look.
 Fun....and so far so good.. What will be next you might ask??? I do not know yet myself...



Day 13 of 30 in 30 Days

 

 

Down By The River Side

12x16 Oil on Canvas
 

Today I started a two part painting and this is the first one. I am using the palette knife only. I am not sure this one is finished yet, but have started the second one and they can be hung together or separately. This is a place by the river in Dillsboro  N.C.



Day 12 of 30 in 30 Days

Red Bag Tea Pot

8x10 Oil on canvas
 

Back to the tea pots, and this is one of my newest and favorites...

 

  It was Susan's Moms, and Susan passed it on to me.. so cute...

I had a lot of trouble taking a picture of it...I took ten photos and this one is not great but the best I could get. I also can not get the true gold color of the buckles and handle and spout.. Oh Well!! on to the 13th....



Day 11 of 30 in 30 Days

Fishing Buddies

36x36 Acrylic on Canvas

 

 

Today is a whole new thing too... I have gone back to acrylics and big, big for this painting...
I did not create this one, but I am painting it a lot like one of Painting With A twists paintings....
I love it... but can't take credit... having fun with it none the less...

Now what will #12 be???

Day 10 of 30 in 30 Days





Spring at Lakeshore

11x14 Oil on Canvas



I decided to try something completely different today, something I have not done before.
I did a small painting of my house. I am not happy with it yet, but I did go to the store to pickup more oil paint colors after I painted, so hopefully I can make an improvement on it a bit later... anyway they can't all be winner, winner, chicken dinner....
Lets see how things go tomorrow...

Day 9 of 30 in 30 Days



              African Violet

8x10 Oil on Canvas

                                               

I have had this violet for about 5 years now and it keeps on keeping on, even with very little care.
I have always liked them and can remember ones my grandmother had when I was little.
 I went for years not being able to keep one alive, until we moved to North Carolina and they did great in the east facing kitchen window. It is still doing well here too.
I have not yet invested a lot in oil paint colors and just have a little starter set, so I am not that happy with some of the color mixing.. I would have liked a little brighter purple..  Oh Well!! I am pretty happy with my  over all results, today anyway... Now lets see, what do I want to work on next?

Day 8 of 30 in 30 Days



    Tulip Poplar Bloom

    8x10 Oil on Canvas

 

 

 I picked the Tulip Poplar Flower for todays work..
It is the most delicate bloom, Almost see through, and can almost be missed completely when this tree is blooming...
You really have to look to see them, they blend in so well... I am surprised every year when they appear..
This tree is right off the deck in North Carolina... and I have taken many pictures of it.
glad to finally be painting it.
What up for tomorrow.. Time will tell.

Day 7 of 30 in 30 Days

60.00 

Peach Azalea

8x10 Oil on canvas

   I could not remember the proper name for this Azalea  whose flower forms a ball, but it grows in the yard in North Carolina, and is one of my favorites... It didn't turn out too bad..

Thank You to everyone one who left a comment on my blog today.. sorry I am so late getting back to you all, but I did not get home from work until after 11:00 p. m.  ... I will be back at work in the a.m. at 9-7:30 p.m. tomorrow... Busy, Busy, Busy. 

I guess we shall see what I get painted for day 8....





Day 6 of 30 in 30 Days

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      Red Azalea

         8 x 10

      Oil on Canvas

This little painting is from the Azalea bush just outside of the little cabin Mom lived in while we were in North Carolina...Memories are made of this...
Thank You Leslie Saeta for issuing this challenge, I am really enjoying the whole process.
Starting this challenge was just the distraction I needed at this stressful time in my life.. I am more than excited and grateful to get up each day to start a new Painting in a new medium ... What a blast I am having.... Thank You ! Thank You! Thank You!!!
Okay on to Day 7, and what will it be ??? I know you can't wait to find out....

Day 5 of 30 in 30 days

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              Pink Peony

               8x10 oil on Canvas

 Look at this... something different
This flower came out of the yard in North Carolina and was dinner plate size when it opened.
Little by little I am getting a bit more comfortable with the oil paints. They sure don't move the same on the canvas as the acrylic paints but they are so smooth and creamy ...I love it...
My next problem is taking a decent picture of the paintings... I guess I need more practice at that too...
Maybe by the time I get through the month I will have the hang of this too....Maybe...

Day 4 30 in 30 days

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                                Two Turtles Tea Pot

                                 8x10 Oil on Canvas

This little teapot short and stout, really gave me a fit to paint.. It is two turtles dancing.. and I started out  painting a dark red background which I really liked but, it was way too dark to let the tea pot show up well...so I took out the trusty palette knife and added white... now its  rough textured and helps to be able to see the two turtles...
I have also had trouble loading my pictures onto the main site all three days and have ended up loading each one two times because I can find no way to delete the first one of each day... bear with me, I will get this right the first time....Soon????

Day 3... 30 in 30 days

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Humpty Dumpty Tea Pot

  Day 3 is another favorite of mine. It is painted on an 8x10 canvas with oil paints.
This happy little tea pot makes me smile and made it fun to tackle.
What shall I paint tomorrow?? We shall see....

30 in 30 Day 2

       

            

60.00

                               8x10 Oil On Canvas 

 Chicken Or Egg Tea Pot

 I have some of the cutest tea pots in my 300 piece collection and am having some fun trying to paint them in Oils...
I still have a few I want to do, and then
It will  be time to move to a new subject and maybe, do a few more later in the month...
I am having some trouble with the fact that they take forever to dry... Having used acrylics for so long now...This is going to be really good practice...
Looking forward to tomorrows paint...

First Down .. 30 in 30 days

                                                          
              Red Lips Tea Pot 8x10 Oil on canvas                                         

I am so excited to have gotten back into painting with oils...
I submitted my first tea pot painting...yeah!
 Big step for me...
I painted two more today, the first day of the challenge, so far so good..
We are allowed to do more than one to make up for days we won't be able to paint, so I am going to take advantage of this....
I also tried out the palette knife on some of it and  I am going to like using it again as well...
It has been a very good day so far and I am a very happy girl.......
I picked a theme, for the first week anyway, part of my 300 piece tea pot collection...
don't worry I am not only doing tea pots, Just the first few...

A New Beginning

Unfinished Oil

 Palette Knife

 P.W.A.T.

 P.W.A.T.

 Progress

      I have been thinking and talking to coworkers recently about how much I love to paint with acrylic paints. They dry so quickly and you can go right back in and change things and work on it constantly...
It has been so many years since I attempted to use oil paints, I had the idea I didn't like using them....Well.....Guess what??? I may have to eat those words, because yesterday I got out a set of oil paints and got to work on a small[8x10] canvas. I used a simple subject and limited palette, and I must confess I had a ball trying to get used to this medium...
It all started when one of the artists I follow on Facebook issued a challenge to paint  30 paintings in 30 days for the month of September... Yikes, that's days away. It helped that she suggested we make a list of things we wanted to paint and that we could paint more than one if we knew there were going to be days we can't paint... even maybe pick a theme...
I am also considering doing another Palette knife painting. I have only done one of those and it was when I first started painting as an adult.....but I do still have it and I do still like it.. so maybe....
I am also putting some of my paintings on Fine Art America and trying to learn all the steps... so  stay tuned, and wish me luck with all the new adventures......

Sandi Ragg on Fine Art America

Hope this finds everyone well and happy...