30 Day Challenge - Day 5

Hey Friends, Here is # 5 !!  Ta Da..."Wild Daisys" is available in my ETSY STORE.

It is painted with oils on an 8" x 6" canvas panel.

And here are two more starts.  Started with molding paste up there, right onto the board.  Never have done that before but I think it will work as well as gesso.

This is gessoed canvas with an under coat of  reddish acrylic.  The white is molding paste again.  I really like having all this texture  ready to go.

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30 Day Challenge - Day 3 and Starts

Hey Friends, Here is my floral for Day 3.  This has both of Nic's handmade birds and is 8x8 Oil.

You will find it in my Etsy shop HERE.

And it's nice when I can remember to take a few photos of my starts.  Or let you know I hate the texture of canvas so I usually put a layer of paste or heavy acrylics down before I start painting.

These two are 24" sq. and I finished them today.!! YaY.

Love it when an idea just falls into place and I don't struggle for hours on one stupid little element.  If I don't watch out Karma will bite me tomorrow.

Now if I can just get a decent photo for the web, I'll be happy.

My sister gave me a camera, a very nice Nikon.  All I have to do is learn how to use it.

Thank you little sister.

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THANKFUL AND BUSY

Hey Friends,  Thankful to feel better.  Had something that must have been a virus last week.

But last night I started prepping my panels for the up coming 30 day challenge in Jan.  Leslie Saeta hosts a challenge to paint one every day in Jan.  EVERY DAY, I say!

There are 30 panels up there and a few extras in case I loose my temper.

AND today about 2pm I went West on Rt. Eleven close to Elliston to paint a bit.  It started Plein Aire but as you can see I did not finish.  Was another beautiful day for December in SW Va.  Not so good for the trees.  Some are blooming and the sap is running.

Here is an 8 x 10 canvas I finished a couple weeks ago.  It is dry now.  My scanner seems to be off a bit in capturing the colors correctly.  I fooled with the colors and saturation, etc but it still shows the shadows as ultramarine blue when the blue is not that intense.

You know that famous phrase "It (he or she) really looks better in Person" ?

It really does !

I will list it in my Etsy shop tonight.

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ORIGINAL LANDSCAPE FARM PAINTING PLEASANT GROVE FARM

Hey Friends,  I have listed this in my ETSY SHOP. Click There.

This was painted this spring at a paint out at Whitney Feldman's ranch.  Sponsored by the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy.  One of the prettiest farms you will ever see in Botetourt, Virginia.

Thanks for stopping in.

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ORIGINAL LANDSCAPE PAINTING OF PLEASANT GROVE FARM

Hey Friends, Came across this 8x10 acrylic painting I did in May at Pleasant Grove Farm in Botetourt, Va.  the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy sponsored a paint out at Whitney Feldman's farm.  I put this and another in a safe place to dry after varnishing and forgot about them.

So now this is available HERE.

I will post the other tomorrow.

And BTW I will be with my plein air buds tomorrow at Explore Park, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Should be a fabulous day.!

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PLEIN AIR PAINT-OUT AT SOUTH PEAK

Hey Friends,  Hoping some of you can stop by South Peak tomorrow after 1pm.  Some of us are returning to finish up some paintings and pick up what doesn't. sell.

I made one that I liked today, above, and another that I hated and wiped off.

These 2 photos show how heavy the air was over Roanoke today.  It was very pretty but a little chilly.

There is a huge gazebo with a big fireplace overlooking the valley and that is where the majority painted.  The fire kept us warm too.  And the staff at South Peak gave us a very NICE reception.

Some of us will return tomorrow to finish paintings.

Come UP and see the beautiful vista's captured on canvas.

Read more and get directions on the Double Line Painters's blog HERE.

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ORIGINAL KEY WEST ROOSTER PAINTING "the ROOSTER is a CHICKEN"

Hey Friends,  Another Key West Rooster #6.  To me he appears to be shaking, quivering, like he is scared and nervous.  Does another bird want to fight?

Or maybe he just has the Heeby-Jeeby's from drinking and dancing all night.  You can finish the story.

He is available HERE.

South Peak Paint Out is this Sat. the 10th !!  They have information on their FACEBOOK PAGE.

Please join us and make this a big event..

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ORIGINAL RAVEN PAINTING "HOLD THAT THOUGHT"

Hey Friends,  And here is my fifteenth Raven !  It's a long running series.  And he seems a bit rude or self absorbed like his message is more important than yours.  So I gave him the title "HOLD THAT THOUGHT"!

He is up for auction on Ebay-available HERE.

And the South Peak Paint out is this Saturday the 10th, from 9 until 6pm.  The DLP and I will be there in the afternoon, from >< 1pm to 6pm.

Hope you will put it on your to do list for Sat.  Should be interesting and fun.

Click Here for more info

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ORIGINAL PAINTING OF RED WINGED BLACKBIRD

Hey Friends,  I ran out of time for listing and editing, etc, etc. so I'm showing this beauty.  Love these birds.  And I love the way the stenciled, collaged, scumbled background turned into this.

This is available HERE.

More tomorrow.

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ORIGINAL PAINTING OF BABY CHICKENS 'FOUR PEEPS"

Hey Friends,  I'm making it through this dreary weather by staying busy with the brushes!

I should slow down long enough to take a few progress shots.  Maybe I'll remember if I tie my brush to the camera.

These little guys are for auction on EBAY -click there.

I'm doing a lot of Ebay work on gessoed matboard. now.  Only because I have so much matboard and it's light weight, cheaper to ship.

If anyone sees something they like but would rather have it on canvas, I can do that.  It will cost a little bit more, of course.  Just let me know.

Have a wonderful week.

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THE 150 PAINTINGS CHALLENGE ENDS THIS SATURDAY, OCT. 3RD

Hey Friends,  Make plans to come by IKENBERRY'S ORCHARDS on 220 in Botetourt this Saturday from 10 til 3pm.

The Double Line Painters and myself will have a small art show on the giant porch.  We will be finishing up our last paintings for the challenge.

The little hen above will be there, because I'm not sure if I'm finished with her.

And you can go check out our PINTEREST PAGE HERE.  Most of the 150 paintings are there.

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