The Orange Challenge

9x12 Acrylics on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

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This was painted for a challenge on the Paint My Photo website. And I painted and painted - for many hours - while I learned about using orange, and about painting reflections. It might have been easier in oils and I may try a similar one one day to see the difference. But it was fun and I'm happy with the result. Thanks to Lillian Bell for her great photo reference and inspiration.

Note; the background is actually VERY dark - and on my computer in Adobe it shows as true; but for some reason once uploaded it's reading lighter. 

30 Day Challenge: Ruh Roh

Well, I did finish two more and still have many in process, but life seems to be getting in the way. Not sure I'll finish 30 in 30 but I sure am painting daily!

Noble English Setter

Oil on Hardboard Panel, 6x6 inches

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Autumn Misty Morning

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 8x10 inches

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30 Day Challenge: Two More Finished!

Rooster Line Dance

5"x7" Acrylics on Canvas Panel

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Sunflower I

5"x7" Acrylics on Canvas Panel

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Do your Holiday Shopping now AND benefit the parrots of Garuda Aviary!

30 Paintings in 30 Days.....update

Just posted to my Daily Paintworks Gallery:

Train Tracks Glowing

6" x 8" acrylics on canvas panel

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Boots and Pansies

5" x  7" acrylics on canvas panel

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Pineapple Cake

6" x 8" acrylics on canvas panel

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Experiment with Fun - Home on the Range

Home on the Range

4.5 x 10 inches

Acrylic on Paper

Not For Sale

I took a little break from the paintings I have started for the Leslie Saeta 30 Day Challenge. I wanted to just play and seeing all the wonderful watercolor works on Paint My Photo, decided to play with acrylics, watered down, to paint on paper.

The Paint My Photo site has monthly challenges and this month the challenge was to pick two photos from the site (there are THOUSANDS), and put a person into a landscape - in scale.  AND it had to be LONG format so that the winner's can be used as the website masthead for the next six months.

So I played this morning and was not unhappy with this outcome for my first try. Will definitely practice and do more acrylics on paper!

These were the reference photos I chose to merge, both from Paint My Photo:

Day 7 but Painting #2

 

Cherries and Lace

5x7 inches on canvas panel, acrylics

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I am so glad I didn't commit to a painting a day! It will be a stretch to get 7 done for the week but I'm close. Have several almost dones and two more completed. But the photo on one was awful and now the light's too low. Frustration.

Anyway, am loving learning to paint with acrylics and although there's a lot of trial and error, am really happy with this one. Had to go to store and buy Pyrole Red as the Napthol and Cadmium Red Medium were so orange I couldn't get the right color. Pyrole fluid acrylics by Golden did the trick as the 'mother color' for the cherries.

This is a study for a larger painting, so it's done on a student grade canvas panel, but I'm selling it anyway because.....it's really pretty....and will be affordable for someone to enjoy.....and the parrots at Garuda Aviary can really use the financial help. Even just a little bit like this.

Day 1: Palette Knife Cantaloupe Slice

Here is yesterday's submission for the 30 Day Challenge. I used Genesis heat set oils and it's not setting properly as the paint's so thick.  Will try to reset but my A/C broke and don't want to turn on the oven! Was fun to paint, though.

Palette Knife Cantaloupe Slice

3.25" x 8" Oil on Panel

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Day One of 30 Paintings in 30 Days!

Joining Leslie Saeta's challenge to paint, paint, paint, and today was day one. Some artists can do a painting a day - I'm too slow - so I'm committed to 30 in 30. Have my subjects all lined up, about half the panels/canvases prepped and worked on two today that have the same color palette.

Finished a palette knife painting of a slice of cantaloupe......but didn't get to photograph it before the sun went down, so will post that tomorrow.

Some will be for sale, some will be just learning experiences (read "FAIL") but I'm hoping it will loosen up my style as well as see color and tonal values more easily. That only comes with lots of practice.Some will be "studies" made for larger works down the road. But if they're good enough, they will be for sale.

Because.....

The parrots at Garuda Aviary need more peanuts! All proceeds from this (huge-to-me) effort will go to the Aviary.

Here are a few of the reference photos I've chosen to work with the first week. You'll have to check back to see the paintings!

 Should be fun! And later there WILL be a parrot or two!

(Most of the photos above are from Paint My Photo - if you are an artist, this is a fabulous resource!)

New Paintings in My Daily Paintworks Gallery

Decided to finish up some unfinished paintings and get them posted - they can't be turned into donations for The Garuda Aviary unless they are done!  Hope you enjoy.

Now is the time to order a commissioned pet portrait if you want it by Christmas!

Elephant: Close up and Personal

6x6, in Oils on Panel

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Cardinal in the Snow

3.25x7.5, in Oils
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Colorful Cat!

6x6, in Acrylics/Glazing on Panel
$30.00

SOLD

 Daisies Fresh from the Garden
6x6, in Acrylics on Hardboard
SOLD

Night Queen

6x6, in Oils on Hardboard

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Curious
3.5x8, Oils on Panel
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White Lab Nicholas Portrait - Finally Finished

Painting white objects is truly a challenge, as you have to show the form, while still representing a very white dog.

Mostly I wanted to capture his gentle nature and I'm told by those who knew him, I did.

Painted in oils on a 9x12 inch gallery wrapped canvas.


NOT FOR SALE

From his human:

Dear Elizabeth, 
I can not thank you enough for the painting of Nicky. What an artist you are. It is absolutely beautiful. I will cherish it always. We lost Nicky last Oct. He was my best friend. What a wonderful gift. I still miss him everyday. This portrait has captured him exactly, especially his eyes. When that picture was taken he was looking at me. I had told him to sit and look pretty and I'll take your picture. He was a lot of fun. Thank you so much. Pauline