Watchful Eye

How this painting came about I have no idea! It started out innocently with some bright color marks.
I didn't really want to connect with the mother and child so I turned it 90 degrees, a process I am learning now, and just added more layers till other images, real or imagined started to appear.

WIP

I Will Keep Watch Over You

13.75" x  19.5"

Oils Cold Wax Oils Sticks

Cut Canvas 

Day 28 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 28  September 30 x 30 2017


Start 7  Cut 4 Bottom Right

Start # 7

23 x 33 cm 240grm

Caran D'ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

Off to the Hula Valley

6" x 4.6" 

Caran D'ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

Day 27 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 27  September 30 x 30 2017

Start 7  Cut 3  Bottom Left

Start # 7

23 x 33 cm 240grm

Caran D'ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

Love at First Site

4.6" x 6"

Caran D'ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

Jen Walls had an interesting post about change. We in our workshop group are having to make changes this year and have a new teacher/mentor. Sometimes change is difficult, hopefully, this will be an easy one. My heart and prayers are with Heleni who has helped me develop my creative work.

Day 25 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 25  September 30 x 30 2017

Start 7 Cut 1 Top Left

Start #5

23 x 33 cm 240grm

Caran D"ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

I was hoping not to use these but sometimes life gets in the way. The start was made quite a while ago and was left mainly because I didn't like it. What I should have done is to mess it up before cutting. Lesson learned. So didn't really make it different than what was there and they are all too sugar coated! Saccharin!!! UGH! Well, I will either make cards or just cover them. Have to use oils or oil pastels. Have to do something!

 WIP

4.6" x 6"

Caran D'ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

Workshop #46 - #49 Small Birds

Back to the Workshop

During the January 30 in 30 I continued painting in my weekly workshop but neglected to photograph, edit and blog.  So before I jump into my "online " class given by Leslie Seata this month I am posting these small painting that I did of some very small bird statues that I photographed at my daughters' house.  These are very small not longer than 15 cm.  Played around with them photographing from various angles.  Some of the colors in the references were bluish so I went with that palette... they are actually various shades of browns... I was fascinated by the negative shapes surrounding the birds.

23 x 23 cm cut canvas that I mounted on a board. Oils mainly using a palette knife...

January 30 x 30 Challenge # 15 Lonely Sparrow

January 30 x 30 Challenge  # 15  Lonely Sparrow

Found this little fellow on the rafter in the large eating area, all his friends probably found some leftovers....sort of liked the composition of the no smoking sign and the rafter.

20 x 20 cm heavy brown paper Neocolor I wax pastels..

Day 26 30 in 30 Challenge

Leslie's 30 in 30 Challenge

15 x 20

Oils on wrapped Canvas

Another of Tristram's Starling or Tristram's Grackle.... he is not too afraid of humans and waits patiently for some tid-bits.... he loves grapes....Photo reference was taken at the spa Ein Gedi.... short video

Oils on a wrapped canvas.... what a difference from the cardboard....  

Day 23 30 in 30 Challenge

Leslie's 30 in 30 Challenge

20 x 20 cm

Oils on cloth covered corrugated cardboard

Tristram's Starling or Tristram's Grackle is very popular in the Dead Sea area... took some nice shots on several occasions so I will do a few more of these beautiful birds....  they have a very distinct whistle call....
Short 1.16 minute video

Oil on cloth covered corrugated cardboard using a palette knife.  20 x 20 cm.