Small Work #39 Small Green Box on Red Book

I am back to numbering my small works... daily or not so daily...

This is another color study using the technique of "broken color" as described in a video by Richard Robertson  This time I took a small green box and placed it on a red book, appropriately  "The Arts" by Hendrik Willem Van Loon. A book that belonged to my mother. I am enjoying working on paper, oils dry faster, and learning this new technique. Checking the BW version I can see some spots that need to be tweaked.

Oils on brown paper 9 x 11 "

Here is the BW to check general tonality...

30 in 30 Day 17

Bowl of Many Colors

 Oils with Crayons on grey pressed cardboard

8" x 8 "

Daily #38 Don't Mess Around with a Yellow Car

Yellow Car

I get from time to time a gratitude newsletter from  Goodness Graciuos Me... This week there was a special video abou t HAPPINESS FOR WORRYWARTS  . A very good video and worth the 17 minutes. I have watched it 3 times already.... 

Decided I need a reminder to not mess with yellow cars.... hence this little painting I did in class.  Hope that this will help me not to dwell and explode on issues that I have little control over. 

30 x 25 cm

Oils on Cardboard

Daily #37 Little Bird

Little Bird

A few weeks ago we had a special sketch marathon lesson at our workshop... One of the images I did was of a small bird  which was a 5 minute charcoal sketch on newsprint. Thought it would make a nice painting so at our last class of the season I did this small painting,

Oils on cardboard with a painted background.  25 x 30 cm.  Wanted to keep the spontaneity of the brush strokes and the general gesture of the bird.

Oils on Cardboard 25 x 30 cm

5 Minute sketch 

Daily Paintings February # 36

Cone flower # 36

Oils on corrugated cardboard

17 x 24 cm

Took part on Wetcanvas all media art event.  This weeks the WDE was hosted by Elaine.  She really  us a challenged us this week... she posted all the references in B&W and since tone is the thing we had full range to add the colors....  17 x 24 cm corrugated cardboard....oils done with palette knife.

Daily Paintings February # 35

Mugs and glasses  # 35

A small study of a few glasses and mugs on my kitchen shelf.... Made a close crop of the reference  image and liked the shadows of the mugs through the clear glasses.... Oils on corrugated cardboard  17 x 18 cm
done with palette knife...

 Oils on corrugated cardboard

17 x 18 cm

Daily Paintings February # 34

Jug with Lemons  #34

20 x 27

Oils on corrugated cardboard

Last jug image.... one lemon behind the jug... palette used  Burnt Umber/ Naples Yellow Pale/ white/Payne Grey. The greens were a mix of the yellows ,Payne grey and white.   Don't know if I succeeded with the lemon behind the jug.... the was also done with the -stroke leave it alone-  which is difficult on this type of format...

A small sketch pad with heavy paper that I am going to use as color cards.

Daily Paintings February # 33

Jug with 2 lemons # 2

I am very proud of myself... Thursday is always a very busy day.... coming home from babysitting... soon lunch... and then weekly shopping.... I was very tired but decided to do a painting even in the late afternoon.
So did a quick sketch on cardboard after lunch and started painting after shopping... It was getting dark so was hard to get the colors the way I wanted.

This painting was done as a the stroke challenge from DPW where you put down a stroke and leave it... no fiddling!!! Well I can't say I stuck to the rules 100% but there was certainly less fiddling.

I masked out an area on a dull purple acrylic toned corrugated cardboard format  27 x 20 cm it . Painted in oils with a palette knife... Photo was taken with my tablet cut off the borders. Will take a new one with all the borders. Its something different!!!

 20 x 27 cm

Oils on corrugated cardboard

Daily Paintings Sketch

 Jug and Lemons Sketch

This is a test to see what I can do with blogger app on the tablet. So far I can't see how to add an image.  Last night I drew a sketch of the jug with lemons from a different view. Took a photo using the tablet so its here in the camera's gallery.

Success

I finally found where to put in the image but could not regulate the size...  Also could not write under the image... only in middle... couldn't find where to format text to the side.

Conclusions are that I don't think I'll keep the app... better to wait a day and do it properly.... or prepare the text and publish on the go....in the browser on the tablet....  

Daily Paintings February # 32

Daily Paintings  February  #32

Took a lot of photos of this simple jug this morning from many angles. Had 2 lemons freshly picked on the table so added them for a bit of interest.  The photo I chose had a stark simplicity of the jug against  the white wall, table and patterned tablecloth.   

23 x 29 cm

Oils on gessoed corrugated cardboard

Maybe I should have done it portrait format instead of landscape... have to learn to mix those subtle yellow browns... after wiping the jug down and trying again felt enough fiddling for today.... .

Reference Image

Feedback and constructive criticism....most welcome!!!!

Daily Paintings February # 31

Daily Paintings  February  # 31

Ok... so what's with the 31... well 31 follows 30 and since I did 30 daily paintings in January I am continuing the numbering pattern....too 120 and counting. I did try doing 120 paintings from the result of a webinar with Larry Seiler  at wetcanvas.. but somewhere along the way ...need we say more!!! Decided this month to do more glass....until I get bored...the numbering will be only for the daily paintings and not my on going work that I do at my weekly workshop.

The reference is from WDE events at wetcanvas...

23 x 29 cm oils on gessoed corrugated cardboard.  I toned the canvas with a very dark grey green...done with a palette knife.

Would love feedback and constructive criticism....!!!!

January 30 in 30 Challenge

Leslie's 30 in 30 Challenge

My post to Leslie

First let me thank you for setting up such a wonderful challenge.  Actually I learned about your challenges from an internet friend Meredith Adler... at first my reaction was ... no I could never do that... but somehow this challenge got to me , maybe because of the date January my birth month and 14 is birth date .. I said to myself ---why not--- and I added to the list of rules --post what ever comes out----

What have I learned.... well mostly ,since this was a personal challenge, I learned that I CAN do it.... 

Learned to be more aware of my everyday activities and the "windows of time" that would allow me to paint. found out that even 30 minutes is a lot of time.

Arrange my desk that doubles as a computer desk and paint space.... so that in a few minutes I am ready to paint.... put up a picture I think  on day 27.of my setup.. roll out , roll in... my monitor shows my reference...

As for my painting I learned a lot about color mixing, what works in a small format with palette knife( I am one of your overseas fans that is anxiously awaiting your book)... strategies... more than I can mention.... 

Also the lesson that every painting doesn't have to be a masterpiece... none of mine were really great... but in each I learned something... and instead of tweaking moved on to the next day.... I have a pile that I may or may not fix...

Again thanks

Carol

Thanks to all that took the time to look and comment!!!

Day 30 30 in 30 Challenge

Leslie's  30 in 30 Challenge

17.5 x 25 cm

Oils on gessoed cardboard

Chompy, my daughter's cat, somehow enjoys cramping up in a bowl... Chompy was deserted by his mother because she was very ill.... My daughter adopted him and with the local vet succeeded in helping him get rid of the horrible fungus infection. My daughter saw the beautiful cat behind the illness!!!

17.5 x 25 cm gessoed cardboard oils with palette knife.... 

Can't believe this is the last day... I am sure there will be a vacuum.... but I hope to continue the momentum... It was a great journey and I learned a lot, about myself and about my painting....

Day 29 30 in 30 Challenge

Leslie's  30 in 30 Challenge

17.5 x 25 cm

Oils on gessoed cardboard

Little blue bottle... though I would do a simple subject... simple it wasn't   Photo reference from Wetcanvas Image Library...   Can't believe that its already 29 days.... one more on the burner....

This has been an exciting experience... very positive, has helped me in my self confidence...Got a lot of palette knife time which is important... learned to regulate my time better... and I hope improved my painting... I am off to the goal of 120!!!  I took a course with  Larry Seiler at wetcanvas about 120 paintings... had started but some it didn't stick   I hope this month proves that I CAN.. maybe not every day but almost....