Day 8 30 in 30 Challenge

Day 8 Leslie's 30 x 30 Challenge

22 x 25

Oil on gessoed cardboard

This small painting was also done ahead of time because of the 2 days I go to my daughter.. I am not gone 2 days... but the time cuts into 2 days... Have to be one step ahead.... that is part of my personal challenge... 

Dried weeds in a bottle!!The background for this started with the palette knife but it was much too busy so I smoothed over with the knife,,, but then blotched with a paper towel ,,, liked the texture... Scratched in the drawing of some dried weeds and painted with the knife... 

Day 7 30 in 30

Leslie's Day 7  30  in 30 Challenge

 22 x 25

oil on gessoed cardboard

Good thing I prepared  before hand.... as Leslie says on those days when "life" sort of gets in the way.  Usually I go to my daughter on Wednesday... but this morning she asked if I could come today.... of course... Ok  had to take another picture because I fixed something I saw in the first... went to my art workshop... back home processed the image... pasted it on the blog post... and now I am writing from her lap-top and will soon post.... so regards from Jurusalem!!!

Painting of Ruthie's ceramic elephant.. oil on gessoed cardboard.  Still limited palette and painted with palette knife.

Day 6 30 in 30 Challenge

Day 6  Leslie's 30 in 30 Challenge

20 x 25 

oil on gessoed cardboard

Wow, one day and its a week... I am really loving this process and I hope it spills over after the challenge.  its such a good habit to do something creative everyday.  Since I don't have a studio I have to share painting in my small computer room... and when I say small I mean small... so I have to really keep things organized... I put a paper tablecloth on the table... move the keyboard and mouse...luckily wireless... to make room for palette and all the paints etc... finished roll up the tablecloth over the cleaned palette with other stuff I was using and the desk is now for computer use... since I use palette knives mostly clean up is easy... tomorrow roll out the cloth and begin ... 

Oil on a gessoed panel painted with a palette knife.  2 dark bottles.  tried to use the "Island Ocean''system I learned from Carol Marine... need more practice...but I think its a good idea especially on small pieces.  Had to rotate the format to use the knife in various spots .... Feel this is better than yesterday's flop.... I added yellow ochre to my palette.

One more day and it will be a week... and I am still here... hiding in plain site  !!!!