Day 9 30 in 30 Challenge

Leslie's Day 9 30 in 30 Challenge

22 x 25

Oils on gessoed cardboard

Today was just one of those days.... decided on COLOR after more than a week monochromatic paintings..

The pears were tastier and better than the painting...After scraping at least twice or maybe three times it still a muddle.... 

Oil with palette knife on gessoed cardboard.  Used the three primaries... cadmium red, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow pale. 

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.