Day 27 30 in 30

Leslie's 30 in 30 Challenge

25 x 17.5 cm

Oils on gessoed cardboard

Wow... here we are on the 27th day.... can't believe it!!! Feel exhausted and brainwashed but otherwise OK!!!  A few years ago we took Amir, our grandson, with us to Ein Gedi Hotel and spa... boys love to climb!!!!

Oils on gessoed toned, yellow ochre, cardboard done with a palette knife... I used a limited palette.. Cadmium red, Cadmium yellow pale, Ultramarine blue and mixing white.   No blacks!!!!

A little about my setup... my painting area doubles with my computer table....I move the keyboard and mouse out of the way and roll out a picnic table cloth to protect the table.... when I am done roll it back covering the small section where the glass palette is... till the next time.   Here is how the set up looks in "painting mode"  You can see the reference image on the monitor!!!!

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 25 30 in 30 Challenge

Leslie's 30 in 30 Challenge

24 x 18 cm

Oils on covered cardboard

Shoes shoes shoes.... seen this motive a lot on the challenge and remembered taking a picture of Uri's new Adidas shoes at a school event a few years ago.   He had picked out the shoes by himself at the the store.... he was 2 !!!!

Who said shoes were simple to paint...not to mention striped socks.!!!!!

Oils on a cloth covered panel 24 x  18 cm.... done with a palette knife...