This is the start of the second half (#16) of "30 Paintings in 30 Days" with getting the horses out of the barn for another day on the ranch. Thank you again for so many positive and encouraging comments!
Thought I would give you a glimpse of a couple of stages I usually go through with these paintings for the "30 Paintings in 30 Days" challenge.
I start off with a light drawing, spray a fixative, then a wash of yellow ochre and red, giving the painting a warm under tone.
Burnt sienna and ultra marine blue makes a darker mixture for establishing darks and lights and values. This is followed by adding color to the painting.
I'm a couple of days ahead on the paintings and I especially like tomorrow's painting #13. Stay tuned!
Entry number 10! Wow, one third of the way through 30 Paintings in 30 Days. Thanks to all of you who have stayed with me through this challenge and for your many nice comments.
"30 Paintings in 30 Days" entry number 9. I'm trying to stay ahead with a few paintings so I don't get caught on one of those days when life gets in the way of painting. So far this is working! Had fun with the silhouette of these horses heading to the barn at the end of the day.
Had no intentions of staying with this cowboy/ranch theme but I'm on a roll now and will see if I can keep it up for all the paintings of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenge. Thanks for continuing to follow along with me.
Entry number 4 of the "30 Paintings in 30 Days". These posting times are really coming around very quickly....but this challenge is pushing me to paint more often and to try new things...whew!!!
It's the first week in January and most of us are busy making resolutions for the new year. I've never been very good at this in the past, but fortunately a California palette knife artist has done it for me this year. Leslie Saeta has started a "30 paintings in 30 days" challenge on her website. Needing a little extra push, I jumped at the chance to challenge myself and this is my first entry. I'm hoping to work on a looser style of painting with better color harmony, so let's see how #1 will compare to #30.
Those of you who get an email each time I post, please bear with me through this challenge. I don't want to clutter your email box but hopefully you'll enjoy the challenge along with me and also check out the other entries on Leslie's site.
This hand woven basket of cuties and the pair of vine tomatoes were on my kitchen counter and caught my eye when the sun was "just right" for capturing the afternoon light. Love it when a painting "just happens"!
(The sides of this canvas is also painted allowing you to enjoy the painting without a frame.)
There are no motor boats allowed on White Rock Lake in Dallas, so here you will find tons of sailboats in the various sailing clubs. Loved this anchored boat in the calm waters waiting for the wind to pick up. No wind, no sailing!
A lone cowboy stands guard overlooking a mountain range. I actually spotted this cowboy at the cattle drive in the Ft. Worth Stockyards and just substituted the Stockyard buildings for the mountains.
Headed to White Rock Lake early Monday morning to paint with our plein air group, driving in the most beautiful hazy fog. I arrived at this cove where you could see nothing but shades of gray with the dark outline of the trees and a few of the fall colors peeking through the mist. By the time we unloaded our cars and were set up to paint, we were greeted with this clear sunny day. There were numerous pelicans just off to the left, thus the name, Pelican Point.
The oldest deeded church in Dallas County is the Cochran Chapel Methodist Church and on the church property still stands the original Cochran home that was built in 1895. Our Monday plein air group that paints historical sites in Dallas chose this site this past week. Lots of history on this small corner lot that also includes the family cemetery.
By the way, thanks to my friend Carol who reminded me that I'm not posting very often these days. Still painting a lot, just dragging my heels on current post...will try to do better. Thanks to all who keep up with my work on this blog!
Love going to the farmer's market in small towns! Early Sunday morning in Monteagle, Tn. is the best time to find great character studies. This was the most charming gentleman who seemed thrilled to find out that we were from Texas and proceeded to tell me how he hauled bulls between all the rodeos in our area. Never really thought about how those bulls moved around...now I know!
We have just returned from a "perfect" week in the Smoky Mountains staying in an old Victorian home in Monteagle, Tennessee, with homes built in the late 1800's, early 1900's. The Fall colors were just beginning to turn while we were there..breathtaking. The blue Adirondac chairs were the first plein air painting of the week. A lovely little gallery there, called The Gallery, has just started showing some of my Monteagle paintings from previous trips and I'm happy to say that two sold the first week. The ones that have found new homes are "Caged In" and "Monteagle Garden" and are shown left and right...
Mission San Jose is the largest of the San Antonio missions and is considered "Queen of the Missions", founded in 1720 and restored in 1930. I'm ready to put my name on the list for another OPS paint out in San Antonio! Be sure and watch the youtube about the weekend that my husband put together:
Just got back from an Outdoor Painter's Society paint out in San Antonio. Had the joy of seeing, and painting, a few of these beautiful old missions. This is the first painting I did of the San Jose Mission, dated 1731. It is the southernmost mission along the San Antonio River trail of the five missions .
Right next to the condos where we were staying in Estes Park, CO is this campground with teepees. Yes, there actually were people staying in them! Loved seeing these Indian tents set amongst the pine trees with the Rockies in the background. If you are a regular visitor to Estes Park, I'm sure you have seen these tepees near one of the entrances to the national park.
We have just retuned from a wonderful two weeks vacation, first in Northern New Mexico, followed by a week in Estes Park, Co. Perfect time to escape the Texas heat. This is one of my plein air paintings in Taos, just around the corner from the house we rented.
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We have just returned from a "perfect" week in the Smoky Mountains staying in an old Victorian home in Monteagle, Tennessee, with homes built in the late 1800's, early 1900's. The Fall colors were just beginning to turn while we were there..breathtaking. The blue Adirondac chairs were the first plein air painting of the week. A lovely little gallery there, called The Gallery, has just started showing some of my Monteagle paintings from previous trips and I'm happy to say that two sold the first week. The ones that have found new homes are "Caged In" and "Monteagle Garden" and are shown left and right...
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