Day 314 It All Came Tumbling Down

 

It All Came Tumbling Down

Oil on Canvas Board

6 x 6

This is an image from our trip to the Oregon Coast this summer. Oregon beaches have amazing rock formations. The last time we visited this particular beach, all those jagged rocks you see in the foreground formed an arch. It makes you feel small to see the remains scattered about.

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Day 313 Blogging by Candlelight

Blogging by Candlelight

Oil on Canvas Board

5 x 7

We just lost our electricity due to a wind storm. Luckily my iPad is well charged...
Here we have more of Renee's copper, my favorite squash, and leaves from our dogwood tree. A long time ago I had a request to show a bit of my process. So if you are interested, I've posted a few of the steps below...

Ooooo, a white canvas. Some people find white canvases a little daunting.

I started off by toning the canvas with a burnt sienna colored wash. Then the main shapes were loosely drawn in.

At this point I've blocked in the largest color shapes. Now comes the hard part...

Here you can see I've refined the colors and shapes and added some details. The finished painting is of course back at the top.
Well what do you think? Was this interesting at all? Would you like to see more inbetween steps like this?

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Day 312 More Attention Seeking

More Attention Seeking

5 x 7

Oil on Canvas Board

One attention seeking kitty and one lovely costumed lady. Another image from the Tilbury event in Kingston. The model made the beautiful Victorian styled dress she was wearing. Impressive!

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Day 311 Peek-A-Boo

Peek-A-Boo

6 x 6

Oil on Gessobord

One day, after watching a particularly inspiring video on painting, I set to work putting together a still life. After I finished arranging everything, I grabbed my camera to get photos for later. By the time I lifted my camera for the picture someone appeared out of no where, apparently to join in on the game.

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Day 310 Missed Opportunity

Missed Opportunity

5 x 7

Oil on Canvas Board

Why, oh why did I not think to use fall leaves in my still lifes earlier? Thanks to an earlier wind storm, this was the last of the maple leaves on our tree.

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Day 309 Light It Up!

Light It Up - Plein Air

Oil on Canvas Board

6 x 6

This is from Eric Jacobson's workshop in Gig Harbor. The day started out grey and foggy but as the afternoon progressed the clouds began to break up. At one point, the sun lit up the sailboats across the bay in the marina.

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Day 308 Summer Flash Back

 

Summer Flash Back

Oil on Canvas Board

5 x 7

Thinking about summertime in Coupeville......

 

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