No. 715 Parisian Market Find

Parisian Market Find

Oil on Linen Panel

5" x 7"

This past summer I found this lovely little creamer while on a morning meander through a street market in Paris. Thank goodness for the universal language of gestures since I didn't speak French and my brother-in-law who always carried cash on him. Thanks Andy! I think I still owe you that Euro. 

No. 380 Cannon Beach Creamer

Cannon Beach Creamer

Oil on Linen Panel

5" x 7"

Phew! That break was a little longer than I had intended due to vacation blues, winter blues and a couple of really disappointing paintings. We're back though with the best painting of the week. Last summer I discovered this pretty creamer in an antique shop in the fun little town of Cannon Beach, Oregon. 

Day 278 Silver Creamer with Lime and Geranium

 

Silver Creamer with Lime and Geranium

Oil on Gessobord

5 x 7

 

I had a really great time hunting for still life props during our travels

this summer. This silver creamer leaped out at me in a Goodwill

 store outside of Astoria, Oregon. I was more than happy to take it home.

Day 181 Pansies, Creamer and aThank You

Pansies and Creamer

Oil on stretched canvas

5 x 7

 

You know it's just occurred to me that I've gotten a lot of mileage

out of those little purple and orange pansies. They are a

great little accent.

 

 

I am celebrating six months of daily paintings today! It's hard

to believe I've been doing this for six months already. It's also

a little hard to believe I've got another six months to go. :)

 

 

As part of my celebration I've put together this collage of

some of the daily paintings I've sold. A huge, HUGE thank

you to everyone who has purchased a painting. And also a special thank you to everyone

who takes the time to follow my blog. Your support is deeply and sincerely appreciated!



Day 63

A Whole Lotta Blue

Watercolor

5 x 7

It never ceases to amaze me how what appears to be a simple

composition can take me hours to paint. In some cases the 

less there is the more there is to see. Reflected light becomes very

noticable. I find reflected light much easier to paint in oils then

watercolor. So of course this took me hours to paint.

To view the auction on this painting click here.

Day 59

Megan's Sugar Bowl
Watercolor
6 x 6



Sketch of Megan's Sugar Bowl

Previous to starting the Daily Painting Adventure I was doing
a fair amount of sketching. Books, teachers, the web, they all say how
important it is to draw as much as you can. So I've decided to add a
drawing element to my daily painting. I will draw for at
least fifteen minutes before I begin to paint.
If nothing else, this blog keeps me accountable.
As a result, you will be sort of forced to look at my drawings.
 Plein air painting is the exception as the light is changing so rapidly.
Thanks for hanging in there with me!