No. 811 A Book in the Garden

A Book in the Garden

Oil on Canvas Panel

6" x 8"

Okay, tomorrow is the day! It's the beginning of the Fresh Paint Festival on the Everett waterfront. Lots of last minute preparations happening around here. Looking forward to a great festival! I have a slightly different location this year. I'm a little closer to Anthony's. My both number is 42. Be sure to stop by and say "hi" if you are able to come. 

For more detailed info on the festival click HERE.

No. 756 Roses and Hydrangeas Off Center

Roses and Hydrangeas Off Center

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

Another piece from my rose painting spree this summer...

Already looking forward to next year's rose painting spree. :)

~ Susan

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No. 748 Lilies and Hydrangeas

Lilies and Hydrangeas

Oil on Canvas Panel

6" x 6"

But wait there's more! Flowers from my garden that is. Needing subjects to paint has given me a whole new level of appreciation for my flower beds. I actually even weed them sometimes. :)

~ Susan

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No. 746 Hydrangeas and Roses

Hydrangeas and Roses

Oil on Linen Panel

5" x 7"

Hydrangeas and Roses from my garden this summer. Yep, that's all I'm going to say because the last season of "Doc Martin" is calling me and I might be able to squeeze one episode in before bed. :)

No. 705 Sky Lit Hydrangeas and 1st place winner!!!

 

 

Sky Lit Hydrangeas

Oil on Linen Panel

8" x 10"

 

Dennis Perrin typically paints under a skylight with a northern exposure. The only place where I could find a similar situation was in my bathroom. You should've seen the look on my husbands face when he walked in on me painting hydrangeas in our bathroom (oh no! she's taken over ANOTHER room in the house!) It was a bit uncomfortable in there so I'm not sure I'll try it again. I did like the way the painting turned out.

 

On a much more exciting note, my painting Perrin Rose #3 won 1st place in Gallery North's Small Works show!! How supremely cool is that? A huge, huge thank you to the judge Robin Weiss and to Gallery North for this amazing honor.

 

 

Perrin Rose #3

1st Place Winner - Gallery North Small Works Show

 



No. 699 Evening Hydrangeas

 

 

Evening Hydrangeas

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

 

One of two studies I created for a video demo I made for my class. Speaking of my class here is a video of them in action:

 

 

and the link if you aren't seeing the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PKQW18ZBsU

 

Last but not least a collage of the paintings they were creating in the video:

 

 

Top left - Carol Dungan, top right - Claudia Walker

Bottom left - Karen Bakke, bottom left - Evette Norton

I couldn't be prouder!

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. 650 Renee's Hydrangeas

 

Renee's Hydrangeas

Oil on Canvas

7" x 5"

 

There were so many wonderful things to see and do during my visit to England this summer that I completed just a handful of paintings while I was there. This was one of them. Thank you, Renee, for letting me steal some of you beautiful hydrangeas and this lovely art deco vase. :)

 

Some photos from my sister's home town of Tadcaster, England...

 

 

Irises in Renee's garden.

 

Some views from our daily walk through town.

 

The church Renee and Andy were married in three years ago.

 

Not a bad place to get some exercise, right?

 

Yours truly,

Susan

No. 484 Day 2 The Neighbor's Hydrangeas

 

 

 

The Neighbor's Hydrangeas - Plein Air Mini

Oil on Linen Panel

3" x 5"

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I noticed the beautiful way the morning sun was lighting up these lovely hydrangeas during my morning walk with my neighbor, Melissa, and my dog, Loui. It took several days before I decided they absolutely had to be painted. I'm very happy I caught them before they faded or the neighbor used them for a bouquet.

 

If you would like to see more work by artists participating in the 30 in 30 challenge you can click here. Get comfortable with a cup of coffee or tea, scroll down to the bottom of Leslie's post and you will see thumbnails of many paintings. Just click on any interesting painting you see to get a better view and read what the artist has to say about their work. Happy art viewing!

 

 

Hydrangeas in my own backyard after a summer rain shower.