Mango Madness

Mango Madness

11"x14" Oil on linen Click Here to Buy

Day three of the 30 day painting challenge. I'm thinking I might change the background to white. Any thoughts about this?

Trying a new process

Kathy Cousart has inspired me to try cold wax so I'm taking an oil and wax workshop for 2 days in Raleigh this weekend with Jeff Erickson. Can't wait.
 I've been trying it on my own and I'm not really sure how to proceed but it seems to be fun. Only problem so far is I have a hard time being patient enough to let a layer dry before I go on. I'm painting  scene of a goose in a pond and I think this is the 6th or 7th layer and I can see quite a few more to come. I plan to cover most of the water and just have some of the color showing. It's fun though!
WORK IN PROGRESS

Family Beach Time

Oil on canvas panel 8"x10"

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Here we are cold again. My azaleas are blooming and the dogwoods all around are peeking through the woods like shy angels.
I'm dreaming of the beaches of my life. There has always been a beach either close by, such as when I lived there when my father was in training for the Navy, when I lived there as a young newlywed, and now just 2 1/2 hours away whenever I want to go. It still thrills me to walk along the shore and pick up treasures or to take my raft and float in on a wave.

                  At the Sea-Side

 When I was down beside the sea  

 A wooden spade they gave to me       

 To dig the sandy shore.  

 My holes were empty like a cup.  

 In every hole the sea came up,       

 Till it could come no more.
                            Robert Lewis Stevenson

Beach Dream

8"x10" Oil on Gessoed Board
$250

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I have always loved the beach and go there every chance I get. I'm painting a series of beach paintings right now to keep me warm and to look forward to my next beach adventure.

Loose Cow

 6"x6" Oil on Board
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I'm starting the Leslie Saeta 30 paintings in 30 days challenge. I haven't painted in a week so I'm glad to have a push. These cows were painted quickly in an attempt to loosen up. I think the photo lighting could be better.  Next in the 30 day series I'm going to use some fun ways to create paintings like color transfer, stamping, and even acrylics. I've been reading my Edward Betts books. Now there was a creative soul.

Off to Class

 

A classic scene from a photo I took many years ago. I'm currently reading Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth which is all about building Cathedrals-one of his longtime interests.

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Koi Club

8"x8" Oil on Board

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I love Koi, they're so colorful and they love to stick together! These koi were at a zoo in south Florida.

Going Upstream

6"x6" Oil on Museum Quality Panel

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I love marshes. I used to stop along the bridges in Georgia, get out of the car and take pictures. Of course, I envied this boater out on the water.

Looking for Love

6"x6" Oil on Museum quality panel
$150

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This is a great white egret I photographed in the everglades. During breeding season the area around their eye becomes bright green and they grow special plumage -long white skinny feathers not visible in this view. It is always challenging to paint a white animal or bird and mix all the different nuances and shades of white for shadows, curves, sunlight. This is another palette knife painting for Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.

Ladybird

4:x4: Oil on Museum Quality Panel

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Another palette knife painting for Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days.

Rabbit

5"x5" Oil on museum Panel

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Day 8 of Leslie Saeta's 30 painting in 30 days Challenge. Oops, I missed day seven and I hope to make it up soon. Still painting with only the palette knife. Sure does save on Gamsol!

Two Koi

4"x4" Oil on museum quality panel.

$100

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I finally found all my original koi photos. I was reduced to visiting pet stores! This is another palette knife painting and day 5 of Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days challenge! Good thing she did this; been a little lazy lately but this has got me going! Thanks Leslie.

Everglades Marsh

5"x7" Oil on panel

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Day 2 in Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days. Again, this is an all palette knife painting! It's harder for me to paint palette knife paintings as small as this one. I hope to keep doing the first 15 with a palette knife, then switch to a brush.

Mother's Day

3.5"x4.5" oil on canvas panel

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My dear daughter gave me a lovely orchid plant for Mother's Day with lots of blooms. I am going to paint the whole gorgeous beauty but I thought I would start out with a baby step: a study of one bloom.

Pansies I

Pansies 1 5"x7" Oil on Board

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I took a workshop with Leslie Saeta on palette knife painting and discovered I really love it. Around the same time I studies Richard Schimdt's pansies which I also love. So I put the two together and painted some pansies. This is also one of the paintings I created for Adele Earnshaws 60 paintings from life in 60 days challenge althoug I must confess it has been more than 69 days and I still have 7 to go.

100 Shelter Dogs #31 Sam

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$100 ($25 goes to animal rescue)

4"x4" Oil on Board

Bandit 100 Shelter Dogs #30

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$100 ($25 goes to animal rescue)

4"x4" Oil on Board

Had fun painting Bandit. He's an Alaskan Malamute and my Dog Barry is a Malmute also. Barry is light wolf grey. Malamutes at affectionate and stubborn. I hope somebody adopts Bandit!

December Beach Walkers

6"x6" Oil on Board

This painting, along with other paintings by the notorious "Hilton Head Gang" will be part of the Exhibition "A Sense of Place" at the Sedona Arts Center in Sedona AZ in February.

100 Rescue Dogs #29 Tabitha

4"x4" oil on board

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Surf Frolic

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5"x5" Oil on Board