Day 22 "Getting Ready for Christmas"

30 Paintings in 30 days

Day 22 "Getting Ready for Christmas"

8" x 10"

oil on canvas panel

Merry Christmas.  Today is a first day of Fall which means Christmas is around the corner.  This was an on line lesson with Leslie Saeta.  This was a double gift.  I won free lessons in 2015 but it included three lesson from 2014.  I didn't get the three lessons in 2014 right away so I forgot about them.  I checked back much later and there they were.  This is the last of the lessons.  I thought this would be a fun one for one of my 30 day paintings.  This was done with a palette knife.  It was hard to make the round shapes with the palette knife and my colors didn't quite look like Leslie's.  I am challenging myself each of the 30 days to do something difficult or scary or something I need to improve on.  So here are my box of Christmas ornaments.

Quiet of the Day

Quiet of the Day

12" x 12" 

$275

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/carol-pighin-5435/artwork

After a recent visit to Pawleys, I was inspired to paint some marshes again.  I also just finished reading the book "Pawleys Island"  Dorothea Benton Frank who write about all the areas surrounding Charleston, SC.  I felt filled with the island spirit.

Colors of Low-Country

Colors of Low-Country

18" x 24"

$525

Palette knife on Canvas

Oil

This Low-Country painting was from two photographs that I liked.  I added a little color to make it different of other of my low-country paintings,  I have taken a hundred or more marsh photos.  It is one of my favorite subjects to paint.  With a palette knife, I added lots of paint to give it lots of texture.

"Golden Marsh"

"Golden Marsh"

18" x 36"

oil on canvas

$625

I have presented this painted before on my blog.  Now you may purchase it through my blog.  I love to visit Pawley's Island in South Carolina.  I paint the marsh scenes in their year round splendor.  The colors of the marsh are always different.  It changes with the season, direction of the sun, and ebb and flow of the tide.  The marsh is teeming with life and a constant wonder.

Golden Marsh

"Golden Marsh"

18" x 36"

oil on gallery wrapped canvas

$725

I have been working on this painting for a month.  I painted the first layer quickly and the next few layers, I took my time with.  I used a palette knife for most of it.  I wanted to get the blue of the water right and the golden grasses the right color to capture a marsh on a bright, sunny, and windy February.

This painting will be for sale along with many others of my paintings at Charlotte Country Day School, April 14-16.  The times are 8 am to 4 pm Thursday and Friday.  Big Saturday will be 10 am to 4 pm.

Cannon Library

"Winter White Beach"

"Winter White Beach"

30" x 30"

Oil on canvas

Palette knife

Sold

The Huntington Beach State Park was windy and cold.  The beach was completely swept clean of any debris.  I choose a soft palette for this painting to show the purity of the beach that day. 

This painting will also be for sale at Charlotte Country Day School, Located at 1440 Carmel Road.
Thurs. & Fri. 8 am to 4 pm  Sat. 10 am to 4 pm
  

Day 17 "Harwich Marsh"

30 Paintings in 30 Days

Day 17

"Harwich Marsh"

8" x 10"

oil on canvas panel

Palette knife painting

$95

Here is the mate to yesterday's painting.  Another Cape Cod marsh scene.  I usually tone the canvas before I paint, but I toned this one with orange and let a little of it show through.  As I paint my days from my vacation in New England and Canada, I relive being there and the bright sunny Fall days. 

"Fair Oaks Pharmacy"

"Fair Oaks Pharmacy"

12" x 12"

palette knife painting

oil on canvas

$125

On line lesson with Leslie Saeta for September.  An iconic building in Pasadena.  Leslie encouraged us to use our own iconic building of our area.  I have two great photos that I'm thinking about using for the next painting. 

Day 2 ~ Two Boats

Day 2

"Two Boats"

6" x 8"

$50

Day 2 was a pair of boats that I saw from the Harbor Walk in Georgetown.  I would like to make a larger vision of this scene later on. This was done with a palette knife and a brush for some details.

Karen Weihs and Jane Smithers ~ Two Women Two Visions two day workshop.

I'm very excited about this abstract painting that I did in Karen and Jane's workshop.  This was my third painting and my favorite.  

"Outside the Grid"

20" x 20"

Palette knife on gallery wrapped canvas.

"Mission San Miguel Door" Day 10

30 paintings in 30 days

Day 10

This is a side door at Mission San Miguel.  The Franciscan missionaries built 21 missions on the El Camino Real in California.

"Mission San Miguel Door"

8" x 6"

oil/palette knife on canvas board

unframed

$45

Day 14 "Sunny Hills"

30 Paintings in 30 Days

Day 14

"Sunny Hills"

8" x 8"

$50

Palette knife on panel

Another beautiful Oak tree from California.

Day 11 "Los Olivos Oak"

 30 paintings in 30 days

Day 11

"Los Olivos Oak"

6" x 6"

$45

This Oak is at the Demetri winery in Los Olivos, the Santa Inez Valley over the mountain from Santa Barbara.  The photo was taken by my friend,Judy Johnson.

"Sunny Day in Napa"

30 in 30

Day 30

I miss these golden hills of California with the black oaks nestled into its crevices.  This is the last day of our daily paintings with Leslie Saeta.  I felt such a connection with all the artists doing this challenge.

I have learned that each day you get better and faster from painting daily.  There were a few days that  I was rushed and did not like the results.  My favorite paintings are the ones I spent time planning the layout.  I did learn to have all my colors mixed before I started the painting.  These small  pieces of art can be studies for much larger paintings.  Tomorrow I will be back to work on a 30" x 40" painting I started before the challenge.  Thank you Leslie for this New Year's challenge.

6" x 6"

palette knife on panel

$75