Embracing my wild side

14 x 11 inches "Just a Cold One" Mixed media on paper

                                            

     30 painting in 30 days is happening again in Jan.  I have done this challenge from the first one started and plan to give it a go again.  This time I am putting my oil paints away for 30 days and going with mixed-media.  Going to explore working loose, pushing myself out of my comfort zone and seeing what happens.  

     I have started following an Artist by the name of Robert Joyner at his web site Paintloose.com  and he has really inspired me to work with mixed-media.  

   Thought I would share a few paintings with this loose approach today...

And just so you know I actually did 4 beer can paintings with just one beer...just I am not too wild after all :)

Ok how about some coffee now...

16 x 12 inches mixed media on paper, "Blue Steam"

                                                 

14 x 11 inches, "One More  Cup"

                                            

Hope you all enjoy the up coming month it should be fun.

Also hope everyone had a great Holiday and wish everybody a wonderful New Year too.

Mary

 

Always Something to Paint

Acrylic on canvas 6 x 6 inches  Geranium 1

                                

Acrylic on canvas 6 x 6 inch Geranium 2

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 The subject for these 2 paintings were a some Geraniums I pick outside a Holiday Inn I was staying at for a short trip I took this Fall.

  I was restless and  really wanted to paint something, so I took a short walk and noticed the flowers still in bloom outside the hotel entrance.  So, I helped myself to a couple of blooms and went back to my room, grabbed on of those cheap plastic cups and set the flowers up on a window sill and started painting.  The first painting was done in the room that evening.  The second painting I used the original painting as a starting point reference.
  The idea is if you love painting you can always find something of interest to work from.
Mary

New toy new paintings

Just fell in love with a new product from Princeton Brushes; Catalyst paint blades.  Started the following 2 paintings with this new tool.

10 x8 inches Acrylic 

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8 x8 inch Acrylic

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    The blades are basically rubber palette knifes and great for roughing in an under-painting.  

This is the beginning of my next one using this method...

Here is the subject, soon to be another finished painting.  Prefer so far painting with these on the a smooth board, letting the under painting dry then when finishing with detail.

Thanks for looking

Mary

Over 30

Thought I would collage all the photos of the September paintings together.  Guess I got into it pretty well, 35 paintings in 30 days, and some have already found new homes.  Great little challenge, may even do it again when it comes around.

Mary  

The 30th

Wow the end of the 30 paintings in 30 days.....

Red Eyed Daisies  oil on canvas 14 x 11 in

                                                                       

Made it through another challenge,  almost didn't do it, at times thought about not finishing, but instead painted about 35 paintings this month.  The house is a mess, but I don't care, it was fun.

Mary

All about layers

"Indecision"  14 x 11 inches Acrylic on canvas

                                         

Finished today for day 28 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.  

I started this yesterday and count that layer of the painting day 27, because it could have been a finished work at that point, but decided to do more. 

    

   I plan to do a small video of the process and the thought process soon and add to my YouTube channel.

   Day 26 is another painting that came together with layering...

"Dances with Light"  !4 x11 inches  Acrylic on canvas panel

                                         

   This painting branched off from this painting...

The painting need more, wasn't sure what for a while.  Finally I decided to let intuition take over.

Now it feels complete.

Mary