Joyful

Joyful, pastel, 14" x 14". I have spent a week with my old pastel sticks and paper. I had fun today, after an initial struggle and coping with the dust. A quick medium to put down ideas and observations on paper.

Day 28 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

        Spring Will Come #2, oil on 8" x 8" cradled panel.

        First layer complete, will need a little more work, especially on the          background.

Day 27 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

                            Spring will come, watercolor, 7" x 9".

Day 26 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

                   Waiting for Spring, oil on 16" x 16" cradled board.

Day 25 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

                           Aspen Study in oil, 8"x 8".

Day 24 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

                 Winter Days #1, acrylic on paper, 11" x 14"

Day 23 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

                            Frozen Creek, acrylic on paper, 7" x 9"

Day 22 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

                          Winter Pasture, oil on board, 6" x 8"

Day 21 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

              Clear Intent, acrylic on canvas, diptych, 10" x 10" each.

Day 20 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

 New Beginnings, oil painting in progress on 16" x 16" cradled panel.

The painting is coming along, but need more definition and branches etc.

The drawback of painting in oil is, that the paint will be too tacky to continue working on for a couple of days.

I plan to let it sit and work on some other pieces.

Day 19 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

 After doing a few quick wintry sketches, I decided to focus on Spring again. New Beginnings will be an oil painting on 16" x 16" cradled panel, and maybe a pastel painting as well. The inspiration is the little sketch of a Bluebell Forest in Belgium. Aspens and Bluebells? Why not!

Day 18 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

 Blue Spaces #1, acrylic on 16" x 16" cradled board. Painting in Progress.

Exploring the color blue and the happy feelings it evokes. Also learning a lot about layering and glazing acrylic colors.

Day17 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

 Early Bird, acrylic on 12" x 12" cradled panel.

birdpainting #birdabstract #birds #mixedmediapainting #painting #paintingaday #dailypainting

Day 16 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

  Another bird painting in progress. Acrylic on 12" x 12" cradled panel.

  It is missing something, probably a few trees. Also, the color scheme needs some changes.

Day 15 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

 

             Snowy Chickadee, acrylic on 6" x 6" cradled board.

             #acrylicpainting #chickadees #chickadeepainting #birds  

             #birdpaintings #mixedmedia

Day 14 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

 Red and Blue, acrylic on cradled panels, 5" x 6" each

I am experimenting with acrylic textures. These were created utilizing plastic wrap. Of course, texture is somewhat difficult to spot in a photo.

#acrcylicpainting #acrylicabstract #texturedabstracts #abstractpainting #textured paintings #abstracts

Day 13 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

Take Another Peek, acrylic on 12" x 12" cradled panel.

A larger version of the cheeky Chickadee painting. It traveled today to the Art Center of Estes Park.

artcenterofestes.com  

#chickadees #chickadeepainting #birdpainting #birds #acrylicpainting #painting #mixedmedia

 

Day 12 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

Yellow Tulip #2, oil on 5" x 5" gallery wrapped canvas.

 #tulips #dailypaintings #tulip #tulippaintings #flowerpaintings #flowers

Day 11, February Daily Painting Challenge

Baldwin Beach Park, Maui, oil on 8" x 8"cradled panel. Thinking of the beautiful Hawaiian Islands and the gorgeous beaches. We have been fortunate to spend some February days on Maui in the past years. What a great Winter escape!

             

Day 10 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

                  Waiting for Spring, oil, 8" x 8", on cradled panel.

Day 9, February Daily Painting Challenge

 Passion #2, mixed media, 12" x 12" gallery wrapped canvas.

 

Day 8, February Daily Painting Challenge

             Passion #1, mixed media on gallery wrapped canvas 12" x 12"
 

Day 7 of the February Daily Painting Challenge

Tufted, acrylic, 6" x 6" cradled panel. Today the birds finally discovered the suet I hung during the recent arctic cold spell. I can see the feeders from my studio. A reference photo helped too, of course.

Day 6, February Daily Painting Challenge

 Vibrant, acrylic, 11" x 14". A good start, or is it finished? It may need a few glazes to tame the colors a little bit...

Day 5, February Daily Painting Challlenge

Aspen Contemplations #2, oil on cradled board, 8" x 8".
Another painting to go to the Art Center of Estes Park in about 9 days. I am enjoying the challenge to paint every day and to try and complete a painting during that time. Painting daily is a good habit and fun to look forward to.

Day 4, February Daily Painting Challenge

 Aspen Contemplations #1, oil on gallery wrapped canvas 20" x 20". 

Putting the finishing touches on some paintings headed for the Art Center of Estes Park in 10 days. artcenterofestes.com

Oil paintings require more planning than acrylic works, considering drying times and conditions for varnish application. 

Oil paint, however, is still my favorite medium for color blending.

Day 3, February Daily Painting Challenge

Gazing at Glazing, acrylic on archival paper, 

Today's experiment with the decorative qualities of acrylic glazes.

Day 2, February Daily Painting Challenge

    Dusk to Dawn, Mixed Media, 10.75" x 14.75"

   I do enjoy the glazing and stenciling techniques possible in acrylics.

   Because of their transparency and drying speed, acrylic paints are an ideal medium for layering colors  and for creating textures.

February Daily Painting Challenge

 Take A Peek 2, Mixed Media Painting on 8" x 8" cradled panel. 

I decided to revive this old blog and challenge myself to publishing daily paintings throughout the month of February 2023. This is another version of a painting that I enjoyed creating in December of last year.

With this new mixed media approach, the results are often surprising and every painting turns out differently.