Antique Lantern

6" x 6"

Oil on 3/4" Stretched Canvas

 

My husband has collected antique railway items.  This is one of his railway lanterns.  They can make some nice reflections with the different colors of glass.  We have a red one, a blue one, and a clear one.  I have done a painting of three of them together reflecting the different colors onto the wall behind them.  I have posted a picture of this on my Facebook page.  Please like my page if you visit. 

Here Lies the Key

6" x 6"

Oil on 3/4" Cradled Birch Panel

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I bought three keys the other day, each one a different shape.  Antiques inspire me to paint.  I am trying to get back into painting a small painting each day.  I found it easier to do when I was doing the 30 paintings in 30 days painting challenge.  I think that the group effort gave me the drive to produce something each day.  How do I get that drive back again on my own?

Seeing Spots

5" x 7"

Oil on Gessoboard

 

This is my first post in a little while.  I have been busy trying to update my website, www.loisshawfineart.com, and also I have started a Facebook page.  It is driving me a bit crazy.  I don't even know the address to put here to link you to it.  I have never been on Facebook (probably one of the only people) and I am finding it difficult to navigate. 

I am getting back to painting a small piece each day.  I have a few shows coming up and these are great pieces to sell at shows.

Works in Progress

Here is the second day of working on Lemons and Herbs.  I worked on bringing some dimension to the crock and the antique box.  Next I will establish more values in the background and foreground cloth.  I really enjoy taking my time on a painting.  I am the type of person who likes to sit back and look at the painting and think about what is working and what isn't. 

This is the second piece I am working on.  I am working from a photograph I had taken at the Rockton Fall Fair. I didn't take any pictures at the block in stage, it is a bit further along.  The piece is 30" x 40".  The sheep look like they are floating at this point but they will be grounded in hay.  For me this is challenging because I always have trouble painting folds in white fabric.

"Lemon and Herbs" Block In

I have started working on some larger pieces and I thought I would post their progression.  I have been painting everyday but because I am working on larger pieces they won't get finished in a day.  I have been working on another piece 30" x 40" the last few days but I haven't taken pictures from the beginning so it is quite far along.  I will post that one tomorrow.  Above is the block in for Lemon and Herbs and below is the still life set up.  My viewing angle is slightly different than this photo I have taken.

I am doing this piece for an auction at a local art school in our town.  Once a year they have a large silent and live auction to raise funds for the schools operation.  Over the years it has become a large scale auction and attracts many people.  I like to donate a few pieces each year.

30 Paintings in 30 Days

30 Paintings in 30 Days

Leslie Saeta's Painting Challenge

This is the collection of the 30 paintings completed in 30 days.  One each day.  It was a great exercise and certainly a very inspiring way to start out the New Year.  Looking at the collage I should retake a photo of the pomegranates, they look too dark and look at all those pears!  Surprisingly to me, the piece that had the most views on my blog was the antique insulator.  I think it was because people wondered what it was more so that for the painting.