Everybody Out

6" x 6"

Oil on Gessoboard

 

Day seven of Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30.  This painting is one that I had started with a block in but for some reason did not finish it.  I am not even sure if the red blobs were originally tomatoes.  It is a good idea to finish up some paintings that are sitting around.

Cheers!

6" x 6"

Oil on Gessoboard

 

A Happy New Year Toast for Day 6 of Leslie Saeta's Painting Challenge.  I think I may need a few of these by Day 30 (maybe I should have saved this painting for Day 30!).

Peppers on a Plate

5" x 7"

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Day 5 of Leslie Saeta's painting challenge.  Today is a day I feel like painting!  I had a nice comment yesterday that suggested working on unfinished pieces when you weren't inspired to paint on a particular day.  What a great idea.  I am going to pull out those paintings that might just need a little work to complete and it will keep me painting each day.  It is great to have feedback from other artists!

Pear on a Plane

6" x 6"

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This is my second Pear of the New Year.  It is perched on top of an antique wood plane.  I was able to photograph this outside today although I did drop it in the snow.  Luckily it landed face up.  Not as cold and windy today and the snow is melting a little.

I am finding that I have ups and downs with trying to paint a painting each day.  Today is a lousy day.  I don't want to paint pieces ahead.  I really want to try to paint a piece each day and some days I just don't feel like doing it, so many other things to get in the way.  I am committed to doing the 30 paintings in 30 days even on those days!

Pomegranate Pair

5" x 7"

Oil on Gessoboard

 

This is Day 3 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days.  It is really amazing to see what the other artists can paint in one day.  Very impressive!  I think that it is great that there are so many comments on the work.  I know for me it is a real boost to receive comments and inspires me to keep up with the challenge.

New Year's Pear

6" x 6"

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This is my first painting of a pear for 2013.  I love to paint pears so I should keep track of how many I actually would paint in a year.  I never tire of painting them, they are all so different.  You turn it around and you have a whole new painting.

Oh My Darling Clementine

6" x 6"

Oil on Gessoboard

 

This is my first New Year's painting.  I have joined Leslie Saeta's group of 30 paintings in 30 days.  It is to try to encourage each other to keep up with a painting a day.  Start with 30 and maybe you will keep on going.  She has hundreds of artists now who have committed to the challenge and she is posting the daily paintings on her blog.