Copper Glow

10" x 8"

Oil on Gessoboard

 

This is Day 14 of Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 painting challenge.  Almost halfway there.  This is a painting I started in the summer and never finished.  This painting challenge is a good chance to finish up some of those pieces.  Although, it took me longer to finish this than it would have to do a new painting.

Mixing Eggs

7" x 5"

Oil on Gessoboard

 

This is Day 13 of Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 painting challenge.  We were babysitting our two and 1/2 year old granddaughter all day yesterday so I didn't have a chance to paint until later last night.  I was getting pretty agitated with it and had to walk away and finish it up this morning.  It really isn't as enjoyable to paint when you feel some time pressure. 

Antique Insulator

6" x 6"

Oil on Gessoboard

 

This is Day 12 of Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 painting challenge.  I did this one last night and wasn't very happy with it, I did feel pressured by the time.  My husband collects antique hydro and railway insulators.  This one is made of carnival glass and I couldn't quite get how luminous it actually is.  I would like to use it again in a painting where I could take the time to build up the colors with glazing to bring out the real depth of the colors.

We were shopping all day yesterday.  We like to go to towns we haven't been to that have antique and thrift stores.  Yesterday I bought a stained glass antique window and I can't wait to use it in a painting. 

Through the Glass

7" x 5"

Oil on Gessoboard

 

This is Day 11 of Leslie Saeta's painting challenge.  I thought this one would be a quick and easy one to paint, but it was a little difficult to get it symmetrical.  I like to paint glass.  I was at a show and had several glass paintings.  A little girl approached me and asked me where I buy the special glass paint!

On the Inside Looking Out

5" x 7"

Oil on Gessoboard

Sold

Day 10 of Leslie Saeta's painting challenge.  Another red painting.  Maybe red should have been my theme for the 30 paintings.  I do find that I am completing the paintings a bit faster each time.  I think the reason for this is the limited palette of colors, titanium white, burnt umber, cad red, cad yellow, and ultramarine blue.  Painting one each day is good practice for color mixing.

A Pair

6" x 6"

Oil on Gessoboard

Sold

This is Day 9 of Leslie Saeta's painting challenge.  I was a little rushed for time yesterday so I turned to the what is easiest to paint for me, the pear.  I do love to paint them though.

Mushrooms

5" x 7"

Oil on Gessoboard

 

This is Day 8 of Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 painting challenge.  When I was looking at what I have painted so far I noticed I have been painting a lot of red and green.  So I decided to tone it down a bit with the mushrooms.  It was a lot more difficult to paint something that doesn't have a lot of color.  It does make me realize I need to work on adding color to my paintings even if the object lacks these colors.  If I were doing this in pastel I would have blocked in with all different colors but with the paint I tend to stay away from that.  I need to work on being more brave with the color.  As long as the value is right the painting will read ok.  See, I am learning something through all of this.  Maybe I will do these in pastel as a study and then post.