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A little New Year’s surprise
Way back in 2017 I blogged about a photo of one of the small Aquabord™ paintings I do while I’m in my booth at horse shows or expos. I like to do that so I can attract people to watch … Continue reading
G–O–A–L-L-L!!!
Below is the previous version for comparison. I guess your preference would be determined by your appreciation of floating versus more grounded. In the previous version everything was more or less untied from any kind of anchor. In the final … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, light, oil paintings, painting techniques, Sky Pads
Tagged art, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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Sky Pads 30, part 2
I did say a long time ago that I was going to leave the background “as is” on this one. But…now that I have the plants themselves in place I need to accent a few spots on the background so … Continue reading
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Tagged art, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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What’s your favorite light flavor?
Okay, so I wasn’t totally happy with the color scheme of Sky Pads 31, but I didn’t want to paint over it. So I didn’t. The photo in the original post was taken in a “daylight” setting, which brightened everything … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, light, oil paintings, photography challenges, Sky Pads
Tagged art, artist challenges, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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Two sessions later
I think it’s finished, but I’m going to let it sit for a bit while I back up and start on #30. It’s a bit odd, but I find I like the third version much better when it’s sitting in … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Poured paint, Sky Pads
Tagged art, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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Running a bit late
It was my intention to have this one finished by December 1. I got all the pesky leaves done but the background was only a suggestion and as such it needs a lot of adjustment. The bright areas on the … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, light, oil paintings, painting techniques, Poured paint, Sky Pads
Tagged art, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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A two-fer
Just because I wussed out on Sky Pads for a couple of months (or more) doesn’t mean I wasn’t thinking about them. I already had the background washes done in early September so it wasn’t a stretch to get the … Continue reading
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Tagged art, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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A horse got me moving again
I think I fell victim to “Covid coma” without even having the disease. My “blogging coma” lasted a couple of months, meaning I didn’t do any painting at all since early September. I’m pretty sure part of the lethargy was … Continue reading
Posted in Aquabord, art, drawing, Gypsy Vanner, horse portrait, horses, horses and carts, painting techniques, watercolor
Tagged Aquabord™, art, artist challenges, horse portrait, horses, horses and carts, watercolor
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As usual, looks can be misleading
I’m pretty sure if I showed you the source photo side by side with this one, you’d all be going “gaaahhh, what is this?” At the moment, it could just be an abstract of a field of yellow flowers. Or … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Poured paint, Sky Pads
Tagged art, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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This was one for the long haul
Sky Pads 29 required an inordinate amount of rumination. Each time I would complete a section I had to think about how the next was going to go. It all looks harmonious, but this one was tricky because of the … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Sky Pads
Tagged art, artist challenges, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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