10 minute Hydrangea

Another ten minute challenge drill. Great for not over thinking a subject, and gets the lead out. I chose this hydrangea in my painted mason jar. It has been grey and gloomy all week as winter is settling in here. Light, airy, breezy colors today.

Painted in oil on an 8x10 canvas panel.

Pirate of the Bathtub

This cute, yellow and chubby fellow hangs around my house. I decided to use him for the 10 minute challenge from Daily Paintworks. You get ten minutes on any single image, you can change the pose, but not the object. You also cannot go back and touch up or correct.



Painted in oil paint on a flat canvas panel 8x10 inches.

Reflections

Daily Paintworks challenge this week, reflections on water. I painted this very loosely and fast. My son was recently given some very old paints from an acquaintance. They were very old, hardly used and they were from an art company in Russia. I love working with them, the colors are very vibrant.

The Moon on a windy, cloudy night

What a gorgeous evening. The rain has stopped, it is still fairly warm outside. Instead of watching a baseball game gone wrong, I decided to sit outside. Peace, quiet, and a bright moon shining through bands of racing clouds. Color abounds in the darkness. My hydrangea still has the blooms, mellowed into a beautiful burgundy color for fall.

This is another acrylic painting on a black canvas sheet. I really like the layering of paint technique with acrylics.

Hydrangea Memories of Summer

I have been experimenting of late. Trying my hand at acrylic paints, I found myself working faster, seeing value and shapes more prominent. I painted this during a hot summer afternoon. Drying paint and so many different mediums available to acrylic paint. Experimenting further on a black canvas sheet, it was a totally different painting technique for me.

I like the loose feel to painting with acrylics. Oil paint, I love the sensory aspect, but I tend to overwork, overthink and literally have to stop myself.

Painted on a 9 x 12 inch black canvas sheet.

1955

The year we moved into the house my father built. He did most of the work himself. A fact I can't wrap my head around today.

I moved out of the house in 1977. I did not have any idea how much I would miss the place, the time and all the occupants.

I can still feel the warm, breezy air on a hot summer day. I felt so free, running through the fresh clean sheets hanging on the clothesline.

This is an acrylic painting on an 8x10 canvas panel.

Summer Daze

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The house I picked for this challenge is a favorite fantasy of mine. I always run away in my mind to a beach house. I live there all alone and paint. I have no responsibilities and time is endless.