30 in 30 - Day 7

"Spooky Landscape"

Ink

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Halloween month is right around the corner so to start getting you in the mood I did a Spooky Landscape. This landscape is painted with ink on Yupo paper. I decided to use a Halloween palette of black, gray, orange, green and purple and then go with the flow!

30 in 30 - Day 6

"Hart Park"

Oil, 8" x 10" on linen panel.

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This is another really neat location in Orange County, Hart Park in Orange.  Next to a beautiful mission style swimming facility sat this little shed.  The colors of the shed were nice and bright against the luscious green background.

30 in 30 - Day 5

"Petulant Pitcher"

Oil, 6" x 6" 

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This pitcher has taken me about 1 1/2 years to get right. I tried to paint it at a workshop last year and I could never get it to look right.  There was always something about the color or shape that just wasn't working.  I attempted to paint it again several months later, recreating the set up exactly.  Consequently, I replicated the failure as well.  I decided to try it again this week, shaking up some colors and doing a lot of visual editing as I worked.  I think I have finally conquered my nemesis, the petulant pitcher!

30 in 30 - Day 4

"Experimental Calla Lily"

Oil, 6"x6"

$100

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This calla lily was all about the experiment.  Normally I do a photo shoot of what I am going to paint. Inspired by my plein air experiences, I painted this flower from life.  I used a walnut oil based paint by M. Graham which I have been using for plein air and I painted this on a gessoed board instead of a linen board.  Not bad for an experiment.

30 in 30 - Day 3

"Back Bay"

Oil, 8" x 10" on linen panel.

$125.00 

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The Back Bay the inland delta in Newport Beach, California. It connects the Upper Newport Bay with the Newport Harbor. It is a nature reserve home to several species of birds with hiking and biking trails. I have driven past this place for years but this was my first time to stop and consider it as an artist. I look forward to meeting the Back Bay again with my easel many more times.

30 in 30 - Day 2

"Balboa Island at Topaz"

Oil, 8" x 10" on linen panel.

$125.00 

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Welcome to Balboa Island!  This is a wonderful place in Orange County with adorable beach cottages and lots of boats.  The streets are historic and many locals can look at a photo or painting from the area and tell you exactly what street you would have to be on to see that view. For this painting, I was standing at the end of Topaz.  This painting was mostly completed on location, with a few final details added in the studio.  A beautiful and peaceful place to work for the day!

30 in 30 - Day 1

"Irvine Regional Park"

Oil, 8" x 10" on linen panel.

$100.00 

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Well here we are again with another 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge hosted by palette knife artist, Leslie Saeta. This painting was started au plein air (out of doors in natural light) and completed in the studio. It is a lovely view from the vast and gorgeous Irvine Regional Park. I have recently started studying plein air painting with a fabulous artist, Kim VanDerHoek, and let me tell me you, plein air and studio painting are completely different in approach but they complement each other each other in the end.  When I am in the studio, I make most of my editing choices before I pick up the brush.  When I am outdoors, I am continuously editing what I see in front of me.

Thank you for following me in the challenge once again!