Wildflowers

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Another palette knife one, while paintings dry. Wildflowers along the edge of the estuary...enjoyed painting these!

 

Marsh on the Mud

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Late afternoon sun always brings lovely light and color over the salt marsh... even the mud looks good with the spots of sunlight when the tide is out!! It is one of my favorite places.

It's been a few weeks since my last blogpost...the reason is my new art studio that my husband is building for me and I might add he is doing a fantastic job! I should be in and organised in a couple of weeks and no more disruption. I can't wait!

Beach Boys

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Love watching seagulls on the beach, they are real characters...just like a couple of boys on the beach! I have a couple of slightly larger landscapes blocked in ready to go next...I need a change from my small paintings!

Spice is Nice

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My new measuring spoons! I love spices and use them all the time in cooking. I saw a photo of spoons a long time ago set out with spices in them, I can't remember where, but it's always been my plan to paint them when I got around to buying new ones!! I love the little bit of  color with the grays.

Morning Visitors

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This pair of Australian Rainbow Lorikeets arrive on my daughter's window ledge almost every morning for a spoonful of honey. Sometimes they get cheeky and even jump right inside!!  Last time I was on holiday there, I managed to get a photo...love their beautiful colors!!

Wave Foam

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A wave crashing over these rocks on a rough day! There are quite a lot of big rocks around our beach so on stormy days we get lovely foamy waves like this one...love watching them as well as painting them!! 

My drawing today #5

My Heirloom tomatoes....pastel on Mi Teintes paper. These are growing in my garden and are the first ones I picked. I haven't used pastels for a long time and thought this is the perfect opportunity to get them out again!

Licorice Allsorts

Day Twenty-Eight-30 Paintings in 30 Days

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I had another day of not knowing what to paint! I went to the supermarket instead, hoping I would think of something by the time I returned home. It worked! I bought a bag of licorice allsorts and decided that was it.  I didn't arrange these...I tipped some onto  the lid of my turps tin ( it's clean) and painted them as they were! 

 

Coastguard

Day Twenty-Seven-30 Paintings in 30 Days

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I took this photo yesterday just before I saw the gull...this is one of our  coastguard search and rescue boats and there had evidently been a call out to rescue someone because the crew were rushing to get on the boat! It was all very quick, then they were on their way! It's the first time I've ever seen this happen. All the crew members are volunteers and do a fantastic job saving lives!!

Edge of the Pond

 Day Twenty-Five - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

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This is another one of the weed in the Estuary....I'm forever fascinated by the changes in the colors of it!  Some of  the clumps are a bit dead looking but the I love the subtle colors in them and the water around them is  a clear blue. Finish line for this challenge is getting closer now! Take a look at  all the other artists work on Leslie Saeta's blog.

Green Grapes

Day Twenty-Four-30 Paintings in 30 Days

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I had a limited amount of time again today! No matter how had I try I cannot seem to get ahead and still haven't been able to get two paintings done in one day!! Six days left...so I still have time to keep trying. These were a few grapes I had left so I sat them on a glazed pottery tray that my husband Bill made....I liked the reflections!

Onions

Day Eighteen-30 Paintings in 30 Days

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Because it's Saturday here today, I thought I would go a bit easy on myself and paint something simple .... what could be hard about painting onions? Well I found out! There are a lot of subtle value changes for a start....then there is the skin that's peeling off in parts! Anyway I got through it and learned a lot...so it was worth it. I will  never think that way again!!!

Agapanthus Bud

Day Fifteen-30 Paintings in 30 days

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Half way mark in this challenge!! I am glad I have made it this far...I enjoy painting daily but when  it has to be posted every day the pressure goes on!! I usually only post 2-3 times a week because I like to make sure I'm happy with it!

It's been a while since I have painted flowers...this is the first bud on my plant this year. I painted the flower on a dark background a few years ago...when I picked this it was a cloudy day and it looked nice against the sky color, so I thought I'd try a lighter background  this time!

Estuary Reeds

Day Twelve-30 Paintings in 30 Days

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Another morning around the Estuary! I  love how the reeds that grow here are always changing color...this day was a bit overcast so they were not as colorful as they are on a clear sunny day! Tiredness  has been creeping in today, but I am still enjoying this challenge and looking at all the other beautiful work by the other artists! I'm off to bed to get a good nights sleep so I'm all ready for number 13 in the morning!!!

Cherry Tomatoes

Day Eleven-30 Paintings in 30 Days

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These cherry tomatoes are from my garden...I leave them on my window sill to ripen properly! This painting was a bit of a marathon, my windows are aluminum and I had problems trying to get them to look like that! Never painted aluminum before..and won't ever again!! Anyway this is my number 11 painting! I am going to have a big glass of wine now!!!

Hazy Afternoon

Day Six-30 Paintings in 30 Days

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I thought I would try a painting using mainly  greens...there are so many different ones in nature. This scene is another from the Estuary...I love the back light on the hazy afternoons over there and I was was able to experiment with  all the greens!! This was a bit of a trial but I loved painting it!

Winter Blues

Day Three - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

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It's day three already and it's another landscape! Still around the Estuary but this time one morning in winter...love the way the weed changes colors!  I am away until tomorrow, so I'm one day  without painting. There will be paint brushes working furiously when I get back home! I'm not sure yet if the next one will be a landscape, I have so many things in mind!

Sweet Cherries

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A painting to celebrate Christmas!! 

This is the first lot of cherries I bought this season. They are so sweet and absolutely delicious, so they didn't last long after I had finished painting them!! I loved setting this up because it only took a few minutes and there isn't much you need to add....the cherries are the stars of the show!!

Thursday's Sunset

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Our sunset on Thursday night this week! This is the view across to the Estuary  from my studio window, we have some beautiful sunsets!! I find them difficult to paint because they almost look artificial, so it's good practice for me. I couldn't let this pass without having a go!

Dressed in Pink

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One of the pink daisies from my garden!  I love this small bowl...  given to me by art friend. (Thanks Gwenda) I borrowed a turquoise one like this a couple of months ago and  put a white rose in it....when she saw the painting she gave me the  set! The other one is yellow so I will be using that in a painting at some stage too!!  All proceeds from this painting will be donated to the Red Cross for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Early Evening Sky

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The Daily Paintworks challenge this week is the sky....this is the early evening view from my house looking toward the west,  beautiful soft colors, my favourite kind of sky! This was easy to paint... I loved every minute of it!