Afternoon Rest

6"x6" oil on board

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Another favorite subject I like painting! Love the way cows lie down on the grass during the afternoons, they always look so relaxed. I think humans could take a lesson from them!

Salt Marsh Grass

6"x8" oil on gessoboard

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This marsh grass is along the waters edge of a big Estuary across the road from where we are camping in Australia.The mud is an interesting red earth color. Still not much time for painting but I do what I can!

Beach Grass

6"x8" oil on board

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I managed to paint this between travelling times! We stayed a few days at Shark Bay on the Western Australian Coast, a beautiful place with golden sands, turquoise blue water and patches of grass...just the subject I love to paint. Happy to get another painting finished!!

Girlfriends

6"x8" Oil on gessoboard

$90 with display easel

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Ordinary People

What a  nice way to spend a Sunday morning! These two friends were sitting on the grass down near the Marina, deep in conversation and unaware of anyone around them! I remember doing the same... oh to be young again!! This is day 9 in the 30/30 challenge, so far I've managed to keep up but I'm not sure if it will stay that way. Things will be disrupted here next week when we have a new kitchen installed and I have a visitor the week after! I didn't know this was going to happen when I signed up so what will be will be!!!

Summer Dune Grass

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard

$85 +s/h
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Daily Paintworks challenge this week is 'paint the grass'..it makes a nice change from still life and I haven't painted grass for a while! This was done from a photo I took last year when I was on holiday. I love painting dune grass...thanks for the challenge Carol!

Golden Dune Grass

8"x8" Oil on canvas

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I had other ideas for this painting when I first started and it was nothing like it is now!  Somehow it took on a life of it's own...I love it when that happens! I did this on a medium canvas panel instead of smooth board  and used a palette knife as well. I liked the texture, it's quite different from board and takes thicker paint.

Friends

Drawing #36

Pencil and Gouache

I came across these two girls near the Marina sitting on the grass  chatting... I was there to take photos of the boats but ended up sketching and taking photos of them instead!  I like it when that happens! It's completely spontaneous...the boats will always be there but this was too good to miss! I loved drawing them, wondering what they were talking about! I added a bit of color as always!!

Resting Gull

6"x6" Oil on board

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This gull knows how to relax!!  I could learn from him... he was very calm sitting in the grass taking in the warm sun and didn't mind me getting close to take photos. I'm not sure but I think he is a young red billed gull.  First daily painting for this week! I had a good day in the studio today, did my drawing and worked on two other paintings...that's how it's supposed to work...let's see if it's the same tomorrow!!

Drawing #33

Lime and Blueberries...Pen and watercolor.  These came from the market, fresh organic blueberries...so delicious! The limes are pretty good too!

Gull

Drawing #2
Pen and watercolor sketch

I have enjoyed my break from painting after the 30 day challenge...I will be starting again tomorrow! I found this gull on my usual morning walk, he was sitting quietly in the grass along the top of the beach just resting in the sun. Again I added a bit of color...it's nice to  to sketch  for a change! I like this one and I'm going to paint it at some stage!

Lone Cabbage Tree

8"x6" Oil on canvas panel

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$85+$20 s/h
This lone cabbage tree stands in the long grass in the Estuary...for a long time I've wanted to paint it, especially at this time of the year with all the colours in the grass.

Wetland Grass

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This wetland grass grows in different parts of the estuary and these two clumps stand alone in a big area of water. Some days they look green/blue and other days they are more golden, depending on the time of day, or when the tide is out. 

This could be a forerunner for a larger painting in my Estuary series that I am working on...time will tell!