Summer Fruits

6"x6" Oil on board

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At last I have finished another painting! This is the first time I have seen a lemonade apple and it was not easy to paint!

Some days are harder than others to get going. I lack inspiration. I feel a failure for not painting.  I am bored with the subject, I can't be bothered, it seems too hard...the list goes on!! Well I have a found a couple of simple daily habits to train my brain to associate it with work mode. It is simple...my painting apron goes on first, then I turn on music or a podcast. That means 'work time'! So far it has been working very well, my brain is taking notice!

Summer Fruit

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard

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 I have small amounts of time that I can paint until I move to Australia so I will post something when I can. These were the last cherries I bought this summer, so I kept it simple with the apples!

Clear Summer Day

6"x6" Acrylic on board

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My first painting for 2017 at last! It has been a long time since I painted with acrylics... I thought I would be a good idea to get used to them again because we are moving to Australia and will be living in a caravan traveling around. I will use water soluble oils as well but they still take a while to dry. I still prefer oils and will miss them! The upside is I love the Australian landscape and will be able to paint more plein air!! This is about 10 minutes from where I live...a favorite spot of mine with Eucalyptus trees along the waters edge.

Rose Joy

8"x8"Oil on gessoboard

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I started this painting nearly a month ago and have now finished it after being sick with a virus for nearly three weeks!! I am still finding it hard to get motivated to paint...maybe next week! I haven't painted a lot of roses...  this beautiful pink one was given to me by my very good friend so it had to be painted!!

Summer Wine

6'x6' Oil on gessoboard

$100+s/h

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I love summer, I love grapes, I love wine...not much more to be said about this!! I did this one before I left for Colley Whisson's  5 day workshop in Australia....  I absolutely loved every minute of it and now I'm back  I will post more about it later.  I was completely out of my comfort zone, but to learn and grow I had to be!!

Lifeguards

8"x6" Oil on gessoboard

$90 with display easel

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Ordinary People

These guys will soon be on our beaches again, summer isn't far away! They really do a great job of keeping people safe...most of them are volunteers and it's a huge commitment to take on!! This is number 15 in this challenge so I am now a week behind...not sure I'll catch up now!

Little Cricket

6"x6" oil on gessoboard

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Something a little different from still life! I love the green color of the cricket and the bright yellow flower...a sign of summer!! I have Bec to thank for letting me use her photo for this...she has a creative blog called Clouds of Colour with wonderful art and photography...a lovely place to visit!!!

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!

Summer Color

8"x10" Oil on canvas

$120 + s/h
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I could not decide what to paint today! I had already started this one a while ago so went with finishing it. This is part of the Estuary and in summer when the grass turns gold, the colors seem very bright...I love these trees that are scattered every where....always good to paint them!

 My drawing today #7

Deco Style...Pen and watercolor.  We are celebrating Art Deco here this week where everyone dresses up in the style of the 20's and 30's. I used to paint a lot of  art deco paintings on silk before I started oils...this was done from a photo!

Estuary Weeds

Day Thirteen-30 Paintings in 30 Days

6"x6" Oil on board

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 A lovely summer morning produces a myriad of colors in the grass around the Estuary...but it was these bright green weeds that caught my eye!  I was hoping to get two paintings done today but it didn't happen....all sorts of non painting things to do...frustrating to say the least!!! Tomorrow is another day and maybe.. just maybe, I will get ahead!