Last Roses

12"x4" Oil on board

$150

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These were the last three roses I picked this month before the middle of winter. Unusual for any blooms at this time of year! I think they deserved to have a portrait painted!!

Winter Coat

 6"x6" Oil on gessoboard
$100 +s/h

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This girl is going to be warm for winter!! She knows it and she looks pleased with herself...well anyway...those are my thoughts when I look at her!! I will always enjoy painting sheep no matter what they look like. I love painting all that wool!!

Winter Rose

6"x8" oil on gessoboard

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Time for a change!!  I have two winter roses growing in my garden, they are so delicate...one is pink but my favorite is this green one.  I like being able to  pick a flower whenever I pass by  to stick in a jar or bottle and place in my studio.... often this leads to a painting like this one did. Keeping things simple...just the way I like it!!

Curious Cows

8"x10" Oil on board

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I love the way cows stop and stare when I stop to take photos! They are very good models...very calm, gentle animals. It is winter here and  this day was quite dull!! I liked the way the black cows seemed to stand out in this light...but I must admit it was a challenge painting the black in this kind of light. This didn't photograph that well and looks better in real life...I tried about 6 times and gave up!!!

Winter Day- Sketch

Pastel

This last weekend it was so cold I couldn't be bothered even getting my palette set up! I sat looking out the window at this view across from my studio...after a couple of hours it got the better of me and I got my pastels out and did this quick small sketch! Felt much better for doing it instead of procrastinating....and it beats housework!!

Winter Harmony

8"x6" Oil on board

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Our first month of winter is nearly over!! We have had some nice days this last week and I have been walking around the Estuary in the mornings. It will always be one of my  favorite places...love the cool winter light!! 

Hibiscus Bud

6"x6" oil on board

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This is one of the buds off my  hibiscus bush. It is covered in buds and flowers at this time of the year, the flowers are a beautiful dark orange and brighten up the garden in the winter months! Love them!! I used three colors in this painting...cad red light, ultramarine blue and cad lemon with a bit of white.

Darning Needle

Drawing #64

Graphite and pastel

Another quick drawing  ...no painting today! If I don't start painting early enough my light is not that good on dark winter days so I do other art related things. I have forgotten what darning needles are for these days!! I wonder if anyone uses them now.

Signs of Winter

Signs of Winter

8"x6" Oil on board

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This scene is part of the Estuary close to where I live. If you follow my blog you will know this is a favorite place of mine to paint! There are so many different views and I pretty much love them all! I have been wanting to share my painting process, but always forget to take the photos of each step. Leslie Saeta set us this task in the 30 day marketing challenge...so  here it is!!

My Painting Process

1. I  begin  my paintings by blocking in shapes to establish my composition...keeping it simple, no details, just shapes and values to see where my darks and lights will be.

2.  I then lay in areas of color to each of the value planes paying attention to the temperature relationships between the planes. Next I start using intermediate values, making sure the shifts are subtle. Once they are all working I can add details and highlights to the tree and grass in the foreground.

A good book to help you approach this is  Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting by John Carlson.

Winter Blues

Day Three - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

 6"x8" Oil on board

$90+s/h

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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!

Winter Colour

6"x6" Oil on board

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Another one from my wanderings around the Estuary.  One of my  favourite parts of  this area are the reeds... I love the way they have so many colours in them  and are always sitting there ready for me to paint... makes life easy!

Blanket of Frost

6"x6" Oil on board

We have had some very heavy frosts this winter, cold mornings..but beautiful sunny days.

This painting is for the fundraising auction on  Daily Paintworks to "Help the children of Africa" who are dying. due to the devastating drought.

All proceeds from the sale of this piece will be donated to World Vision for the children of Africa.