Challenge # 17 Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

30 Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge...

I did not reach 30 Days...

I painted salt and peppers from my daughter Michelle's collection with the idea of 

putting together a calendar incorporating some old favourite family recipes...

as Christmas presents for the family...

paintings completed...assemblage needed...

this is on my 'to-do' list!

Salt and Pepper Shakers, 12

Oil on Panel, 8 in x 8 in

Challenge # 16 Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

'Salt and Pepper Shakers, 11'

Oil on panel, 8 in x 8 in

Challenge # 15 Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

'Salt and Pepper Shakers, 10'

Oil on Panel, 8 in x 8 in

Challenge # 14 Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

'Trees, Third from the Left"

Oil on canvas

Challenge # 13 Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

'Salt and Pepper Shakers, 9'

Oil on panel, 8 in x 8 in

Challenge # 12 Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

'Salt and Pepper Shakers, 8'

Oil on Panel, 8 in x 8 in

Challenge # 10 Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

'Casey'....a small sketch,

Some time ago I bought a starter set

of  'water mixable' oils.

Today I decided to try them...

Casey is my daughter Michelle's dog...

always one ear up and one ear down.

Challenge # 9 Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

'Salt and Pepper, 7'

Oil on Panel, 8 in x 8 in

Challenge # 8 Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

'Salt and Pepper Shakers, 6'

Oil on Panel, 8 in x 8 in

Challenge #7 Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

'Salt and Pepper Shakers, 5'

Oil on Panel, 8 in x 8 in

Challenge # 6 Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

'Salt and Pepper Shakers, - 4'

Oil on Panel, 8 in x 8 in

Challenge # 5 Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

'Salt and Pepper Shakers - St. Patrick's Day, 3'

Oil on Panel, 8 in x 8 in

My daughter Michelle wrote to me...

'Mom, they look like they have had

a little too much whiskey'

Challenge # 4...Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

 'Salt and Pepper Shakers - Halloween, 2'

Oil on panel, 8 in x 8 in

Challenge # 3...Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

'Salt and Pepper Shakers - Easter, 1'

Oil on panel, 8 in x 8 in

 

My daughter Michelle has an extensive collection

of salt and pepper shakers.

During a recent visit I photographed

a number of them thinking

about this 30 paintings in 30 days challenge. 

'Strength in Fragility 2'

                                                  'Strength in Fragility 2'

                                               Mixed Media, 12 in x 12 in

'Strength in Fragility 1'

I have decided to take part in

Leslie Saeta's Challenge

30 Paintings in 30 Days Painting.

 

My first painting is one of two that I submitted to the
Quest Art Gallery in Midland, Ontario

for their upcoming exhibition.

 

'This community exhibition will work to showcase

a variety of mediums, genres and approaches

to note the strength and /or the fragility of the human form,

whether it be psychological, mechanical, cultural or scientific.'

'Strength in Fragility 1'

 Mixed Media, 12 in x 12 in

 

Wedding in Tennessee

'Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness, Trillium'

Acrylic on canvas, 24 in x 24 in

In July I attended my niece's wedding in Pulaski Tennessee.

This painting was my wedding gift.

Bridal Bouquet

I made this for Melissa,

many brooches were donated by family members.

Included was a brooch of her grandmother

Marjorie Alexandra Kennedy

who passed away in 2012

another of my trillium paintings

6 in x 6 in, acrylic on canvas

'Heather's Memories'

8 in x 8 in, oil on panel

gift to my sister,

a memory of the place she left behind

Today is Canada Day.

I just finished an acrylic painting.

...very happy...

here is something else that puts a smile on my face...

 

I have many small vases.

  I fill them with a blossom

and

a few springs of whatever I can find in my garden.

Here I have a nasturtium,

a sprig of curly parsley and a sprig of mint.

I place one beside each sink in the house including the laundry sink.

Puts a smile on my face...

also they would make a nice little painting. 

I have a bit of catch up to do.

Here is a sampling of what I have been up to.

 

February found me in a workshop in

Indian Shores, FL with Dreama

 

 

  A trip to Barbados to wish Uncle John 

a Happy 90th Birthday,

 a visit with family and friends

and

...painting in acrylic...

  

 

Little Bay

 and

 

Our first visit to Orchid World

resulted in hundreds of photos

 

 

...more photos taken at Huntes Gardens...

future paintings

 

 

I continue to make shawls for the  

Spring Hill United Methodist Church

Prayer Shawl Ministry

I made 12 

 ...two examples here...

 

...a trip to Orlando to watch

my granddaughter Grace

compete in a National Dance Competition...

 

 

 Painting of a Poppy for a Friend 

                 

Drop -In Painting
Every Tuesday at the Gibson Centre
Alliston 

  

When we arrived at Woodland Beach

the trilliums

were in full bloom

 

 

  This weekend I volunteered at the

South Simcoe Battle of the Brushes

in Alliston, Ontario

Awards Presentation at the Gibson Centre Tuesday Evening
Spotlight on Arts, Concert and Awards

                    

Today
...June 24th...

 ...a large trillium painting is on my easel...

 

 

Painting in Naples, Florida

Dreama Tolle Perry Oil Painting Workshop...

with Clare, Korrine, Marja, Krista and Donna, my France Friends!

 

Clare, Korrine, Dreama and me

me, Donna, Clare, Korrine

Workshop Painting 

Workshop Painting 

'Magnolia Blossom'

Acrylic on Canvas, 10 in x 10 in

I did a painting of this magnolia blossom in the Sept challenge.

I intended to do another one as I wanted to reduce the number of brush stokes I used.

I have a 3 ft square gallery wrap canvas that has been sitting on my easel for the past 3 weeks. Today I decided it was time to paint on it...this Magnolia blossom...not in oil but in acrylic. But I wanted to do one more small study first.

"Too Rough to Swim"
Oil on panel, 5 in x 7 in

This painting was done from a photo of our granddaughter
Sadie looking out at the sea at Bathsheba in Barbados.
I have so many wonderful photos of her as we traveled all over the island.
We took Sadie to Barbados so she could see where her Great
Grandmother Joyce was born and lived until she came to Canada.
 

Challenge # 9....I am an hour and 10 minutes late in posting today....it is 1:10 am. I had difficulty with the shadows.

'Look at Me Grandma"
Oil on panel, 8 in x 8 in

 

Day 7 of the challenge....this was a difficult painting!

 I have been working on it for hours....I may see where I can improve on it in the morning...but for now I will post it.

 

'Collecting Treasures"

8 in x 8 in, Oil on Panel

There are 1146 artists taking part in this

'30 paintings in 30 days challenge'.

Take a look...

http://lesliesaeta.blogspot.ca/

'Overlooking Cattlewash'

 oil on panel, 5 in x 7 in