Day 9 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

So Happy Together

6" x 6"

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Today needed to be quick because I didn't have much time so I went back to something I know well and that is pears. I have painted many pears and I still love them so much. I never get tired of them!

Day 8 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Sunset at Rosemary Beach

8" x 10"

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

I have been thinking about painting this sunset photo ever since my trip there in October. This may sound silly but the sunset was so beautiful I was afraid it just wouldn't look real if I painted it. I hope some of the beauty I experienced there comes through in the painting.

Day 7 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Dolly

6" x 6"

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

SOLD

So you may notice there is no post for Day 6….well that would be because I painted for about 4 hours and ended up wiping the whole thing off. I just could never get to the point where I liked up so I just salvaged the canvas and gave up for the day. But today is a new day! So here is another sheep, I hope you enjoy this. I like the way the light hit the sheep on one side and not the other. Fun colors to play around with! 

Day 5 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

T-Bone

5" x 7"

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

After three days of sheep I came back to cows! I know it sounds crazy but it is really a good learning experience to paint the same subject matter over again. I have started to pick up on small things about shapes of eyes and heads, nostrils you know really important things in life! I hope you enjoy today's effort. Thanks for looking!

Day 4 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

He Knows Them By Name

8" x 8"

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

SOLD

Well it is Day 4 and I am still going! This has been such a great learning experience for me. This is my third sheep and they all look completely different. This one was particularly interesting because it was just a head study and it was fun looking at how all the little hairs grow in different directions on their sweet faces and then their wool is just crazy going in all different directions. It was interesting trying to capture that in a painting. I hope you enjoy it!

Day 3 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

If I Am Lost

8" x 8"

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

I really enjoyed painting the sheep on Day 2 so I tackled another sheep for Day 3. This one was a sort of brown sheep and the colors were a little trickier but I think I captured it. I love the texture of the wool when painting sheep it is so much fun! I hope you enjoy this one! You can purchase my 30 day paintings on my Daily Paintworks site. The link is just to the right of this post!

Day 2 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Watch Over Me

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

5" x 7"

SOLD

This is a photo I have been waiting to paint for awhile. I absolutely love sheep! The texture of their wool is so intriguing and they are just so darn cute, but more than that I love what they signify. Sheep are often used in analogies with humans, they need a shepherd. Sheep cannot exist alone. They need protection and guidance just like we do. I can absolutely identify with that and the need I have for God to guide me and protect me. I am absolutely dependent on Him for everything. I hope you enjoy the painting for today!

30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

Lucy

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

8" x 8"

SOLD

So this is the first day of the 30 paintings in 30 days! I actually painted this one yesterday, and today I am painting a sheep. Looks like I am starting off with a farm animal theme. I actually want to paint from my photos from this past year, it just so happens the first 2 were farm animals! This sweet cow was grazing in a pasture as I was driving by so I just pulled over and she posed for me.  I thought the solid white would be really hard and I was a little afraid of it but it went better than I expected. I may paint her again for more practice. Happy New Year everyone! She sold quickly on Facebook yesterday, hooray!

Daisy

Daisy

Oil on gallery wrapped canvas

20"x 20"

This is a sweet cow I met on a trip. I stopped to take her photo and she just kept posing for all my pictures! This just endeared her to me all the more. It was a really cold morning and there was ice on the trees and I could see her breath but she just stood like we were having a photo shoot! I hope you enjoy this piece!

30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

Nest for One

6x6

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Leslie Byrd Saeta is starting another 30 day challenge to artists where you paint one painting each day and post the photo on her blog. This is a great way for artists to push themselves and get in the studio every day. This is such a great way to gain new skills and be encouraged by all the other artists. I hope you will check in starting January 1st to see all the art I will be producing. I am going to try to paint small so that I don't fall behind! This is a huge commitment but hopefully, one that I will stick to. Thanks for visiting!