Day 28 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Another Beautiful Day

11" x 14"

Oil on Canvas

This is actually the same composition I painted yesterday but I changed up the palette. I tried to go softer and more pastel, more of an early morning look. It was fun getting out of my comfort zone and mixing up different colors. I tend to paint more on the warm side so this was different for me.

Day 27 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Beautiful Day

11" x 14"

Oil on Canvas

I have wanted to do an abstract landscape for a while now and had a perfect photo to work from and I had so much fun! I will definitely be doing more of these. I love just mixing colors and laying them in where they feel good! 

Day 12 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

House in the Bend

11" x 14"

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

I took this photo while traveling from Nashville back to Huntsville a month or so ago. I saw some beautiful farm land and jumped off the Interstate and drove around for almost an hour taking pictures. I loved the shadows running across the road and the little house down at the end. It was fun getting back to a landscape for a change.

Jim Richards Workshop

This is Jim's Pallette, and yes he only uses 4 colors! I freaked out at first but after he demonstrated what he could accomplish with these 4 colors it actually makes things easier and the color harmony he achieves is amazing!

Jim working on his demo

Jim's nearly completed scene

My WIP 36 x 48!

This workshop was absolutely amazing! If any of you ever get the chance to take a class from him you should! He is a fantastic teacher and he spends lots of time explaining why he does the things he does. He explained alot about composition and why he placed certain things in his composition and not others. He also taught me alot about color values and color harmony. The biggest challenge for me was working on this huge canvas! It is sooooo big. The fumes in my car on the way home from Atlanta were really strong! I still have some work to do on this so I wasn't super concerned with the picture quality I posted, I know it is cropped poorly but I will post a better picture when the painting is complete. I took this class at "The Art School in Sandy Springs" and it was fabulous! Thanks Donna and Jim!