Lavender Valley

Terye sent this beautiful picture to me, and I loved it and saw it as a challenge, which I truly enjoyed painting:

Oil on canvas paper 11"x14"
Thanks, Terye!

Butterfly

acrylic and oil on canvas paper 8"x10"
This was my first attempt at impressionism - I wanted to give the impression of the blurry background of a photo focused on the butterfly. Details are difficult, though - especially such small details.

Dillon Beach

This was my first plein air painting, which I painted at Dillon Beach a few weeks ago. The lesson I learned here was to buy good paint and good brushes, without them, you can only paint a mediocre painting! It was fun, though, painting outside, and I hope to have more opportunities to try. I'll buy better supplies before I do.

Beach Combers

acrylic on paper 8"x10"
This is a little better, definitely need to work on painting rocks. Unless I say they are sand dunes, which could also be improved! I will be going to Dillon Beach Nov 12 and hope to bring my paints with me and get a chance to paint in the open plein air

Reflecting

Reflect

acrylic on paper 8"x10"
Yeah, it's pretty bad, but I won't get any better if I don't keep practicing!

Walk in the Park

oil on canvas paper 8"x10"
This was just practice

Windows

Mary took this picture:


And I painted this:

acrylic&oil on canvas paper 8"x10"

Sunlit Farmhouse

oil on canvas paper 11"x14"
I had a few extra moments, so thought I would practice on an old theme. These types of pictures don't really stretch my skills, but they do help me to get out of the moment and relax.

Inner Sanctuary

acrylic and oil on canvas paper 8"x10"
I wish I had done this on a bigger canvas - probably I will. I can feel a sense of tranquilility, of quiet strength when I view this painting - these are the feelings I had when I painted it.

Forest Cove

I probably should keep working on this painting, perhaps add more color and highlights, but every time I tried to improve upon it, I just seemed to make it worse. So, I ended up signing it and calling it done. I call this Forest Cove
acrylic and oil on canvas paper 11"x14"

Water color - Teepee

Yeah, water color is not easy! But, fun to try, and maybe if I keep trying and practicing I might get better at it.

strolling down the lane

IIt's been a long time since I've posted any of my work. I've been practicing with paintings I'd already posted, so didn't want to bore you with repeats. Since then, I thought I would try my hand at water colors, but it's a very different medium and will definitely take some practice. Perhaps because I have a little more experience with oils, I find I prefer them and will likely go back to using oils, but I'll keep practicing with water colors from time to time.
Being my first attempt at water colors, I think I did a fairly good job, I like the composition, but need to work on crisping up my edges, and perspective. The two figures on the trail were suppose to be adults, but perhaps they are my two dogs that escaped from the back yard instead.
This painting was an exercise in using just two colors, it's not as easy to mix the right amounts, without knowing how much water to add. I might try this one again in oil or acrylics.