Day Five 09/05/16 Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

Today I painted fall aspens.  My husband went on a motorcycle trip out west with several of his buddies and took lots of beautiful pictures. We both especially liked the aspens.  Later I was able to go see some for myself.  But not on a motorcycle! Hope you like my painting!

Day Four 09/04/16 Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

I love to paint marsh scenes and landscapes. A friend of mine shared this photo with me and we both painted the same scene. We each have our own styles, which is nice.  We both were attracted by the bright blue water and I was also drawn to the diagonals in this scene.
Hope you like it!

Day Four 09/04/16 Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

I love to paint marsh scenes and landscapes. A friend of mine shared this photo with me and we both painted the same scene. We each have our own styles, which is nice.  We both were attracted by the bright blue water and I was also drawn to the diagonals in this scene.
Hope you like it!

Day 3 09/03/16 Thirty Paintings in 30 Days

I started this painting for an online acrylic portrait workshop with Chantel Barber.  I had a hard time with the new medium and with doing portraits, which is also new for me.  Chantel was very helpful, but I think I would have done better if I took her workshop in person for my first time using acrylics.
This is from a photo of my granddaughter Sidney Kate walking after a spring rain.

My painting buddy Sidney Kate

I keep my sweet granddaughter one day a week and she loves being in my Art Studio.  So I have been teaching her about painting, brushes, palette knives and canvases for over a year now. She is three now

and she tells my what brush she wants or if she wants to paint with a knife. She is very serious about it and we have lots of fun together! She uses acrylics, but says, "one day I am going to be able to use your oils Nana!"

Day Two 09/02/16 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Day Two of The 30 Day Challenge

I have lived on the water most all my life and I love to watch boats go by, especially sailboats. This one I captured while out near Shell Island. The moon was in the right place and the setting was mesmerizing. Hope you like it.

Day One: 09/01/16, Thirty Paintings In Thirty Days

Well it is that time again. I have accepted Leslie Saeta's challenge of painting 30 paintings in 30 days, for the second time. Here is my first painting.  This was a set up I did in my home art studio, using produce from our local Farmer's Market.  I hope you like it!