Numero Uno - 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

"Miss Priss"

6" x 6"

oil on pine veneer

NUMBER ONE!!!  Woohoo - Happy New Year!  I hit the ground runnin' today

and got this first one done in no time!  I had DH cut me down some great 

cabinet remnants I picked up a few years ago, (thanks Linda).  They are cut into

small 6" x 6" squares for this challenge.  I sanded them all, primed them with gesso,

then covered them with a colored coat of acrylic - this one is an eggplant purple underneath.

Miss Priss belongs to my cousin in Texas, Debbie.  She has LOTS of doggies, and rescues 

and advertises LOST dogs alot.  She (and her daughter and niece) are dog lovers extraordanaire.

Because of her dedication, I chose Priss to be my first painting of the new year.

Priss is sooo tiny  and a real heart stealer - she is a chihuahua.  

P.S., my focus will be 'pets' - but what I am really working on is 

big strokes of paint,

with minimal 'detail' strokes.

DAY 29 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

"Reading Lamp"

4 1/2" x 10 3/4"

oil on wood

I am intrigued by lamps with lightbulbs 

under those lampshades.

Not an easy one, and I 

am not sure I have done it justice.

My walls aren't this color of green, but

I liked this green better 

for this painting.

Painting for me - just me today.

This is my living room lamp with

it's reflection into a large glass over 

a print hanging there.

I like it turned on, instead of the 

bright overhead light, but

I don't like it when the 

TV is on and the drapes are closed ~

too much glare.

It is probably the most inviting sight/light in the room.

Painted under the influence of mega pharmacy meds

hands were shaky and I could NOT make a 

straight line if I had to and I tell 

myself it's a good thing.

Hey - #30 coming right up!