Day 7 of Painting 30 in 30

"Venture"

6" x 6"

oil on pine veneer

This is Venus' sister.  She is an American Foxhound.

  See Day 5.  There wasn't an outdoor

shot that gave the same sort of sunny pose

that Venus' painting had

but I liked this indoor shot.

Although my version kind of reminds me of a 

'doggie mugshot'.

I see one or two areas that need 

addressing with this one

 in the morning.

Along with painting today, I sewed a complete

mitered corners baby quilt out of flannel.

Busy day.

If you would like to see more paintings from about 1200

other artists go to Leslie Saeta's blog

on the sidebar.

There are so many, and each year, I try to visit 

and give say hi and give support,

but this year is overwhelming.

I am pleased that the world seems to be filled with artists.

Day 6 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

"Cloey Again"

6" x 6"

oil on wrapped canvas

Sometimes when painting a likeness, I get very picky - 

not perfectionistic, but picky.

Day 2's painting did NOT

have that 'soul and spirit' that I like

to put in my animal portraits.

Therefore - round 2.

I like this one better.

I started with the eyes, as I often do.

and moved on.

If I don't have a good photo of eyes,

or the eyes don't have that glimmer

the finished painting 

often lacks that LIFE ~ 

because I need to see it

not just feel it.

Painted the nose in three different spots, before

I was satisfied today.

White fur has always been a challenge

and that's just 

what these 30 days are - 

a PAINTING CHALLENGE,

right?

Day 5 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

"Venus"

6" x 6" oil on

pine veneer

To know someone, you have never met, on Facebook since 2009

makes my head spin, but I have known Liz that long.

We painted in parallel on Karin Jurick's "Different Strokes from Different Folks" - 

no longer alive in the blogosphere.

Those were the days - I garnered many FB friends during those

painting challenges - I cherish the ones I still have.

This is one of her dogs, an American Foxhound, Venus.

This one was 'right there' for me, because - the PHOTO was so good!

Bright sun, filtered by shadows from the form and from the yard,

as they sat on the steps I believe.

Great contrast and close-up with all the details I needed!

Some photos do NOT lend themselves well to

being painted and I have tackled a few this past year,

it's very frustrating.

I think someday soon, I will write a blog 'tab' to help

those wanting their photos painted.

An aside, if you get a sunshine glimmer in the eye(s)

you probably have a good one!

But for now....(smile).

Please help me out and follow my FB page and LIKE it,

if you haven't.  I would appreciate it -

my goal is to get to 200 'likes'

in the month of January.

30 Paintings in 30 Days - Number 4

"Hattie"

12" x 12"

oil on wrapped canvas

Have been working on little 6" x 6"  canvases, but the eyes on

 Miss Hattie Dior

were soooo small and sort of squinty, I didn't think 

I could pull it off as small as I had been working,

thus 'double the size' canvas.

This cute tuxedo cat ~ Hattie ~  belongs to 

my friend Kelli in Evergreen, Co,

Kelli is a teacher, a vet tech, a world traveler and 

owner of many dogs and kitties.

She has an endearing relationship with each of her furbabies.

Hattie was a rescue. She and her brother were thrown out a car window

and there was a car behind the car that threw them out.

They stopped and helped the cats.

I love hearing and reading stories about her pets, meeting them 

(although I have never met Hattie) 

and painting them.

This photo particularly beckoned me ~ to paint it, 

because of that intense sunlight bathing her

as she sits on the stairway landing.

30 Paintings in 30 Days - Number 3

"Gumball"

6" x 6"

oil on pine veneer

Gumball belongs to a past student and friend, Amy, 

who lives in 

eastern Colorado.  

He is a Hampshire hog..the kind that are black with the 

white band around their middle.  

Her son, Mick, named 

this little guy, who I imagine isn't so little anymore.

Last night, as I was pacing back and forth, 

wondering if UPS would

ever show up, 

I knew that if my Jerry's Artarama package arrived,

I would have a 'new lease on life' in the studio

tomorrow. Well, way past 7 PM he showed up! YAY!!

My hope came true...I was feeling pretty good with my

new 'radiant opaques' from Gamblin.

They are quite awesome!

ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS I SELL MY WORK

IS TO REPLENISH EXPENSIVE PAINTS, 

BRUSHES, AND CANVASES ~

so I can continue to paint!!

Leslie Saeta is hosting this challenge of 30 in 30, see sidebar for 

a place to leave here and go there.

Thanks for stopping by!

30 Paintings in 30 Days - DAY 2

"Cloey"
6" x 6"
oil on pine veneer

Cloey belongs to my nephew and his wife.  She is a muted calico.  Quite tricky
to paint her...my value scale was all in the same range for awhile.
Heavy paint.  About noon, I thought I was finished, but went to lunch
and thought about how it needed to be changed,
came home and changed it.
Now I like it better.
Number 2 - all through!

I would like to take this time
to invite you to 'like' my Pattie Wall - Fine ART Studio page 

where I share my art and art thoughts -
which is building slowly - 

on Facebook HERE.
I would like to increase my 'fans'
(although I would like a better word for 'fans')
 to 200 'likes' this month.
THANKS!!

If you would like to see more art from the 1100 or so artists
participating in this challenge, go to
http://lesliesaeta.blogspot.com
If you are a participant and are stopping by,
thanks for visiting - there are so many to pick from.

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.