Day 3 - Painting 30 Paintings in 30 Days (Rooster)

"Patriarch"

9" x 12"

oil on Raymar canvasboard

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When this Banty was a little chick, I was sure it was a hen

because it was so darned pretty, so I named it 'Queenie'.

It grew up to be our sassy, ditzy rooster.

He is small, but mighty in his crow.

When the wind blows, his tail feathers 

sway to and fro with the breeze.

DAY 2 - Painting 30 Paintings in 30 Days (Iris)

'Iris'

8" x 10"

oil on wrapped canvas

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I have lovely purple iris that bloom in Spring in 

a couple of flower beds.  I love that day when they

finally bloom.

These are some of them...catch em quick before

they shrivel.

See MORE art at Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 blog (see top of sidebar for link)

DAY 1 - Painting 30 Paintings in 30 Days - Cow

"Solar Collector"

8" x 8"

oil on panel

We often go to a favorite Mexican restaurant that is far away.  The other day while there

I noticed three young bulls chewing some cornstalk in a field right

off the parking lot.  I think they were Charolais cattle..all white and very curly and sweet.

Wait, sweet?  I really don't know, but seemed OK with the photo shoot!

Day ONE complete - check and check!!

and how did it feel to be painting again?? - A little rusty, 

but terrific!!

The link to Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 challenge is first spot on my sidebar.

This one would be available, but it fell off the drying rack and when I caught it
smearing happened.  Have to wait til I get a moment to fix it.

Happy New Year - 2017!!

2016 wasn't the best year for me - by any stretch - no matter how I look at it.  Not that there were BAD things that happened, but there certainly were life changing and sad times.  

I am looking forward to 2017 as a year to change my outlook somewhat.  I am not going to make 'pie in the sky' promises to myself - but I am going to focus on lightening up - physically and mentally, letting the wind carry my ideas and plans where it WILL. 

As I looked at another year of participating in Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 as soon as it was announced, I wasn't much into doing year 5..but the longer I thought about it, I realized I hadn't painted since the day before my dad passed - September 17th and here it is, December 31st.  

I needed a way to channel myself back to the easel and the studio - I was finding myself using every excuse and trick to keep myself away from paint and brushes.  30 in 30 is perfect at this time, no pressure. I am foregoing a specific theme or focus and JUST PAINT.  I keep telling myself, that's why it's called a 'challenge' - duh! It will seem a challenge to GET OUT THERE for several days, but hopefully that will pass.  It is what I have always craved, that time doing art, and there is no time like now to rekindle that love..it could very well be what's causing these wandering and worthless feelings I have.  I can no longer let this 'sucky' year be the cause of not reaching out there to feed my artist's soul....SOOOOOO...

...I have made it out to the studio today, I have a cleaned off space - I have fresh brush cleaner, I have my 'source' ready, my canvas/sub straight has been pretreated ahead of time with a fun background and I have sketched out my subject in white charcoal. All I need to do now is create my music 'playlist' and I will be ready to go - DAY ONE!

(There is a little voice in the back of my mind that is telling me that I will wear down quickly and NOT finish the 30 this time, but I am pushing that voice back with trying to plan a little ahead of the game, hopefully being ready for the next day, a day ahead!! )

COME BACK TOMORROW!!  DAY ONE WILL BE POSTED AT SOME POINT IN THE DAY!!

Happiest of Holidays to YOU and YOURS

Enjoy the holidays and check back soon!

Thanksgiving Time

Remember...

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

Sunrise and Scenes from the Farmstead

About 2 minutes after I saw it out the window and it was already waning away in color,

but still pretty awesome.

Super Moon earlier - last week.

Mountain Ash profoundly full of fruit!

The 'morning' "moon-moon" as my granddaughter Sterling

calls it.