DAY 9 of Painting 30 in 30

 

"Young Buck"

watercolor on 6" x 6" Aquabord

 Day 9 of Painting 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Day 9 of Painting 3- Paintings in 30 Days

"Bison"

5" x 7"

pastel on tinted and pumiced Gatorfoam Board

This one was finished after dark, I don't paint well when I no longer

have natural light.  Not an excuse, but definitely prove it

to myself, over and over.

Does that happen to you?

Today, my cats (who have always lived in a studio and have been 

living in a spare bedroom since we arrived here, til the studio was ready for them)

have finally moved into THEIR new digs.  It was hard,

one of them is extremely OK with change, the other, not 

so much so.  It took her all day

to warm up out of a hiding place.  But I 

had my little 'six toes' back with

me by end of my time in there for the day.

Bison is my subject.  If you want to see cool bison, just

travel I-70 among the Genessee area above Denver or go to Yellowstone

National Park.  There is even a herd down the highway from here

on a ranch recently acquired by the Navajo Nation.

The Bison is the symbol of gentleness and moderation, 

but it may also symbolize abundance and determination.

They are mighty and powerful mammals, and it amazes me when  people

get too close to them in Yellowstone..duh...did I say powerful??

I chose this reference photo due to it's almost complete obliteration of 

details on the animal.  I had to really try to bring it into the light a little more.

DAY 9 - Painting 30 Paintings in 30 Days (Milva)

"Among the Milva Roses"

8" x 8"

oil on Raymar canvasboard

Again, a photo from my florist daughter helped me 

get today's painting going.

Other flowers here are delphinium, thistle (my new fave

when floral painting), silver dollar eucalyptus and white ginestra.

I am getting a lesson in flower ID, at the same time I am painting.

The day got late when I needed to 'final photo' this,

the north light was gone, which I really rely on.

So I bumped up the brightness on this one a little in Photoshop,

Your and my monitors may be a bit different, too.

This one is available, I never intended to market these until

the 30 days were done, but it's happening anyway.

Please email me if interested.

Drying time needed.

Painting 30 in 30 - Day 9/Deer

"Innocence"

7" x 9"

mixed media

watercolor/colored pencil/gouache

Painted from a photo that I borrowed from my

friend - Danni.  I loved

the sweet look on this white-tail's face

as he obviously was aware that

something was going on.

Danni has an awesome blog

On the Way to Critter Farm.

You can visit it HERE.

Thanks Danni!