F G

Here’s a couple more paintings done for the #artdare weekly painting challenge I’m participating in on Instagram, every week it’s a new letter of the alphabet. These will be donated to Art4Shelter for their 2021 sale.

F is for Flamingo - acrylic on 5x7 inch paper

G is for Geraniums in Greece - acrylic on 5x7 inch paper

Dandelion Parfait

Dandelion season is over but through paintings they can live on!

Dandelion Parfait - acrylic on 8x10 in. canvas

Available for purchase here!

(A) B C D E

I’m doing a Paint-along on Instagram hosted by some artists I follow, using the letters of the alphabet as prompts each week. I joined in a little late so I missed “A”, but here are my paintings for “B” - “E”. I’m planning to try to do all the paintings in 5x7 inch format so at the end I’ll have 26 paintings to donate for Art4Shelter’s 2021 sale. Or 25, if I don’t go back and do “A” ;)

B is for Bermuda

C is for Cornfield

D is for Duck

E is for Eucalyptus (from reference photo by Wanda Comrie)

Anniversary Flowers

These flowers were not for MY anniversary, but that’s what the reference photo was titled and I liked the sound of it. Originally the grapes were purple but they looked too turd-like in my painting so I changed them to green. ;)

Anniversary Flowers- acrylic on 12x16 in. canvas

California Poppies

I love the vibrant orange of California poppies! This is another painting inspired by the style of Angus Wilson.

Poppies and Pomegranates - acrylic on 16x16 inch canvas 

Loosening up - week 1

I'm taking an online painting class from Patti Mollica called "Loosening up", all about - you guessed it - loosening up your painting style. For our 1st week homework assignment we had to paint with a HUGE brush - these were all painted with a 2-inch brush. (I usually paint with about a 1/2-inch brush, for reference.) It was hard to relinquish control to the massive brush, but I can't believe how "painterly" these turned out!

Loose apple - acrylic on 6x6 in. paper

Loose rose - acrylic on 8x8 in. paper

Loose tulips - acrylic on 6x6 in. paper

Planter and Apples

The latest still life...

Planter and Apples - acrylic on 12x12 in. canvas