#249 Colorful Assembly

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I really enjoyed painting this one.  It's painted on stretched canvas, which isn't typical for me.  My brush strokes don't show up as much on the canvas.  Maybe I need to use thicker paint in areas.  But I still really like how it turned out!  The photo is a little washed out, especially near the top.

12x16 inch oil on canvas. Email me at suitabledesigns425@gmail.com

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#248 Sunflower and Glass

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I keep adding glass to my paintings lately.  I'm trying to get better at it because it's fun and I like what it adds to a painting.  I've never painted this orange bottle, though I've had it for a long time.  I also added a sunflower from Sprouts!  I really like the shadows made by colored glass.  

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#247 The Aviator's Wife Book Club

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This month we read "The Aviator's Wife" by Melanie Benjamin about Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.  Fascinating story.  Didn't know much about them beforehand and definitely made me want to learn more!  Found these flowers alongside the road.  

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#246 Purple Vase and Orange

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Painted this today while my little was at pre-k!  It was her 3rd day and each day seems to be getting better for her.  Change is hard, right?  It was so nice to paint during the day instead of late at night and also not feel rushed.  I actually set this still life up on Friday, but I didn't have time to paint on Saturday and wasn't feeling too well on Sunday.  Thankfully the flowers were only wilting a little.  I painted the vase at one of those paint your own ceramic places.  I still want to go back and paint more pieces for my still lives. 

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#245 Orange, White and Blue

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I love how this one turned out. I had to wipe the glass vase once but aside from that it just felt like magic.  I keep trying to push myself in my edges.  

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#244 Jif

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Painted this week for the Daily Paintworks Challenge, The Name Brand Challenge.  I've tried something different the last couple of days.  I've started out my painting with a 15 minute sketch on oil paper.  It's been helpful.  I know they aren't a final product so I've felt more free to just go for it and it has also helped me solve problems before I get to the real painting.  I'm including a photo of the sketches below.  

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#243 Afternoon Lemons

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I painted these lemons on a little table in front of a window in my studio.  I don't think I've ever painted anything in this kind of light.  It gave the lemons a really different look than when they are in my shadowbox.  I want to experiment with it a lot more.

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#242 Blue Vase, Flowers and Peaches"

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Tried to keep the flowers somewhat loose by mostly just blocking in the lights and darks.  Also wanted to add some peaches because they will only be around for a little while longer!  This is the blue vase I purchased from At Home a couple of months ago.

A couple of process shots below...

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#241 French Light

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Painted for this week's Daily Paintworks Challenge, The Light/Shadow Challenge.  The photo reference was taken by Carol Marine in France.  I was pretty intimidated to try this painting, but I'm pleased with how it turned out!  

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#240 Lemons and Bottle on Blue

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I set up this still life last night after my daughter went to bed.  My intention was to paint something simple...like a lemon...because it was late and I was tired.  But once I started working on the composition I ended up with this!  It was fun.  I love lemons.  They are so pretty and challenging.  It's hard to get the subtle variations in color and value.  I'm pretty happy with how they turned out in this painting...though I wish I had played around with the edges a little more.  I'm also always challenged by painting this blue background.  It's hard for me to keep the color rich but show the difference between the light value and the dark value in shadow.  More glass...of course!

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#239 Vases and Water

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When I first read about last week's Daily Paintworks Challenge, "The Water Challenge", I immediately had 3 ideas pop into my head.  Painting the ocean, painting this still life and a painting of my daughter playing in the pool.  I didn't get to the last idea yet, but hope to paint it at some point.  Overall this was a fun piece to paint!

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#238 Summer Melon

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I was super tired the other night.  It had been a long day with a melting down 5 year old.  I still wanted to paint, but needed to keep it simple.  I accidentally bought a seeded watermelon at Sprouts and I'm so glad I did!  I like to eat seedless, but prefer painting with seeds.  I painted it on a new linen panel I ordered through Jerry's Artarama.  It is a brown color before painted.  That threw me off a little at first, but it worked out fine.  I actually bought quite a few linen panels to experiment with them more.  I like the texture it gives the painting.  At the same time, I love the buttery smoothness of the gessobord.  It's nice to have options :)

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#237 Seaside

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I painted another beach painting.  Started it yesterday, but only had a very short time to paint and so finished it today.  I still have a lot to learn about painting this type of scene but it was fun to change things up!  

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#236 Pear in a Pink Bowl

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I have these posts a little out of order because I painted this pear last week when I was in a pear streak.  I like painting this bowl.  It's challenging to get the drawing and values correct, but I like the color and especially the color in the shadow.  

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#235 Rest

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Painted for this week's Challenge- The Water Challenge.  Though I live in landlocked Oklahoma I love the beach.  Obviously, it is beautiful.  But it also reminds me of the bigness and faithfulness of God.  It was fun to paint...using my favorite colors.  

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