Daily Painting #24 ‘Open Iris Flower’ 4×4″
My Mum and Dad in law are coming for Sunday lunch. I wanted to get a little painting in before they came and before we started cleaning the house! I lit the flower but I ended up turning it off half way through as it made it too complicated with the lights and...
Daily Painting #23 ‘Lemon on Blue’ 6×6″
I decided to be bold and put a strong blue against the yellow, I love this colour combo! I really tried to observe the different colours and tones of yellows, I wanted it as rich and zingy as possible.This is the 3rd time I have painted a lemon, the 1st time was on...
Daily Painting #22 ‘Blue Milk Jug’ 6×6″
A simple still life so I could focus on one object. I liked the reflections, shapes and colours in the jug. The board I used was rougher than usual which gives a looser finish. I tried not to 'clean it up too much' and leave the fresh brush...
Daily Painting #21 ‘An Iris Flower’ 4×4″
It was good to try the iris again, a close up small painting. Easier to focus on the colours and tones when there is just a single flower. I had 'learnt' the subject yesterday so it was familiar today and therefore a lot easier. I enjoyed using the rich violet colours...
Daily Painting #20 ‘Iris Flowers’ 10×8″
These flowers took me ages! So much so Matte, my dog asked for food and attention while I was taking the photo of the finished painting, see pic below. Tricky subject again, next time I'm doing a simpler one! I thought the Iris flowers looked a bit like...
Daily Painting #19 ‘Bananas’ 10×8″
This was a difficult subject to tackle. I started it on a square board - as many still life's work better square but changed it to landscape as it wasn't working. I mixed many colours and tones of yellow. I'm pleased with the subtle changes of tone to describe the...
Daily Painting #18 ‘Little Braeburn’ 4×4″
This a the smallest painting I have ever done. And it caused me quite a lot of angst! The aim was to make the brush strokes as loose and confident as I could, without going back and fussing it. The hard bit is to describe the shape and details without loosing the...
Daily Painting #17 ‘Orange Pepper’ 8×8″
A different style composition. I enjoyed painting with these colours, it feels like I've brought a little taste of the Mediterranean into my winter studio! I worked on getting the undulations of the pepper sides without just putting a line down to...
Daily Painting #16 ‘Mixed Baby Peppers’ 6×6″
I took an overhead view as I wanted to see the shape of the peppers. I lit it from behind so the shadows were towards me. When I first started the daily painting I hadn't really done still lifes before and two elemements I found the hardest were composition and...
Daily Painting #15 ‘View from our Bedroom’ 6×8″ Oil on Board
My first landscape Daily Painting! These are Larch trees, a deciduous pine, lovely shaped branches, with rich orange against the winter sky. I have missed painting landscapes and really enjoyed this one. I usually have Classic FM on for company in my Studio,...
Daily Painting #14 ‘Two Plums and a Saucer’ 6×6″ Oil on Board
It takes a while to set up a still life I'm happy with, up to about half an hour of changing objects, moving them around, and different eye levels, and then what size and shape board to paint on.This painting I'm looking down on the subject, which I've not tried...
Daily Painting #13 ‘Blue Jug’ 10×8″ Oil on Board
I want to keep experimenting with each daily painting and not have a set formula I stick to. So today I tried out 3 background colours (painting them in), a radical red, yellow and the one you see. The muted colour seamed to work better and not compete with the...
Daily Painting #12 Tea Cup Study 7×7″ Oil on Paper
I painted this as an aid for my students for our oil painting class next week.Using brown and blue - (Burnt Sienna & Ultramarine) mixed together makes wonderful colourful greys.We will be working on a loose style and a thin application of paint.
Daily Painting #11 ‘Vine Tomatoes’ 6×8″ Oil on Board
Up until yesterday I haven't painted tomotoes before and they are suprisingly satisfying to paint! I also havent really used red and it's a fun colour to work with, so rich and strong.I mixed lots of warm red colours from yellow to burnt orange and deep crimson,...
Daily Painting #10 ‘Tomato’ 6×6″ Oil on Board
I have been teaching Oil Painting this morning, so it was good to be able to start and finish a painting in the afternoon!My husband and I built a Light Box (Similar to Carol Marines Shadowbox) which is to display my still life objects within. I can control the light...
Daily Painting #9 ‘Poinsettia’ 7×7″ Oil on Paper
I used lots of sweeping brushstrokes and rythmical marks.Lovely leaves to paint, I kept it very loose and free.I didn't use much white in the red leaves (as they'd go pink!) Instead I mixed the red with yellow to lighten it and keep it vibrant.
Daily Painting #8 ‘Aubergine’ 6×8″ Oil on Board
The composition was set up with the aubergine and coloured papers, I then moved myself around to find a good viewpoint and height.I looked through my viewfinder to draw with a paint brush onto the board.Althought he aubergine is very dark in tone I worked on...
Daily Painting #7 ‘Lemon & Lime’ 7×7″ Canvas Oil Paper
I wanted a citrus feel, with fresh colours and loosely applied paint.I enjoyed painting two objects together and also got excited about the colours.I can see how painting still lifes could be addictive as you can choose what wonderful colours to...
Daily Painting #6 ‘Red Onion’ 8×8″ oil on board
I went for a square format and bigger size than previous daily paintings.I raised my subject a lot higher as I like the onion roots. (see photo no.2)I also thought more about the composition and placed colour paper under the onion to make nice shapes, which also toned...
Daily Painting #5 Pink Gerbera 5×7″ Oil on board
I decided to paint the flower head in thick luscious strokes, making each stroke count and not to fuss around with it too much.It's a little clunky looking but I am excited to do more in this way. It feels out of my comfort being less perfect and less detail...
Daily Painting #4 ‘Little Jug’ 5×7″ oil on board
I enjoyed painting this little jug in a tonal colour theme with Burnt Sienna (Terracotta colour) and warm yellow Ochre.I tried to keep it loose and not fuss over the detail to much, as I wanted a fresh, lively finish.
Daily Painting # 3 ‘Gerbera’ 5×7″, oil on board
This single flower was painted with some excitement and a little trepidation as I have not painted gerberas before or a single flower.It turns out it was fun to do and I will be doing more of them!I put in a pale blue background which doesn't show up on the photo, the...
Daily Painting #2 ‘Orange’ 5×7″ oil on board
I painted this in a similar way to the 'Lemon' but the light direction was slightly different and it changed the shadow shape. I want to experiement with using the lamp to light the subject in a pleasing way before I start painting!I had more expectations than...
Daily Painting #1 ‘Lemon’ 5×7″ Starts Today!
I was given a wonderful book for Christmas from my husband. It's called Daily Painting, by Carol Marine a USA painter.It's really inspired me and helped focus in what direciton I would like to go with my work for at least the next 12 months.I will endeavour to paint...
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