Small daily oil paintings, painted in a plein air impressionistic style on stretched canvas or canvas board created and posted regularly. 2012 update: After 6 years, the postings now include larger paintings along with the small works. My goal is to reach 1,000 paintings posted by the end of this year. 2013 update: The original goal was met and exceeded, from now on I will post paintings that are successful or might be of interest.
Taking the recent small 5" X 7" painting of Riverbed Jewels, I painted this piece in the studio. My goal was to capture the way the late afternoon light glazes the dry brush in lavender and rust.
Hi! When I get your posts I often get them on my Google Reader which only gives me the one post not the whole blog. Because I was interested in comparing your original study with this finished piece I pulled up the whole blog so I could look back and forth between them and see what you had done........... WOW.
I can see all the things you described that you would do but I have to tell you that seeing the painting alongside it makes it all the more meaningful.
Thanks Marian and Ruth, I did change a few things since blogging this one. Mainly I broke up the brush in the foreground, into an interesting pattern and added more color. Are they ever done? Just kidding, of course but my it's tempting to tweak.
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Hi Laura,
ReplyDeleteI really like this painting with the yellow-golds and the reddish-orange. Very nice.
Ruth Housley
Hi!
ReplyDeleteWhen I get your posts I often get them on my Google Reader which only gives me the one post not the whole blog.
Because I was interested in comparing your original study with this finished piece I pulled up the whole blog so I could look back and forth between them and see what you had done........... WOW.
I can see all the things you described that you would do but I have to tell you that seeing the painting alongside it makes it all the more meaningful.
Just gorgeous, Laura!!!!
Thanks Marian and Ruth, I did change a few things since blogging this one. Mainly I broke up the brush in the foreground, into an interesting pattern and added more color. Are they ever done? Just kidding, of course but my it's tempting to tweak.
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