Day 9 - Painting Challenge, 30 Paintings / 30 Days

It was getting on towards evening when I was leaving Port Aransas, but I stopped for one last photo as a Sea Gull sat on this post and posed for me; probably looking for the last meal of the day.

"Standing Watch"
4" x 4" mini, oil on canvas.

 

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Day 8 - Painting Challenge, 30 Paintings / 30 Days

 I was just taking a leisurely stroll along the Guadalupe River that runs alongside the campground where I am presently, when this friendly duck swam close to the bank and I was able to get some good photos of her.. This one was a joy to paint!

Happenstance"
4" x 4" mini, oil on canvas

 

 

Day 7 - Painting Challenge, 30 Paintings / 30 Days

I have been away all winter so far, and do miss painting the snow scenes, so I went through my old photos and found this one from last year. This is a phenomena that happens when the winter conditions are just right. This was from a photo of a field just past my neighbor's home last winter. These are called snow bales, snow rolls or snow curls depending on where you heard about them.

"Snow Rolls"

4" x 4" mini, oil on canvas

 

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Day 6 - Painting Challenge, 30 Paintings / 30 Days

I saw several donkeys in fields while visiting in Mississippi.

This baby had an amazingly sweet face!

"Baby Face"

4" x 4" mini, oil on canvas

 

This challenge is indeed"challenging", as I need also to take care of the running of my motorhome and all it entails. Every night I need to move things up front so I can go to bed. Then in the morning I move things back so I can paint' But I am enjoying all the different sights I am seeing  :)  

 

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Day 5 - Painting Challenge, 30 Paintings / 30 Days

This painting was inspired by an incident on a cold, wet, dreary day recently when I was parked at a truckstop. The office to the campground I wanted to go to was closed. That week, everything that could go wrong had gone wrong. I took Izzy out for a walk along the field of dead grasses. Then I spotted these pretty bright yellow flowers in the midst of all that deadness.

 The sight immediately cheered me. 

"Be the Light in Someone's Day"

4" x 4" mini, oil on canvas

 

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Day 4 - Painting Challenge, 30Paintings / 30 Days

"Texas Hill Country"

4" x 4" mini, oil on canvas

 

After leaving Port Aransas I headed west toward New Braunfels, TX. The terrain west of NB changed drastically and I wanted to capture a hint of it on canvas. In stead of flat farm land, the hills appear; there are fossil  rocks, shorter bushier trees and cacti.

 

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Day 3 - Painting Challenge 30 Paintings / 30 Days

The inspiration for this painting came from visiting my daughter's church in Mississippi. It was so refreshing to go to a church where they actually did so much good in the community, working with homeless, drug addicts, and the very poor. They don't mince words, but if you really want and need help they go all out to do as Jesus did when He walked this earth.

"Feed My Sheep"

4" x 4" mini, oil on canvas

 

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Day 2 -Painting Challenge 30 Paintings / 30 Days

I have been missing the beautiful snow scenes, but not the cold, so I did this little painting of one of the birdhouses at my home. This is from a photo taken last year in the front of my garage.

"Vacant 'til Spring

4" x 4" mini, oil on canvas board

 

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New Year - New Challenge! Day 1 - 30 Paintings/30 Days

Happy New Year to everyone!

A couple days ago I became aware of another 30 Paintings / 30 Days Challenge. Although I am traveling this winter again, I decided to go ahead and give it a try. I am not, however, linking in to the official challenge as I often do not have access to internet. But I decided to do it for myself anyway.



"Left - Overs"

4" x 4" Mini oil on canvas board

All my paintings for this challenge will be done on this size.

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Christmas Celebration - Last Painting of 2014

Although I spent my Christmas at Port Aransas, TX, and was thoroughly enjoying the sights there I wanted to paint something in celebration of  the Christmas season and the birth of my Lord and Savior, even if it was little. This would make a cute little painting to hang in my motorhome.

4" x 5"

Oil on stretched canvas

 

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Mini Paintings 30/30 #14

Another mini painting.... I am glad I had these pins to do as I have been arguing with the flu bug the last couple days, and have not been up to doing too much.

"Sunset at Energy Lake"

1 1/4"

Oil on Metal Pin

This is part of the painting challenge to jump-start my painting efforts for 2013.

My theme is centered on my travels this winter in my 1996 29' Winnebago RV. Improving and diversifying my painting subjects has been one of the main goals of my travels. My goals for this challenge are to pick up speed in my painting, and be freer in my use of color and brushwork.

This challenge has been offered by artist Leslie Saeta. Link here to join in or see paintings of other artists. I am glad to be participating in this challenge, and seeing the efforts of other artists as well.

Some of my paintings are available. If you see something you are interested in purchasing or would like me to do a commission for you, please email me privately at sunnybrook.7@gmail.com for details on pricing .

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Mini Paintings, 30/30, #'s 12 and 13

"Goldfinch and Bluebird"

1 1/4" each, Oil on metal

My little grandson insisted on giving me these metal pins with a chevy emblem on them when I visited them in Texas last fall. I kept them and decided to re-purpose them at some point to put on my hat. Thanks to the DPP Challenge blog this month I found the perfect use for them!
 

This is part of the painting challenge to jump-start my painting efforts for 2013.

My theme is centered on my travels this winter in my 1996 29' Winnebago RV. Improving and diversifying my painting subjects has been one of the main goals of my travels. My goals for this challenge are to pick up speed in my painting, and be freer in my use of color and brushwork.

This challenge has been offered by artist Leslie Saeta. Link here to join in or see paintings of other artists. I am glad to be participating in this challenge, and seeing the efforts of other artists as well.

Some of my paintings are available. If you see something you are interested in purchasing or would like me to do a commission for you, please email me privately at sunnybrook.7@gmail.com for details on pricing .

Thanks for viewing!