Give me a knife

"Apple, Deconstructed"

2 6x6 museum quality panels

$95 each

When I started my painting for the Daily Paintworks Challenge, little did I know that the painting would be the least of my issues.  This week was a Ten Minute Challenge.  Choosing one subject & setting the timer for 10 minutes for each 3" piece.  While I stuck within the one subject challenge, I decided to tweak it a bit by "deconstructing" my apple as I went.  Some of the paintings look a slight "askew" because I had the most dull knife at the studio.  Deconstructing took on the look of destroying about half way through.  By the last painting, I had hacked the apple to the point that I had to tape the bottom of the core (see photo below for my lovely knife work) & then use the roll of tape to keep it upright.  I really enjoyed this challenge and it's now going to be an exercise for my students.  Hope you will check out the other challenge paintings at Daily Paintworks Challenge . 

                       

No Cars in Sight

"Sunlit"

8x6  Oil on museum quality panel

$95

Don't remember ever painting cars before but I've painted two back to back this week.  Taxed my brain too much so now it's time to escape to the sanity of a landscape.

Challenge

"Cruising St. Augustine"

6x6  Oil on museum quality panel

$95

Thanks to Daily PaintWorks a new painting challenge has started.  The first challenge was this black car and all it's glorious reflections.  Not a subject I would tackle most days, however, throw in the buildings from Flagler College in St. Augustine and I'm in.  I lived two blocks from Flager College and loved it.  So I've accepted the challenge...now the question is did I suceed?

Not a Weed in Sight

"California Dreamin'"

8x6  Oil on museum quality panel

$95

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Looking back a week ago, I was struggling to get out of the weeds and start painting again.  One week later & paintings are flying off the easel.  Yipee!  Last night my friend, Julie Hill, was so kind to share a wonderful photo of her morning commute to drop her daughter off at school.  Little did she know that I was going to snag her picture and paint it.   Inspiration shows up just when you need it.  Thanks Julie and I hope she will paint her vision of this picture.  Julie, are you listening?