Daily Painting Sept 2017 :: No. 20 of 30

A third of the month is left! I still have a lot to experiment with. Today's painting is about thick paint. If asked if I liked thick or thin paint, I'd have to say that the jury is still out on that.

Daily Painting No. 17 of 30

3x3" original oil

Tired of marshes yet? I so love them....

Thanks for reading!~kmw

Daily Painting Sept 2017 :: No. 19 of 30

Today I've been updating my blog with the paintings I've been completing daily this month. Blogging about the work is a nice component to painting because I think about the work a little differently. Blogging isn't fun when you take eight days off and try to catch up ;) 

This painting is about the underpainting. It was orange and I left a lot of that showing. Then I added more to it. I love how it came out!

Daily Painting No. 19 of 30

3x3" original oil

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Daily Painting Sept 2017 :: No. 18 of 30

It's been a struggle to get these daily paintings complete. They are small little works, and I thought they'd be easily integrated into my schedule, but September is a true challenge of time management. 

Mixing color is the name of the game. Painting with pastels is about selecting a stick of pigment and determining color harmonies. Oil painting adds mixing the paint on top of all of it. Fun and difficult as a challenge.

Daily Painting No. 18 of 30

3x3" original oil

 This marsh piece is starting to feel more like autumn. A little different palette for me, but I like it!

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Daily Painting Sept 2017 :: No. 17 of 30

Back to some palette knife and some brush and trying to say a lot with fewest marks I can muster. It's tricky. 

Daily Painting No. 17 of 30

3x3" original oil

This ominous sky was inspiring. I took it in an abstract route and liked it in the end. The nuances in blue make are beautiful in person. In fact, the whole piece is some sort of blue.

Thanks for reading! ~kmw

Daily Painting Sept 2017 :: No. 4 of 30

When people ask where my paintings are from I am sometimes specific and sometimes vague. Many times the work can be from anywhere. The prior paintings of the #30in30 were of a typical imagined English countryside. Now where is today's painting from?

Daily Painting No. 4 of 30

3x3" oil on 5x7" oil paper

It'd be nice to say it's from my imagination, and while it sort of is, it is inspired by my glorious neighborhood. Living with nearly 200 acres of conservation land is an inspiring gift, and one that I count my blessings for every day. 

Daily Painting No. 4 of 30

3x3" original oil

 Queen Anne's Lace is in bloom now. It's the tail end of a long season of the wildflower. This year was magnificent. I'll need to buy a giant canvas and really do some of my photos and memories justice.

If you're on Instagram follow me @kimweineck and scroll back to see. I'm sure you'll find a lot of the neighborhood field. It's a sacred spot for me.

Thanks for reading! ~kmw

Daily Painting Sept 2017 :: No. 3 of 30

With each painting I learn new things - it's the best way to paint. The space in a painting is different than photographs, and it's fun to be the one manipulating the space by playing with color, line, and composition.

Daily Painting No. 3 of 30

3x3" original oil

This is the third in the imagined landscape of the English countryside. I love this palette! I'm having fun.

Daily Painting No. 3 of 30

3x3" oil on 5x7" oil paper

Happy Anniversary to me and Tim today, too. Happiness happiness! And keeping it short in the blog department. Stuff to do and fun to be had -- the benefits of anniversaries on holiday weekends :)

Thanks for reading! (Hope to see you again tomorrow) ~kmw