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

Daily Painting Sept 2017 :: No. 2 of 30

Today I am back on my imagined trip to the Lake District in England. This time I tried to get a little more about the light in my painting. I love it in person and the depth I was able to achieve. 

Daily Painting No. 2 of 30
3x3" oil on 5x7" oil paper

And I am having so much fun mixing paint and applying paint and smooshing it around on the oil paper! Fun!! 

Daily Painting No. 1 of 30
3x3" original oil

Happy Labor Day weekend! 

It's my 12th anniversary tomorrow. Goodness! I'd do it again in a heartbeat. The hardest thing about being married to Tim is finding a good anniversary card that isn't so dang sappy. I ended up with one with my favorite quote about relationships, written by Robert Browning "Grow old along with me; the best is yet to be!" Hard to believe it could get better but I do like that mindset :) 

Thanks for reading! ~kmw

Daily Painting Sept 2017 :: No. 1 of 30

It's another September and again I've accepted the #30in30 daily painting challenge. With upcoming shows and a busy commission/work/teaching/parenting schedule, I've decided to switch things up this year and will do 3x3" oil paintings on 5x7" Arches Oil Paper.

Oils take longer for me than pastels because all colors I use must be mixed. It takes practice and this monthly challenge will give me just that.

Daily Painting No. 1 of 30
3x3" oil on 5x7" oil paper

At the start of summer I rewatched Miss Potter about Beatrix and ultimately her role in conserving England's Lake District. The rolling hills and farms are a landscape I dream about! Today's painting is about mixing all the greens! Photographing this proved quite a challenge, but I think the gist comes across.

Daily Painting No. 1 of 30
3x3" original oil

At the end of the month, I'm going to put all of the work up for sale, first-come-first-served at $35 each (a steal!) Follow along with me and see if there's one or more you may want. The 5x7" size will be easy to frame and mat. I'm going to collect some frames during the month for ones I may want to keep :)

I'm looking forward to seeing how the collection looks -- always funny to think of on day one!

Thanks for reading! ~kmw