Dragonfly

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Oil on 5x7 canvas panel.
This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Oty was the gracious hostess.

I took a stab at a dragonfly reference photo. My aim was to use thick, expressive, paint. Not too sure as to how successful I was. I invented a water lily bud for it to cling to and gave the background the general look of a lily pond.
Had to wipe the flower off completely once. Then I found it's difficult to show transparent wings against a dark background.
Anyhow I fiddled with it way too long, so here it is.
I would appreciate your input on this one.

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My Etsy

Psalm 33:22    May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in you.

Sailors Take Warning-Skyscape

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Oil on 5x7 canvas board.

This is my contribution to The Sky's the Challenge at DPW presented by  Jill Bates.
Jill suggested that we paint a skyscape. She said,  "be brave with color and have fun!"

This is from a red morning I saw last week...and sure enough, the weather got rough.
The colors are amazing in the morning and evening skies. God's palette is beyond matching.

Available ... If interested, contact me at kkayangel2(at)yahoo.com

My Etsy

Matthew 16:2       He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’ 3    and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times

Himalayan Cat

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Oil on 5x7 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas.

There is such a wide variety of cats, and many breeds have very unique appearances.
This Himalayan is pretty captivating.
I applied the paint with brushes, and painting knife, and and put my fingers to work blending when nothing else seemed to do what I wanted.
That's a "fly by the seat of the pants" background....completely invented.

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My Etsy

Revelation 7:17       For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; 'He will lead them to springs of living water. 'And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.'

Spring Memories-Lilac

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Donna was the hostess who supplied this great reference photo!

 I just had to try those lilacs! I'm not a floral painter by any means, but I really like the Springtime feelings this flower generates. I have some in my yard and they're only there for about two weeks tops. You have to look fast and enjoy them for the short time they're around. Sort of a mini lesson on life in general.

This is on a 7x5 canvas panel. A little brush and a lot of palette knife!

C&C welcome. Thanks for looking and commenting!

This painting was influenced by the style of the great
innovative artist, Julie Ford Oliver.

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My Etsy

Song Of Solomon 2:11    Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land.

Another Fine Mess-Portraits

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Acrylic and Tombow pen on 5x7 hardboard.

This is my contribution to the The Emotion Challenge at DPW presented by Jo MacKenzie.
The challenge? As the title suggests...Paint an emotion!

Laurel and Hardy! Just saying it makes me smile!
A flood of side splitting predicaments and lines are stored carefully away into my library of happy memories. Thank you Stan and Ollie!                                 

I used thinned acrylics much like watercolor washes. I also used a Tombow pen....It makes beautiful graded washes when water is added.
Thanks for the challenge, Jo!

Available ... If interested, contact me at kkayangel2(at)yahoo.com

My Etsy

Psalm 126:2   Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the nations, The LORD has done great things for them 

Dawn Fawn-Wildlife

Above is the finished painting. The following demo will give you an idea of the steps.

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Step 1

I wanted to show the fawn stepping out of the dark, shadowy woods into a spot of morning sun.
I sketched the deer and restated the main lines I didn't want to lose with a Sharpie. I then put in the darks using black gesso...sometimes with a touch of acrylic Thalo Blue for extra punch on the darks. The deer was shaded with a watery wash of the same. I was establishing (searching out) the values.

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Step 2

 

Still working monotone with black gesso and a bit of acrylic thalo blue, I developed the fawn and foreground values.  

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Step 3

I added oils using knife and brush. I was ready to post this but felt something was wrong. finally I decided that I had held too much to the darker values in my attempt to illustrate the shadows from which the subject was emerging. I felt this image was drab looking.  At this stage is where I many times make the mistake of hurrying up and posting .....feeling some sort of pressure to just move on, and don't take the chance of overworking it. I'm glad I held off this time.

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

I used brush plus a painting knife. I really had fun with the color blends in the foliage and the ground.

I applied the extreme lights sparingly in order to mimic the sun striking selected spots.

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My Etsy

John 8:12       Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Birches In Acrylic

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Acrylic on 5x7 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to the The Birch Tree Challenge at DPW presented by Christine Striemer.

It's been so long, I had nearly forgotten how much fun it is to paint in acrylic!
A lot of wet into wet color blending....then a few thick impasto bits for punctuation!
Thanks for the challenge, Christine. :)

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My Etsy

1  John 1:5        This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.