Easter Pinup-Keeta The Cat

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.

This is my painting for the WDE at Wet Canvas. Shar was the gracious hostess this week who supplied the reference photos. This was done from a picture of her cat, Keeta.
Keeta was decked out in the Easter bonnet in the photo in an inside setting. I added the floral setting from another reference photo. I like how it all came together.
I managed to give it plenty of texture and color.
Hope you all like it!

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Romans 12:³ For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.

Her Rose-Valentine's Day

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Oil on 7x5 hardboard.
This is my submission to Carol Marine's DPW Challenge. The fantastic artist, Qiang Huang provided the reference photo. It's always a pleasure to see the many renditions of the same subject.
Happy Valentine's Day dear artist friends and bloggers!

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John 7: ³³ Jesus said, “I am with you for only a short time, and then I am going to the one who sent me. ³⁴ You will look for me, but you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come.

Freewheeling Floral

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.
This is for the WDE at Wet Canvas. Mary was the gracious host.

I was attracted to the elements within this composition.
I first coated the board with black gesso. I started off by indicating the elements subtly and keeping them thin and dark. This served to act as a foundation. The paints were applied thicker and with more color in the next step. Finally, I laid in selected leaves, flowers, and parts of the wheel really thickly for the most impact.
Thanks for taking a look!

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^{Proverbs 30:5} Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Iris Garden

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Oil on 7x5 archival canvas panel.

Ahh...Spring is just around the corner!! My all time favorite time of year. Warmth...Growth...Life! Thank you, God, for allowing me to experience another Spring.

Once again, as I did last week ( the coyote painting Fri., March 5th) , toward the last of the painting, I used the brush much like a painting knife. Load a gob of under mixed paint and slide it unto the canvas with one swipe...go back and re load. Makes for good texture and paint mix surprises.

The source photo was supplied by Helen for the WDE at Wet Canvas.

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Song of Solomon 6:11 I went down to the grove of nut trees to look at the new growth in the valley, to see if the vines had budded or the pomegranates were in bloom.

Musing On Monet

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Oil on a 5x7 archival canvas panel.

Have you ever had the experience of doing a very controlled painting- sign it- then look at your messy paint smeared palette? I have done this many times...and many times I say,"OMG! The palette is a better piece of art than my finished canvas !!"

On the palette, there are beautiful swirls of color that make me believe the spirit of Claude Monet slipped into the studio and has left a tutorial on how to create gorgeous art.

I attempted to employ his lesson with this painting. Much color mixing is done by picking up several colors with the tip of the brush then applying them directly upon the canvas. I often surprised my eye by what I saw happening. That creates excitement for me that I hope carries over to the viewer! I had fun with this.

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^{Ecclesiastes 10:5} There is an evil I have seen under the sun,
the sort of error that arises from a ruler:

Roses

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.
This is from an image for the WDE on Wet Canvas. It was provided by Bonnie.

I find roses to be difficult (for me) to capture in paint.
As usual, black is a terror to photograph. I spent over an hour and this is the best I came up with. The color is very close to real life in the two closeups- the full painting shows too much peach color...but that came at the price of more reflections. I don't have a scanner- always relied on photographing.

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Proverbs 7:2 Keep my commands and you will live;guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

Red Rose

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.
The rose has often been my nemesis. At first sight, so simple and predictable looking. It involves many challenges, not the least of which is the color red. Since red is basically a medium value color it's hard to achieve highlights in red. Cadmium red light has definite orange influence...and it's not very bright as a highlight. You can't add white because you simply produce pink.
So, to make this appear to have highlights, I played it against a super dark background.

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^{matthew 6:20-21} But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. ²¹For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Daffodils

Oil on 5x7 gessoed hardboard.
Flowers are harder than I first imagine them to be. But I'm used to that by now. Gotta remember to break out of the mindset of "I'm painting a flower"...just paint color patches, negative shapes, values...and hopefully a flower will emerge! Speaking of that, they're beginning to emerge in my yard from the cool ground of Spring! Ah..my favorite season...

The image for this painting was graciously supplied by Elaine for the WDE on Wet Canvas! That site is a super place for artists of all skill levels to congregate, learn share, and have a great time!

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Isaiah 40:8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

White Pumpkins

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.
Here's another one from Karin Jurick's Different Strokes From Different Folks.
These are white pumpkins so they really made me search for the right colors...no typical orange here....no siree. I splashed the paint on thick and had a good ol' time. Hope ya enjoy it!

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Phillipians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Spring Jonquil

Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.

These flowers have bloomed in my yard here in Ohio every Spring. They don't stay around long. It seemed every time I got in the mood to paint them they weren't in the mood to pose...they withered up and left town till next year! Well this time I didn't procrastinate and caught 'em in the act of lookin' good. The paint is applied thickly for good textural effect. The sharp value contrast creates tension and excitement. This is about expression and creating! I hope you like it.

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rov 11:13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter

Jonquil Floral

Acrylic on 5x7 archival canvas panel.

I'm still on a little explorative jaunt. I'm trying to go to places I've never gone before in acrylics...funny...just had a flash back of Star Trek, heh. My mission is to push the envelope of contrast until the light makes you squint. That's why there are extreme darks here...they are needed to express the bright light. Must go now...I'm informed we have Klingons approaching at warp speed.


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Prov 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.

Black Eyed Susans

Oil on 7x5 archival canvas panel. Here's my offering for today. This is from the WDE event on Wet Canvas, once again. It is fresh off the easle and was fun to do!
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