Safe Harbor-Calf and Cow

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

 This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Christine was the gracious hostess.

I liked the attitude of the little one feeling safety behind Mama!
I first toned the panel with red acrylic. Then I pushed the color and applied the paint thickly in select places. This is all brush..no painting knife.

C&C welcome. Thanks for looking!        

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

My Etsy

Deuteronomy 31:6     Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

The Heartthrob-Scarlet Macaw

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

 This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Dewi was the gracious hostess.

I've painted this scarlet macaw a number of times...just can't resist! Here, he looks very confident and in love with himself...Lol!

This is oil on a 7x5 canvas panel. I first toned the panel with a red for a mid value starting point. That allows me to paint up or down in value and have something to judge it against. Works pretty well.

C&C welcome. Thanks for looking and commenting!

Proverbs 16:9    A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps. 

Got My Eye On Ya-Toby-Dog Portrait

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Golden Open Acrylics on a 5x7 canvas panel.

 This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. June was the gracious hostess.

 I'm not at all used to these open acrylics...they fall between regular fast drying acrylics (which I'm used to) and oils (which I really like) in how they handle for me. Once I got familiar with them, they would be a joy to use.

C&C welcome. Thanks for looking and commenting.

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

My Etsy

 Luke 12:6       Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God.

Warm Summer Thoughts-Cow

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

Ah...This one is painted just because I felt like painting it....not in answer to a challenge or a group event. Feels good to do that once in awhile.
I have been asked to paint another cow from some time back. So here it is. There's something about a cow's face that seems so inquisitive and innocent.
 I had fun pushing the colors and strength of light source for this one.
Hope ya like it!               
C&C welcome...Thanks for looking.

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My Etsy

  Matthew 22:37     Jesus answered: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind. ³⁸ This is the first and most important commandment.

Fancy Ears-Caracal Cat

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

 This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Maureen was the gracious hostess.

This is  a caracal. A very interesting desert cat. It has long tufts of hair at the tips of its ears.

Mostly done with a brush. Some painting knife.

C&C welcome. Thanks for looking and commenting.


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

My Etsy

Matthew 17:20    “You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible."

Chug A Lug- Cow

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

 This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Jean was the gracious hostess.

 This cow is chug a lugging from the tank...Hmmm...Wonder if that's champagne?? Happy New Year everyone!

I singled out a cow from the herd. The multi colored head was a challenge to paint.

I enjoyed laying the lights on thickly.

C&C welcome. Thanks for looking and commenting!


I pray that all my cyber friends will have a healthy and joyous 2013! Wow! That year somehow doesn't sound real!

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

My Etsy

Matthew 5:48    Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect

Cat Nap

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

 This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Gillian was the gracious hostess.

I had to have a go at the feline dreamer. Loved doing that thick fur! I first toned the panel with red acrylic.

C&C welcome. Thanks for looking and commenting!

  

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

My Etsy

John 1:14     And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 

Christmas Decorator-Terrier

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

 This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Jean was the gracious hostess.

This little guy's name is Snowball. I changed the reference to put him into a Christmas setting.
 In an attempt to keep it fresh and avoid overworking, I loaded the brush...made the stroke...went back and loaded again, etc. A stroke laid = a stroke stayed.

C&C welcome. Thanks for taking a peek and commenting!


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

My Etsy

1 Peter 3:14       But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear ; do not be frightened."
Take Courage

Street Jam-Musicians

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This is acrylic on a 5x7 smooth Gessoed Art Board by Speedball.

Something a little different for a change.
The surface of this board is very smooth and non absorbent. I started it with colorful random washes...watching how they swirled and puddled on the slick surface. I applied thicker acrylics in some select areas. I like the expressionist color and paint movement.
I also used a black Faber-Castell Pitt artist pen.
This technique was very freeing and I enjoyed it!
C&C welcome. Thanks for checking me out!                                

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

My Etsy

Psalm 104:33    I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.

Evening Stroll-Cityscape

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Wendy was the gracious hostess.

 I rarely try a cityscape...and don't think I've ever tried a nocturnal scene. So here I go, out of my comfort zone.
I was very impressed by Voka and his "spontaneous art" , a link that Wendy suggested. The night scene also reminded me of Doug Dawson and his great pastel work. I tried to channel a bit of each of them for this piece.
The painting evolved quite a ways from the reference pic. I was just concentrating on colors and forms. It sure was interesting.

This is oil on a 7x5 canvas panel. (It was painted over my dragonfly flop of a few weeks back.)

C&C welcome. Thanks for checking me out and commenting!

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

My Etsy

John 1:5    The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 

Mountain Bluebird

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to The Color of Blue Challenge at DPW presented by  the super talented Qiang Huang. He instructed; Do a painting with a blue object as the center of focus. High key (light value dominant) is preferred. Please try not to use red and oranges to contrast, but still make the blue color look clean, and pop.

This was an interesting challenge...Thank you Qiaing!
Never realized how much ya really miss the complements until ya can't use them. Something like missing the water when the well runs dry.
Hope I didn't bend the rules by that background looking sorta orange-y .  It's made up of yellow ochre plus a touch of purple to gray it. It's a camera thing.

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

My Etsy

1 Chronicles 16:8    “Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.”

Sweet Nothin's-Macaws

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Oil on 5x7 canvas panel.

 This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Li was the gracious hostess.

The macaws looked like they were posing for a Valentine card. It looks like one is whispering sweet nothin's into the other one's ear. The panel was first toned with red acrylic. Thanks for looking and commenting!

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

My Etsy

Psalm 104:12    Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell;  they sing among the branches.

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.

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

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.