The Good Life-Hawaii Landscape

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Oil on 5x7 gessoed canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Maureen was the gracious hostess who supplied all the great reference photos. Thanks, Maureen !

 Thought I'm throw in a rare (for me) landscape. I wouldn't mind hanging out here! It would be great to wake up here each morning!

This is oil on a 5x7 canvas panel. It's about 95% painting knife....That helped my speed somewhat.

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 Proverbs 8:35    For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

Colorful Language-Gulls

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 Oil on 7x5 gessoed hardboard.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Sharron was the gracious hostess who supplied all the great reference photos. Thanks, Sharron !

The gulls in the ref photo looked as if they were getting some loud opinion across.
I'm familiar with this reference. I painted it in April of 2010. Thought it would be fun to try it once again.

My, my...don't they look vocal???
The paint ranges from super thin to very thick for variation and interest.

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 Proverbs 12::22     Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

Nearer My God To Thee

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Oil on 5x7 archival canvas panel.

I really related to this scene. The best time of my whole day is when I go outside to my backyard at daybreak and thank the Lord for another beautiful day. Whether it's fair weather, rainy, snowy, or otherwise foul weather, it's still a beautiful day of His creation. A gift to the world.

You may recognize this lady/subject as the same one from the previous post. Well that's because it is. My trusty DVR allowed me to borrow her (Diane Keaton) from the 1981 movie, "Reds".

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Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God

San Salvador, Bahamas

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.

This was done for the WDE at Wet Canvas. The reference photo was graciously supplied by a lady who goes by Lisilk.... She actually lives there--lucky lady!

The photo showed this spot in all it's glorious Bahamian color. But just for the heck of it I embellished and invented and came up with this sundown scene. I'm not saying it's better than the original photo. But I can say that it now has the look of a painting and that some of my spirit lives in it.

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isaiah 45:8 You heavens above, rain down righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness grow with it; I, the LORD, have created it.

Winter Daydreams

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.

We have received new snow every day for what seems forever with cold temps...thus my title of "Winter Daydreams" for this painting of Marloes peninsula, Pembrokeshire coastline in Wales, UK.
This time I first toned the support with Cad. Orange acrylic to try for a warmer, brighter, look. I'm fairly pleased with the result.
The reference image was supplied by Lin for the WDE at Wet Canvas.

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Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.

Redo of Memory Makers

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.

Some of you may recall this is one I posted on Sept. 19th. It has been reworked. The reaction to it was less than stellar on eBay. I decided the original was a bit on the drab/dark side for a sunny beach scene ( even though I did like the deep color). So I went back in and added warmth to the sky and generally reworked and brightened everything a bit.
The original is here.
Right now the touch up is so fresh in my mind, I don't know if I've helped or hurt it.

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1 John 3:18 NRSV:
Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.

The Memory Makers

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.
I first toned the board with a laid back red. Some of it peeks through the finished painting. I feel this harmonizes the painting.

I started this painting last night-had to stop-finished it today. I feel that this pause lets the image soak into my head. When I finished it up today it flowed with added improvements. Alla prima is wonderful, but sometimes the pause does wonders.

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Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God!

Hawaii

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Oil on 5x7 hardboard.
Ahhh...Hawaii. Kick back, relax, and dream.
It seems that every landscape is a chance to explore and try different "what ifs".
I had fun with this one...abundant paint, not getting bogged down in details, and checking out "what ifs".

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~Luke 12:15 A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things
which he possesseth.

Sanctuary

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Oil on 5x7 gessoed hardboard.
After fighting with computers...telemarketing calls...woes and tribulations of the day, remember, it's all a part of the bigger plan. It's always nice to have a quiet spot to go...even if it's only in your mind. Hope this will help you a little today. Kick back on the beach...sip a cool drink...close your eyes, relax, and dream.... :)

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Psalms 102:19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary ; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

Bright and Breezy

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Oil on 5x7 gessoed hardboard.
Here's a slight departure for me. I really do enjoy this style of painting. It's high key, loose, and free spirited. It's fun to kick your shoes off (figuratively speaking :) and play in the color!

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psalm 34:4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.

Thailand Bay

Acrylic on 5x7 gessoed hardboard.
This is a scene from Railay Bay, southern Thailand Andaman sea, Krabi province.
The photo was supplied by Eye for the WDE at Wet Canvas.
A bit of a strange one from me. A landscape and acrylic to boot. But it was fun. As per usual, I eliminated unnecessary detail, pushed the color and toyed with selective, dramatic lighting.

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Romans 10:17"So then faith comes by hearing,
and hearing by the Word of God"

Beach Outing

Oil on 5x7 gessoed hardboard.
There's something about this strange color palette that I like. The hot neon pink on the child was strange but I'm glad that I used it. Th dark deep green is a choice I've never used for an ocean before, but I'm glad I used it. Same goes for using a sky that dark blue for a sunny beach scene. I'm pretty used to a new choice working it's way into a painting occasionally, but this bugger's full of 'em. What fun!

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psalm 34:1 I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.

La Jolla Cove in San Diego

Oil on 5x7 gessoed hardboard.

This seascape, La Jolla Cove in San Diego, really appealed to me on this wintery day in northeast Ohio. Forecasting more white stuff tonight.
I first toned the support with alizarin crimson acrylic.
I put down generous paint where needed.

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Matthew 6:22The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

Prince Edward Island

Oil on 7x5 archival canvas panel.
Thought I'd attempt a landscape for a change of pace. I changed many of the colors from the reference just to add my own feel (mood ?)to it. I enjoyed fooling with the texture. Thanks for looking.
Prince Edward Island is Canada's smallest and greenest province. Cradled on the waves of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Island is known for the vivid colours of its gently rolling landscape.
This was painted from a reference photo graciously supplied by Nancy for the WDE at Wet Canvas.

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Psa 130:2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

Beach With Palms

Oil on 7x5 archival canvas panel. Ah...the sea breeze...palms rustling in the air. Winter isn't far off...have to get ready in my mind 'cause I sure can't afford to travel for real whenever I get the mood to boogie.
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