Dot Your Eyes-Portrait

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Oil on 5x7 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to The Polka-Dot Challenge at DPW posted by the extraordinary artist, Carol Marine .
Carol has done many paintings with polka-dots in them. So she invited us to join in the fun with a polka-dot painting of our own.
I have to admit, I enjoyed it! The transparent veil was a special challenge for me to try to simulate. Hope it comes across ok!

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My Etsy

Romans 15:¹³ Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Memorial Day 2012-Daddy's Home

Memorial Day
Remember them always.........

ETERNAL
REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON
THEM.

Oil on 5x7 hardboard.
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This image is a painting I posted on Memorial Day 2009.

Please take some time today to quietly thank God for the multitude of servicemen and women who gave their all for this nation we are so blessed to be living in.

When you are out and about and you see the military , don't be embarrassed to thank them personally for all they do.

Remember always to praise and pray. Praise our finest young citizens in the service...And pray for peace.

Psalm 16:8 I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Light Struck-Lamb

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Oil on 6x6 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Gail was the great hostess. She supplied plenty of terrific reference photos.
One of her ref photos was of a whole flock of sheep. It was all too overwhelming for me, so I decided to pick one little lamb who was posing so nicely and make him the star of the flock. I placed him under the spotlight center stage and turned on the color. This is a style I used a lot in the past and it felt good to revisit it again!! I really had fun on this one.

The paint is kept thin for the darks and applied thickly for the lights.

Thanks for looking and commenting!!

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My Etsy

^{Luke 15:4} “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? ⁵ And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders

Shady Characters #2-Flamingos

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Oil on 6x6 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to The Seeing Double Challenge at DPW posted by the extraordinary artist, Kimberly Santini .
She instructed: Using the same reference, create two paintings, each unique in scale (for example, a 5x7 and an 8x10). The paintings you create should be different compositionally - take advantage of cropping/modifying the scale/shift in focal point and build two separate pieces.

This 6x6 painting was made from the same reference that was used for Friday's post of the 5x7 flamingos. I think this one really accentuates the abstract qualities.
I have used this idea a few times in the past...making a painting from a close up crop of a previous painting.

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My Etsy

^{Romans 11:36} For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

Shady Characters-Flamingos

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Oil on 5x7 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Mike was the great host. Those were terrific reference photos.
I decided on these dramatically lit flamingos. The picture almost turns into an abstract with a slight squint of the eyes.
The mysterious shade/colors was the challenging feature of this.
Hope you like it!

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My Etsy

Romans 8:26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.

Goldfinch

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Oil on 6x6 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to The Yellow Challenge at DPW posted by Abbey Ryan .
Abbey gave quite a discourse on the color yellow. Check it out at the Challenge.

I really love to paint these bright little birds. The goldfinch's favorite food is thistle seed. The purple thistle patch where they hang out is a great complement to the goldfinch! God has the ultimate artistic eye!

The board was first toned with a reddish acrylic. It looked so good to me as I was painting, I wound up letting it serve as much of the background.

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My Etsy

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Straw Hat-Thai Lady

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Oil on 6x6 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Dewi was the gracious hostess. Those were great reference photos.This is Dewi's friend, Walidah.
I really got into seeing what colors would evolve as I worked on this.
This was for WDE only...therefore it is not for sale.

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2 Corinthians⁷ For we live by faith, not by sight.

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Happy Mother's Day!

Here's a painting I posted in March of this year. It is really appropriate for today, so I'm re-posting! This painting now belongs to the Mom and two daughters who are portrayed.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Happy Mother's Day mom...even though you're no longer with me here, you are forever present in my heart.

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Ephesians 6^:2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise

Cascading Shade

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to The Shadow Challenge at DPW posted by Laurie Miller .
Laurie wrote: "Shadows can be really fun to paint. Find a subject with a dramatic shadow and make be sure to make the shadow an important part of your composition."
These challenges are exactly that! Really new subject matter for me which I really enjoyed once I was into it.
I enjoyed the contrast between the cool shadows and the warm stucco wall. I used the painting knife to provide the impasto of the wall.

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My Etsy

Psalm 91:2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

Eyes On The Prize-Cat

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Step 1

The canvas panel is toned with red acrylic. This provides a mid value in which to work up or down. I also allow some of the toning to peek through the final painting for harmony throughout.

Step 2

I lay in patches of exaggerated color to get a feeling of what may work.

Step 3

I continue applying thicker paint while adjusting colors. I leave it open enough to let the toning show through.

Finished

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Oil on 6x6 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Annie was the gracious hostess. Thanks for the great reference photos. This is a photo of Annie's cat, Ember!
This one was a lot of fun! I hope you like it!

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My Etsy

Proverbs 16:3 "Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed."

Time For Elegance-Mantel Clock

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Oil on 5x7 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to The White House Challenge at DPW posted by Carol Marine .

Google now allows you to view the inside of the white house, interactively. Carol supplied us with the link And we were supposed to search out a painting composition. Here's the White House link: www.googleartproject.com/collection/the-white-house/museumview

I selected this elegant mantel clock which has a mirror in the background.

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My Etsy

These challenges have a way of taking you out of your comfort zone, Well, this one took me WAY out of mine! But it was enjoyable...especially toward the end.


Philippians 4:13 "I can do everything through him who gives me strength."

Great Pyrenees #2-Dog

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Oil on 6x6 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Lin was the gracious hostess. Thanks for the great reference photos.
My first ever painting of a Great Pyrenees mountain dog was on the April 6 WDE that was hosted by Mary. Here he is. So here I am doing another.... Guess I can't resist that white fur.

I broke out the painting knife for this one for a change.
Thanks for looking!

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My Etsy

Proverbs 18:10 "The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe."

Floral Glory #2

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Oil on 5x7 canvas panel.
I just couldn't leave my first entry to the DPW Challenge alone. I used it as a jumping off point for this one . I added more colorful paint on top of the original to arrive at this. Hope I helped it. Whenever I paint past a good stopping point, I always get the feeling I'm probably sacrificing a painting I like for an unknown result.

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My Etsy

Proverbs 18:10 "The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe."

Floral Glory

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They've just switched to the new Blogger interface. I haven't figured how to do anything yet!!! AAAAggHHH!

Oil on 5x7 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to The Cropping Challenge at DPW posted by Rita Kirkman.
Rita is a SUPER artist! She posted a photo showing a large area with way too much information. Her instructions were: " I challenge you to simplify this photo by picking a part to paint by cropping it out"

I hope they don't revoke my artistic license for this. I like working from a close crop. But not much color was evident in the crop. So I had to do a lot of inventing. It is actually my favorite way to work. I came up with a rule ( I think it's my own, at least the wording is)..."Don't let a photograph get in the way of your painting."
Thank you for this challenge, Rita! I am a great admirer of your work!

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My Etsy

Romans 14:11 It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’'

Too Hot To Trot-Squirrel

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This is the original lay in.

Oil on 5x7 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Susan was the gracious hostess. Thanks for the great reference photos.

I liked the squirrel taking a break from the heat of the day. I've watched them do this many times. It looks like they're kicked back and really deliberating something.

This is oil on a 5x7 canvas panel. I first laid the darks in thinly...Then the mids with thick paint but smooshed ( a very painterly term )around a bit....Then finished with thick strokes from brush and knife. This gave a nice build up.
I hope you like it!

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My Etsy

1 Timothy 6:12 "Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called."

Locked On-Tiger

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Oil on 5x7 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to The Up Close Animal Challenge at DPW posted by Taryn Day.
Taryn wrote: The challenge is to paint a close-up of an animal's face. Use the edges of your panel to crop or frame the face with a minimal amount of background space. Try and figure out what thoughts may be behind those non-human eyes.

I have always enjoyed painting animals' eyes! Eyes are the " Mirror of the Soul". The eyes of animals are actually capable of showing a range of expressions. Plus I had fun with all the colors involved in the coat of this tiger.
I hope you like it.

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My Etsy

Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.