“Clementine” 5″ x 6.5″ pastel painting $75 / BUY NOW at ETSY I’ve had a YouTube channel for a number of years where I share instructional videos for the beginner pastel painter. I fell behind on creating videos and I’m now attempting to get back on track. It’s so rewarding to share what I know […]
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8″ x 8″ commissioned portrait soft pastels SOLD This was a fun portrait to work on. I’m never quite sure when to stop adding details. I prefer that my portrait work has a painterly quality so I stopped here. This might be the last painting I do for the month. I’m having cataract surgery in […]
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“Tall Stack” 12″ x 16″ x 1 3/8″ acrylic painting, painted sides $375 BUY NOW at ETSY Yes, more rocks. I think this is the longest I’ve continued with a series. This is number 11 and I might continue. If you’ve seen enough rocks and want to see something specific I’d love to hear from […]
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“Tipping” 6″ x 6″ pastel painting, unframed $75 BUY NOW at Daily PaintWorks It’s the ninth day of the creative February challenge and I’m a bit behind. I have other things on my plate so I’ll post to the Facebook page when I can. I painted this same grouping in acrylics last week with a […]
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“Perfect Balance” 6″ x 6″ pastel painting, unframed $75 BUY NOW at ETSY It’s the fifth day of the creative February challenge and I decided to use my pastels today. After I set these up I brought in a light to cast the shadows. I probably took about 20 photos and this one won. I […]
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“Two Left Behind” 6″ x 6″ acrylic painting on panel $75 BUY NOW at Daily PaintWorks And yet another rock painting. The fourth day of the creative February challenge. I set these rocks up on my kitchen table. The two left behind were too rounded to balance on the top. This one did not scan […]
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“Compliments” 6″ x 6″ acrylic painting on panel $75 BUY NOW at Daily PaintWorks More rocks precariously balanced. These were more of a challenge to set up than the last painting. Until an hour ago I didn’t think this painting would make it. Originally I painted a sunset background with light green at the top and […]
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“Balance” 6″ x 6″ acrylic painting on a hardboard panel SOLD A study in grayscale. I set up these rocks which I have in my living room. It took me a while (not too long though) to get the top rock balanced because of it’s curve. I’m really enjoying the process of painting rocks. I’m […]
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“13 Rocks” acrylic painting on wood board 10″ x 10″ $150 at Daily Paintworks The rocks are gradually becoming more of a passion to paint. I ran out of my usual surfaces to paint on so I used a wood board which I bought at an art supply store and primed it with Gesso. […]
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6″ x 6″ acrylic painting on stretched canvas SOLD I’m happy to have many photos of my own and free stock images of rock sculptures, or cairns. I’ve recently read that conservationists are recommending that people stop building them for various reasons. So I’ll continue to build them in my backyard and paint them. I […]
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6″ x 6″ acrylic painting, on board SOLD I thought I’d continue with painting flowers this morning, but as beautiful as they are I really love rocks more. “They” always say paint what you love. I must say that I struggle with that advice. I love my family more than anything but I’m more of […]
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6″ x 6″ acrylic painting on Gessobord $65 BUY NOW at DailyPaintworks It seems that’s I’m working towards a theme with single flowers. I’ve been here before. . painting something similar more than once and thinking that I’ll continue within the theme. But then I find something else of interest to paint. I’m going to see […]
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