Thumb Butte, Day 13, 30 in 30

After the figure painting session this morning, I actually also did a plein air (phew!), I am behind and I need to catch up. So here are the efforts... I am happy with it overall. I feel like I got a teeny bit closer to the look and feel that…

Natalie (part 1), Day 13, 30 in 30

Figure painting session today again (yay!), and our model for today (and the next two Mondays) was Natalie. It's never enough, you want to keep painting and 3 hours go by so fast! This painting is 18" x 24" is size. oil on canvas panel I…

Saturday morning life drawing, Day 11, 30 in 30

Saturday morning life drawing session, and I feel like my eye-hand coordination is getting better. I was really happy today with the hands and feet I drew, have always struggled with them but finally feel like I am back up to par. Here are…

Aloe, Day 10, 30 in 30

Ok, yes, I promise to catch up. As I mentioned before, I have been revamping my art studio. A sort of nesting phase, cleaning up, starting over etc. So I've been devoting lot of time to that. but I am trying my best to paint as much as I can. Here…

Landscape study, Day 8 of 30

Here is an 8" x 10" study that I did plein air today for the Day 8 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge. Up on the hill behind our house, when the sun gets low, you can see mountains all around with a different shadow structure on each of…

Nyssa, Day 7 of 30

I was gone most of the day today, but sat down tonight to do a drawing of my little niece, lest I would be two behind. So here is my little niece "Nyssa". A couple of step by step pictures as well. It's too dark to take better pictures,…

Paperwhites, Day 6 of 30

Paperwhites 12" x 12" oil on panel Click here to purchase Yes, yes, I know I skipped right over the day 5, but I will catch up. Me and my husband are busy remodeling my new art studio, I will post some pictures soon. And also I have been…

Figure Drawing, Day 4, 30 in 30

For the Day 4 art I submit the life drawings I did at my life drawing group. Our model was Kathryn. The figure drawing has been so good for me in more ways than I realize. I have procrastinated on it for a long while and I am so happy that I…

“In the Shadow of the Mountain”, Day 3, 30 in 30

I had noticed while walking the Granite Mountain trailhead in the summer around 4pm, with the sun starting to go behind the mountain, how the mountain would start to become a luminescent bluish color... Well, I decided to paint at that…

Looking North, Day 2, 30 in 30

Looking North from Prescott, you can see the Bill Williams mountain due north. A Lovely view indeed. I have to hike up the hill behind my house and oh it's a 360 degree panoramic view! Partly cloudy with sun and shade playing games today…