Flooded Studio :-((

Brisbane's average rainfall is around 1200 mm. a year. We received 106mm of that rain in the last 24 hours, and a good portion of that is in my studio! Talk about suffering for my art. I had my housemates steel capped work boots on to paint in today. I started to mop up, but that bucket is a killer for my back. See how the water runs out the front door? I am trying to talk my housemate into going down there and mopping for me. Don't like my chances. It is every man for himself in this house..

There is plenty more rain to come. Right up until Friday..

On the Bay

16" x 12" acrylic on canvas. What do you think, is it too stark? There were two yachts in the reference photo, and I was thinking of adding one of them, but I am not sure ?

Lighthouse

This is a blue-black and white, 8X10" acrylic on canvas. I showed it to my wife today as I finished it and she hated it so much, she took it to her office tonite to hang. Now I am current agian. Next? :-}

My monochromatic painting ....

This one is also in Ult Marine Blue and white and is also M Graham acrylics .... about 5" X 6"

Soul Providor in Monochrome for Annes Challenge

I painted this in Ultramarine Blue. M.Graham acrylic, and white. 12"x16"

Heron Challenge

Late I know, but I told ya'll that I was catching up. Tonite I start the Momochrome challenge.

This is 8X10". acrylic on Canvas.

You know I said I'd never do another pointy painting, but I was in the mood to play. I tried hard to combi9ne colours to get another, but no way I could get brown easily. I went back to the Surat he3ad shot and blew it up and discovered to my dismay that he used fair amounts of yellow ochre and raw umber, in various mixes to get his overall colours. He used blue dots for the chin shadow and green and red in the hair to make it blackish.

But I wanted to try this one since the composition was simple. Unfortunatly the bird's bum kinda disappeared in the ground, it was not easy trying to get a greyish on the sand. I should have made the sand darker around the bird.

And this is what I did to the gift for my wife on our ninth anniversary (this week) I put two photos together and she is further back tahn me and JJ, the thing on my lap is a camera bag. 16X20" acrylic on canvas.

I sold two paintings today.

The boats, a man bought for his friend, as the boat on the left, with the red trim belongs to his friend!!

The frog I sold to a young girl around 12 years old maybe. That id 4 paintings I have sold to kids. It makes me very happy to see them buying art..

SOLO

This is closer to the original painting, just the boom isn't that white.


I started this yesterday, pretty much finished it too, just need to paint in the lines and tinker a little today.
12"x16" Acrylic

Saturdays paintings.

Something different. I painted these two trinket boxes. The are craft boxes made of very strong cardboard. I will take them to the market tomorrow, who knows...

Todays painting 15/5/09

12"x 16" canvas

Pepper, apple, cucumber,tomato and strawberries ..... or simple A Still Life ....

I did this one before from Bruce's photograph but I did it on unprepared board as I thought it would be a hash of a painting. As it turned out I really liked the painting but because I didn't gesso the board I fear it will and maybe is already showing through the paint .... so I have done another one on properly primed board.
Acrylic on wood 15" X 16

I Got the Point !!!

Late, but not forgotten, acrylic on canvas, 8X10 ".

I got started on this after breakfast and dropping off kids, etc. Took 2 hours of teeth grinding effort. There's a reason pointalism doesn't appeal to a lot of people. This isn't nearly as good as Ree's, but you never answered my requests girl, so here is my shot at it.

THIS WEEKS CHALLENGE

This weeks challenge is easy ...... choose your own picture to paint ..... but ...... it has to be a monochromatic painting.
YOU HAVE ONE WEEK TO COMPLETE THIS CHALLENGE
PLEASE POST YOUR FINISHED PAINTINGS ON SUNDAY 17th MAY

Under The Shade of a Coolabah Tree......

Well maybe it's nor a coolabah tree ......but I am sure you Australians will soon let me know if it isn't ......
I too loved painting this gorgeous bird ....a wonderful challenge .....thanks Colleen ....

White Heron

I had an absolute ball painting this guy. I love the photo, the lights were magical, David is a great photographer!
I painted this on single thickness gallery canvas 12" x 16" in acrylics.

It's Sunday evening. Time to post. I have used the photo to practise watercolour wet-in-wet technique, something that really interests me.

Where is everybody?

You are all very quiet? I hope that means you are flat out painting Colleen's reference :-))))

I have finished mine, roll on Sunday!!!

Tuesdays and Wednesdays paintings

Both acrylics, both 12"x16"

I took the photo a few years ago. There were two dinghy's on the Wynnum waterfront, a blue one, and a yellow one. I have painted them many times in watercolour, now I am doing some in acrylics for the market. This is a fun scene to paint.

Pelican IV

This one I painted last night to replace the one I sold last Sunday!! 10"x12" Knife and acrylic

I am Reece. I painted a still life for my Mum

I am JJ's grandson, and I am 11 years old. I painted this still life for my Mum for Mothers day. This is my first serious still life painting, I thought you all would like to see it.. Acrylic on canvas 10" x 12"

I have chosen this reference photo for three reasons: 1. the light, 2. the challenge of painting white tones and 3. I hope the portrait artists among us will be encouraged to accept the challenge. Please post on Sunday evening 10 May (local time). Enjoy! Colleen

Here's mine Bruce..

I had a ball painting this guy! I used 3 colours and white, and a palette knife. 10"x 12" gallery wrap canvas. (Acrylic)

The River that insists on looking like a road ......

This painting was a disaster from start to finish. For a start I didn't plan it out ........ I was trying to paint from memory as I had no ink in my printer and I never had a ref image near me when painting.....I know excuses excuses ..... I just can't paint landscapes to add to the ever growing list of things I can't paint ....... I guess my heart wasn't really in this one but I felt I had to do it for the challenge.
I do love this scene and I may take my time and try to do a proper painting of it. I go walking here a lot .... there is a little path that runs right along the side of the River Tow....a very romantic spot to be walking .....
See if you can guess which one of the following pictures is my painting? ROFLOLPIMP
This is so embarrassing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Market paintings

Here are some paintings I painted at the markets and one of my frogs again, It was suggested I warm up the shadows. What do you think?

Chillaxin', a Self Portrait

I don't think this is strictly impressionist, but it's close. I was going to do something simple but, I always seem to find a way to make things hard, so I started with hard and it turned out to be easier than I thought.

This is acrylic on canvas, 18X24, This is Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada, in the Bay of Fundy, known for its 60-foot high tides. The spot is known as the "Hole in the Wall."