Succulence #2

"Succulence #2" 24" x 24" Acrylic on wrapped canvas

During a visit to the garden center that carried an amazing array of succulents, I gravitated toward the varieties that had the least amount of green. Although I shied away from greens, I remained true to my love of whorled leaf and petal patterns.

The shadows were critical to this composition. I was happy to have captured them where I needed them.  I rosied-up the sand color and used it as an alternate to a dark background.

This painting is listed with, and for sale through a Daily Paintworks Auction.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Carol

Pre-Slaw

"Pre-Slaw"  20" x 24"  Oil on wrapped canvas

When I was a preschooler I called all the leafy greens in my mother's garden lettuce—until the lesson.  She had me compare the colors, rub their leaves, smell them, listen to them squeak against themselves and finally taste that stinky pre-slaw taste of raw cabbage.  I learned the difference.

This was my first sponged painting of something other than a flower.  What fun to use a variety of reds and greens where I normally would have glazed oranges and yellows.  

This painting is listed with, and for sale through a Daily Paintworks Auction.  

Please also be aware, that my hosts on Daily Paintworks, Carol and David Marine, have lost their home and Carol's studio to a wildfire this past week in a suburb of Austin, Texas.  Keep them in your good thoughts as they struggle to recover from this tragic event. 

Carol  

Siblings

"Siblings" 16" x 20" Oil on wrapped canvas

The day was cooler than we had grown accustomed to. The sun shone, but was dotted with intermittent clouds. Two blooms clung to one another like siblings about to be tucked into separate beds. 

I hadn't considered painting these two together, but they seemed to fit in my composition, so here it is. I used my handmade Rosemary & Co. brushes instead of sponges to brush on the color. It was thrilling to do it in the traditionally, but I still glazed on the luminous colors with my sponge.  And just you wait to see what new tool I've incorporated into creating my new series!

This painting is listed with, and for sale through a Daily Paintworks Auction. 

Thanks for stopping by,
Carol

Intrinsic

"Intrinsic" 12" x 36" Acarylic on wrapped canvas

Not so long ago, nor that far away, a smidge of blue collided with a skosh of yellow. Red crept in from a corner and wrinkled, stretched, and cosmically diverged into a unique realm.  "Intrinsic" was born.


I bought a variety of canvases in unusual sizes. This one just begged to be cosmic in nature. I used my acrylics with a few watecolor techniques and finished with colored pencil details. Wow, this one was fun!

This painting is listed with, and for sale through a Daily Paintworks Auction. Or via Paypal on that site.

Thank you for visiting my site today,
Carol

Featherly

"Featherly" 40" x 30" Acrylic/collage on canvas

The background appeared to me in dream-form two mornings in a row.  I could feel my arm wiping on the Golden Brand Indian Yellow with a sponge, adding red to it as I traversed the canvas from top to bottom.  And laughing at the thought of feathers wakened me each time.

I owned the canvas.  I had a mixed bag of feathers and the rest was created while I was fully awake, but only with the right side of my brain.  I painted big squares and small ones, tore scraps of waxpaper I had painted with metallics, glued, painted, layered and rubbed in shadows.  A mere 106 glued and painted feathers later, "Featherly" was finished.  He's one of a kind. There aint no more.

This piece is listed with, and for sale through a Daily Paintworks auction, or by PayPal.

Thank you for stopping by today!
Carol

Egret Island

                                                                                                           

"Egret Island" 16" x 20" Oil on wrapped canvas

I wakened to this view across Reservoir Pond, having arrived after dark the night before. An egret lifted off over the white water lilies, and landed only feet away in the yellow ones. July in Wisconsin.

The diagonal water and the ragged and broken shoreline intrigued me. It was a sliver of an island, so the sky shone behind even the low boughs of pine. 

This painting is listed with, and for sale through a Dailypaintworks auction.

Thank you for visiting today,
Carol

Rose #4

"Rose #4" 24" x 24" Oil on gessoed panel

This little rose, and I do mean little, was the size of a quarter, full-blown, on the bush. I got her at the grocery store, being hungry for life in the dead of winter. I photographed her in many poses, but this one seemed to capture the essence of who she was. 

 Her outermost petals were raw sienna; unbecoming a lady of her stature. Yet they suited her the more I painted.  So I left them and painted what I observed. Probably they were a result of having travelled under wraps in a refrigerated grocery truck for a week... or more.

This painting and many of the ones featured in my blog are available for purchase on the wonderful website Daily Paintworks.  Please check it out.

Carol

Flowers... Incidental

"Flowers... Incidental" 22" x 14" Watercolor on paper

The bowl looked impossible, but so did the mass of flowers.  I dropped in three faceted pieces of glass from my collection, and decided it was all too hard... ready, set go!  


With every loading of the brush I added another wash of color to the background. The facets of all four pieces were painted a section at a time.  Not much glazing here. Color-specific, value-specific and very, very fun.

This piece and many of the paintings from my blog are on Daily Paintworks. They are also available through a DPW auction on that site.

Thank you for visiting today,
Carol

My Sled

"My Sled" Watercolor on paper 12" x 30"

I've owned many sleds. I've never worn one out, broken one, or sold one, but they've disappeared, nonetheless.  When I found this one at a garage sale I was too "mature" to engage in its intended use, so I put it to the next best one.

No primaries here.  Not today.  This one's about red, white and brown. The marigolds and cherry tomatoes brought life to the miscellany of hard items, which chronically include marbles.

This painting is listed with, and for sale through a Dailypaintworks auction.

Thank you for stopping by today,
Carol

My Mother's Toys #7



"My Mother's Toys #7" 20" x 14" Watercolor on paper

Her much-loved books sat on a chair the shape of a curvy woman. I draped a couple soft napkins, added a vase with curves of its own, and a sterling toothpick case, to repeat the metal of the chair. My Mother's Toys posed for the seventh in the series.

The neurtals in this painting were derived from the primaries in the vase. The limited palette worked well for this simple arrangement. 

This painting is not for sale.

Thank you for visiting today,
Carol

Hooked on Pretty Things



"Hooked on Pretty Things" 30" x 12" Watercolor on paper

 "Ya know..." said the middle-aged woman standing in my booth at the art fair,  "if it had a fishing lure in it, my husband would look at it.  And Honey," she said, leaning in closer to me, "he has the checkbook." 

After painting a couple full sheet paintings in a row, I opted to downsize, but continue on with the detail.  I created the wicker shelf as a backdrop, to add texture and light behind the pieces. Sondra's green cup was still in my posession, and my son's tackle box offered an abundance of lures. 

This painting is not for sale. Although, I'd be happy to paint a similar one of your favorite objects.

Thank you for visiting,
Carol