Twenty fifth day of painting every day in a row...five more days to go!

My kind of view!

Pastel, 9" X 18", $25

Done on archival pastel paper using high end, quality pastels.  

Price includes shipping anywhere in the USA.  Outside of the USA pricing available.  

One tired little artist on day 24 of 30...

This is how I feel today about painting a full painting every day.  

I'm sure if I wasn't on a time frame to complete a full painting every day for thirty days, I'd be fine with painting every day.   

It is far easier to paint a little every day TOWARDS completing a painting. 

 It's over in six days...

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GIZMO! PAINTING 23 OF 30

This is Gizmo, my friend Jilly's dog.  

She loves this dog!  

Little Gizmo always has his tongue sticking out, even when sleeping. 

Here is the pastel portrait of Gizmo I just completed.  

I put powder blue under him because her house has a lot of powder blue in it.  

She loves the portrait and is looking forward to receiving it as soon as I can get it in the mail!

Price list for Pastels (Unframed)

12" X 10" $125

16" X 12"  $150

16" X 14"  $170

18" X 14"  $185

20" X 16"  $290

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Here are pet portraits I did in Oils. 

(This one is 12" X 12")

(This one is 10" X 8")

PRICE LIST FOR OILS OR ACRYLICS  

10" X 8"    $ 250

12" X 12"    $ 400   

(GALLERY WRAPPED CANVAS)

16" X 20"  $  525

16" X 24  $  575

(Will paint on sides if requested.)

The Gulf of Mexico Painting 21 of 30 paintings in 30 days

I titled this one "The Gulf of Mexico".

This oval oil painting is 10" high and 8" wide.

I only used four colors and four brushes to paint this serene painting.  Here are the supplies I used:

Brushes-#10 flat synthetic

10/0 round synthetic

liner

Hake Bush (just for blending, not painting)

Colors

Titanium White

Ivory Black

Orange

Sap Green

$40

Day 20 of 30 paintings in 30 days...

Okay, my theme of doing seascapes is driving me crazy!  Each one is so different but I must say, I'm tiring of them day after day.  It would be like eating pasta every day.

But...with each painting I'm learning on this challenge.

I've learned once you put your signature on it, QUIT!  Any changes you make after that are always a headache to correct.  

I'm learning where I always thought how some artists are known for doing portraits or doing dogs, or landscapes or seascapes or still-lives, I felt out of sorts because I like to do them all!  I felt I couldn't find my niche.  Where did I belong?  But I'm learning it's a BLESSING because it must sometimes get rather dull doing the same thing day after day.  I like variety.  Also, I'm blessed I work in oils, acrylic and pastel.  I've worked in other mediums but as I've aged, I've limited my mediums.  I can't imagine working in just one medium!

I'm naming this painting, "A work of nature" because I struggled with this painting.  I don't know if it was because I'm on this challenge and I'm forced to make quick decisions while painting (probably), or if I'm bored with doing beach scenes, (did I just type that?), or because for me, this was a work of my nature?  A wave is such a beautiful thing, and certainly a work of nature, but for now, I feel I share nature's force in the making of this particular wave.  (In other words, I feel wiped out.)

Oil, 6" X 6", $35

Bora Bora Lovely

Nearly two years ago, I traveled to Bora Bora in the South Pacific.  

While there I saw this girl in a magazine ad.  I knew I had to do her portrait in pastels.

She was simply lovely, but definitely not from Bora Bora as her skin tone isn't dark enough and most ladies from Bora Bora tend to wear the black pearl necklaces for which the island is famous.  

Here is the pastel painting framed. 

The inside dimensions are 15 1/2" X 11 1/2".  

After the double matting and framing, the measurements are:

25 1/2" X 21 1/2".  

The frame is heavy, sturdy very tropical looking.

Here is a the pastel painting from a different angle so you can see the depth of the frame, it's high quality secured with paper on the back, ready to hang.  

If you like it, email me at:

KathleenEKelly@comcast.net

and we can discuss a price.  

It would look lovely in any tropically decorated home or office.  

Just another day at the beach

Oil, 9" X 3", $35.

This is one of those paintings you could place anywhere, even over a bathroom sink!  

Ideally, somewhere in your office to remind you why you work so hard for those sought after vacations!  Let this painting take you away! 

It could sit on a small easel as well.