Day Ten - Taupe, Beige, Gold

This is the painting I got stuck with yesterday. All those different beige, taupe shades, never mind the gold - I intended this piece to be a challenge and boy, it was! Mixing neutral colours isn't easy but if you don't do it regularly, it'll never get any easier!

6"x6" Oil on board, incl UK postage £110

I have started tomorrow's painting but now my gas heater has ran out so, time to clean the brushes! The temperature is to drop this evening - hope B will get me a cylinder refill for my heater in the morning!
I have one more coloured cup and saucer in my set, they will be in my still life for tomorrow. 

Day Nine - Apple Green

Well folks, here I am cheating again - I am so tired, I have been away from the house since 7.30am and didn't get back till after 4pm, made our meal then tried to do my painting. It was going swimmingly till tiredness kicked in....and then I ruined it!
So this is a painting I did for the Whitehouse Gallery Exhibition that just finished on Sat. I am happy to say it did find a buyer!

8"x8" Oil SOLD

I think I will be painting this little bowl this month, maybe even this weekend!!

Day 8 - In the Pink!

Been a busy morning, moved all the life drawing easels, plinths, pillows, stools etc to the new hall. Thank goodness for B and his van. Great storageoff the hall, so hopefully we will settle in nicely at the end of the month!
I have so enjoyed this "pink" painting!! Now I need to get some more coloured glass organised, got a theme going now!!!

6"x6" Oil on board, incl UK postage £110

I still have a lime green cup and a beige cup in this set, so need to colour coordinate!!!

I am spending the afternoon in the hairdressers, so might take my new ipad to play around with whilst my grey roots are mysteriously disappearing????? Abracadrabra!!!

Day Seven - Golden Pair

I hold my hands up - I have cheated! This painting was done before today! I am just so glad I had this one spare as I have had a hectic day, with no painting done, other than preparing my still life in situ, doing my notan sketch, loosely placing the items on my board and mixing my colours!

6"x6" Oil 

I cooked and baked all morning ( burning one tray of shortbread) then my little treat to myself arrived by courier! I couldn't afford the ipad I really wanted but managed to buy a refurbished one from Apple which is the size and has the memory I need!I have to get myself a cover, so will see to that later. My pilates class restarted tonight - my muscles have been well and truly stretched, I could readily head for bed but I have to work out how to set up my new toy!! I promise tomorrow I will get my little butt down to the studio and PAINT!!!

Day Six - Go On You Blues!!

After feeling yesterday that I was done with still life.......I so enjoyed this one! I was reminded how much I love painting glass. The darker glass, I have had since I was 17 years old. The minister of our church brought me the jar back full of sweets, after I did some admin work for him. He was taking the youth group to Germany, part of an exchange visit with German teenagers. I was one of the ones who couldn't afford to go. Some years later he married B and I on a sunny day at the end of July.

6"x6" Oil on board, incl UK postage £110

The milky blue glass was one of my charity shop bargains, just a few months ago.
I really threw the paint at this one, mixing all my different blues beforehand. Great fun.

Day Five - Red & Green Never to be Seen

This was the little still life I set up on Friday morning for Mark, who came along for an oil painting lesson.
I did think about doing another dog painting but as the still life was there, why not?

I have changed the colour of the background from the original as it was very dark and was making the apple top edge very hard. I am happier with it now though I hate the shine showing on my photo! The little tomatoes were literally just a few strokes!
Looking for a title, I was brought to mind the saying my mother always said "Red and green should never be seen!" She was just repeating what her mother told her, and on it goes. How wrong they were! I love red and green together! What would be Christmas be without red and green in abundance?

Day Four - Red Collar Girl 2

I have tried umpteen times to take a decent photo of

this little oil but I just can't get a clear image! I apologise!

I don't know if it is because the batteries are running low? After some rain this morning - we had sunshine (weak sun, I admit) and blue sky for the rest of the day!!! Wind and rain returns tomorrow.......