Field Pond

"Field Pond"
4" x 4"
Oil on canvas panel

This sweet little pond had nestled itself in amongst traditional field fare as I scanned the countryside looking for interesting compositions a few weeks ago. It deserved to be painted in a tiny format, too. 

I used two pretty small brushes to work on this painting.

Carol

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Lilies

"Lilies"
8" x 10"
Oil on wrapped canvas

I came across these lilies at the Botanic Gardens when I was looking for a place to set up my pochade to paint the landscape in the English Walled Garden. 

These cone-shaped flowers are buggers to paint! Give me a whorled rose any day!  Sheesh.  I like the bud and the lily leaves, though.

Carol

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Iowa Hills

"Iowa Hills"
6" x 12"
Oil on wrapped canvas 

The Iowa countryside outside my car window undulated like green scarves fringed with gold on a windy day.  

Today was a scheduled plein air day, but the weather was more like October than the end of July, so I used one of my Iowa photos and pretended I was outdoors.  I also used a different Cobalt Blue and some Indian Yellow to make my green. I really like how dark the green got. I may be able to get my values closer to what I'm seeing with these two new colors.  I also found this cute canvas size at Blick yesterday. I will be buying more.   

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Rays of Hope

"Rays of Hope"
6" x 6"
Oil on hardboard

I painted a storm cloud a couple of nights ago, so tonight's offering is the antithesis. It was done using a mixture of Prussian and Ultramarine and white. That's it. I may be growing a little series based on one-color paintings. 

Carol

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Garden Waterfall

"Garden Waterfall"
8" x 10"
Oil on canvas panel

I was in a setting today at the Gardens of Woodstock with a waterfall, green plants and more green plants. I started out with a plan to paint them as they were, then I got tired of all the green and added color. There was no sky, the hydrangeas were green, the plant matter was green and so were the reflections in the water.  Everything was healthy ... but GREEN.  I changed it with a flick of my brush.  

Carol 

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Storm Cloud

"Storm Cloud"
5" x 7"
Oil on canvas panel

The rosy color of evening drained from the sky as a storm passed through. It came out of nowhere, and toppled a small vessel that was in its path. Then as quickly as it brewed, it was over. 

I'm drained tonight. This is painted in ivory black with enough foundation white to smear the black into a storm.

Carol

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Hanging Geranium

"Hanging Geranium"
12" x 12"
Oil on wrapped canvas

In late spring, a basket of geraniums was hanging at eye level in my neighborhood. I saw her from afar and I knew she'd be outrageous subject matter when photographed close up. To my delight, there was even more going on than merely colorful, full-blown blossoms.  Her hanging buds enchanted me. I love summer flowers! 

I've been wanting to paint this since I shot it in April.  After painting so much green in the last few weeks, for a change of pace I treated myself to the complement of 
green.

Carol

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