Kale Bouquet

"Kale Bouquet"
12" x 12"
Oil on wrapped canvas 

I walked into an office where this bouquet was on the counter.  It had miniature heads of kale where one would expect to see roses. The light shone on this little beauty so I pulled my camera from my purse and documented her.  


The background supporting this little kale is stroked with all the colors I saw in the bouquet, from bright to subdued and back again.  It was a fun piece to paint.

Kale Bouquet can be seen on Dailypaintworks in the membership gallery under my name.  It is for sale there.  You may also email me with any inquiries.

Thank you.
Carol

Wayside Garden

"Wayside Garden"
8" x 8"
Oil on canvas panel

There are places in my line of travel where gardeners have taken the time to delight the eyes of those of us who must get from one place to another.  This is one such cluster of color.


This one could have been painted with a palette knife, but I used a brush to make these marks.  It's as sunny and fresh as this family's plantings.

Wayside Garden can be seen on Dailypaintworks in my gallery.  It's also for sale there.

Thank you for meandering through today.

Carol

Succulence #2

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

I looked straight down into her face like a lover reinventing courtship.  She stared back at me with capricious intent, yet nary a move did she make. 


This large succulent was painted with a stencil brush, a 1/8" little round one; about the size of a Q-tip. It was a dry brush technique I perfected during this series.

Succulence #2 is listed with and for sale through a Dailypaintworks Auction.

Thank you for stopping by today.
Carol

Zinnia Simplica "

"Zinnia Simplica"
8" x 10"
Oil on wrapped canvas 

She was simply the only zinnia left; colorful complementary colors, whorled petals.  She was hidden under a leaf, the last of her kind in the garden next to the building where I meet for painting critiques. 

I tend, as I'm finding out, to paint complementary color schemes more often than not.  They seem to please me. I don't think I seek them, or plan them in advance, but when it comes time to smear paint on something, I'm pretty consistently ending up with two colors across the traditional color wheel from each other.

Simple Zinnia, here is for sale through dailypaintworks.com.  If you click the web address it'll take you to my gallery on that site.  It's kind of fun to see all the paintings from my blog in one neat, tidy spot—with no words!

Thanks for stopping by.
Carol

Snow in the Valley

"Snow in the Valley"
6" x 6"
Oil on panel

This is a break in the tree line along the road I travel with some regularity and one of the places I photograph on a weekly basis.  The light hits it differently as the seasons change.  There's also enough distance to be able to catch some haze on occasion.

I was given a tool that intrigued me.  A Colour Shaper, I'm told.  It's a pointed rubber nib on a stick.  I painted the panel black.  Let it dry, then painted it white.  While the paint was wet, I drew on it hard enough to see the black underneath.  When it was dry, I glazed a bit of blue onto the top two thirds.  Isn't experimentation fun?  

This painting can be seen in my Gallery on Dailypaintworks.com.  It's also for sale through that web site.  

Thank you for visiting today. 

Carol 

Devil's Thumb Ranch Pond

"Devil's Thumb Ranch Pond"
8" x 10"
Oil on wrapped canvas

Probably it had a practical use, this little body of water, but to me, it was a little gem with nothing between it and me but air.  Everything in Colorado is on a grand scale, so this meandering pond, or brook, or creek was approachable, and much to my liking. 


This is one of several pieces from a memorable trip.  It can be seen and for purchase on Dailypaintworks.com.


Thank you for stopping by.
Carol

Meadow

"Meadow"
9" x 12"
Acrylic on canvas panel

It was the end of summer, the trees along this fenceline had grown weary of wearing green. The thought of gold, or orange seemed nice, but so did red, for that matter.

I like the cool blue in the shadows under the trees. The lawn-like meadow with its weedy middle added interest, too. 

This painting will be listed with, and for purchase through a Dailypaintworks Auction. 

Thank you for stopping by today.
Carol