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Peacock Painting
#29- Sacramento Peacock, Oil on Canvas 18” x 24” I have finished this commission for a peacock, I just need to varnish it after it has...

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Apr 2, 20201 min read


Mini Work Space & free PDF
It has been a huge challenge to go from owning a 2000 sq ft pottery studio, to not having one at all. I am doing renovations on a cottage...

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Apr 1, 20201 min read


Starting a new commission
I have two paintings on the go at the moment. One is a watercolor (I just joined Sierra Watercolor Society, so figured that I needed to...

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Mar 31, 20201 min read


Rain
#26-Rain Another image with water lilies in it.😁 I was a graphic designer/illustrator in one chapter of my life, so I often like to play...

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Mar 28, 20201 min read


River Avon
#25-River Avon Countryside The prompt of the day was "Countryside" and I made this image of the river bank in Tewkesbury. It is behind an...

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Mar 27, 20201 min read


Wealth
#24- Wealth, 8” x 10”, Oil on canvas panel. I cracked and got the oil paints out again. A little still life to celebrate buying a dozen...

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Mar 26, 20201 min read


St. Ives Harbour, Cornwall
#23 -Evening Sunlight Like many, I enjoy visits to St. Ives to soak up the incredible light and water. I periodically check house prices,...

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Mar 25, 20201 min read


Waterlilies of Giverny
#22-Leaves As we are all cooped up like chickens, I looked through my camera roll for some leaf inspiration. I found summer photos from a...

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Mar 23, 20201 min read


Nest
#21- Nest With all this time in the house, I am wanting to decorate some areas, or give some walls a new lick of paint. It’s funny how...

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Mar 23, 20201 min read


Peacock Feather
#20-Feather Today’s prompt was "feather"- and as I am currently working on a commissioned peacock painting, this is the feather that came...

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Mar 21, 20201 min read


Daffodills
Below is a clip of the start and photos of the mid-progress and finished painting of some daffodils . Oil on Canvas, 8” x 10”....

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Mar 14, 20201 min read


Mars
My March art prompt group, had "Mars" as the choice of the day. Instead of the planet, I chose to do a Mars Bar, because who can resist?...

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Mar 13, 20201 min read


Painting Exercise
I wasn't feeling the painting or iPad vibes yesterday, so I started fresh today with an oil painting exercise using the underpainting of...

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Mar 12, 20201 min read


Underpainting
The prompt for today is supposed to be “Garden” and I’m a bit stuck what to do. It’s a broken day with errands, so it’s a bit tricky to...

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Mar 10, 20201 min read


A Splash Of Colour
I'm keeping up the iPad art with another of the heralds of Spring; a swath of crocus flowers. #Marchmediamadness#explorepage#52in52weeks

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Mar 9, 20201 min read


Snowdrops
Snowdrops are such a pleasure to find, as they mark the ending of Winter. I'm so looking forward to Spring. #52in52weeks #marchmediamadness

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Mar 8, 20201 min read


White Tulips
Painting tulips in oils, can be a royal pain in the bum. They open so fast, that the still life has changed before the paint is even...

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Mar 8, 20201 min read


Jack Rabbit
My March iPad challenge is continuing with doodles and virtual airbrush techniques. I am sure there are better ways to use the effects,...

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Mar 7, 20201 min read


Sea Otter
The cutest creature in the sea - a West Coast Sea Otter. I am testing out the ipencil in the Notes app on my iPad. Notes is definitely...

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Mar 6, 20201 min read


Yellow
11e -Yellow I am really enjoying making pieces for the colour challenges. Today is yellow and I picked out bananas. Those of you that...

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Mar 5, 20201 min read
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