Day 107- Shawna's Aunt Commission WIP

Title: Shawna's Aunt Commission Work in Progress 

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Size: 9x12

Inspiration: Over a year ago my friend Shawna asked me to do a portrait of her Aunt who has breast cancer.  I have been really afraid to work on/ finish this painting.  I am really intimidated.  I think the more I work on it and the more it comes along the more I will like it.  I like the way the uncle is looking , Auntie needs a bit more work but she is coming along. 

Day 106- Shawna's Aunt Commission

Title: Shawna's Aunt Commission Work in Progress 

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Size: 9x12

Inspiration: Over a year ago my friend Shawna asked me to do a portrait of her Aunt who has breast cancer.  I have been really afraid to work on/ finish this painting.  I am really intimidated.  I think the more I work on it and the more it comes along the more I will like it.  Originally I was going to do this in acrylic but when I started it I didnt like the way the colors were working so I decided that I would finish it in oils. Below is the step before this one where you can see more of the acrylic underpainting.   

Day 87- Drips

Day 87
Title: Drips
Medium: Watercolor on Yupo
Size: 9x12
Inspiration: I wanted to see what it would look like if I dripped paint down onto a piece of Yupo. I was hoping it would splatter but instead in just pooled into dots. I made those dots into flowers and connected them with a branch. Then as it was drying my dog dragged her face through it so I decided to make it drip. It was a very organic process and I really like the result.

Day 74- Blue

Day 74
Title: Blue
Medium: Watercolor on Cardstock
Size: 8.5x11
Inspiration: Watching TV felt like doodling so I grabbed a piece of card stock and started doing a blue wash. Card stock is a bit different then watercolor paper in that once you put the color down it cannot be easily moved. I started doing the tree with a big brush and then moved to a smaller line brush for the branches, the birds, and the swing. I imaging this to be somewhere near a beach so while swinging you can hear the crashing of the waves and watch the sun set over the horizon.

Day 72- Vixen

Day 72
Title: Vixen
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 9x12
Inspiration: Browsing images on DeviantArt.com I found this image from twittey and thought it would be fun to paint.

Day 69- Serenity

Day 69
Title: Serenity
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 9x12
Inspiration: Sketching in my sketchbook I drew this and decided it would look nice painted. This was quite relaxing to paint.

Days 34-67

Day 67
Title: Peacock- Pavao (Work in Progress)
Medium: Oils on stretched Canvas
Size: 19.5x23.5
Inspiration: Peacock on a farm that Ali and I went horseback riding at. There was another step between this one and the last one that I forgot to take a picture of.

Days 34-66
I was in a bit of a funk. Ali was out here so I was having too much fun with her to paint. Then she left and I was a bit sad so I didnt feel like doing anything. Then it was 4th of July and I was quite busy and then a really good friend of mine moved away so I feel into my funk again. I have had no motivation or inspiration to paint. It felt like my creative juices dried up. I just got back to this painting 2 days ago. I didnt post because I didnt feel like it at the time. I was/ am a bit ashamed at my lack of painting. Hopefully things will get better as I recover from my funk and complete this painting. I have 13 days to complete 2 comissions.
This should be intresting. :/

Days 32& 33- No painting and Beginging Peacock

Day 33
Title: Peacock- Pavao (Work in Progress)
Medium: Oils on stretched Canvas
Size: 19.5x23.5
Inspiration: Peacock on a farm that Ali and I went horseback riding at.

Day 32
Went Horseback riding with Ali and I was too exhausted afterwards to do anything.

Days 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

Day 31

Title: Touro
Medium: Watercolor on Yupo
Size: 9x12
Inspiration: Bullfight season here on the island. We watched a bullfight on the beach and in the bar we were sitting at there was a painting done in warm colors with a cool looking outline of a bull over it. This is my attempt at that.

Days 28-30
Nothing. My friend Ali is visiting so I am spending lots of time with her.

Day 27
Title: Red Orange Flowers
Medium: Watercolor on Yupo
Size: 9x12
Inspiration: Ali bought a really pretty vase and I wanted to do a still life of some flowers in the vase. I found these flowers in my side yard. I have no idea what they are but they are quite pretty.

Day 26 &27

Day 26
No Painting.

Day 27
I did a painting today but 1) it is not dry (stinking Yupo paper) and 2) I would like to take a picture but I am afraid my computer will die again if I try to plug in my camera so I will upload the painting tomorrow when it is dry and I can scan it.

Day 25- Iris and Forget Me Nots

Title: Iris and Forget Me Nots
Medium: Watercolor on Yupo
Size: 9x12
Inspiration: This photo taken by kir-tat on DeviantArt.com. Sill playing with my new Yupo paper and watercolors.

Day 24- Pheonix

Title: Phoenix
Medium: Watercolor on Yupo
Size: 9x12
Inspiration: I just bought some Yupo paper and some masking fluid and I wanted to try them out. Yupo is a synthetic paper that does not bend or curl when you paint on it. It also does not absorb water so you can get some really interesting effects with it. It takes quite a long while to dry. I got impatient and ended up drying it with a hair dryer. The inspiration for the phoenix was from j4d3's tattoo found on DeviantArt.com

Day 23- Purple Hydrangea

Title: Purple Hydrangea
Medium: Oils on stretched Canvas
Size: 19.5x23.5
Inspiration: Done! So glad I am finished. The hydrangea is not an easy flower to paint. I am really excited to give to to my friend now. Too bad it has to dry first.

Days 20, 21, &22

Day 22
Title: Purple Hydrangea WIP
Medium: Oils on stretched Canvas
Size: 19.5x23.5
Inspiration: I finally got over my fear and got to working on this painting. The bottom 1/2 is about done while the top 1/2 still needs work. I will finish this tomorrow.

Day 21
Woke up late. Didnt feel like painting. BBQed at a friends house and didnt get to bed until 2:30 AM

Day 20
Subbed for 1st grade. Came home, relaxed and then went to a bachlorette party. I didnt get home until after 1 AM.

Day 19

Long day subbing today.
Beautiful day today so I went and read a book on my deck.
Then husband came home, made dinner, made cookie dough, made and cooked banana muffins, relaxed for a bit, cooked cookie dough, got ready for subbing 1st grade tomorrow, now to bed.
Did I paint today? No.
I am subbing tomorrow so I wont have much time tomorrow to paint.
I think I will lock myself in my studio on Saturday so I can finish this painting.
It needs to be done this weekend.

Day 18- Nothing

I really need to get back on track with this painting everyday thing.
I am not even 20 days in and I am sluffing off.
My goal is to have the Purple Hydrangea painting finished by Friday.
Tomorrow I am subbing so my time will be limited to the afternoon
but I still will be able to do a good 5 hours of work if I commit myself.
And then Friday I have anywhere between 3& 5 hours of work
depending on what time I wake up.
I can have it done.
I like the way it looks now so I am hesitant to work more on it.
I just have to remind myself how much better it will look with all of the nice details added.
Please send some creative inspirational vibes my way.

Day 17- Purple Hydrangea WIP

Title: Purple Hydrangea WIP
Medium: Oils on stretched Canvas
Size: 19.5x23.5
Inspiration: The beautiful hydrangeas the cover this island that are starting to bloom. This will end up being an oil painting that will be a gift for a friend. I have covered the canvas now with color and now to refine the shapes, colors, and details. I am really enjoying watching this painting develop.

Days 14, 15, &16- More Excuses & Actual Painting!

Day 16
Title: Purple Hydrangea WIP
Medium: Oils on stretched Canvas
Size: 19.5x23.5
Inspiration: The beautiful hydrangeas the cover this island that are starting to bloom. This will end up being an oil painting that will be a gift for a friend. I am into the beginning lay in stage where the goal is just to cover the whole canvas in color. I probably could have began this differently by simplifying the colors more. I am a bit overwhelmed by how many colors there are but you live and you learn and I will keep that in mind for tomorrow.

Day 15
No good excuse. I was tired, lazy, uninspired. Day of rest?

Day 14
My husband invited me to his volleyball game/ tournament at 10am. Little did we know it was going to last until 8pm. So I spent all day at the gym. If I had known I was going to be there all day I would have brought a paint brush and some paint with me. So there was no painting on Saturday.

Day 13- Excuses, Excuses

Unlucky 13- tired- lazy- scared- All wonderful excuses for why I didnt do a painting today. I really wanted to begin on the Purple Hydrangea piece but for some reason I couldnt bring myself to do it. I guess I am still coming up with a plan of attack on how I want to begin and complete the piece. I need to have this done before June 13th. I better come up with my plan of attack soon and put it into action so I can have the painting done, dried, and framed by then. Progress will be made tomorrow.

Day 12- Purple Hydrangea WIP

Title: Purple Hydrangea WIP
Medium: White charcoal on Acrylic primed canvas
Size: 19.5x23.5
Inspiration: The beautiful hydrangeas the cover this island that are starting to bloom. This will end up being an oil painting that will be a gift for a friend. Right now I am in the initial sketch in stage.