Frog Fountain 6x6 oil painting

Day 27 of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
I've had a water garden for over 20 years, and have had a lot of different fountains. I started with the plastic kind that stays just on top of the water and sprays water into the air in different patterns. They were pretty but not very stable, kept falling over or getting blown over by the wind. Then I had a concrete fish, standing on his tail, spouting water high into the air. Very impressive, but over the years, he started to disintegrate from the water falling on him, and he looked pretty ugly, like he had a disease! I guess this happened because he didn't have a painted protective coat. Then I had a spitting heron, who was beautiful--made of some sort of resin, I think. Then he sprung a leak! :( This frog has been around and lasted through the fish and the heron, and still looks great. He's cement, but painted.
My husband said the frog looks like he's throwing up. ;) Guess I have some learning to do on painting falling water.

Price

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Blue Hydrangea 6x6 oil painting

Day 24 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
My blue hydrangeas have always been beautiful--until this year. In the spring, I thought I would be really efficient and clean up the garden and get everything fertilized before the company came and spread 150 bales of pine straw. Apparently I broke the rule about fertilizing flowering shrubs AFTER they bloom. The plants didn't have a single bloom this year, but they are greener and healthier than ever! :( Lesson learned. Luckily I have lots of photos from previous years.
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Red Hibiscus 6x6 oil/palette knife painting

Day 23 in 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
Red tropical hibiscus--my favorite color of all of them, although the yellow and pink and salmon are gorgeous, too. So many flowers, so little time!
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Garlic 6x6 oil painting

Day 22 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
Garlic looks so white and bland, but if you look closely, you see so much more color. It's fun to exaggerate those colors, and makes the painting more interesting. I enjoyed painting this one!
I'll hang this in my kitchen with two other paintings--one of onions and one of leeks and scallions.

Pink Rose 6x6 oil painting

Day 18 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
A rose is a rose is a rose is a . . . difficult flower to paint! Especially quickly. When I painted a pink peony a few years ago I took a lot of time, painting very slowly. I'm not sure I have the patience for that now. :( Will try one another time when I'm not in such a hurry. On to the next painting!

Price

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Summer Marsh 6x6 oil/palette knife painting

Day 12 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. This marsh is near Kiawah Island in South Carolina. I'll try it again another time with brushes instead of a palette knife, in a larger size.

Price

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Poppies and Seed Pods 6x6 oil/palette knife painting

Day 11 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge Painted this one a little more loosely and abstract. Went a bit wild with the sky color.
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Beach Sunrise 6x6 oil painting

Day 8 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.
On our first day at the beach this summer, we walked at 6:30am. So peaceful, quiet, almost no one else on the beach. We saw turtle tracks and a horseshoe crab. The next morning we walked in the other direction. The sunrise wasn't as pretty, and we didn't see any turtle tracks at that end of the beach. The rest of the week I slept in every morning. Hey, I was on vacation!
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Bird of Paradise 6x6 oil painting

Day 7 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days. Took the photo for this painting in San Diego--wonderful place for reference photos--all kinds of flowers and beautiful scenery. Simplified the background and used an unusual color for a little excitement. ;)

Price

Option 1 $50.00 USD