I just wanted to let you all know that I am going
to be on vacation for the next couple of weeks and
will not be able to post the daily paintings during
that time...
When I get back things will be back to normal, well
as normal as they can be :0)
Happy Summer Everyone~~
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Pair of Zennias
I have a feeling that I will be painting quite
a few zennia paintings this summer as they are
one of my favorite flowers and there are two
rows of them in the garden...
I haven't had much time to paint these past few
weeks with it being summer and all, but I will
try to do better :0)
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Friday, June 13, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
In Time for Lime
Fun Limes on an orangey Red background...
I haven't been posting as regular as usual
because of Summer time and so much going on...
Hopefully things will calm down and I will
be back to posting every day. I am going to
do something fun tonight though~~I am taking
a pottery class...Maybe some will turn out
well enough that I might even include them
in a painting....hmmmmmmmmmm....we'll see...
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Then There was Three
Guess I am on a fruit kick :0)
Hope everyone had a Happy Memorial Day
weekend~~
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Friday, May 23, 2008
No Matter How You Slice It
Orange slices on bluish plate with pattern
linens. I'm from the Midwest, so the idea
that you could have an orange tree in your
back yard sounds heavenly to me. We do
have pecan trees though, if you can beat
the squirels to them :0)
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Lemon Fresh
I'm not sure if it come across in the finished
painting or not, but the blue plate is setting
on a loosly pattern of plaid blue table linen.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Granny Smith on Pink Plate
Today was such a perfect day to paint...
the sun was shining and the birds were
chirping :0)
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Peonies
I painted this on the 18th and thought I had
posted it here....duh...so I am late on this
one :0)
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Friday, May 16, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
TWO FOR TEA II
I bet you are wondering what is with the title??
These flowers are in my mason jar that I drink
tea out of~~
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TWO FOR TEA
I painted two different angles of these daisies today.
They were both fun to paint...I am looking forward
to picking my wild flowers out of my flower bed~
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
SUNFLOWER PAIL
Oil on 6"x6" canvas panel
This is one of two paintings that I finished
today. Both of which are of the same subject.
I sometimes can't resist to paint several of
the same subject when I do these small studies,
because I haven't learned when to quit squeezing
out the paint. I usually have too much on my
palette when I finish with the small one.
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Saturday, May 3, 2008
Just a Little Nudge
Just a little more and the apple on the
top will be the center of attention.
It's funny what speaks to someone when
they look at a painting...Usually my
favorites are the shadows :0)
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Friday, May 2, 2008
Day at the Beach
Oil Painting on 6"x12" stretched canvas
We had storms off and on all day today so I
thought painting a beach scene might be
refreshing. When painting figures in scenes,
I am trying to work on shapes and value
instead of detail. Maybe one day I will
be satisfied with my approach~~practice,
practice :0)
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tree Grove
On my way to get my garden goodies the other day
I spotted this grove of pecan trees. They were
just starting to bud out and such a beautiful
shade of spring green. I love trees when they
are just budding, one because of the color, and
two, because you can still see the entire shape
of all the limbs and branches...
Monday, April 28, 2008
UNO
I really enjoy painting shadows, especially exaggerated
ones. I work really hard when setting up the lighting
to have the shadows really stretched out. I hope to have
a better set up one day soon~~
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Pale Yellow Dress
I have been working of some larger figurative
work the past few days and decided to do
a smaller size to post. My larger ones
are listed in my etsy store (artbysonja.etsy.com)
if you would like to take a look..
I suppose my favorite thing to paint will
always be figures~~
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Retreat Table
This setting just looks like a good place
to sit by and read your favorite magazine
or book. The peonies might even inspire one
to stop and smell the "flowers".
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Monday, April 21, 2008
Abstract Pear
I painted this pear firsh with my brushes then decided it looked
too flat for my liking. So I took a palette knife and went back
over skimming the tops here and there to give it more dimension
and was pleased with the turn out..
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Sunday, April 20, 2008
Marigolds
I took several photos of this painted with two
different cameras even and was never really
satisfied with any of them...argh~Sometimes
I just can't get the pics of my paintings to
show the true tone of the original painting...
In this one, for instance, the pot that these
marigolds are in lean more towards the creams
and little warmer tones, but in my photos it
just wouldn't pick that feel up...
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Friday, April 18, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Tomato
It is getting close to planting time.
My neighbor is letting me use a little
of his garden space and I just can't
wait to get started. It has been
several years sice I have had a garden,
so I hope things turn out. I will be
seeking lots of advice from him though
because he is an avid gardener...
lucky me :0)
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Single Iris
Yep, went a little crazy with these jewels, but
they were so much fun to paint~~Actually, there
will probably be several more in the future...
they are just now starting to bloom ;)
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Iris On Top
I painted this on Monday, but am just now getting
around to posting it...These iris came from my yard
but originally came from my husbands grandmother.
When she passed away, we dug some up to plant in
our yard and now ever year when they bloom we think
of her...
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Sunday, April 13, 2008
Three & One
I had a hard time coming up with a name for this one. Today has been a "good painting" day. I was real happy with the way this one turned out, and hope you will be too~~
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Sunny
Painting yellow is about as equally difficult for
me as white subjects. Most yellows are very transparent and
even in a thick applications, they are hard to manipulate.
Even though yellows are tough, I had a very nice time with this
painting and plan on a larger canvas with sunflowers...
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Red Emperor Tulips
These tulips were picked from my Aunts' yard. Her house is just across the
street from mine so every year these bright red tulips catch my attention.
You can't miss them as you drive by.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Purple Grapes
This little painting was inspired by a friend of mine who is also
a wonderful collector of art. Thanks so much Frank~they were
very fun to paint :0)
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