27/30 September Painting Challenge

8x10 Pretzel with Mustard

This month challenge is about painting more often and for me, additionally it is trying new techniques and subject matters. Today's painting allowed me to use a product that I have wanted to try for quite some time.   It is a product called Extra Heavy Gel.  It is added to your paint to keep it thick.  When I got the majority of the pretzel done it hit me that I could squirt the mustard on with this paint.  I am not sure that you can see from the photo but it is very dimensional and adds uniqueness to this painting in person.

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26/30 September Painting Challenge

6x6 Spider Web

In keeping with the Halloween/Fall theme of the last few days, today's painting is a spider web covered in dew.  This time of the year as the cool moisture of the morning creates more fog and dew on the spider webs I see along the highway they just glisten.  Although I am afraid of spiders I think their webs are interesting and beautiful.  It is amazing the designs they achieve.

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25/30 September Painting Challenge

8x8 Vincent P Pumpkin

24/30 September Painting Challenge

8x10 Night Light

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23/30 September Painting Challenge

5x7 Collards and Black Eyed Peas

Collards and Black Eyed Peas a very Southern dish.  This piece came about because I believe the leaf of the Collard to be just a beautiful as a leaf of a flower, but it seamed to be so lonely without something else added.  The peas would be a perfect compliment.  They were a challenge to get the roundness but finally it all came together like a good meal.

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22/30 September Painting Challenge

5x7 Fleur de Lis

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21/30 September Painting Challenge

5x7 Bream

This one is for my fishermen fans.  Sure wish I had a mess of these guys with some hush puppies.

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20/30 September Painting Challenge

5x7 Geranium

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19/30 September Painting Challenge

3x6 Koi Dance

First let me apologize for the photo of this painting.  It is still wet and the light is bouncing off the canvas so badly.  I will try to get a better photo once I have more time.

This painting is in keeping with the weekly theme of "Water Dance" and the poured acrylic technique like yesterday's painting was.  As the paint flowed I saw Koi appear.  I love how the marbled water came out.

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18/30 September Painting Challenge

8x8 Luguna

Today's painting is another Water series painting.  This time I have used a poured acrylic technique.  Perhaps you can tell from all the variety this month I am trying new styles to make my art more appealing to art lovers. Some you will see again and some you will not, as they will only be attempted this month.

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17/30 September Painting Challenge

5x7 Pink Float

In keeping with the "water dance" theme for the week, I was drawn to this scene because the way the water held the pink tones.  I think I love the reflections on the water as much as I love the scenes around it.

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16/30 September Painting Challenge

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