Day 8

Looks like fall is starting to show its colors. Here's my Day 8 entry called "End of Summer".

"End of Summer
4x6 inches oil on linen panel
$60.00 plus shipping, unframed

Day 7

Day 7! I can't believe I've made it through the week. Here's my #7 entry entitled "My Pal". I am experimenting with oil pastels and doing pet portraits. I think I like how oil pastels work.

This is piece is not for sale.

Day 6

This is my Day 6 entry in the 30 paintings/30 days challenge.Wanted to try out a bit of a palette knife painting.

"Morning Cuppa"
6x6 inches oil on canvas panel
$90.00 plus shipping

Prints are available

Several of my new paintings are now available as prints from Fine Art America. Please stop by for a visit!

Day 5

I think I'm getting the hang of doing a painting a day! This my day 5 entry a watercolor called "Assateague Ponies".
I was painting in the Ocean City Paint the Town event and decided to sit on the beach at Assateague Island and paint. Well, these ponies decided to stop by for a visit while I was painting. I took some reference photos and made some quick sketches before they strolled away.
My oil painting from the scene sold!
I like this so much that I think I my turn it into a larger oil painting.

"Assateague Ponies"
6x9 inches watercolor on Arches paper
$110.00  plus shipping
includes matting that will fit into a 9x12 inch frame.

Sold

Day 4

Another small watercolor today. This little lighthouse lives just down the road from me at Sandy Point State Park. Nice to have a beach nearby in the summer!

"Sandy Point Light"
4x4 inches watercolor on Arches paper
$40.00 unframed

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Day 3

I decided to change things up a bit and do a watercolor piece. I saw these wonderful birdhouses when I was one of the artists participating on the Kent Island Gardens Tour.

"Bird Condo"
3x10 inch watercolor on Arches paper
$60.00 unframed

Sold

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Day 2 of the 30 Paintings/30 Day Challenge

I found this little park on the way to Ocean City, Md when I was a participating artist at the Ocean City Paint the Town event. I took some quick reference photos and made some quick sketches. I hope to create a larger piece, but for now this little painting is my entry #2.






"St. Martins Neck Marsh"
4x6 inches oil on canvas panel
$60.00 plus shipping

 Three paintings are on their way to the Kent Island Federation of Art Gallery for a show titled "Plein Air – Summer Reflections". This show runs from September 3 to October 11, 2014.

My paintings are:
1. "Late Afternoon"
2. "Chapel Road"
3. "Sailing the Miles River"
Now I have to get back to my entry for day 2 of the 30 day challenge.

Day 1 of the 30 Day Challenge

This is my first painting for the 30 Day/30 Paintings challenge. I am hoping to use this experience and practice to learn to simplify my paintings, rather than get bogged down in all the tiny details.
This painting depicts a pathway at the Adkins Arboretum, at the Tuckahoe State Park in Ridgely, Maryland. I was there with my plein air painting group and took a few reference photos to use for this challenge. It was a very hot summer day and I hope I depicted the heat of the day!





 "Summer Path"
6x6 inches oil on hardboard panel
$90.00 plus shipping