The Challenge at Daily Paintworks

I love this Daily Painting website.

In fact, it is how I first learned about the daily painting movement and pushed me to start this blog. One day I hope to post daily like these artists. Right now life is too busy and I am dreaming about making it happen soon. very soon! I have not visited this blog in a long time and just checked in to see what some of my favorite artists are up to. The website has changed and they added a "Challenge" section which is so exciting! I love "assignments" and will definitely participate in this very soon.

wait for me • in progress

Ansley and Bea. I love my little Bea's body in this image..especially her fingers poking out on her right hand, just grazing the hardwood floor. Ansley, my niece spent the night and Bea wanted to follow her everywhere.

There are some areas not working yet, so I will post the finished painting soon!

pretzel

I have been busy painting a series of illustrations for a children's book. This is not one of them...but I was mixing some colors and the burnt sienna and yellows made pretzels pop to mind...I'm not even really wanting a pretzel right now, but I do like the fun shape and decided to paint one.

wouldn't it be fun to do a series of these...all food or maybe even flash cards of the alphabet for children. Iknow there are some fabulous ones out there (of animals) . But maybe one day I'll do my own series!

Oil painting • Katherine

Katherine 5 x 7" oil on canvas.

I have wanted to paint portraits for awhile. But not necessarily in the traditional sense. Instead I like to approach it from a more natural setting. Sort of like the posed photo vs. the journalistic approach. Definitely there are merits to both. I think I just like the figure to be doing things or engaged in something instead of the camera or viewer. More like capturing a moment instead of a pose.

Fortunately, I have lots of photos of my nieces and I can use them as experiments. Children are just fun to draw and paint. After sorting through boxes of photos, I found several from our beach trips over the years. This one is from maybe 5 years ago...Katherine's first trip to the beach.

Pastel • Spider Mum

Spider Mum. Pastel 5x7"

on pastelbord.

I really enjoy drawing and painting glass. The reflections become abstract shapes and the colors are unexpected.

Last week I bought a bouquet of these mums and broke them up and placed them in individual glass votives. They look fun sprinkled on the table with little tea lights. Now some are falling apart, so I caught this one this morning.