I am so happy to get to paint with oils again- thanks to the "No solvent necessary" miscible oils. It's amazing how fast they came "back" after a 30+ year separation due to my asthma/allergies. It's doubly nice to share a set up with my oil painter husband when we're on the road! While Pastels are my favorite, I can take a 5 tubes of oils and mix any color I need. The water miscible oils only needs water to clean up and I can use some walnut oil to thin- safer for the environment (and me). It makes for a more portable "kit" to bring on my travels.
My husband Bob and I painted side by side at this overlook on a PAWA outing. We tried to stay out of the way- but we were an attraction all by ourselves! Oil on Canvas. PS We later did a show at Morso Gallery called "Side by Side"- kind of a "he said/she said" art conversation!
11"H x 14"W
I was painting in a Rural Garden on the Garden Tour- She had a lovely cottage garden. It was rainy and blustery, so a plant vendor lent us a tent to paint under.
On out trip to France, we rented a house in Cotignac, Provence for a week. Sunny yellow walls with blue shutters, a tile roof and terraced garden. We took a "day off" just to paint and drink it all in. Oil on canvas panel
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An Oil study of sunflowers in a galvinized vase on carton (a resin impregnated cardboard that was used by many Impressionists.I did this as a demo at the Summer Art Festival.
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Oil "portrait"of small Turtle Island off Salt Creek Campground near Pt Angeles. It was included in the PAWA "Nature's Gift of Water" Book. I also did a pastel of the island from the far side- that view shows the Turtle shape of the island better.
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At the Gig Harbor Garden tour- a great little space carved out of the front garden for enjoying a cuppa tea.
I was doing a lot of oil painting as a result of trip to France (taking only oils). This was back home and I was trying for a Monet-esque angle on this concrete bridge.
The square format series challenge, piece # 3.
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The square format series challenge #4.
