Daily Painting Challenge #7

Daily Painting Challenge  No. 7

Acrylic on canvas board 6 x 12 inches. Inspired by backyard here in Temiscaming. Trying different techniques with the palette knife. 

Daily Painting Challenge #6

Daily Painting Challenge  No. 6

     Acrylic on canvas board  6 x 12 inches. needs some touch ups and detailing and why did I put the Kingfisher dab in the middle. I should know better :)  Based on Photo taken while kayaking  near Commonwealth .

Daily Painting Challenge #5

Daily Painting Challenge No. 5

         Managed to squeak in #5 on January 5th 2015. I am caught up.  Birch trees using acrylic on canvas board  6 x 12 inches. I love birch trees and am trying to learn how to paint them. This was a loose palette knife textured approach!

Daily Painting Challenge #4

Daily Painting Challenge No. 4

     Fourth painting of a poppy using a palette knife . Dab technique that I quite like .  Acrylic on canvas board 6 x 12 inches.

Painting Challenge #3

Daily Painting Challenge No. 3

        This is the third Poppy palette knife painting. Trying different palette knives and techniques for background.  Playing with colors and textures but now need to work on form . Acrylic  on canvas board  6 x 12 inches 

Painting Challenge #2

Daily Painting Challenge  No. 2 

     

       I chose the same subject , being poppies and have tried different techniques with the acrylics. Predominantly done using a palette knife. I chose to try out a different palette knife for the background and quite like the results.  A slightly  different color palette . Acrylic on canvas board  6 x 12 inches. 

Painting Challenge #1

        Daily Painting Challenge No. 1

        This past year has been insanely busy and so I am challenging myself to paint daily even when it would seem I have little time.  So this is painting No. 1 Acrylic on canvas board  6 x 12 inches. An experimentation with palette knife , texturing  and color.