Taking February A Bit Easier

30 in 30 was a wonderful exercise and something I should strive for every month. It was interesting to see how I handled the deadline pressure. All in all fairly well I suppose as 3 of the 6 I painted on the 31st sold fairly quickly. This month I am taking things a little slower and not worrying too much about the number of paintings done, although I have done 10 so far (not all successful) and hope to do quite a few more before the end of the month. Here are the 10. The last couple were done for the Texas Democratic Women's Convention where I will be exhibiting this weekend. I figured images of Austin or the Capitol might be good souvenirs for them to take home with them (nothing like playing to the audience).
 

"Dreamscape 2" 6x6 oil SOLD

"Walnut Creek" click here for info

"Walnut Creek 2" click here for info

"Dreamscape 4" click here for info

"Dreamscape 3" click here for info

"A Capitol View" click here for info

"Congress Bridge" click here for info

Phew! 30 in 30! I made it!

Really didn't think I could pull it off but I did. Can't say I love every one of them, but I did paint 30 of them in January.

Here are the last ones...

"A Ways To Go" 6x6 oil on board. Click here for info.

"Sunset Serenity" 6x6 oil on board. Click here for info.

"Fall Aspens" 6x6 oil on board. Click here for info.

"Native Texan" 6x6 oil on board. Click here for info.

"The Falls" 8x10 oil on board. Click here for info.

"Pile of Pots" 6x6 oil on board. Click here for info.

"Fall Hike" 6x6 oil on board. Click here for info.

23 Down and 7 to Go

Nothing like a deadline to get the lead out. I've painted 3 so far today and plan to do more. Tomorrow I'll be painting like crazy to get to 30 paintings in 30 days. At least now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and feel it might be possible. Here are the ones I've done since the last post.

"Roaming Range" 6x6 oil on board. Click here for info.

"First to the Pool" 6x6 oil on board. Click here for info.

"Pecking Order 2" 5x5 oil on board. Click here for info.

"Trail Less Traveled" 5x5 oil on board. Click here for info.

"Dreamscape 1" 5x5 oil on board. Click here for info.

"Lily Bloom" 5x5 oil on board. Click here for info.

17 Down and 13 to Go

Not looking good. I still  have 13 to do and am quickly running out of days to do them in. I have 4 days to paint 13 pictures which might be doable if I had nothing else to do - nothing could be further from the truth. So I may have to throw in the towel. I'll keep plugging at it, mind you, right up till the end of the day on the 31st.

Here's what I've added to my stock since the last post.

"Birds of a Feather" 6x6 oil on board. Click here to bid

"Adobe Lane" 6x6 oil on board. Click here to bid

"Peek-a-boo" 5x7 oil on board. Click here to bid.

14 Down and 16 to Go

Finally making some headway again. Got two paintings done today, the first ones in a few days. I was so busy with the memorial service and getting ready to host the reception after the service that I didn't get any art done. Now that it is successfully behind me I feel I can start again. Here are the most recent paintings. I have 16 more to do and 11 days to do them. I'm feeling hopeful that I can pull it off.

"Kitty in the Window" 7x5 oil on board (gifted to my brother)

"Red Canyon" 6x6 oil on board click here for more info

"Mean Tom" 5x5 oil on board click here for more info

"First Responder" 5x5 oil on board click here for more info

10 Down, 20 To Go...

I sure know how to create a challenge for myself. When I jumped in both feet, to this 30 painting in 30 days challenge, I didn't realize how much the rest of my life might impact my ability to succeed. I'm now two paintings behind but still hoping to catch up. I should have known that trying this on a month when I was already starting to teach The Dragon's Way ® classes and in charge of the Austin Pastel Society website during the deadline for the annual juried member exhibition (all entries online, of course) would have made it difficult. I never imagined I would also be dealing with  my mother's death and everything that goes along with the loss of a parent. I must say I am exhausted. Most of my daily paintings are in oil. Pastels take me far longer to complete. I did do "Best Buds" with an eye to entering it in the APS show, but decided not to - it simply is too small to compete with all the large beautiful paintings in the show. Check out this year's entries here.
Thursday was a beautiful day here after several days of rain (which we desperately needed here in Central Texas).  It was a delight to join my painting buddies from Plein Air Austin for a paint out at the beautiful Laguna Gloria Art Museum grounds.

"The Villa" 6x8 oil on board click to see auction

"Something Totally Different" 7x5 ink and watercolor on Scratchbord click to see auction

"Best Buds" 5x7 pastel on Pastelbord click to see auction

7 Down, 23 To Go...

OK, so I'm a painting behind already. I'm sure I have time to make it up before the end of the month though. The day I did not manage to get a painting done was Monday, January 7th. My excuse is probably better than most, that's the day that my 91 year old mother passed away. Somehow I couldn't make myself paint that day. I will catch up though...just give me a few days.

Here are the ones I've done since the last post.

"Old Red" 5x7 oil on canvasboard  bid on it here

"Delicate Subject" 6x6 oil on canvas bid on it here

"Day Drawing Down" 6x6 oil on board bid on it here

"Paint Gone Wild" 6x6 oil on canvas bid on it here