Category Archives: Challenges: Subject Matter Studies

15 Paintings Challenge – Flowers: In My Garden, #15

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Mary

Who knew?  After spending time going through hundreds of reference images for my final #15 flower painting, it dawned on me that I had taken a photograph from my perennial garden last year that I’ve been waiting to paint ~ … Continue reading →

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15 Paintings Challenge – Flowers: Forsythia’s in Winter, #14

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Mary

I really planned to have this painting finished yesterday, but you know how things go ~ happy to say that #14 is completed.  Forsythias forced to bloom indoors during Winter is a perfect way to brighten up even the coldest … Continue reading →

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15 Paintings Challenge – Flowers: Lilac, #13

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Mary

I hope to catch up on everyone’s blogs tomorrow – the last couple of days was spent painting and working in the gardens.  Only two to go more paintings left in the challenge ~ continuing the countdown. Lilac, #13 is … Continue reading →

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15 Paintings Challenge: Geranium, #12

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Mary

We are getting to the end of this challenge with only three more flower paintings to go – count down is on!  The last three flower scenes have been selected ~ #12, Geranium (10×8) an oil pastel painted on gessoed … Continue reading →

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15 Paintings – Flower Challenge: Red Roses, #11

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Mary

Two years ago I took a photograph of some roses I brought in from the outside and have been waiting for a good time to paint them – well actually until I felt a bit more confident.  The flower challenge … Continue reading →

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15 Paintings Challenge – Flowers: Sweet Pea at Window, #10

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Mary

I really enjoyed painting this scene – it was an arrangement that allowed for exploring all types of pinks, magenta and violet, along with varying textures. #10 Sweet Pea at Window is an oil pastel (12×9) on a gessoed prepared … Continue reading →

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15 Paintings Challenge – Flowers: Coreopsis Early Sunrise, #9

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Mary

Continuing with the flower challenge, #9 Coreopsis Early Sunrise are flowers I know well – they are just beginning to bud and hopefully within the next two weeks we’ll see them open. #9 Coreopsis Early Sunrise, an oil pastel (8×8) … Continue reading →

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15 Paintings Challenge – Flowers: Roses Close-up, #8

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Mary

Continuing on with this challenge – a complicated rose reference photograph was selected, and oh my I should have simplified the components in the painting and taken everything out except the large middle rose.  I’ll do that the next time … Continue reading →

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15 Paintings Challenge – Flowers: Orange-Red Tulips, #7

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Mary

I rarely paint on the weekends, but this group of tulips were interesting enough that I wanted to have  little fun ~ it’s better than pulling weeds that I need to get at. #7 Orange-Red Tulips (7×5) an oil pastel … Continue reading →

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15 Paintings – Flowers: Wild Purple Day Lily’s, #6

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Mary

Do you love purple flowers?  I do, they are refreshing to see standing tall in Texas’ blazing summer heat.  Well as luck has it, we have wild purple day lily’s that are more than abundant in our yard – they’ve … Continue reading →

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