Studio Time

 

Studio Time

10" x 10" Oil on Panel

Contemporary Interior Painting

Painting #31 in the 31-Day Strada Easel Challenge/Painting From Life

Here's #31, and I am done!  My last painting of the month is an interior view of the studio, with my easel, taboret, work table and stacks of canvas.  You can see the paint laid out on top of the taboret, and my collection of brushes and mark-making tools.  I purposely put a blank canvas on my easel.  The possibilities are endless for the next painting...and I am glad that I participated in the challenge.  Here's a shot of my work area that I painted.  Thanks for looking, Kay

Hot Stuff

Hot Stuff

8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Day #30 in 31/Strada Easel Challenge-Painting From Life

John went to the grocery store to buy ingredients for homemade salsa....and I decided to paint them before I got in the kitchen.  My set-up included: colorful placemat, two terra cotta bowls, jalepenos, serranos, habaneros, cilantro, garlic, and onions.  Painted it quickly, and it is very wet.

Thanks for looking....one more painting to go in the paint challenge!  Kay

Rock, Paper, Scissors

 

Rock, Paper, Scissors

12" x 12" Oil on RayMar Panel

Contemporary Still Life

Day #29 Strada Easel Challenge/Painting from Life

This was a fun little painting, I grabbed scissors, went to the parking lot and picked up a rock, and scrunched up a piece of paper.  The background is turquoise, although it appears to have some cobalt in it. I may add some more shadows to give it more depth.  And a hi-light or two.  I know our little grands will be able to talk about this painting!

Here's my studio set-up:

Thanks for looking.....Kay

Old and Complicated

Old and Complicated

12" x 12" Oil on Panel

Contemporary Still Life/Painting From Life

Day #28 of 31/Strada Easel Challenge

I wanted to challenge myself to paint something other than flowers...so, I pulled out this antique typewriter.  After I started my drawing, I wondered what I was thinking.  It's old and complicated.  After four layers of paint, I had to stop and give it a rest.  I hope to put details in in a few days--lettering, hi-lites, and touches of silver, brass and gold.  Here's what I have so far, along with the still life set-up in the studio.  Thanks for looking, Kay

My Easel

 

My Easel

16" x 8" Oil on RayMar Panel

Painting From Life (No photos, no computer, no imagination)

Day #27 Strada Easel Challenge 2022

I had wanted to go to the lake and paint, but it was too cold for me.  So I stayed inside the studio and painted an interior view of the studio with my big easel as the focal point.  Here's a photo below of the painting sitting at the bottom of my easel, which is holding a painting, a palette, brushes, palette knives and paper towels.  Normally I do not paint interiors, so the subject matter was a challenge for me!

Thanks for looking at my art....Kay

Sunflower on Turquoise

 

Sunflower on Turquoise

6" x 6" Oil on Cotton Panel

Contemporary Still Life

Day #26 of the Strada Easel Challenge/Painting From Life

Here's the last of the sunflowers in the studio:

Thanks for looking at my blog....KMW

Bouquet

 

Bouquet

8" x 8" Oil on Panel

Contemporary Still Life

Day #25 Strada Easel Challenge/Painting from life.

Day 25 out of 31.

My local florist is so creative and talented.....

Painting from life...in the studio.

Thanks for looking...KMW

Tulips

Tulips

6" x 6" Oil on Panel

Strada Easel Challenge 2022/Day 24 out of 31

Painting from Life

Thanks for looking at my art!  KMW

 

Plein Air

 

Sunny, warm and no wind...got to be outside painting.  I put three sunflowers in a red sap bucket in our front yard and started painting.  I ran out of time, as the shadows were moving too fast.  I hope to get back out there tomorrow at the same time of day.  This panel is 16" x 8" and super wet.  Hope to finish tomorrow...this was day #23 of the Strada Easel Challenge 2022.  Painting from life.  Thanks for looking, KMW

Here's the final painting:

Sunflower

 

Sunflower

6" x 6" Oil on Panel

Contemporary Floral Still Life

Day #22 Strada Easel Challenge/Painting From Life

Here's a pic of my sunflower in the studio.  I used a red background so it would pop!

Thanks for looking at my art...Kay

Sunflowers in Sap Bucket

 

Sunflowers in Sap Bucket

16" x 8" Oil on RayMar Panel

Contemporary Floral Palette Knife Painting

Day #21 Strada Easel Challenge/Painting From Life

Here's my set-up in the studio:

Thanks for looking at my art!  Kay

Apples, Lemons and Blooms

Apples, Lemons and Blooms

Day #20 Strada Easel Challenge/Painting From Life

12" x 12" Oil on RayMar Panel

Floral Still Life

Painting from an arrangement that LHFlowers made up, I was so excited with the variety in colors, texture, and blooms.  I had lots of fun painting this one today.  I think it took me about 3 hours...and I probably need to go back in and make a few adjustments once the paint sits for a couple of day.

Here is the arrangement I worked from:

Thanks for looking at my art, Kay

Sunflowers

 

Sunflowers

12" x 12" Oil on RayMar Panel

Contemporary Still Life

Day #19 Strada Easel Challenge/Painting From Life

Here's my set-up in the studio.  So glad Renarldo at LHFlowers had these beautiful stems!  Thanks for looking at my art....More painting tomorrow!  KMW

Red Pitcher

Red Pitcher

8" x 8" Oil on Panel

Day #18 Strada Easel Challenge 2022/Painting From Life

This panel is so WET!  I need to let it rest a couple of days before I go into the paint and put hi-lites.  Here's what I was working from in the studio:

Thanks, KMW

Nest of Three

 

Nest of Three

Day #17 Strada Easel Challenge 2022/Painting From Life

8" x 8" Oil on Panel

Contemporary Still Life

Here's the set-up:

More paintings to come....Kay

Colors of the Day

Colors of the Day

6" x 6" Oil on Panel

Day #16 Strada Easel Challenge/Painting From Life

I wanted to capture the colors of the tulips at the studio since they seem to be changing daily.

My time was short, as I had some quality grand baby time over the weekend!  More painting from life...

Thanks for looking......Kay

Tulips

 

Tulips

8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Panel

45 minute paint session in the studio

Day #15 Strada Easel Challenge 2022

These tulips started opening up and changing as soon as I put them in water.  I was painting fast, wanting to capture the colors of the stems and blooms.

Here is my set-up:

Thanks for looking....Kay

Five Eggs

Five Eggs

8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Panel

Contemporary Still Life

Day #14 Strada Easel Challenge 2022/Painting from life

Love the quail eggs and nest set-up.  This painting is drying in the studio.

Thanks for looking....

Off to TJ to buy more flowers.

Kay

White Rock Lake/Plein Air

 

White Rock Lake/Plein Air

8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Panel

Contemporary Landscape

Day #13 Strada Easel Challenge/Painting From Life

Here's my set-up along the shore of White Rock Lake in Dallas.

Thanks for looking....Kay

White Rock Lake

 

White Rock Lake 

6" x 6" Oil on Panel

Plein Air

Day #12 Strada Easel Challenge/Painting From Life

Yesterday was a beautiful day at the lake.  I did have equipment failure, and lost a cap to a tube of paint.  But it was warm and sunny.  This painting is not finished...hope to go back to the same spot today.

Flower

Flower

12" x 12" Oil on RayMar Panel

Contemporary Still Life

Day #11 of the 31-Day Strada Easel Challenge

I received a beautiful book, "Flower" from one of my studio mates.  It is right up my alley, with amazing photographs of floral art.  I thought I would incorporate it with a vase of blooms for today's challenge painting.  The hydrangeas from Christmas are still full and beautiful, so I am using them again, although they are changing in color.  One thing I discovered is that I do not have the patience for small lettering.  I would never make it as a sign painter!  I like to paint loose, so lettering is just too tight for me.  

Here's my set-up in the studio.  Thanks for looking...contact ME for more info.  KMW

Cowgirl Up #2

Cowgirl Up #2

8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Panel

Day # 8 Strada Easel Challenge/31 Days 

Contemporary Still Life

After I painted the red cowboy boots, 2 year old Ruthie wanted her pink boots painted also.  So here they are in the studio.  

More painting tomorrow....thanks for looking.  Kay

Red Carnations

 

Red Carnations and More

Day #9 of Strada Easel 31-Day Challenge

12" x 12" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Still Life

Here's my set-up in the studio today.

This painting is extremely wet.  I would like to make a few adjustments once the oils dry.  (I certainly don't want to make mud with the paint that is already on the panel.)  So for now, it's drying in the studio.  Thanks for looking...Kay

Handful of Blooms

Handful of Blooms

Day #8 Strada Easel Challenge

8" x 16" Oil on RayMar Panel

Contemporary Floral Still Life

Here's my set-up in the studio:

Thanks for looking at my art.  Kay

Hydrangeas in Blue Vase

 

Hydrangeas in Blue Vase

8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Panel

Contemporary Floral Still Life

Day #7 Strada Easel Challenge

Christmas Hydrangeas are still beautiful...I can't help myself.

Thanks for looking...KMW

22 Quail Eggs

 

22 Quail Eggs

8" x 16" Oil on RayMar Panel

Contemporary Still Life

Day #6 Strada Easel Challenge

I received these quail eggs in this egg carton, and decided to just paint them in it.  Painting the carton was a challenge...and it was a little time consuming since I was doing it from a still life set-up in the studio.  

Painting from life forces you to really look and make decisions while painting.  This painting was finished in two days.  Thanks for looking....KMW