31 and Done!

31 and Done with the Strada Easel Challenge, January 2022

Here is a pic of all of my paintings from the challenge.

It's a great experience, but I was glad to finish it and get on with painting without daily deadlines.  Looking forward to September 2022!  KMW

 

Commission-Sold

 

Untitled

Sold

8" x 8" Oil on Panel

Contemporary Oil Painting

This is a small commission I painted earlier this month.  I was asked by a collector to paint the early morning sky (I had a reference photo) taken on a very special day.  This painting now has a forever home!

Thanks for looking, KMW

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