Christmas 2016

It's that time of year again - getting Christmas ornaments ready for an auction in November.

Jolie

8 x 10 oil on canvas panel

Worked on this one yesterday and finished up on her collar today.  This was a fun one to paint.  Dogs are such good subjects!

Back Bay Re-Do

12 x 16 oil on linen

This one took some re-working and I like it better.  I have been re-working quite a few of my older paintings lately.  Mistakes stand out more clearly when I go back after a year or so and review.  Some I leave alone but most I try to enhance/improve (alas, some can't be be helped!).

Tweet Chatter

11 x 16 oil on linen

I've worked on this one off and on this week and have enjoyed playing with all the whites and grays.  Lately I have been working on a very large (for me as it's a 30" x 40") painting and I have discovered I just don't enjoy painting big.  First it takes too much time and it's difficult for me to add little subtle strokes here and there--everything is magnified!!!!  I was glad to get back to a size which is more comfortable for manipulating paint.

Mustangs - Study

12 x 16 oil on stretched canvas

This was submitted to the Daily Paintworks Equine Challenge today.  I enjoy painting horses in motion and try to stay loose.  They are beautiful creatures and I tried for looseness and just had to make myself quit.  

More Koi

8 x 10 oil on canvas panel

Trying to paint with a palette knife is like trying to paint with all thumbs to me!  I am forcing myself to practice with it and this is my result.  I have a  LONG way to go!

Peonies

8 x 10 oil on canvas panel

Painting flowers again today - working on abstracting them!  I have NO patience painting flowers....don't know what that's about but I could paint figures and faces all day long,  just not flowers.  I have been attempting to paint outside my comfort zone with both florals and landscapes lately.  We are leaving town for a few days tomorrow so I won't be able to post on my blog from my iPad but I can post to Instagram, so check out my Instagram page wandamlowery.