30 painting in 30 days.. January 2015!

So I signed up on New Years Eve  to do the 30 paintings in 30 days painting challenge.   It is a big commitment and while I love it.. wipes me out to keep up.    Here we are on the 3rd of the month and I'm posting my 1st painting but I didn't start till late on the 1st ..  Ok.. I won't give a bunch of excuses but I'm going to get as many of the 30 paintings done that I can and also plan to get farther in my Polish Pottery Still Life Series!     One of my paintings in the series will be included in a Polish pottery annual magazine and I really want to get farther in the series as it's been since August that I painted one last.  Yikes.

Ok.. enough rambling!  I have lots of painting to do!  My plan is get farther.. hopefully in the 90's of this series, experiment with abstracts as they are something that I love and want to experiment with those

#jan30in30


My 1st paining on day 3 of the challenge is:

"Eggs: Polish Pottery LXXXI"

acrylic on canvas

6x8x 1 3/8"

varnished

Original available on Etsy (prints will be added also).  HERE

Prints of this painting on Etsy HERE

Painting #29 in 30/30 Fox painting

Painting #29 in the January 30 paintings in 30 day challenge!   1 painting to go!!

I painted this from a photo I took in 2010 of a fox that had been hanging around our property. She was around so much that I called her Betty. She'd run the fence with my dog but later I discovered why she was hanging out on the other side of the fence. She had her babies in the culvert under our driveway and was watching them from the other side of the fence because we were outside she wanted to keep an eye on us. I'd walk out and snap photos of her. She was panting in this picture and actually looks like she's laughing. Later that day we discovered her babies in the culvert (see Fox Den painting of one of the babies in the culvert) I took photos of the babies too. This is my second painting of Betty. :)
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Betty

4x4x3/4"

All rights reserved

Copyright remains with artist

available on Etsy  HERE

#23 in the 30 in 30 painting challenge. Custom cat portrait

#23 is a custom cat portrait.  7 paintings to go!


Molly
4x4x3/4"
Acrylic on canvas

Custom pet paintings available on Etsy here

Painting #20 in the 30 in 30 painting challenge and my Nibblefest entry this month.

#20 was painted for the challenge and for Nibblefest Art Contest, NFAC.  This months theme is, Blue, so I put a blue frosting cupcake on a Polish pottery large dot plate for a still life.

Auction does not begin till 7:07 MST, January 20th on eBay.

Blue Cupcake: Polish Pottery LXXVIII

6x6x1 3/8

Acrylic on canvas

Auction starting tonight on eBay at this LINK   (or click on image)

78th in my Polish Pottery still life series

Painting continues on sides

On wall NOT to scale 

Painting #19 in the 30 in 30 painting challenge. Colorado landscape

I rarely ever paint landscapes and my husband really liked this one and says I should paint them more often.  I should.   I painted this from a photo I took in January of the snow topped Pikes Peak mountain in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

My 19th in the 30 in 30 painting challenge

Pikes Peak in January

4x6x7/8

Acrylic painting on canvas, sides painted black.  

No frame needed 

Available on Etsy HERE

Painting #18 in the 30 in 30 January painting challenge. Baby Texas longhorn

Painting #18 was painted from a photo of one of my friends cows at her ranch in Oregon.  Faith Hope Love Ranch.  Thank you Deb!!   Wow. I thought when I started this challenge that no way could I do a painting a day and keep at it.  It is tiring but so very rewarding!  

Baby Longhorn

4x4x3/4

acrylic on canvas

sides painted black 

Available on Etsy HERE

sides painted black, no frame needed

IF you choose to frame it.  Look how cute it would look in a small 4x4 frame!

(Frame Not included, just an example)

Painting #15 of the January 30 paintings in 30 day challenge. Custom dog portrait

Painting #15 (Half way there!!!!!) of the 30 paintings in 30 days January art challenge.   Meet Belle Marie. I got the greatest up close nose reference shot of her laying on a pillow.    My 2nd 'nose style' dog portrait..    Her eyes were fun to paint as she has blue flecks in her eyes.  I have a blue merle collie that also has the merling in the eyes, I can remember looking at his eyes when he was a puppy trying to figure out if it was a reflection I was seeing or what.. but it was the merle in him that gave him those specks.    I got a really fun reference photo for this and this was a fun painting to do!

Belle Marie

6x6x1 3/8" custom daily pet portrait

Acrylic on canvas

see my Etsy listing HERE

Painting #14 in the 30 paintings in 30 days January challenge. Custom dog portrait.

Meet Oz Moses.  He is a custom pet portrait for this challenge on a 6x6 canvas and painting #14 in the challenge.   (16 to go!)

Oz Moses

6x6x1 3/8"

Acrylic on canvas

Custom pet paintings for this challenge on Etsy HERE

Painting #8 in 30 in 30 challenge. Strawberries

Painting #8 (22 to go! whew) in the 30 in 30  January art challenge, is a miniature painting of cut strawberry slices on polish pottery with the pin point dot pattern.  I love all  polka dot patterns from big dots to small dots, so pretty and fun!   While you can't see the pottery piece I liked how the strawberries looked with the dotted pattern in the background. The strawberries are sitting on my Ceramika Artycyzna cutting board.   This was a fun little painting and would look adorable in a little 4x4 frame. 

Strawberries: Polish Pottery LXXIV

4x4x3/4"

Acrylic on Canvas, sides painted black

Available on Etsy HERE

Sides painted black, no frame needed

BUT would look super cute in a small frame :) 

(Frame NOT included, just an example)

Day 6 in 30/30 Painting Challenge. Little Green bird

Day 6 painting was painted from a photo I took at my neighbors house while caring for their bunnies.  A little green bird in the trees eating a bug.    Snapped the pic and it made for a great reference.
Miniature painting on canvas.  4x4"

24 Paintings to go!  Whew!   :D

Little Green Bird

4x4x3/4"

Acrylic on canvas

Available on Etsy HERE

Painting continues on sides

Frame NOT included but this would be so cute in a frame.

30/30 Day 4 painting. Blue Door

My 4th painting in the 30/30 challenge.     This was painted from a photo I took when visiting my hometown in Baton Rouge.  I thought this entry was was so beautiful.

I love this challenge so I can try new things.  This painting is painted on a 4x6x1 3/8" canvas and can just stand up on a shelf.  Very easy to display.  Greens and blues and the turquoise door.   :)

Blue Door

4x6x1 3/8"

Acrylic on canvas

On Etsy HERE

Painting 1 of 30: Polish pottery 70 Pear painting

My first painting in the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge in January.    

"Three Pears: Polish Pottery LXX"
8x10x7/8"
Acrylic on cradled masonite
sides painted black
No frame needed.

Available on Etsy Here