Friday, January 29, 2021

Post 62: A Painting In Progress: Saltwater Aquarium

A Painting in Progress Name: Saltwater Aquarium

I already painted a Freshwater Aquarium, so naturally, I HAD to paint a saltwater one.

SKU: 01V21AC
Medium:  Acrylic
Size:  16x20 Stretched Canvas
Price: $Pending
Edition Year: 2021
Commissioned? No

Painting in Progress Images...


The habitat must be setup first...Although I don't always necessarily follow the rules, the background comes first. I look at whatever is farthest away, paint it first. If you are painting a landscape with a sun, you paint the sun first then fill in the sky, then the clouds.




2:15 Friday, January 29, 2021 progress thus far. The first fish emerges...


3:20 his friends are started to show up...

Things change at times. At first I thought on the right side foreground, there would be a rock there. Changed my mind.


10:25 AM Saturday, January 30, 2021 getting closer to being done...The next blog post will be the final painting.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Post 61: Sunrise over a Mountain Lake 8x10 Acrylic on Canvas

Painting Name: Sunrise over a Mountain Lake

Also known as Swan Lake

SKU: 01U21ACG
Medium:  Acrylic
Size: 8x10 Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas
Framed?: No
Edition Year: 2021
Commissioned? No
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About this Painting…
I was thinking about asking my Facebook and Twitter fans to "name a painting". That could be fun at some point to do. A contest! Makes me think if there would be any interest in it. I wonder how many would have suggested "Swan Lake" for this one.




A mountain painting with the sun rising through a gap in the mountains, a lake with a single swan pictured. The sky is all shades of yellow, pink, orange, white, blues, greys and lavender.

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Post 60: Aflutter - A Hummingbird Dance 10x10 Acrylic on Canvas

Painting Name: Aflutter - A Hummingbird Dance

SKU: 01T21AC
Medium:  Acrylic
Size:  10x10 Stretched Canvas
Framed?: Yes, a simple antique gold floating frame
Edition Year: 2021
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About this Painting…

I was just reading some fun facts about Ruby Throated Hummingbirds, well some not so fun for the hummingbird, and found them to be even more incredible than I thought. Sure, I've had them zipping around the back yard feeders and any red bloom showing its face, and marveled at their beauty, speed and tiny size. 

But wow, those little guys are pretty amazing. They have been known to fly 1,200 miles without stopping. They may be found sleeping up-side-down. They can be trained and can learn to recognize "their human" that is filling the feeder and let you know when it needs filling. And so much more.





I tried a different background on this one and would love to hear your feedback.

Acrylics on canvas features a Ruby Throated Hummingbird on a blue-green background.
 

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Post 59: A Painting In Progress: Aflutter - A Hummingbird 10x10 Acrylic

A Painting in Progress: Aflutter - A Hummingbird

SKU: 01T21AC
Medium:  Acrylic
Size:  10x10 Stretched Canvas
Price: $Pending + Shipping
Edition Year: 2021
Commissioned? No

Painting in Progress Images…

I thought to try a different background, sort of blue and green blur.


Here he comes, he is starting to show up.


Taking shape and getting his colors in.


See the completed painting at 
https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/2021/01/aflutter-hummingbird-dance-10x10.html

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Post 58: African Violets in a Terracotta Pot 3 10x10 Acrylic (version 3)

Painting Name: African Violets in a Terracotta Pot 3 (v3)

SKU: 01S21AC
Medium:  Acrylic
Size:  10x10 Stretched Canvas
Framed?: Yes, a simple antique gold floating frame
Edition Year: 2021
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About this Painting…

They say the third time is the charm, but to me, this painting has been charming three times in a row! I have sold the first two versions of it so obviously, that meant I HAD to paint it again.

Each one comes out a little different and I really want to go buy an African Violet for my desk here in my office. A happy little plant that is particular about its watering.


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Monday, January 25, 2021

Post 57: Sun, Sand, Surf Seashore 16x20 Acrylic

Painting Name: Sun, Sand, Surf Seashore

SKU: 01R21AC
Medium:  Acrylic
Size:  16x20 Stretched Canvas
Price: $370.00 + Shipping
Framed?: Yes, a simple black floating frame
Edition Year: 2021
Commissioned? No
About this Painting…

I debated for awhile...paused in painting...I thunk and I thunk and I thunk. 
Should I put in a boat?
A sailboat?
A ship?
A beachball?
An umbrella?
A beach chair?
A bird?
Anything else?

Final decision, no. 

Leave the scene to your imagination.

Much like staging a house with only the essentials so that you can imagine what the room is used for and how you will live in the house, I leave the painting to you to imagine yourself HERE.

So what do you think?


I think the point IS that sometimes a painting is a "Vacation on a Wall". You wish you were there or a reminder of a time when you were in a similar place.

Maybe sometime soon I will add in one or two of the other touches, but I rather like "cutting the clutter". 

If only I could do so around the house...

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Sunday, January 24, 2021

Post 56: A Painting in Progress: Sun, Sand, Surf Seashore 16x20 Acrylic on Canvas

Painting Name: Sun, Sand, Surf Seashore

SKU: 01R21AC
Medium:  Acrylic
Size:  16x20 Stretched Canvas
Price: $Pending
Edition Year: 2021
Commissioned? No

Painting in Progress Images…


Started this on Friday, January 24, 2021 and this is the progress thus far. Original painting of the seashore - don't you want to go down the walkway and get your toes in the water?

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