Sunday, February 14, 2021

Post 70: A Painting in Progress: A Pot of Purple Pansies

A Painting in Progress: A Pot of Purple Pansies

Now I have movie quotes going. I'm sure it's not the first time and it will definitely NOT be the last.

SKU: 02Z21ACG

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 8x10 Stretched Canvas

Price: $Pending

Edition Year: 2021

Commissioned? No

Painting in Progress Images…

Doesn't everyone have a favorite flower? Actually, most would say these are my top ten flowers probably because there are just so many flowers that we love that it is hard to name a single one, I believe. What would you name in your top ten, or do you have a single favorite? Leave your comments, below!

Pansies are just ONE of mine. Remember in the movie, "You've Got Mail" when Meg Ryan's character is talking about her favorite flower?

Kathleen Kelly:
I love daisies.

Joe Fox:
You told me.

Kathleen Kelly:
They're so friendly. Don't you think they are the friendliest flower?

For me, not so much on the daisy...

Pansies just make me smile and know that spring is here. So many awesome colors and such delicacy. They can be fancy and frilly, but they don't have to be. They can be dressed in solid colors or wear a mixture. Kind of a tough little flower too.

So as always, a painting must start with a background

These pansies decided to be purple so far, with some white, and I think some yellow is coming.

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February 14, 2021 11:15 am

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Thursday, February 11, 2021

Post 69: I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat 10x10 Acrylic

Painting Name: I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat

Also known as Tiger Face. As opposed to "Poker Face". I keep getting songs stuck in my head...

SKU: 02Y21AC

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 10 x10 Stretched Canvas

Framed?: Yes, a simple antique gold floating frame

Edition Year: 2021

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About this Painting…

I come from a family that has always had cats, sometimes more than one at once. Yet somehow, I have not ever painted any of them. Weird, I think. And wouldn't you know, my first venture into the feline world of painting is that of a big cat; a tiger precisely. Well, all of our house cats thought they were this ferocious at some point.

Tiger Face

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Monday, February 8, 2021

Post 68: A Painting in Progress: Tiger Face

A Painting In Progress: Tiger Face

I'm stuck on the overused, outdated, song title "Eye of the Tiger" - it's stuck in my head.

SKU: 02Y21AC

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 10x10 Stretched Canvas

Edition Year: 2021

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Painting in Progress Images…

What would you name this Painting? Leave your comments!

There has to be a better name than "Tiger Face".

Here Kitty, Kitty...progress so far 10 am Feb 9, 2021

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Post 67: Owl Face 8x10 Acrylic

Painting Name: Owl Face

I can't help myself, I think "owl", I think "who". I think "who", I think "who's on first?" - the skit by Abbott and Costello

SKU: 02X21ACG

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 8x10 Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas

Price: SOLD

Framed?: No

Edition Year: 2021

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This is the second owl painting I have done and I like painting them. Maybe its the big eyes.

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Friday, February 5, 2021

Post 66: A Painting In Progress: Owl Face

A Painting in Progress: Owl Face

He looks a bit spooky at the moment...zombie owl would not be an appropriate name when he's done.

SKU: 02X21ACG

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 8x10 Stretched Canvas

Price: $Pending

Edition Year: 2021

Commissioned? No

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A bit of a pause in painting the last few days - I've been helping a friend move. I LOVED the house they had in Clifton, but it was sold on the first day it was on the market! I suppose someone else will now love that house.

Anyway, in a pause from packing, we took a break at my most favorite restaurant that I have found in Northern Virginia thus far - Trattoria Villagio in Clifton, Virginia. EVERYTHING about them is first class in my book! And we ate outside on February 4, 2021 - repeat, FEB 4 eat outside? Yes. Between the fireplace and those outdoor heaters, we were happy campers.

https://trattoriavillagio.com/

Covid Igloos and wall built around tables for private dining outdoors on their patio. We had the shrimp appetizer and split a steak panini, glass of red - I could eat there every day. Note: ice on the surfaces...

Painting in Progress: pupils help to not look like a dead owl.

Bigger pupils, that's what he needed, and don't say "who". Its all about layer building. I envy those painters that can swipe, swipe, swipe and they are done. That isn't how I can paint.

2/7/2021 8:45 AM Snowy day; its coming down at a good clip here on this Super Bowl Sunday.

10:30 AM Subtle but needed changes...

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Post 65: Orchid in a Terracotta Pot 11x14 Acrylic Painting on Canvas

Painting Name: Orchid in a Terracotta Pot

Backgrounds will be an ongoing study for me in future paintings for still life.

SKU: 02W21ACG

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 11x14 Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas

Framed?: No

Edition Year: 2021

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This is a Gallery Wrap stretched canvas turned vertically so the 14 inch side is up and the 11 side is horizontal. The orchids are white, pale green, tinges of peach, and pale blues and a bit of soft orange. The leaves are a deep green. The background is beige, blue, brown and white.

I have to confess, I have never grown orchids, have you? They always seemed so intimidating to my somewhat green thumb (oh, it was a paint smudge, sorry). But I did learn a few things and this link certainly breaks through the rumors and myths so if I can find the right placement for one, maybe I will try to grow one.

https://www.gardenista.com/posts/10-things-nobody-tells-orchids/

In the meantime, I may keep this one hanging up for awhile.

See the Painting in Progress at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-painting-in-progress-orchids.html