Day 10... "Summer Suzies"

I love black eyed suzies!. This is a watercolor painting, 8x10 on heavy watercolor paper. I am going to camp for the long weekend, I will be bringing my colored pencils and watercolors, so hopefully I can make my daily art. If I don't post until Monday it's because I couldn't get any internet where I am going. I will try!

Day 10... "Nuthin"

I painted ALL day today. I was doing a portrait of my daughter riding a horse.. Finally I decided to give it to my daughter and let her finish it. I tend to be very critical of my own work, but there usually comes a time during the painting when I breathe a happy sigh, and i know it is done. No happy sighs today, just frustration. Painting portraits is not easy for me. If it doesn't come out exact, then I don't want to put my name on it. My biggest problem was with proportion. I got to a point in the painting where fixing it would be harder than just starting all over. The horse was too long, my daughter looked 16 and she's only 10. Any way, I just wanted to keep up with my daily posting, so I will put a tiny portion of the painting on here. It figures, the only part I was fairly happy with was the horses ass.

Day 9... "Tomatoes in Pewter"

Well the kids are back in school, so I was able to get this painting done from start to finish, no interruptions. When my husband saw the painting for the first time, he asked me if the bowl was pewter.... I said yes, and he told me that people once thought tomatoes were poisonous, when in fact, it was the pewter dishes they were placed upon. The acid in the tomato would release the lead from the metal and cause lead poisoning. Yikes! Maybe I should just title this painting "toxic". Oh well, that's art for you. You can paint things that may not work together in real life, but they take on a whole new meaning on the canvas. I love the softness of pewter and the tomatoes were just so pretty with it. Fun painting to do... Enjoy

PS, the painting is 16x20 " and it was done with acrylic.

Day 8... "Background Gallery"

OK so today I was trying to get my Sept. first art show ready for the big opening... I wanted the observer to look at my work in a gallery type atmosphere. So.... I drew one, took a digital image and voila, instant virtual gallery! Ok so it's not a masterpiece but I think it works ok for how I am using it, think atmosphere... Each blank space on the wall is for a painting to be "hung" Go to my website to see how it looks with some art in it! www.sharonmarston.net

Day 7... "Hello Lemons"

Went to the market today and bought some lemons! I like the theme of fruits with a complimentary color in the back ground. I think this is the start of something!!!
For sale on Sept.1st at www.sharonmarston.net

Day 6..."Hint of Lime"

Hi. The only fruit I could find around the house today was limes. I thought I would play with some
complimentary colors
in this composition. I ended up having a lot of fun painting this. It is a 12x12 inch acrylic painting on stretched cotton canvas. This will be for sale at my website on Sept. 1st. www.sharonmarston.net Please visit my online store for more of my creations, www.kre8or.etsy.com

Day 5... "Apple"

It seems like the simpler something is, the more difficult I make it. Not happy with my apple, but here it is anyway.

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Day 4... "August Fields"

This was actually a very quick colorful chalk pastel drawing. I like the colors and the simplicity of it. I am making some notecards with this drawing along with some of the others. The cards will be for sale today at www.kre8or.etsy.com. Remember my originals will go on sale on Sept 1st at www.sharonmarston.net

Day 3.... "Ginger"

This is a portrait of my yellow lab named... you guessed it, Ginger. She is so wiggly and loveable! Cute, cute, cute. Notecards available at my Etsy store, Kre8or

Day 2.... "Roosting"

This one took me a bit longer than yesterday. I need to remind myself to take on less ambitious projects until the kids are back in school. I have so much fun making art! I can get so much more detail with colored pencil than I can with paint. I guess I am more of a realist when using pencil and an impressionist when I paint. Who cares..... I am having fun. Enjoy! Notecards available at my store,
Kre8or

Day 1... "TWINS"

These little bunnies live at my inlaws farm across the street from me. Just too cute to resist. I go over there often with my camera for inspiration. This is a one of a kind colored pencil drawing. It will be up for sale on my website September 1st, along with my other daily art. www.sharonmarston.net
Notecards available at my store, Kre8or

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