17 | 18 | 19: fresh start

fresh start  |  Flanegan  | (3) 2.5" x 3.5" oil on reclaimed wood panels  | $150 + s|h

fresh start 1 | Flanegan | 2.5" x 3.5" oil on reclaimed wood panel | $55 + s|h

fresh start 2 | Flanegan | 2.5" x 3.5" oil on reclaimed wood panel | $55 + s|h

fresh start 3 | Flanegan | 2.5" x 3.5" oil on reclaimed wood panel | $55 + s|h

Another fun fun fun Daily Paintworks 'Paint It Small' challenge posted by painter, David Lloyd.  I really enjoy painting minis...and they're so collectible!

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8: Green on the Grey

Green on the Grey  |  Flanegan  |   4" x 4"  acrylic on gessoed paper  |  $50 + t|s|h 

Another Daily Paintworks challenge...this one was about limiting the amount of detail while still retaining its 3d 'appleness'.


yum...time for another apple pie!


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Take 2

Grey on the Green 2   |  Flanegan  |   8" x 10" x 1" acrylic on cradled panel  |  $190 + t|s|h  

I made a few adjustments. And this sweet grey needed some company anyway. Now I'm done - really!


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7: Grey on the Green

For those of you who do not recognize this landscape, this painting was in response to a photograph posted by Carol Marine of Daily Paintworks, home of the crazy popular weekly challenges. My focus here was to loosen up my brush strokes and to not get snagged on the details. It was a push-me-pull-you kind of painting and very fun!

Study of a Kiss...or kiss off!

3" x 3" acrylic on wood panel x 12


Some may know what this series is all about while others will be utterly confused and unimpressed at the incomplete work.

This is The Daily Paintworks' Challenge #2 and this time Carol Marine was the culprit. The idea was to pick one object to paint for eight or so 10 minute studies...and not a second more, brushes down. I found this challenge to be an incredibly frustrating dance of two steps forward and three steps back. But I did have my moments. I learned a lot...I discovered that I do not like to be rushed - lol!

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Seriously, the objective was for us to become more efficient, to simplify and not get snagged in the details...as in the first study in Round 1. All issues worthy of addressing, no doubt. This may become a ritual with future paintings.