Day 10: Campari

This was painted on a piece of battered driftwood: a strangely shaped plywood chunk.

I didn't get to start on this one until the evening. It rained all day and I was working on a variety of projects - life got away from me but I still managed to keep my daily streak going. I'm feeling better with the brush now. The paint and the colors are finally doing what I want them to do. You can see my loose brushstrokes nicely in this detail:

I'm getting better by the day.

Day 9: Thomas and Espresso

I was trying to decide what to paint when along comes a two-year-old with a handful of trains. Inspiration struck!

Fortunately, she graciously allowed me to borrow Thomas or else this painting wouldn't have happened.

Since I love coffee, I put him rounding the espresso pot.

Day 8: Coffee and Guava

This one turned out well:

 

I could "feel" it turning out as I painted - it just worked. Sketching with a pencil, then painting, has been a help.

Now I need to figure out what to paint today.

Day 7 of 30: Impressionist Marina

 

I tried to post this picture on the 7th but the internet went down. 

Went out to paint at the marina, found a good sailboat for a subject, docked a little ways out from the pier and started painting. Before I got all the details in, along comes this big, new, ugly catamaran and parks between me at the sailboat. Foiled! I decided to paint as I could from the glimpses of the boat behind... and then went... heck with the details. Let's go Impressionist.

Day 6: Half a Grapefruit

This is just a little canvas, done on Sunday evening after church and a trip to the beach. I didn't get fancy and decided to forgo the background. Just a cheery half-a-grapefruit, almost all painted with a little brush.

 

Today I'm off to the local marina to paint... hopefully that goes well. I have been frustrated thus far, though I like the little painting above as well as the papaya... and my last seascape turned out decently. Maybe batting a little less than 50-50... which is, of course, why I've undertaken this challenge. I need to push push push.

Day 5: Half a Pumpkin

I don't like this one. Canvas was too small and the details just don't pop. Fortunately, I'm done with it and can move on to the next thing. Over! I'm over it!

Day 4: Papaya!

I was going to hit the local beach and paint this afternoon but discovered the batter on my car was dead. A door had been accidentally left cracked open... for three days. I was very frustrated, but unpacked my painting supplies and went back inside to find something worth painting. I settled on a papaya a friend of mine gave us this week as a gift. Turned out to be my best painting yet in the series.

 

I like that you can still see the head of a screw sticking out of my scrap wood "canvas."

I will be putting together a "week 1" video this evening and hope to post that soon.