October Challenges

 

This is the first of two still life.Painted in oils for Paint and Draw Together.

 This is the second still life ,this time painted in acrylics, for the Rookie Challenge.

 For the Studio Atelier challenge the subject was  "your  pets", also painted in acrylics.A picture of our lovely dogs, although alas two of them are no longer with us.

The last challenge for this month was a Paris accordion player.A little changed from the original reference, but i felt this gave it a warmer feel and a little encouragement for him.Painted again in acrylics for A Day Not Wasted.

September Challenges

I really enjoyed this challenge from Paint and Draw Together. The subject was Old Door,  I felt it was very Provencal. I painted it in watercolours, so reminiscent of doors in that area.

The sweets were from the Rookie Challenge. I chose to use crayons for a change as I had never used them before, not best pleased but it's good to try something different.

The painting of a Parisienne Waitress was for A Day Not Wasted, a great subject very much enjoyed and back to oils.

Holiday Paintings in Provence 2011

These are some of my sketch book paintings from my holiday in Southern France.

 This was the first painting day of the holiday and you can see from the sky it wasn't very sunny, in fact soon after arriving it poured down with rain and we had to abandon the field and work from references. Pity. 

In every village somewhere there is at least one very old  2 CV .They seem to be preserved like national treasures!! This is a scene from a hamlet called Les Barbiers.

The French are very thrifty, this door was on a block being saved until someone can find a use for it.

The house of the most important person in any town or village is the mayor. This is the Maire in the village of Murs. It has an unusual turret feature - no bell,  just a round structure.

July - August 2011 Challenges

Studio Atelier  - Breakfast Time

(ink sketch)

A Day Not Wasted - Passing Through

(oils)

Paint and Draw Together - Pitcher, Peaches and Apricots

(oils)

  Rookie Painter - Peonies

(oils)

A Day not wasted - October Challenge

October challenge - a Paris street scene - in acrylics

September challenge - a Parisienne waitress.Painted in oils

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I called this one man and his dog.It was a reference of a ramshackled house near to where Lee lives.Can you see him and his dog Zoe? This i did in watercolour.

This is the chapel where Lee's son will be getting married in June

April challenge was of Lee's dog Zoe.  She certainly looks full of fun. Painted in acrylic

This month, March,  I did two entries for the challenge , first with the dog looking on, and the second more as a portrait.

A scene in Venice - I added the boatman and dog to reflect the need for a siesta.

February .

This month we are back in Venice.It is a lazy lunch time.

January 2011

Yet another building , all completely  different . All the buildings this month have a completely different feel and atmosphere . From the very old to the comparatively new.

The Houses and Pier at Santa Monica U.S.A.

This is a pen and wash challenge of someone walking through central park - I have added a few dogs.This was the December challenge

Calypso Moon Artist May

This is the challenge for Calypso Moon Artists -May. The Royal Wedding
I have painted a vignette of scenes from the day in water-colour

I have just be told of two other challenge sites . That makes four sites I can be involved with, it is great to have so much stimulation . The first of the two new sites is A Day Not Wasted .The challenge was a Venitian backwater scene - lovely - but I had to put in some people - otherwise it would have been rather sterile .


For the February Calypso challenge the subject was "Landscape"
I painted a triptych of "Milly on the Chart" a lovely area we walk the dog.

The other site is Calypso Moon Artist Movement- their site suggests a subject and you make your mind up as to what you will do with it . This month the subject was a moment in time with figures . I chose a scene of some cyclists arriving in a small Italian village all dying to cool off with an ice-cream , we had been there as tourists, but the ice-cream was just as appealing.

At the moment I am enjoying the challenges of two art sites - Studio Atelier and now  - Paint and Draw Together . It is really nice to feel involved with other artists, and not out there by ones-self .