I did it!!

30 paintings in 30 days

What a wonderful way to start the year. Hopefully it has got me into good habits. I have learned how to ignore clutter that always had to be cleared before I could go into the studio. No more excuses!!!
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Day 30 Cromer

Another studio day today - stupid weather!
This is officially the last day of the 30 day challenge. Tomorrow we are to make a collage of all our paintings

I worked a bit larger today and did this from a plein air sketch at Cromer.
I had great fun putting paint on and scraping it down, building up textures and layers. The final layer was mostly applied with palette knife.

Cromer 12" x 16" oil on canvas £490

Day 29. Necklace

I enjoyed painting my favorite necklace so went and had a rummage through the 'crown jewels' and came up with this one, a previous favorite. This I bought at an airport returning from Spain. My group had given me some Euros to spend so I got this to remember them by.

Spanish Necklace 8" x 8" oil on board

  Last day of the challenge tomorrow. mm...what to paint then???

This painting is for auction at  http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/198350

Day 28. Favourite Necklace

I bought this neck;ace a few years ago. I was driving through the Atlas mountains with a group of students. We stopped at a high point to admire the view and from nowhere a guy popped up with a suitcase. Well, after much haggling and bartering most of us had bought something. This is my favorite necklace. Not just because I love it but for the lovely memories of painting in Tarroudant with a lovely group.
I am looking forward to retuning to Morocco in March with a small group of painters - might just have to go shopping for more 'subjects'

Moroccan Necklace 10" x 8" oil on gessoed card

This painting is for auction at  http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/198347
Starting bid £50 ($80)

Day 27. The studio

Definitely a studio day today. What to paint? Sometimes a subject is just in front of us. I decided to paint what I saw. Now you can see what a mess I work in.

In the Studio  14" x 12" oil on linen covered board

I tricky subject but I resisted the temptation to move things around to make a better composition. and of course there is the obligatory cup of coffee!

Day 26. Cafetiere

Wet, wild and windy in Norfolk. Hadn't planned on going anywhere but then youngest son, Stephen turned up with our two grandsons. Rufus aged just four had his new bike in the car and was desperate to try it out in the park so, suitably wrapped off we went.
I was very impressed by the drawing that Rufus did of his new bike. He has his helmet on and the pic shows the back of Daddy's car as they had raced. Rufus won hence the medal in the corner. Note how his leg is behind the wheel.

By Rufus age 4

When they left I thought I'd better do my painting so, following the recent theme, I painted my cafetiere .

Cafetiere 12" x 10" oil on board

Day 25. A nice cuppa

Thought I'd try something simple this morning. Who was I kidding?
This teapot drove me nuts. However hard I concentrated on negative shapes and ovals, it just didn't look right. Anyway this is as good as it got.

A nice cuppa. 8" x 10" oil on board