Day 22 of the 30/30 challenge
Well, I'm having fun with these shoes. I guess I really enjoy the shapes. Hope you enjoy them, too.
Since they are solid black, I dressed up the color with a piece of fabric that I bought awhile ago to make a tote bag out out.... Obviously, I never made the tote bag. (I was famous for buying fabric and then finding it years later, just as I left it).... I know, I'm not proud of that, but this time I got good use out of it.
Day 18 of the 30/30 challenge
Today's painting is my favorite subject (or one of my favorites) Flowers...
Trader Joe's has the best flowers, especially appreciated when spring seems so far away here in St. Louis. I loved the color on these, the outsides are a muted orange, but even when they were only buds I could see a brilliant red center. Had to have 'em.
Day 16 of the 30/30 challenge
Here's a little different angle on these bad boys..... I wanted to rethink the background color, but almost got it exactly the same, without realizing it, so I at least added the orange to spice it up a bit....
Backgrounds are SO crucial.... I didn't realize that until I started painting every day.
Day 15 of the 30/30 challenge
Well, I've made it half way.... whew. It's been a great exercise in discipline. I have painted every day, except for one, which I had another painting to post. I usually get the painting done, photographed, into my picasa files, so I can go right to it the next morning and post it. I usually really like the leave the studio already set up for the next day. A practice I read about awhile ago, and I think it's very helpful. It eliminates a bit of the anxiety of setting foot in the studio without any idea what I want to paint.
Here's the painting for today. These bad boys were a great nab at the local goodwill. I guess the brave person who bought them originally had to surrender.... it had to be hard to walk in these......
