River Island

The smaller River Island painting that I posted previously was a study for this larger version. This one is a private commission for some residents of River Island.

River Island

I'm back into my oils again after spending the past few weeks on the big 'Flesh Colored Canvas' collage. I'm doing more works in oil on paper for an upcoming show with 'Women on Paper' a group that I paint with weekly. When we have a show there's a stipulation that all works must be on paper.

This painting is from a photograph I took of the Savannah River out at River Island....a lovely residential development in our area. They've built a beautiful park with a raised walkway for their residents and they welcome artists to come out to paint on location. It's a frequent spot for our 'Women on Paper' group. I suspect there will be a number of River Island pieces in the upcoming show.

(Big) Little River

I haven't posted in awhile 'cause I've been working on another commission that I had to get done before Bill and I leave for an upcoming trip. This is another painting for the bank that I did some work for earlier in the month......I used my small (5 x 7) daily painting of Little River as a reference for this larger one (24 x 30). All the paintings in the bank have a water-theme.....either ponds, marshes, lakes or rivers, etc.....so this one should fit in nicely.

"Bend in the River'

I'm still painting from photographs......and still using leftover paint from the recent commission I posted (Sat)!! I guess the colors I have on my palette plus being in the water/reflection mindset made me choose this scene of a spot on the Oconee River.

'Little River'

Bill corrected me about yesterday's painting. It's not a creek....it's actually 'Little River' so I guess I'll have to officially change the name of the painting!

"Leftovers!"....

Here's my painting from today.....it wasn't painted plein air but rather from an old photograph of a creek here in Columbia County. I'll have to ask Bill the name of the creek.....I honestly don't know so I'm just calling it 'Shady Creek' til I know for sure!

An art instructor I had some time back made a suggestion that when you finish a painting, rather than waste the paint on your palette.....start a new painting that calls for those colors. That's what I did here.....I'd finished up the painting of the pond (below) and used the 'leftovers' to do this one! (and I still have paint leftover!!)

Getting back to business!

After taking a week off from painting to spend time with my other interest - - music - - I'm back in the studio. Up until today I've not gotten back to my 'daily paintings' and the reason being, I was commissioned to do a painting that had to be completed fairly quickly so that's where all my efforts have been directed this week......The finished painting is pictured above. But today I managed to get a small painting done.....I'll put the image in another post........