St. Malo Church, Colorado

This was the December Challenge from   A Day Not Wasted . A very unusual subject for me. Completely out of my comfort zone, but once I got started I really enjoyed the challenge. I don't like the tree bottom right, but decided not to fiddle.

9"x11"
Gouache

EAGLE OWL

This beautiful owl is the November Challenge from  A Day Not Wasted . I first did a quick sketch in pencil and then decided to do a pastel drawing

6"x6.5"

Pastel pencil on Pastelmat card

AUTUMN at CLEAR CREEK

Acrylic on prepared hardboard.   17"x12"

This is my interpretation of the  Studio Atelier Challenge November challenge. I cropped the original photo. In retrospect, I think I should introduce a few darks on the bottom right. Unfortunately I have submitted it now!!!

In the Style of an Old Master

Acrylic on prepared hardboard
12"x10"

This was painted for the  Paint and Draw Challenge November challenge. The original painting was painted by Jean-Simeon Chardin (1699-1779). I was quite excited when I first viewed this detail and thought I would use my new oils. I had a piece of hardboard, previously prepared with fine gauze and a couple of coats of white emulsion. This I coated with a mixture of appropriately coloured acrylics using a 1" decorator's brush and paint straight from the tubes and a criss cross action. I then smoothed the whole surface over with a dry, very soft mop brush working gently from side to side starting top left. At this stage, when it was dry I intended to use my oils, but because I already had my acrylics set out, I'm afraid I succumbed! I'm quite pleased with the result. It was quite difficult to photograph. My original painting appears to have more lost edges!

AUTUMN TREES

Acrylic on paper

12"x16"

This was painted for the Studio Atelier Challenge in October.

MAS Workshop

12"x16"  Acrylic on paper
I recently attended a Molesey Art Society workshop run by Audrey Cove. We were given a black and white photo of a painting by S. J. Peploe and spent a couple of hours painting our own interpretation in acrylic. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, painting in a much looser style than normally.

Irish Actor

These pictures were in response to the   A Day Not Wasted October challenge. I first did a gel pen sketch, then a pastel pencil portrait on UArt 800 pastel card. The portrait is 7" square.