DAY 14 - "30 IN 30"

I'm aware that I'm a day or two behind in posting this on my blog,

but I wanted to share something special with you.  It's only

about 4-5 minutes long.....but I believe you'll see that it was well worth

the investment in time.

 

Vocals by Andrea Bocelli, paintings by artist Calvin Liang

I am in awe of the beauty of this artist's work.  I planned at one time to take a workshop 

with him, but was unable to go.  This "30 in 30" has given me the opportunity

to study the beautiful subtle colors he uses in like values. 

Nope.....I'm definitely not there, but I really enjoyed viewing his painting and attempting to work within his color and value range(see below):

"Mission Conception - San Antonio" (study)

6"x8"    Not for Sale

The reason I selected this particular image to work with is because I attended the wedding of a family member here a few years ago.  They now have a beautiful baby boy.....Clark.

This one's for you, Clark!

 

Stay tuned..........

 

DAYS 11, 12 AND 13 - "30 IN 30"

DAY 11

"Mountain Daisies"

Oil - 8"x6"

This came to me on an invitation to a wedding shower.  I'll give it to

the bride as a "very late" additional gift from me.  (This is the

Day 11 image I was unable to upload to the "30 In 30" blog.)

 

DAY 12

"Rooftops of San Miguel (Study)

Oil  - 6"x8"

A small section of the image of a painting I have in progress,

I thought doing a small study might spur me to finish the larger work.

Perhaps when the "30 in 30" is behind us.......

 

DAY 13

"Spring Show"

Oil - 6"x8"

This cactus on my back patio blooms like this, with lots of brother

and sister blooms, each spring.  Right now, however, it is hibernating out of

the cold in my garage (and not blooming!).

 

I'm looking forward to sharing my Day 14 (yesterday's) painting with you tomorrow. 

It is something I've been wanting to do for some time......

 

Stay tuned.........



DAYS 8, 9, AND 10 - "30 IN 30"

Day 8

"This is New Mexico"

Oil    6"x8"

 

Day 9

"La Entrada"

Oil     6"x8"

 

Day 10

"San Miguel Courtyard

Oil     8"x6"

 

I've had a bit of trouble posting to the "30 in 30" blogsite the past few days,

but am definitely UP ON MY PAINTING SCHEDULE!  YEA!

I almost feel that it's easier to do the painting each day, than

it is to keep up with the postings.

 

I'm settling in to the routine, so I feel that I'm developing, at least for the time,

the discipline of getting into the studio and working.  It's also

presenting me with opportunities to try different supports.  You may

not be able to tell from the photo, but all three above paintings were done

on different types of canvas.  I definitely like the results of #8 and #9 over

#10, so we probably won't be using that canvas again.

 

Lucie and I couldn't go out for a walk yesterday.....it was cold and very windy and, as a result, she pouted all afternoon.  It's still quite cold today, but sunny,

so this will be a better day for both of us.

 

Stay tuned........

DAYS 5, 6 AND 7 - "30 IN 30"

Yep, I'm behind on posting these paintings to my blog.  I have,

however, posted to the "30 In 30" site daily, so these three images are there:

 

DAY 5

"Fall Day, Santa Fe"

Oil on Linen     6"x8"

 

DAY 6

"Ready to Plant"

Oil on Canvas     6"x8"

 

DAY 7 (yesterday's painting-we're posting one day behind)

"Misty Morning"

Oil on Canvas     6"x8"

 

Lucie says she is bored with this challenge.......

she says she can't believe I'm doing that!  (Me either, Lucie.)

 

Stay tuned.........

 





DAY 4 - 30 IN 30

"Prude Ranch"

Oil     6" x 8"

 

This is the road into Prude Ranch in far West Texas.  We have family

living there, so we visit there frequently.

 

I'm currently working on a new website to partner with this blog.

It is under construction, so I'll post the address as soon as

 I have a bit more information on it.

 

Stay tuned......



DAYS 2 and 3 - 30 IN 30

Yesterday I added my Day 2 image to the "30 in 30" site, but my computer balked

when I attempted to post to my blog.  So.......

today I'm posting two images.

 

 "Jardin"

Oil on Linen   8"x6"

email me for information

 

This month and next, my art guild members will be studying

painting the figure.  Yesterday, we participated in an exercise in which we painted

from an art magazine image to warm up for the upcoming month-long challenge.

I practiced on this painting - not good, but I'm counting it as my piece

for Day 3.  I hope the results of my

work benefit from the next two months :-).

NFS

 

Lucie said to tell you that she's hiding out until the "30 Day Challenge" is over.

 

Stay tuned.......

 



DAY 1 - 30 DAY CHALLENGE

 

I did it!  I got past the first day of the

 "30 Paintings in 30 Days" challenge!  Now the hard part starts......

 

"December Sunset"

Oil on Linen Panel   (unframed)

  6"x8"   

Contact Daniel at www.Ostyn-Newman.com for information

 

This painting was done in response to the

"Let's Paint New Mexico" challenge #9, and appears on

that website as well.

 

Stay tuned for tomorrow's effort..........