138 - The Perfect Tree

6" x 6" acrylic on panel

The perfect tree and pink cheeks!

Future Cookies & Canvas painting!

-jM

Whose Blues....Okay, maybe...

20"x10" Hand painted print

Okay, maybe purple is more like it. He does have a blue head...
This guy is not quite finished, I need to look at him for a while, but I thought I would post anyway, because.... well, ....   because,  because, it's Friday!!

Have a great weekend!

-jM

"Standing Guard II" is in charge!

"Standing Guard II"  11"x14" Mixed media on canvas

Here is a kitty that has been watching that mouse house front door a little too long. His eyes are crossed!

This mixed media painting was done with acrylic paints and those water soluble crayons by Caran D'Ache of Switzerland called  Neocolor II. Here is a photo of the box of crayons.

Guess they are called wax pastels...

I get the opportunity to work with children every once in a while and the above painting was started at one of those times. The age group of the kids usually dictates the degree of finish I get to when teaching the painting. The one above is one that I started and the kids were in the 5 to 6 year old group They finished their paintings so fast I did all I could to keep up! So I brought this painting home and it's been sitting around the studio for a little over a year, I think. Yesterday, I was having one of those days that I keep working around the studio cleaning and arranging things instead of starting or finishing a painting. This one called out to me. I forgot to take a photo of the before, but I did play around with the "wax pastels" and this painting is another to add to my Kitty Cat Series! Perfect.

Look what I found to do next! Another painting that I painted with 5 and 6 year olds! Wow, I am a slow painter!!

So this is the before or underpainting.....

Interesting that this is another kitty....  lucky me.   : )

Have a lovely day!

-jM

"Wild Rose" -SOLD

• "Wild Rose"  15"x11"   oil on paper -SOLD

Now, should this be rose painting number 1 or do I continue where I left off in January and let this be rose painting number 16? Myra?

I have another that I did same time as this one. I actually did three paintings in one sitting. I kind of like painting that way, I don't know why.

Okay then, here are the other two!

"Wild Orange Rose"  15"x11" oil on paper

"Orange Kitty"  15"x11" oil on paper

I know weird, two roses and a kitty painting. Who's to question the artists mind? Huh? 

This is kitty painting number... five or six, I need to go back and check.  : )

Have a great day!

-jM

This only took me a year....

"Invisible Woman"  Mixed media on canvas   30" x 24"

Wow. I finished this painting last night, it was one of those that just finished itself. I remember starting this painting like a year ago. It was inspired by a book I was either reading or had just finished by Jeanne Ray titled "Calling Invisible Women". It's a humorous book about a woman rediscovering herself. It was an easy read. This morning I found the book and the receipt is still inside (I often use the receipts as bookmark), it is dated April 21, 2013. That's where the "wow" came from to start this post, and now to end it. Wow.

-JanettMarie

"Shaken for Two" -Sold

"Shaken for Two"  acrylic on canvas  20"x16"x1.5"

A toast, to being happy!

Be happy.....

-JanettMarie

"Little Jar" -Sold

"Little Jar"   12" x 9"  Acrylic on canvas panel

This is painted mostly with a big brush. Okay, so big is relative right? This was painted with a 2 inch brush and at the end I finished with a 3/4 inch brush (I think it was 3/4").

It's a little off but I think I'll try this again.... just because.....   I think I need the practice.

Have a wonderful day!

-JanettMarie
PS: I had fun with this one     : )

Has it been only a month ago...

"Roads to the City"  mixed media on paper  11"x15"

Remember the painting I started February 9th? You know this one?

Tomorrow I may change it or add to it ... or .... it may stay the same....

Have a great day!

-JanettMarie

"Mixed" It's day 29...

"Mixed"  15"x11" oil on paper

I was going to wait to post this then I thought why not, surely I'll go quiet again for a bit after Friday.

This flower doesn't know if it's a rose or a tulip! Like this flower, I have mixed feelings. I don't know if I'll keep going or if I'll stop!

Mixed...  good night...

-JanettMarie

"Oh My Goodness" and "Myra's Sunglasses". -Sold & Sold

"Oh My Goodness"  8"x6" oil on canvas panel

"Oh My Goodness" is what I image this Santa is saying right now. This is a painting I started last year sometime and never got 'round to finishing it. Tonight I did and I think "Oh My Goodness" is what I'm saying too!

Another painting that was started, hmmm, I'd say in the beginning of November last year, I finished today too! Wow, two finished, I was aiming to finish three, but things changed on me today and I'll have to go for it tomorrow again. 

Here is "Myra's Sunglasses". For some reason while painting this one I was thinking about Myra...then all of a sudden the phone rang and it was Myra! Fun.

"Myra's Sunglasses"  6"x6" oil on canvas

My goodness red and pinks are hard to photograph. I'm not sure that Myra wears hats like this but she is from Texas!

These two paintings catch me up to 27 paintings finished for the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge!

Good night Gracie...

-JanettMarie

"Orange Roughy"

"Orange Roughy"  8"x6" oil on canvas panel

Was a rough day for this painting today. I did a little experimenting, some good, some not so good, or maybe... just different.

Here is a view of the first part of my experiment. I used complimentary colors as an underpainting for this flower. I wasn't sure what compliment to use for the whitish background, so I used raw sienna.

under painting using compliments

Then, for some reason I got carried away with the gel medium that I was using and it seemed like the paint got really soupy on me. I had this before I broke out the painting knife!

Just before the paint knife came out.

I suppose this wasn't that bad, it just seemed a little boring to me, so I knifed it up!

I'm calling this painting number 25 of my thirty. Yesterday I painted twice, once in the morning for Cookies & Canvas and again later that night for Wine & Canvas. I posted the Cookies & Canvas painting on Leslie Saeta's site as painting 24. I decided being just one behind is still okay.

Oh, here is my "Cookies" painting from yesterday. Cute, huh? Sorry this guy is not for sale.

"Snow Friends"  14"x11" acrylic on canvas

How about a photo of all the painters last night? I'll tell you what, we had a great time!

Oh, that's my painting you can see in the monitors!

Hope to chat with you tomorrow.

-JanettMarie

"January Rose 3". -Sold

"January Rose 3"  15"x11"  oil on paper  Sold*

ahhh rose three

Two more roses... -both Sold

"January Rose 1"  14.5 in x 11 in  Oil on paper  -Sold*

The first of three rose paintings I started today. After seeing the photo of this, I may go back into it again tomorrow, we'll see. I didn't really use a live model for this, I used my larger brush and a no pressure attitude. Loose baby, loose.

Here is "January Rose 2" not quite finished, but it will be tomorrow!

"January Rose 2"   14.5 in. by 11 in.  Mixed media on paper

Hmmm, this doesn't look too bad maybe I'll leave it as it is....
I didn't leave it here it is finished...

"January Rose 2"  oil on paper

I discovered today that PV19 for Gamblin Oil paint and PV19 for Winsor Newton are different colors, I was taught that they should be the same. Someone has some explaining to do. And then, I go to the Gamblin website and they have PV19 for Quinacridone Red and Quinacridone Violet, goodness, guess I can't rely on the PV numbers anymore.

Winsor Newton PV19 and Gamblin PV19 with white added

Enough of that boring stuff, I'm going to sleep so I can finish painting these roses tomorrow!

Good Night!

-JanettMarie

PS:  I opened an Etsy Shop today, gonna give it a go with my small paintings.

"Warm Up" and "Top Hat Panda". -Sold

"Warm Up"  10"x8" acrylic on canvas   -Sold*

Two paintings for you tonight, "Warm Up" which is a practice or warm up painting for a commission piece I'm working on. I have a few more elements that need to come together for this one.

And.....

"Top Hat Panda" C&C  14"x11" acrylic on canvas  -nfs

"Top Hat Panda" is a painting for the painters at Cookies & Canvas. Hope they like it!

Okay, where am I?  These are paintings 18 and 19, still on track with my 30 paintings in 30 days...

Oh my goodness, tomorrow is Monday!

Good night....

-JanettMarie

The kitchen's a mess!

"Lady in Red"   10"x8" mixed media on canvas

Last night, while painting the Spring rose, I listened to a podcast from last January when Leslie Saeta interviewed Lisa Daria. As a result I was inspired to try to wake up early (5 AM-ish) and paint a flower/rose. So last night before going to bed, I thought I'll get the coffee pot ready and have it automatically come on at 5 AM, the smell will help me wake up. This morning I woke up about 5:10, shuffled around and found my way to the kitchen. The coffee pot didn't come on, I didn't hit the "on" button after I set the preset. Oops, oh well, I hit the on button and away I go. Light, I needed a light for the rose... found one. Long story short, I struggle with that little rose painting and I wiped it off. I decided to work on this little girl instead. I started this in November sometime, well she is a lot closer. After seeing it as a photo, I may need to do just a little more. She also gave me a few more ideas for future paintings... time.

I may try this routine again tomorrow, maybe get a flower painted this time.

I taught a W&C painting with a great group tonight and I was going to use my painting as one of the 30 paintings in 30 days but I forgot to take a photo of it! Oops again!

Good Night...

-JanettMarie

PS:  The kitchen is a mess with painting supplies!

"Waiting for a Date"

"Waiting for a Date"   6.5" x 4.25" mixed media on book page

It is Friday after all.....  This is my ninth painting for the month and today of course is the 10th, so I'm one painting behind. I had big plans for today's double painting of a yellow rose, but I got side tracked with this little piece. I could hear in my mind Leigh saying "Stop JanettMarie, you've spent enough time on this one." I couldn't help it, I was experimenting with Derwent's Inktense pencils and I got carried away with the time.

So much to paint so little time!

-JanettMarie

Two is Okay...

"Above One"   6"x6" oil on canvas panel

"Above Two"   6"x6" oil on canvas panel

I think I have these mixed up as far as which one was on my left and which one was on my right. I painted these at the same time. I thought... "why not", I've painted several at a time before, remember the acrylic on paper with the apple and the coffee cup series. This was very, I want to say "freeing", is that a word?

Here is the rose I worked from, it was a bit unhappy because I had not taken care of it. I tried to make appear a bit more happy.

Unhappy model...

I couldn't help to not think about Georgia O'Keeffe while painting these close up flower images. She was all about that.

I missed the post yesterday, oh well, every once in a while may be better than every day any way, yes?

Maybe I'm crazy, 

-JanettMarie

Two Nutcrackers and a revision...

"Drummin' Up"   4"x2" acrylic on canvas

What better way to catch up then by painting two itty bitty paintings of nutcrackers! Yes, this guy is drummin' up all kinds of things to do. The Nutcrackers are fun to paint but yet take time because of all the intricate buttons and buckles and details nutcrackers have.

Here is painting number six, a nutcracker carrying a flag so I call him "Flag Man".

"Flag Man"   4"x2" acrylic on canvas

One more painting I have to share is a new version of yesterday's painting. I just couldn't leave it alone. I think I can now.

"January Four" v2   8"x6" mixed media on canvas panel

Well, I'm gonna take a break now and report again tomorrow.

Stay warm....

-JanettMarie

"Wave Breaker"

6"x8" oil on canvas panel

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The last post was an image of the last painting I did on Madeline Island before coming home to Indianapolis, Indiana. This is the first painting I did when I was on Madeline Island. This is a view from the ferry dock, looking out toward one of the Apostle Islands. The day was over cast so there was very little contrast to be found. The orangey rusty looking part in the middle of the painting is the "wave breaker". There were seagulls all lined up waiting for the next free meal to arrive I'm sure.

Have a great day!

-JanettMarie

"Salvo's Martini" ---Sold

8"x6" oil on canvas panel

A finished little commission piece, painted especially for Salvo. This special surprise did surprise him. The painting was still wet on Sunday afternoon and the presentation was that evening! So I carefully put this piece in a cigar box and labeled the outside of the box with little instructions on how to open it.

Here is the photo Andrea took with Salvo and his painting.

Don't you just love it when a plan comes together!

More on the piano later.

-JanettMarie