"Waterside with Whitney" 11x14 oil by Leslie Newman

Waterside with Whitney

11x14 oil

This is day 2 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge by Leslie

Saeta. I have participated in her challenges several times 

before. completing some challenges more than others! 

This is a painting of a sweet pose of our middle granddaughter.

We had taken her up to our open air shopping promenade to Build A Bear 

 She was playing in the fountains and pools of water in 

the cement ponds, under the close attention of  her

Poppie. That is what she calls my hubby.

. Some were wishing wells, some fountains. Anyway, she

was just enchanted with the water. She referred to

the water as "The Ocean.''

Now keep in mind she is only 2 1/2, and has never

been to the ocean, but she believes she has found it with these

water features! Such a little darling and so darn funny!

I was having so much fun taking dozens of pictures of her with the

sun hitting the top of her hair,turning it a light golden white. I found

my favorite picture and painted it for my Son and his wife. They

were just delighted to receive it last week!

I hope you enjoy my attempt of 

30 paintings in 30 days!

"Woodland creek" 5x7 oil by Leslie Newman day 21 of 30 paintings in 30 days

Woodland Creek

5x7, oil

This small painting is of a small creek that runs into the White River.

In Cotter, Arkansas.The creek wound around a rocky

 refine and through large boulders sitting in the base of

The creek. I didn't paint the railroad bridge overhead.

Not painted today, but this was painted at a Plein air outing as a "small work"

While at the outing.

I haven't had as much time to "daily paint" this 

Weekend.  The 30 paintings in 30 day 

Challenge I joined (along with

Almost 1200 other people) by 

Palette knife painter,  Leslie Saeta.

I am about 7 paintings short this month, and hope to 

Be able to 

finish the rest of the month.

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"My grandmothers floral painting" day 20 of Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 challenge

"My grandmothers floral  painting"

11x14

Oil on Board

I have this beautiful old painting hanging in my art studio.

It was painted by my Grandmother Hansen, my Dad's mother.

She painted quite beautifully for a good portion of her life.

She was born in 1886 and passed away in 1972.

I know these are to be paintings that we have done, but. I wanted to

Share where possibly I inherited a bit of my talent from. ;))

From what I can tell this was painted approximately

In the 1940's.

My grandma's name was

Estella Gray Hansen. 

She lived in eastern Iowa, Davenport area.

I hope you enjoyed seeing this old painting.

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Where's the rooster? 8x8 oil part of 30 paintings in 30 days.

Where's the Rooster?

8"x8" oil on panel

This was a fun painting to do. It needed
A strong focal point. I decided to put in a few white chickens.

The main chicken towards the front is wondering where her rooster friend is?

This painting is on It's way to a good friend

Susie, In Reno, Nevada. Susie and her husband Brian were
Neighbors of our in Des Moines for approx 15 yrs.

I hope you enjoy my painting. I welcome any comment

You might have to my painting. I would love to
Hear from you!

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"Torin" 8x10 oil. Day 11 of the Leslie Saeta 30 paintings in 30 day challenge

Torin  8x10 oil

Meet Torin! She is the sister to my dog Suki.

Torin is owned by my friend Vickie who owns Runrig cairns.

Suki is a real looker and on her way to finishing her

Championship at barely over a yr in age.

My other cairn terrier JJ is a distant relation

To my Suki and Torin. 

I am thankful that Vickie lives nearby, is a friend and has such

Wonderful dogs. I look forward to getting my 3rd

Cairn in 2015. Yes we are Cairn Crazy.

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"Tender leaf "day 10 in 30 paintings in 30 day challenge

Tender Leaf

Oil

In my post yesterday I shared a abstract 

Painting called Leaf Abstract .

Today I would like to show a small snippet of part of a leaf

I pressed into my oil painting.

Some of them are more visible than others.

These leaves are scattered throughout the painting. I pressed some of.these

Skeleton leaves after I painted the backs of them, and left some plain.

I hope you have enjoyed my my paintings so far.

I welcome your  comments and feedback on any of my paintings.

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Leaf scape abstract 16x20 day 30 day challenge day 8

Leaf scape abstract 16x20 oil

This was a fun painting done mostly with

My palette knife.

I have found the older I am getting the more abstract art

Is really getting more appealing.

The creams in this painting morph into

The the crimson reds. Those in turn To the purple blues and finally

To the deeper purples. We have a few yellow oranges that turn into green.

This was done as a gift For my friend Dodie in Des Moines. I think

She really like it! If you look closely, you can see tiny

Pressed leaves that have been pressed into the paint.

I hope you enjoy my leaf scape Abstract!

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