Mignonne, allons voir si la rose…(Pierre Ronsard)

oil on canvas paper 5"x7"

This was done for DPW challenge this week, it was the 1st time I painted a rose, I think.

Do you like fuchsias?

oil on canvas paper 5"x7"

I am aware I have no plant of fuchsia in my garden, although I like them, their little bells; so I am planning to grow them in April, I have to find a place in the half shade.
This was painted for Artistic sentiments, and will be sent by mail to a friend of mine, her birthday is the 28th of this month, she likes flowers.

OIL ON GESSOED PAPER 4"x8"

Another entry for DPW, Carol Marine new challenge.This time, we had to paint eight times an object, in 10mn each.After ending the 2nd, I suddendly wonder if , maybe, was it due to make the whole thing in 10 mn?Fortunately, no!
Ouf!

Chrysler Imperial

Oil on board 5"x7"

I painted this car after a picture taken by Carol Marine, this talented painter everyone knows, for her new “DPW challenge”.You can imagine I was not the only one to participate!Have a look on the other ones!

They’ve gone...

oil on canvas board 7"x9"

The sky has been grey and low for several days now, the mood is easily gloomy, so friends were welcome!

THE WANDERER

oil on canvas paper 8"x10"

The Monarch, or wanderer, is famous for its southward migration and northward return in summer in the Americas which spans the life of three to four generations of the butterfly .This one was painted for PADT challenge.

Under the porch




oil on board 5"x7"

  It was a sunny day, it’s good to remember this heat, when the frost it not far away…

coffee, or chocolate? WIP

oil on canvas board 5"x7"

I think the background needs improvement!
When I took a picture of those 2 cups at home, yesterday, I thought it would fit with this soft cream  woollen blanket ;in fact it looks weird,I am going to change the background, maybe in pale green. And the hardest thing will be to properly correct the ellipse of the saucer...

The head in the boxes



illustration


Here we are, approximately  50 boxes block the garage for several months, even more some years before being opened!
And I am going to be available for painting, that it was not the case for several weeks!

Where are my glasses?

oil on canvas board 5"x 7"

This was  my recent entry for Rookie Painter;
It had been a long time since it was begun, but I had never finished;
December was very hectic with the move of my apartment in Paris, and now I am up to the neck in boxes and to finish, troubles with my computer, which is not nevertheless old (1year): unpleasant sites came every night, uninvited; I was obliged to restore the system, to reinstall it, thus I lost many data. 
But I now think of being on form to begin the year.Tomorrow,I am starting a painting course on line with Nel Jansen , and I am very eager to improve my skills!
All my wishes to everybody, you who make me a favour by  visiting my blog and leaving comments, which are  always welcome...

SNOW ANGEL

digital painting

No, it's not a child's drawing, it's my 1st attempt to digital painting. I 've used virtual paint, a brush,with a glass of water to clean it, a pen, an eraser and so on;
It is a small figure, 10cm high, made of cloth, with string to hang it, which accompanied a gift that had been offered to me , and then I kept for a long time.

For a while, I wanted to go back to the drawing and illustration.I don't know if I can, but I wanted to try, and I like that..
I think it's not finished, it needs improvments , but...

Irish landscape

oil on canvas paper 8"x10"



 It's been awhile since I had painted a landscape. I find something, or someone, is missing, a sheep, a cow, but what a challenge to add, if it's not there!
So, there is a lot of  green ..
It was painted for the Virtual Paintout december challenge.

Swedish clogs

oil on gessoboard 6"x6"

I loved wearing these shoes, long ago -I guess, in years 70-. It was just before the platform shoes (it made you 10cm , at least ,higher) and bell-bottom trousers ...

Seaview

oil on gessoboard 5"x7"

Grand Piquey is a small village, near the Cap Ferret,in the Arcachon Basin.Painted after a picture of Marion B.Overcrowded in summer, I presume, it's of course ,available now for quiet lovers.

Three in a bowl

oil on gessoboard 6x6



 These days, I saw a lot of pears in painting, of course, is the season and I wanted to put me there, too ..
I often go to the food blog of Dominique,( Take a look, it's worth, if you love French cuisine),  where I draw ideas for my paintings, because of her fantastic beautiful pictures.