Cot,cot,cot!

oil on board 6" x6"

I gave this title for DPW challenge this week, because it's the noise, or song, the hen does, but I am not sure you say the same in English, so what is it?

So sweet!



oil on board 5" x 5"

Returned from Séville, after a stay of two weeks without painting, I decided to proceed to do some improvements about my work. I asked myself what is the best size for my paintings? What prompted me to order some boards in 6"x6" and 5"x7". Indeed, I can see that is the favourite size used by daily painters. However, I don't consider myself in this class, since I never tried to sell my work.Should this change, this size would be suitable.
I don't manage to decide on the name of my blog, I have already changed it, and I remain dissatisfied;but is it so important?
And what takes me a lot of time since my return, is the creation of my website, I want to make a success of it.
In the meantime, I painted this donut, for an old challenge of DPW.I suppose it would be a catastrophe for the teeth, I didn't even eat it, anyway it was a picture!

PINTANDO EN PEDRERA








Bruno, by Libéra Angel Guillèn

 

Pintando en Pedrera, is the title of the exhibition we watched this morning, in Sévilla, with 2 talented painters, Libéra Angel Guillèn and José Ramón Ramos Gómez-It is the last day of the exhibition, the painters were not there,and I have to say it's hard to find them on Internet, several people with those same names live in this world!Anyway, I liked this pantings.

mixed média

José Ramón Ramos Gómez

Happy hour

OIL 6"x10"

This tiger will never reach this pond in the jungle, for he was born and lives in a zoo.I preferred, for my painting, to suggest another living environment.
The original picture was supplied by Barb Benik,for her february's chalenge in Studio Atelier.
I am going to make a break in my paintings, we are packing to go to Sevilla, Spain, for a 15 days stay, and I leave my brushes at home, for once.(If I don't change my mind before our departure, tomorrow morning!).
So, see you soon!

En route!

OIL ON BOARD 5"x7"

Here, I painted this cityscape for Studio notes , where Terry Miura asked us to use only 2 values at least at the beginning, ignore the details, choose one dominante color, avoid too numerous sharp edges.(This point was a little obscure for me).
I tried to follow this advice, chose french ultramarine as basic color.I had a black underpainting, as there was something else before.

Where are the children? hen #1



oil 6"x6"

Here is , maybe, the first of a serie of little animals, as hens, ducks, rabbits that I like very much. It is a change from my usual still lifes!

Valentine's cupcake

oil 7"x9"

I painted this cupcake for DPW challenge of this week. I intent to learn to make them, one of those days...

TOMATOES



oil on canvas paper 7"x10"

 For this painting, Lela Stankovic (PADT)asked us to be careful in this composition with the lost and found edges;our aim was to engage the viewer's mind as he gets subtle hints about what is not visible.
The advice was:
Avoid “fruit bowl effect” , having everything screaming for attention with an equal vibrancy. Slightly colored “grays” and “browns” are still very valuable balance in a painting. They allow our vibrant lights to thoroughly sing.

It was an interesting challenge, and I was happy to paint that.

Fresh eggs

oil on board 7"x10"

This week, we were asked for the  DPW challenge to paint a subject white on white.I took the picture given par Ann Feldman, because it pleased me.I have wanted to paint eggs for a long time. So, it's done!
Of course, here our eggs are not white, and I wanted to give   their right colour for two of them.I hope you 'll like them!

Go!



OIL, 5,5"x 8,30"

 I painted this cyclist for the challenge of DPW this week. The subject was on wheels. It was a rather precarious exercise, given the drawing of the tilted body, in short, but interesting.

Happy hour

OIL 5"x7"

Here is my corrected version of this man watching the lake.It will be the last one, I have to do something else, now!

A blue shirt, for the moment.

oil on paper 7"x5"

This man was quietly sitting on the shore of Harrison Lake, BC;
we spent one night in late September at Hot Springs Resort, enjoyed the warm swimming pool (38-40°), " an ideal temperature for promoting the relief of general aches and stress".It's a very nice place, at 95km from Vancouver dowtown..
I painted it for DPW,we were asked to painted someone seated.I cropped my picture, there were another man by him;then  I cropped my painting, because the lake was too important , with islands in the distance, and nothing on the water...for the moment I had better showing only a part of it..
I  noticed that it was too blue, so I decided to change the shirt's color.It's a pity, because  the beginning was promising, and I was enthusiast!
I don't want to admit defeat, so maybe tomorrow I'll be able to post it with a new shirt!

An unfinished book

oil on board 7"x5"

This one was painted for DPW challenge;we had to paint something with the color "tangerine" called    the  2012 color by Pantone.It took me ages to find 1-my subject 2-how to show it.Of course, I could have taken a blue cloth and paint it in the right color, but I knew I had this tee-shirt in my wardrobe, worn for a long time.But where to put it, and so on?At the end, a Regency dining-room chair suited me-my husband is fond of antique English chairs-I painted it more quickly than my other still lifes;maybe the reason is I love the interiors;each time I watch one painted on a blog, I think that  I'd like to do something like that!
So, there is my first piece of interior, and I am quite satisfied, even if I see some improvements to do.(on another canvas).

le pâté Hénaff



oil on canvas 6"x6"

This small oil was done for DPW challenge;this week, we were asked to think about our breakfast.
Of course, I would not recommend this recipe for a well-balanced meal, but it's just a glance at my region of origin, Brittany.
This product has been the same since 1914,and the design of the tin has not changed.Futhermore, it tastes delicious with a fresh baguette!
It is not rare, here, to find several good- smelling bakeries,  in the smallest village...

BACK HOME

Here we are, our stay in Barcelona is behind us, it was so beautiful, we enjoyed it.I am now going to try to paint again, if it still possible...