Nightcap

oil on board 5" X 7"

After dinner, before going to bed, I like to take a mint infusion (with a piece of mint chocolate) in this mug.The rubber strawberry bag contains herbs;I painted it for DPW challenge;we were asked to paint something with polka dots.I rummaged around to find something, I remember I used to have a polka dot blouse somewhere, but I am sure this mug was more simple to do!

Après le dîner, j'aime prendre une tisane de menthe(avec un unique carré de chocolat)) dans cette mug. La fraise de caoutchouc contient les herbes.J'ai peint ceci pour DPW, où on nous demandait de produire un truc à pois. J'ai cherché partout, me suis rappelée qu'à une époque je portais un chemisier ivoire à pois noirs, mais cette mug était surement plus simple, donc j'ai laissé là mes investigations.Et voilà!

Did you post my letter?

When is the next collection?
If you've already walked through the streets of a French village, you couldn't have missed those old yellow mailboxes, hanging on walls. For how long more, I don't know. The subject proposed by Abbey  Ryan this week for DPW was yellow colour. And what does it mean for me? Sun, spring, revival, joy, gaiety; I smile while pronouncing"yellow". That's  not the case with "black", for instance. Strangely, I don't wear yellow clothes.

A quand la prochaine levée?
Si vous avez déjà parcouru les rues d'un petit village Français, vous n'avez pas pu manquer ces anciennes boîtes à lettre jaunes, accrochées au mur.Pour combien de temps encore, je me le demande.
Le sujet proposé par Abbey Ryan pour DPW challenge cette semaine est la couleur jaune.Que signifie-t-elle pour moi?le soleil, le printemps, le renouveau, la gaieté.Je souris quand je prononce "jaune", mais pas "noi", par exemple. Bizarrement, je ne porte pas de vêtements jaunes.

Manon

Indigo pencil on bristol 9" x11"

My first intention was to paint her with oil, but I wanted to do a sketch before, and,one thing leading to another, I spent a few hours on the drawing. But I don't give up later!
Mon intention première était de la peindre à l'huile, mais avant cela je voulais faire une esquisse;de fil en aiguille, je me suis attachée à cette fillette, et ai passé quelques heures à la dessiner.Mais je ne désespère pas, pour plus tard!

Happy day

oil on board 6" x6"

This painting, done for DPW after a given picture  by Rita Kirkman, had started well.After about 3 hours, I was quite glad;I should have stopped, but the day after I went on, and it got damaged, and the worse,it was very hard to take a right picture.I'll try to better next time...
Cette peinture, exécutée pour DPW d'après une photo donnée par Rita Kirkman (c'est une spécialiste des vaches, j'adore) était bien partie.Après 3 heures, j'étais contente du résultat.Malheureusement le lendemain j'ai continué,et ça a mal tourné.De plus, impossible de prendre une photo correcte. J'ai dû m'y prendre plusieurs fois, sur plusieurs jours, je ne voulais pas envoyer un mauvais cliché.Et même là, je crois que ce n'est pas sec, d'où un résultat douteux.Mais enfin, je me dis qu'il n'y a pas mort d'homme, je suppose que ça arrive à d'autres  aussi.Donc, je ferai mieux la prochaine fois!

Hair hanging loose

oil on board 4" x 6"

I could'nt resist to paint this spagniel, once more.I like it's expression, with it's nose up in the wind and it's teeth which come over, it makes me think about someone.. 

I'M AN ENGLISH ONE



I think it will be my last dog's painting of the week!

oil on board 6" x 6"

It's an English bulldog, that's why the title.

OUT FOR A WALK ?

Oil on board 6" x6"

I was inspired this week by DPW  to do this serie of dogs. It was my choice, because the subject was to paint a close-up of any animal face, and imagine it's thoughts.Other ones painted all sort of funny faces, so have a look here and see how they enjoyed to do it.

Why did they call me J.R.?

oil on board 5" x 5"

I painted this nice pet for DPW challenge;we were asked this week to paint an animal the closest possible.I am not used to dogs,but I think it's a Jack Russel, that explains the title.

A single tulip

An egg a day

oil on board 6" x 6"

Here is my broken egg for Easter!
For an omelette, a cake?

Where did you hide your eggs, this time?

oil  7" x 9,5"

It's the continuation of the serie poultry.
It's  the long week end, so  I wish you a happy Easter, sharing nice moments with your relatives.

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!