Where do I go from here?, Daily Painting, Small Oil Painting

Traditionally, January is when we evaluate our performance over the last twelve months, and look at the direction we are headed.  I am a little late!

Artistically, I see nothing but question marks.  I want to have a clear plan, a path to follow and mark my progress, but alas, it evades me.

I looked through my posts from last year, and picked out my favorite pieces, hoping against hope that they will tell me where I am headed.

 Abstract Expressionism?

Maybe....

Thick Paint?

 Impressionism?

 Brushwork?

 Knife?

Really thin paint?

Or does it really matter?

All this thinking is making my head hurt!  

I am happy I found this many pieces, from last year, that speak to ME.  I am happy with them which makes me happy with me.

Maybe 2018 will find me treading the straight and narrow.....but somehow, I don't think so.

Thank you all, for joining me on my crazy, unplanned journey!

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Carol Schiff

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Original Palette Knife Tuscan Landscape Painting “Cortona,Italy” by Colorado Impressionist Judith Babcock,Boarding House Studio Galleries,Denver

20"x30"x1.5" Palette Knife Oil on Canvas/Available

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The Path is Never Clear by Marion Hedger

THE PATH IS NEVER CLEAR

by Marion Hedger

Acrylic, 40X40cm on cradled panel.

Framed in a white floating frame

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Pewter Sky by Jane Boyd Contemporary Impressionist Painter

Palette knife painting,6"x 6" oil & cold wax on panel.
Enjoying a grey sky after days of clear cloudless blue......................
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"Red Sail" by Lynda Cookson

Last day of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.

Thank you so much everyone out there for putting up with me on a daily basis this past month ... you lovely comments and patience have been very appreciated. I know that if I hadn't put it out there for public viewing every day, I wouldn't have learned nearly as much as I did.

Halfway through I felt quite drained with it but got past that and may even do it again on an annual basis. Who knows!

Painting no. 30 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Red Sail"
Acrylic on Paper
5.5" x 11" (17 cm x 28 cm)

"Red Sail" by Lynda Cookson

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Wildlife Painting, Daily Painting, Small Oil Painting, 8x10" Oil

One of my favorite subjects is wildlife....but it is difficult.  For me, the most difficult aspect is getting that perfect image to work from.  

I am lucky to have a friend, Kathy Garvey, who loves to visit the everglades, the wetlands, the beaches, taking wildlife photos.  She is so very generous, as she allows her friends to use her images.

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Both of these paintings are from images Kathy, and her brother John, have shared.  What a wonderful gift they have given me!

If you are an photographer, consider sharing your work.  I am sure it will be appreciated!

Carol Schiff
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Palette Knife Colorado Landscape Painting "Prairie View" by Colorado Impressionist Judith Babcock

      9"x12" Palette Knife Oil Landscape Painting

      $275.00/ Click HERE to purchase.

      Original Palette Knife Landscape Painting

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Angels by Karen Tarlton original oil palette knife fine art impressionism

Angels for my angel friends.

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Joyful Blooms by Texas Artist Kathy Baker Mackey

    Joyful Blooms

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"Umbrella Flower" by Lynda Cookson

Please click the image to see the entire painting.

Second to last day ... and after deciding that I don't want to always do a painting a day ... I'm going to miss it! Silly. I think it suits sometimes ... and not other times when I want to really get stuck into a big project. And that's the pleasure of living a seesaw life LOL

Painting no. 29 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Umbrella Flower"
Oil on Paper
8.5" x 6.5" (22 cm x 16 cm)

"Umbrella Flower" by Lynda Cookson

My website : http://lyndacookson.blogspot.fr/p/30-paintings-in-30-days-challenge.html

Floral Still Life, Flower Painting, Daily Painting, Small Oil Painting, "Roadside Treasure"

When I go on my daily walk, up and down the country roads, I marvel at the gorgeous wildflowers and weeds (?) I find.  It was on these walks, that I discovered the lovely daylilies I planted in Florida, grow wild in the mountains.

So that is the inspiration for this painting, as I gathered these blooms from the ditches and easements along the country roads.

I plopped them in a favorite piece of pottery and started painting.

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This piece is 9x12x.75"

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Carol Schiff

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Original Palette Knife Aspen Landscape Painting "Fall Symphony" by Colorado Impressionist Judith Babcock

                          

   

       30"x40"x1.5" Oil on Canvas/sold

      Commissions welcome.

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Palette Knife Painters Group Images 19 February to 4 March 2018

"Impact" by Lynda Cookson

Another abstract study to help me with The Big Painting.

Painting no. 28 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Impact"
Oil on Paper
7.5" x 11" (19 cm x 28 cm)

"Impact" by Lynda Cookson

My website : http://lyndacookson.blogspot.fr/p/30-paintings-in-30-days-challenge.html

Se7en is the Magic Number

Acrylic abstract painting

60x60cm on cradled panel

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"Sweeping Landscape" by Lynda Cookson

Ta da! A freely painted, abstract, palette knife, oil painting which made me feel happy to create ... at the end of a long day consider and repainting ... then considering and repainting ... then considering again and repainting again ... that large piece which is dominating my life at the moment.

I think I should dedicate this painting to my very supportive husband, Alan, who, whilst helping me move two large canvases, got white oil paint on a favourite jacket. And he's still talking to me!

Painting no. 27 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Sweeping Landscape"
Oil on paper
10" x 6.5" (25.5 cm x 17 cm)

"Sweeping Landscape" by Lynda Cookson

My website : http://lyndacookson.blogspot.fr/p/30-paintings-in-30-days-challenge.html

Daily Painting, Small Oil Painting, Palette Knife Painting, Fish and Flowers

My studio moving sale is over.  I want to thank everyone who purchased art from me during this sale.  As you know, I moved from Florida to North Carolina, and it was important for me to lower my inventory.

I am happy to announce.....the sale was a success!!

Today, I am posting a couple of my favorites, that are still available.

Thanks for viewing my blog today

Carol Schiff

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Mirage Illusion by Marion Hedger

Based on the landscape of Namibia where the colours shimmer

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Beyond Dawn by Jane Boyd Contemporary Impressionist Painter

Palette knife painting,8" x 8" oil & cold wax on panel.
The ever-changing sky....just wants to be painted..............
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"Farm Windmill" by Lynda Cookson

This one's not for sale. It's a study for a much bigger painting I'm working on.

Painting no. 26 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Farm Windmill"
Oil on Canvas

"Farm Windmill" by Lynda Cookson

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Land Mass Series by Marion Hedger

Land Mass Series

Acrylic palette knife paintings

6x6 inch on canvas

Framed in an elegant, white floater frame

Available

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"Curtain Calling" by Jane Boyd Contemporary Impressionist Painter

Palette knife painting, 4" x 4",oil & cold wax on panel.

The evening sky was unusual and energetic.... thankfully, the crossing on the Key West Express Ferry was calm.......

"Butter" by Lynda Cookson

I'm working on a large diptyche at the moment, with a South African political theme, for a gallery in the States ... so the colours on my palette are the warm colours of Africa. This is how "Butter" the cow quickly came to life when need for a quick painting arose!

Painting no. 25 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Butter"
Oil on Paper
6.5" x 10" (16.5 cm x 25 cm)

"Butter" by Lynda Cookson

My website : http://lyndacookson.blogspot.fr/p/30-paintings-in-30-days-challenge.html

Original Palette Knife Aspen Tree Colorado Landscape Painting "Rocky Mountain High" by Colorado Impressionist Judith Babcock

                                               
  24x36x1.5"  Palette Knife Oil on Canvas

  Original Palette Knife Aspen Tree Landscape Painting/sold

  Commissions are welcome.

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Bermuda Sands by Jane Boyd Contemporary Impressionist Painter

Palette knife painting,4" x 6" oil on panel.
Just love the shimmer of pinks in the beach sand of Bermuda..............

Cascading Emotions by Marion Hedger

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First Snow by Jane Boyd Impressionist Contemporary Painter

Palette knife painting 8" x 10" oil & cold wax on panel.
The anticipation of the first snow .......then the novelty wanes.................for most of us.....
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"Oranges" by Lynda Cookson

I can see I'm getting tired now LOL but I'm damned if this challenge is going to get the better of me!!!

Painting no. 24 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

"Oranges"

Oil on canvas (impasto, palette knives)

14" x 10" (36 cm x 26 cm)

"Oranges" by Lynda Cookson

My website : http://lyndacookson.blogspot.fr/p/30-paintings-in-30-days-challenge.html

Mini - Sunshine by Texas Artist Kathy Baker Mackey

Mini-Sunshine

4x4 wood panel

palette knife

We have been so blessed with so much rain in Texas!!! But, I needed a little sunshine.

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Original Palette Knife Aspen Tree Landscape Painting "Autumn Tapestry" by Colorado Impressionist Judith Babcock

                               


  18x24  Palette Knife Oil on Canvas

  Original Palette Knife Aspen Tree Landscape Painting/sold

  Commissions are welcome.

  To view more of my work, visit http://judithbabcock.fineartstudioonline.com/



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Animals Cow and Lion painting palette knife impressionism by Karen Tarlton

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Lion

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Cow Portrai

"October Calls" by Jane Boyd Contemporary Impressionist Painter

Palette knife painting,8" x 8" oil & cold wax on cradled 7/8 wood panel.
An Ontario October has to be one of my favorite months... some days... a breath of summer.....

"Cottage in the Hills" by Lynda Cookson

A double challenge for me - watercolour is always a challenge, and this is Painting no. 22 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.

Inspired by my years living in Connemara in Ireland :

"Cottage in the Hills"
Watercolour on Paper
10" x 14" (25 cm x 36 cm)

"Cottage in the Hills" by Lynda Cookson

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Ancient Mysteries by Marion Hedger

Framed in a white frame. 

Now available on my website. 

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"Pals for Tea" by Lynda Cookson

I often keep surfaces (paper, board or canvas) from failed paintings and clean my palette knife on them ... or fill them with palette knife strokes of left-over paint. They make interesting backgrounds and props for simple, warm-up paintings. Here's one of them:

Painting no. 21 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Pals for Tea"
Oil on Board
4.5" x 6" (12 cm x 16 cm)

Price : €35 plus €12 shipping

"Pals for Tea" by Lynda Cookson

All the paintings in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge are for sale here:

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"Chasing a Dream" by Lynda Cookson

Painting no. 20 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Chasing a Dream"
Oil on Board
13" x 12" (33 cm x 31 cm)

"Chasing a Dream" by Lynda Cookson

My website : http://lyndacookson.blogspot.fr/p/30-paintings-in-30-days-challenge.html

Improbable Journey by Marion Hedger

Framed in a white frame. 

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Impressionism Colorado Landscape Painting "Christmas in the Canyon" by Colorado Impressionist Judith Babcock

 15"x30" Palette Knife Landscape Painting/sold

 Commissions welcome.
                                   

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"Now and Zen in White" by Lynda Cookson

This one's for me and will probably find a permanent in our Milly the Motorhome :-) I started out aiming to paint the Buddha which sits at my desk (called "Now and Zen") and put in this white underpainting. And there I stopped! I love it ... it seems to represent to me everything that the Zen philosophy is - simple, pure, peaceful and with a depth you have to look for to find. It's mine, mine, mine. :-)

Painting no. 19 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Now and Zen in White"
Oil on Paper
Approx 11" x 13"

"Now and Zen in White"

My website : http://lyndacookson.blogspot.fr/p/30-paintings-in-30-days-challenge.html

Prince's Trust painting by Marion Hedger

Central Massif

8x8" box canvas

My contribution for The Prince's Trust charity at the Surrey Contemporary Art Fair last weekend.

I am pleased to say that it sold.

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"Be My Valentine" by Lynda Cookson

Another challenge painting (which, funnily enough, I did use a palette knife on when I was moving the paint in the middle of the two big red flowers!) ... watercolour on Yupo Paper.

I find it keeps me fresh to be fiddling with watercolour or a craft object during the palette knife painting of a more formal painting. Otherwise I tend to fiddle with the formal painting and usually ruin it in some way LOL

"Be My Valentine"
Watercolour on Yupo Paper
8" x 12" (20 cm x 30 cm)

"Be My Valentine" by Lynda Cookson

My website : http://lyndacookson.blogspot.fr/p/30-paintings-in-30-days-challenge.html