Day 17 ~ February Challenge 28-in-28 Days

Soft Evening Light 10" x 18" on Uart pastel paper.

Soft autumn light falls across a grassy field and the trees just beyond.

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Day 16 ~ February Challenge 28-in-28 Days

Country Road 5 x 7" Pastel on Richeson's Pastel Board

Today I tried a surface that was new to me, I liked the suttle texture of this toothy surface. Not sure if it was the small size or the texture of the surface but I was able to achieve a looser style which I was quite happy with.

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Day 8 ~ February Challenge 28-in-28 Days

Hay Bales and Morning Mist 5.5" x 7"

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Day 5 ~ February Challenge 28-in-28 Days

From the Top of Rib Mountain 6 x 8 Pastel on Uart paper

PARFREY'S GLEN 18 X 14

A very beautiful and popular location in Wisconsin. I have not been able to capture in the photo the colors that are in the painting.   

EVENING SHADOWS 10.5 x 13.5

I love this time of day, when the shadows are long and the sun light is soft and creates a peach-colored glow.

GOLDEN FIELDS (WITH TURKEYS) 12 x 18

Just learned today that this one was acquired through the Jura Silverman Gallery by UW Hospitals for their new American Center to open in July on the Eastside of Madison, WI. 

ASPEN GOLD - CRANMER STREET, WINTERPARK, CO 9-18-2014 9 X 11.5

Last night we got home from a 10 day trip to Colorado to visit our son. While there I was able to complete this plein air piece. I was interested in capturing the shadows on the dirt road and the light on the yellow aspens. This painting is available through the Jura Silverman Gallery, Spring Green, Wisconsin.

Day 12 - Autumn on the Pine River 10 x 14

September is such a busy month. We have been like the squirrels scampering around hiding their nuts, getting ready for winter. The past few days I've not had a new painting to post for the 30 day challenge, but I have been painting; the trim of the house, a book case for my daughter, and I worked on a couple of commision paintings. Also I have been getting ready to teach a workshop this Saturday. 

This painting is from a photo I took near my home, at a property owned by friends. I have been wanting to paint this for quite some time. I liked the way the light was coming down illuminating the pines, the red maple and the leaves that were floating on the river.

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Autumn By the River 16 x 28

As winter continues on in Wisconsin, I decided to do a colorful autumn landscape. This is one of my larger pieces so it took a few days to complete. I have difficulty working any larger because I can only handle glass that is 24 x 36, which is the size this one will be framed.

Touch of Gold 8.5 x 11.5

Day 26 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Only 4 more to go to complete Leslie Saeta's 30 Day Challenge. 

AUTUMN EVENING GLOW 12 X 18

A beautiful glowing sky to end an autumn day.

Jenny on the Ice Age Trail 11 x 14"

My painting for day eleven of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.
I will probably do some tweaking tomorrow...maybe add some clouds.

SUNLIGHT IN THE AUTUMN WOOD 16 X 26

This is one of my favorite places to take a walk, on the top of Nordic Mountain Ski Hill. There are great hiking trails through wooded areas which are also used by mountain bikers in the summer and fall.

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS - #25

Iron Posts 9 x 12

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS - DAY 3

Autumn Reflections 8.5 x 7.5
The subjects of yesterday's painting and today's paintings are from the land that my friend Nancy and her husband  Tom own, about 3 miles from my home. This is a very sweet piece of land and I am honored that they allow me access to spend time there, take photos, and paint there. It is a quiet, beautiful and inspiring place, filled with wildlife, providing endless subject matter.

I am thankful to Leslie Saeta for providing space on her blog and issuing the 30 in 30 challenge. She also has offered words of encouragement for which I am very thankful. Read what she wrote and view the  work of
close to 300 other artists at Leslie blog:   lesliesaeta.blogspot.com

AUTUMN RHAPSODY 16 x 22

Autumn provides an array of lovely golds, reds and violets seldom seen in the summer. In this painting I hoped to convey a less intense sun and the fading colors as they will soon give way to the duller browns and grays of late fall and winter. The undisturbed heron adds a note of restfulness; a prelude to the quiet, peaceful, snowy days ahead.

FADING LIGHT 13 x 18

An autumn field is warmed by the setting sun’s rays playing against the blues of the distant hills. The colors of the clouds  seem to speak of the colder days ahead.

AUTUMN FALLS

Wisconsin provides endless subject matter, but this was a beautiful water fall in North Carolina, painted for my son and his wife from a reference photo. The location is a special place to them. I concentrated on the light patterns on the boulders which provided nice abstract shapes.

VALENTINE COMPLEMENTS 17 x 13"

On this last day of February I send you Valentine Greetings through this painting. I loved the complementary colors of the sky and the flaming maple tree. It was SO red it made me think of Valentine hearts. Notice the paint on the boulder on the left. The initials proclaiming their love for all to see were already there, but I changed them to reflect my maiden name and my husband's. D.K. + S.M., still together after 38, soon to be 39 years.