AUTUMN EVENING GLOW 12 X 18

A beautiful glowing sky to end an autumn day.

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS - #25

Iron Posts 9 x 12

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS - Painting #22

Morning Sun on Barn with Silo - 100 strokes - 5 x 11

I love doing the 100 stroke paintings. Makes me stop and think before I put the pastel to paper, since every stroke must count (no pun intended). The 100 stroke paintings are probably more of an exercise than to be counted as a painting, but never the less this is my entry today for the 30 in 30 challenge.

Only five days left in the challenge. I will need to get busy creating larger works for three separate shows coming up this spring. But I might create a new challenge for myself involving the 100 strokes works. I think there is much to be learned from keeping the strokes to a minimum, and making myself stop after the count is complete. Those last strokes become very deliberate. A fun challenge.

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS - #17

RED TRUCK 8 X 10

This painting was started over a week ago, when friends and I got together to paint. I didn't finish it until today. An earlier version I painted from the same photo reference in the GALLERY on my website. I missed two days of the 30 day challenge and I'm still not feeling great, so finishing this rather than starting fresh today was just what I needed.

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS - DAY 6

RED BARN WITH CLOUDS 6.5 X 9
I've been a cloud watcher for as long as I can remember.  As a child I spent many hours lying in the grass, watching the clouds move past and chewing a blade of grass. I've been known to say "it's a good cloud day" and that usually means, cobalt blue sky with fluffy cumulus clouds.

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS - Day 1

Winter Farm Field

The first of 30 paintings. I accepted the challenge of Leslie Saeta to paint 30 paintings in 30 days in the month of January. It will be good discipline. My brother Stephen Magsig has been doing a daily painting for many years. Following his example, I hope I can complete the 30 day challenge.

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POSTCARDS FROM DETROIT

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HAY BALES 11 x 11

Round golden hay bales stacked and ready.

MONCHES FARM (en plein air)

Monches Farm 9.5 x 7.
This piece was completed on a lovely May day at Monches Farm near Colgate, WI, painted during a workshop with James Hempel. It was a privelege to paint with James and I learned a lot from him that day. I see color differently now and I learned a new color - bluorange - a nice blue/orange used in certain shadow areas.
James Hempel is an outstanding Wisconsin artist and instructor. See the recent article about James in Outdoor Painter Magazine

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