P.A.D. Day 41

Today a real portrait!  Not a perfect likeness, but one of my kids recognized it for who it was so I'll take that as a success.  REally gotta work on recognizing the skin tones and learning how to mix them and then blend them on the canvas smoothly.  The hardest part is turning off your brain and letting your eyes tell you what they see in terms of colour.  

Aileen age 2 1/2, acrylic on canvas board, 8" x 10"

P.A.D. Day 40

Today I ventured to paint a hypothetical face of a woman, so one not taken from any kind of picture.  Definitiely another step on the painting journey.  I don't know why faces are so difficult to paint, or if that's a difficulty that's particular to me.  Nevertheless, while I wouldn't say that I have the hang of it, I'm definitely getting closer to it.

Into the Wind, acrylic on canvas board, 8" x 10"

P.A.D. Day 39

Here we go:

Dusty Old Books, acrylic on canvas board, 8" x 10"

P.A.D. Day 38

Here we are for day 38. No commentary really today.  Just - here it is!

Purple Aloe, acrylic on canvas board, 9" x 12"

P.A.D. Day 37

I slept in today which just shows how a delay of two hours at the beginning can translate into an 8 hour delay in the result.  It's very difficult to be uninterrupted while in a household of seven children!  So here we are finally, completed and dry enough to put on the scanner.

Lanscape, acrylic on canvas board, 8" x 10"

P.A.D. Day 36

Feeling much more rested today after a whole seven hours of sleep!  Now that the major portions of the holiday schedule are over we can relax a bit and enjoy the rest of the time off before schooling starts up again next week.  Here is today's painting.  I'm really itching to get into larger scale but the practicality of that is limited.  There's just no way to commit to a large canvas every day.

Rosy Rose, acrylic on canvas board, 5" x 7"

P.A.D. Day 35

I''m feeling a little swirly in the brain today, a result of the cumulative effects of a holiday schedule.  However I had a great nap between 3:30 and 7:10 this morning!  So I'm up and at 'em, off to New Year's day/Mary Mother of God/Sunday mass.  So anyway the swirls are showing!

Untitled, acrylic on canvas board, 8" x 10"