Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge

 

A Bit of Whimsy

Mix Media  8x10

was in the mood for something different,  and this is the result, used some dry leaves for stamping, and some acrylics, and inks.

Thirty Paintings In 30 Days - Day16

 

Sweetheart Roses

Acrylic 4"x6" on Canvas

Loved the colors of these Roses, just the kind to bring big smiles from most women. This is Day 16 in the 30 in 30 Challenge half way through the month.  This painting was done very quickly, wanted to make the deadline. It's more or less a study for a larger painting. It will be part of my Petite Pearls collection.  Will look at it more tomorrow. Thanks for viewing.......

Charlie Boy

 

Hi everyone, here's a New Speed Painting just finished, of this cute little guy named  "Charlie" from a weekend Challenge at WetCanvas. 

I've been working lately on some speed painting, to get more spontaneity, in my paintings and lively brush/ pencil/ pastel strokes . 

Don't want to think too much about the image, just do it.. 

So this is how I approached Charlie. 

Used Water Color Pencils, on him, and a bit of white pastel at the end.- size 9 x 12.. 

Done in around 45 mins. which is quick for me. I just walked away then, didn't dare go back, or I'd still be working on him. LOL

You will probably see more of these Speed paintings in the weeks to come.  I really like them, and it's getting my Muse working again, and my strokes are looser. 

Thanks for looking, comments and input welcome !!

........Just a Note...........

***.....Just a note...........I'll be hosting the Monthly Floral  Plant Parade Event coming up for the month of January 2011 at WetCanvas, If anyone is interested in joining in, just go have a look in the forum........CLICK HERE ..........or leave me a note here in the comments.for information..    It's open to all levels of  artists, and types of media and easy to get involved with some fantastic people from all over the world.......

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Islamorada The Florida Keys

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Islamorada The Florida Keys

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: The Gentelman Mr. Forbes

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: The Gentelman Mr. Forbes

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Venice Study from Sargent

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Venice Study from Sargent

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: "CanCan Les Folies"

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: "CanCan Les Folies"

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Tulips "SPRING JEWELS"

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Tulips "SPRING JEWELS"

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: "Lily Stargazer"

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: "Lily Stargazer"

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: WATER LILY

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: WATER LILY

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Church -The Bells Toll,....... Hawk,.......Granparents On Main Street,

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 Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Church -The Bells Toll,....... Hawk,.......Granparents On Main Street,

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Banff Alberta - Lake Minnewanka Landscape

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Banff Alberta - Lake Minnewanka Landscape: "Link"

Spring!!! Look What It Brings!!!

 I love Spring Time, everything seems to come awake and alive.....including me.!!!  Just look at what I had to look at this afternoon.  This is from my Den/Computer room window!! Love those clouds. Sunny and warm low sixtys today, what's not to like about that.......:)  Hope you all have a good week.

News April 1st 2010

Wow, three months into the year already!! The birds have flown away with my time!!
Different things going on with me......


First off,........Two weeks ago I was the Host for a "Weekend Drawing and Painting Event" (called a WDE) at  WetCanvas  the largest International Artists Forum owned by F&W Publications. Here's the Invitation


This event starts on the weekend and runs till the next Friday the Host publishes some references, and Artists from all over the world from all types of media, produce paintings etc. from these.   Image Thread  Then they publish them for all to see and comment on during that week. It's amazing to see how each artists' painting is so unique, and the wonderful camaraderie that is established through the participation of the event. My goal as the Host, was to keep the artists interacting with each other, and the event rolling along. It was such a great honor to do this, for me. I also Hosted one back in November 2009.


I will also be Hosting an Event in the Florals Forum of WetCanvas during the Month of  May this year. 
Will update with more information as we get closer to  the end of the month.  This will cover all kinds of Flora  including Botanical.  It's open to all Artists and Mediums..


Also on a Personal note.  I received an Invitation to a Wedding from my Niece Megan and her Fiance Stephan. I'm so happy for them, and thrilled they are going to tie the knot.  I'm going to get a great holiday out of it as it's to be held at a vacation resort in the Okanogan , the May long weekend..
I've been shopping  already, you know how women are LOL.


I have no Paintings to post today, so thought I would post a recent photo of my guy...... Keeta.   My shadow, my studio mascot, and artist.....loves paint, loves to try play with paint. LOL

2010 Winter Olympics Montage - Stephen Brunt Video Essay

Wanted to share this wonderful video done for CTV by a great Toronto Globe and Mail columnist Stephan Brunt. I think he's really done a fantastic job of showing what the Olympics meant to Canada. I've always been a proud Canadian, but today I'm just bursting with "PRIDE". Way to Go Canada !!!!

January 2010

New decade started, and some new goals for the coming year, as I know a lot of you make this time of year too. My biggest one is to be much more productive with my art this year. Last year was taken up with a lot of learning, and experiments with mediums and paints, and most of my work was studies done for future paintings..
So the first thing is my new Header up above.  It's a photo from one of the Expert runs up at Cypress Bowl in Vancouver, B.C.  The Olympics are being held in Vancouver in less than a month now, and this ski area is going to be used for some of the games.  So you may be seeing this view on TV in the future.  The view is facing West into Howe Sound with some of the Islands. Some fantastic panoramas to see there, so I thought I would show you from one of the runs I use to Ski.
I'm working on three new paintings right now, all extra large size, will be posting them as I get them finished.  Also some smaller ones on the way.

Lady Slipper Orchid - Angel's Flight

Hot off the press.......I fell in love with this delicate beauty, and just had to get her on canvas.
Love the long tendrils, the exotic stripes and spots, and those colors, well that did it for me!!!
Hope you enjoy her too!!!  Look deep, deep,  into her eyes..............!!!!

Acrylic on 12 x 12in Deep Box Canvas

Hydrangea - Finished !!

Finished this today, and got it entered in the project on time!!
I'm actually quite pleased as to how it turned out. Have a couple more in mind, larger scale.
The background was an experiment for me, as I usually do a very dark one,
but wanted to play with the light and colors, hoping to give it a lovely airy flair.:)

Acrylics on 11x14in Canvas....no need to frame if you don't want to.

Hydrangea WIP (work in progress)

One of my favorite flowers, and much beloved by all. This delicate beauty, looks wonderful on the bush, and stands up as a lovely dried flower, in many vases over the years.
I wanted to get into the world inside this flower, one of the few that gives us a true blue color.
I consider this painting a study, for a much larger one I wish to do.
This one is for an artists monthly event at WetCanvas Florals forum.
Not quite finished, as I need to do my shadows, and highlights yet, and post it later today at WetCanvas. But wanted to see if there were any other fixes needed first, and they seem to show up better posted here...........
Acrylics on 11"x14" Canvas.