Nodding Sunflowers - Day 16, 30 paintings in 30 days

Nodding Sunflowers

Palette knife painting

15x15cm (6"x6")

Oil on 1cm deep box canvas
Available on Etsy

Yesterdays painting HERE

Another challenge within a challenge, this time from Evhe who posts painting challenge every two weeks. This one was to paint from one of her sunflower field photographs. I didn't take myself too seriously painting this and just went with the flow, not making any real decisions about composition and not planning anything. I had fun.

Hollyhock Village, Part 1 - Day 7, 30 paintings in 30 days

Hollyhock Village Part 1

 Oil on gesso laminated wood panel

20x30 cm (8"x12")

During our recent lavender hunt, we came across a village which I shall call Hollyhock Village. Hollyhocks lined the streets, seemingly growing out of the concrete in the road. The roads were narrow enough, barely room for one car let alone a car and two rows of hollyhocks. I took heaps of photos both on the way there  (overcast day) and on the way back (nice sunny day).

Some photos of the hollyhocks

The village is Revest du Bion, Alpes-de-Haut Provence

About this painting

 This painting is part 1 of a pair painted on gesso panel. I did not add any additional gesso to it as they are supposed to be ready to go. Not sure I will do that again! the surface is so slippy and I wasn't convinced the paint was adhering. I've never used Yuppo with watercolour but from what I have read, it seems that this surface is similar.
I used a brush mostly with just a bit of knife work on the wall to give it texture.

I will wait until the paint has dried a little and rework some of the hollyhocks for more impact.

Come back tomorrow to see the the companion piece.

Close up

Sunflowers Miniature treasure - Oil Painting Giveaway

Sunflowers Miniature Treasure painting

Palette knife painting on loose canvas

10x10 cm (4x4 inch)

Day 25 of the 30 day challenge

View my other Miniature paintings HERE

No red today!. Instead today was a yellow day.

WIN THIS PAINTING
I am currently preparing my first Newsletter which will go out at the end of this month. To celebrate this, I am holding a raffle for this painting. All you have to do is subscribe to my newsletters which I plan to isuue once every month - see the side bar for the subscription box. The draw will be held on the 7th February and the winner announced on the 8th.

Some close-ups of the knife work

Poppy Trio Palette knife painting on box canvas

Poppy Trio Palette knife painting

20x20cm (8"x8") on box canvas
The sides of the canvas are painted black
No frame required

Day 24 of the 30 day challenge

Available for purchase

More red for Day 24 of the challenge, but poppies instead of tulips.

Newsletter
I will be sending out my first newsletter at the end of the month. Sign up for my newsletter and you will be entered into a draw for one of my miniature treasures paintings.

About this painting
This is an upcycled painting, also of poppies, that I sort of liked but it was a bit dark. I decided to redo the painting (the original one had 5 poppies which also made it a bit crowded). I first painted the highlights with cadmium yellow and then hit it with the red. The painting is now much brighter and livelier and has more impact.

Some close-ups of the knife work

Red Tulips flower arrangement palette knife painting

Red Tulips flower arrangement

Palette knife painting

Oil on box canvas

15x20x1.5cm (6x8x0.6inch)

The sides are painted black,

 so can be hung with or without a frame

Day 23 in the 30 day challenge
SOLD
 

More red and more tulips for day 23 in the challenge. I love this red colour, it is Scarlet Lake by Winsor and Newton. I like to use it straight from the tube for a luscious red colour. When mixed with white it gives a lovely soft peachy/pink colour.

See yesterday's tulip painting here

About this painting
I find that reds can quickly lose their vibrancy when the paint dries. To help the red stay bright, I always underpaint with yellow.

Close-up of the knife work

Tulip Field Palette Miniature treasure Palette knife painting

Tulip Field Palette Miniature treasure

Palette knife painting

Oil on MDF panel

10x15cm (4"x6")

SOLD

Today I was in the mood for red and tulips.

Mini treasure, Rose flower arrangement No.4 Palette knife painting

Mini treasure flower arrangement No. 4

Palette knife painting

Impasto oil

10x10cm (4x4inch) on box canvas
Can be hung without a frame
This is painting No.21 in the 30 day challenge

Available for purchase

This is the fourth and final miniature treasure of this series. Here is the collage of all four.

 This was a fun little series to paint, but it is now time to move onto something else.

A close-up of No. 4

Mini treasure flower arrangement 3 Palette knife painting

Mini treasure flower arrangement NO. 3 

Palette knife painting by Marion Hedger

Impasto oil

10x10cm (4x4inch) on box canvas
Can be hung without a frame
This is painting No.20 in the 30 day challenge

Available for purchase

This is the third painting in the series (I have one more which I will post tomorrow)

INSPIRATION FOR THIS PAINTING
Like yesterday's, and the day before, this painting was also inspired by the flower in painting No. 17 Summer Light
Rose still life flower arrangment No.2
Rose still life flower  arrangement
Summer Light still life after Henri le Sidaner


Collage of the series so far

CLOSE-UP OF No. 3

Rose still life arrangement No. 2 Mini treasure Palette knife painting

Rose still life arrangement No. 2

Mini treasure Palette knife painting

Impasto oil

10x10cm (4x4inch) on box canvas
Can be hung without a frame
This is painting No.19 in the 30 day challenge

Available for purchase

This painting is painted with thick impasto paint on a yellow ground. It's funny how an idea can spark off several paintings, especially when I have been procrastinating for so long about using these small canvasses. That's one of the good things about participating in a challenge like this, it makes you think outside of the box.

INSPIRATION FOR THIS PAINTING
Like yesterday's painting, this on was also inspired by the flower in painting No. 17.
Rose still life flower arrangement
Summer Light still life after Henri le Sidaner

CLOSE-UP OF THE KNIFE WORK

Rose still life flower arrangement Mini treasure Palette knife painting

Rose still life flower arrangement

Mini treasure Palette knife painting

Impasto oil

10x10cm (4x4inch) on box canvas
This is painting No.18 in the 30 day challenge

This painting is now SOLD

This painting was inspired by the crop of the flowers in yesterday's painting.

I have had these 4"x4" canvases sitting around for a long time and never knew what to paint. When I saw the crop yesterday, it spoke to me and voila!

Stay tuned for another mini treasure tomorrow.

Here is a close-up

Honesty and glass, Day 13 of 30 day challenge

Honesty and glass palette knife painting

18x24cm (approx 7"x10")

Oil on archival canvas panel

Today's painting is a floral still life. To see more and some close-up crops visit my art of flower blog

Cheat for day 1 of the January 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

Ikebana 4 - Burnt Orange Chrysanthemums

Oil on canvas panel

24x30 cm (approx 10x12inch)

Palette knife painting 
100€, international shipping included

I have just returned from spending the holidays with my family in the UK. I thought I might be able to pull something together tonight, but as usual for this time of year I have picked up a virus and I am feeling sorry for myself. So I am cheating and posting this chrysanthemum still life painting that was part of the November Wetcanvas.com floral and botanical forum challenge. It does fit, more or less, into the challenge to my self this month, to push my painting style further.

Impasto Roses, two still life oil paintings

Old Fashioned

Roses still life palette knife painting

24x30cm (approx 10x12")

Oil on canvas panel
Available for purchase, 120€ 
international shipping included

Sweet Memories - Roses still life

palette knife paintings

24x30cm (approx 10x12inches)

Oil on canvas panel 
Available for purchase

120€ international shipping included. 

 

Please visit my floral blog for more detailed info on the process

Ikebana paintings of Chrysanthemums Collage

Collage of Ikebana series

Oil palette knife paintings

Contact me about my paintings HERE

Here are three of the paintings in my Ikebana quartet. Pop over to my floral art blog to see the original posts.

I have reworked No.2 and will post that when the weather allows, we are have constant rain at the moment and more storms are forecast - but shouldn't moan as this does not happen very often.

I have also painted two rose still lifes in the same style and will post them later.

Back to landscapes
I enjoyed this break painting florals, but today I am back at the landscapes. I have someone interested in a larger painting of the lavender fields. Scarlet Poppies was my only large painting of Provence, and although I bought the canvasses about 6 months ago, I have not got around to using them.

Ikebana 1 - pink chrysanthemums

Ikebana 1 - Pink Chrysanthemums

22x27cm (approx  9"x11")

oil on canvas board

Palette knife painting

I've taken a break from painting landscapes for the last couple of dates to paint some floral still lifes.

This is inspired by a book on Ikebana given to me by a neighbour, the monthly floral forum challenge on wetcanvas.com to paint chrysanthemums and my imagination. I wanted to achieve an ethereal 'look' in this painting.

I have completed four paintings for the challenge and will post more tomorrow.

Iris Dancing Queens oil painting for auction on DPW

 Iris Dancing Queens

Palette knife painting

18x24cm (approx 7x10inch)

oil on canvas MDF canvas panel
For auction on DPW SEE HERE 
Starting at $85

Iris Dancing Queens palette knife painting, Day 30, 30 day hath September challenge

Iris Dancing Queens

Palette knife painting

18x24cm (approx 7x10inch)

oil on canvas MDF panel

See the write up HERE

The last painting of the challenge.

A big thank you to Leslie Saeta for organising the challenge and hosting it.
It's been good fun. I've tried different things and put in a lot of painting miles, which is always a good thing.

Container Gardening - a couple of paintings

Potted Glory and Container Colour are two of my latest floral paintings. I have detailed the process with some work in progress photos on my art of flower blog. Please go and check out the process.

White Ice Iris painting in oils

I still haven't got around to cataloguing my paintings so far, so not sure which number I am up to.

The next two paintings are of white bearded irises, which is one of my favourite flowers. It is very majestic when it blooms.

Bearded Iris, standing tall

Oil painting by Marion Hedger

18x24cm, on canvas board (MDF)

White Ice Bearded Iris

Oil painting by Marion Hedger

18x24cm, on canvas board (MDF)

I have joined Daily Paintworks and this piece is for auction

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Loose and Lively Irises #3 and #4

Another two irises painted in situ as part of the Garden 101 series of daily paintings. Oil on canvas board.