"Two by Two" by Beth Bathe

"Two by Two", #23/30, 6 x 6 oil on canvas

So today I didn't get a painting even started! Here is painting done a while ago. I like how complementary colors really make the subjects pop.

"Dark Shadows" by Beth Bathe

"Dark Shadows" #16/30, 6 x 6 in, oil on panel

So yesterdays #16 painting rolled over into day 17. for Such a small painting the devil was in the details...I painted the dark shadows first then painted in the light brick colors. Next time I think I might reverse the process!

The subject matter is another of my "Abandoned and Forgotten" series. This is an old snuff mill.

"In the Pink" by Beth Bathe

"In The Pink", #13/30, 6 x 6 oil on panel

#13/30...didn't even get near painting two paintings today, the real world took control. Dealing with contractors in the house, a dead car battery, mailing out three sold paintings (a good thing!), and coming down with a head cold. But this is a quickie...and the model was very still and quiet...Thank you!

"Posies in a Jar" by Beth Bathe

"Posies in a Jar", #12/30, 6 x 6, oil on panel

Another painting with the blue ball jar, #12 of 30. Tomorrow, Monday, I will try to do two paintings in one day...we'll see!

"Seeing Red" by Beth Bathe

"Seeing Red", #11/20, 6 x 6 in, oil on panel

I loved this juxtaposition of rock wall and red window frame. I thought the simple compostion would be an easier painting to paint, I was wrong...

Tomorrow will be day 12 and I hope the sun comes out tomorrow, I need some natural light in my studio!

"Belle of the Ball" by Beth Bathe

"Belle of the Ball", #10/30, 6 x 6, oil on panel

Day, 10 of 30. Wow, 1/3 way through. I must admit the original #10 painting is still on my easel, about half done. This is a stand in #10, one that I did a while ago but haven't posted to my blog. This was a demo in glass and reflections that I did for a beginning oil painting class that I was teaching.

Tomorrow I will post the original #10 that has now been upgraded to #11 (which by the way is my lucky number!

"The Flock" by Beth Bathe

"The Flock", #8/30, 6" x 6", oil on panel

Day eight of the thirty day challenge! I had taken this shot while traveling out west in Kansas. The birds were flying all around the cattle, all part of the same "flock" or "herd"...