Challenge Day 30 Mexican clay birds and persimmons

 

In Mexican folk art, artists paint clay figures with colorful designs and flowers .Persimmons are ripe late fall along with pomegranates, apples, pumpkins and chile, all in beautiful colors.

Mexican clay birds and persimmons

 

oil on board 9"x12"

 

 

 

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Challenge Day 29 Cobalt jar and tangerines

I have an antique cobalt jar that is perfect to hold flowers and it is my favorite color. I want to thank Julie Ford Oliver who urged me to do the 30 day challenge, Julie has been my mentor and friend who is a great inspiration to many artists. Visit her blog Art Talk- Julie Ford Oliver.com

 

 

Cobalt jar and tangerines

 

oil on canvas 12"x9"

 

 

 

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Challenge Day 27 Pyschedelic Pears

Instead of painting realistic pears, I decided to shake up things and use a high key palette.

 

 

Psychedelic Pears

oil on canvas 8"x8"

 

 

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Challenge Day 26 Three Umbrellas

Who doesn't enjoy sitting in outside restaurant or coffee shop with a warm breeze blowing and music softly playing?

Three Umbrellas

 

oil on panel 8"x10"

 

 

 

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Challenge Day 25 Turquoise Tilted

A bowl turned over with cherries and grapes. Eat them all as you pick them and have a turquoise bowl to refill again. Hopefully chocolates next time.

Turquoise Tilted

 

oil on panel 6"x6"

 

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Challenge Day 23 Salsa bowl

All kinds of peppers are used to make salsa- jalpenos, red and green chile depending how hot you like it.

Salsa bowl

6"x8" oil on panel

 

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Challenge Day 22 Sweetpea

Sweetpeas are small dainty pink flowers that grow on bushy vine like plants. They are pretty self sufficient. Newer varieties come in different colors and are annual where as this variety comes back.

Sweetpea

 

 

6"x6" oil on panel

 

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