Flatland

Flatland, oil on Arches oil paper, 12"x16"

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I should entitle this one Falling Clouds.  And, I should be painting scenes of snowmagedan, but I just haven't been able to do that yet.  I should also note that the photos I have taken of my pieces lately have not been the best representation of the works, but it has been too cold to photograph them outside in subdued light. So, no matter how I try there always seems to be bits of uncontrollable glare. 

Layers

Layers, oil on Arches #140 cold pressed oil paper, 12"x16"

Day 21,  30 paintings/30 day challenge

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I started painting on gessoed watercolor paper at the beginning of the challenge in January, switching from my normal gessobords.  I realized I love the feel of the paper, and am sorting through the best way to suggest framing/hanging.  I was reading an artist blog recently and someone posted information on a type of Arches paper, that is suitable for oil paint. It has a built-in barrier so chemicals and oils don't leach through, leading to breakdown. So I decided to try it. I bought 12 - 12"x16" sheets to cut into smaller sizes. For Layers  I kept it whole, and BIG!

It had a different feel then gessoed paper, more of an absorbent feel that requires more scrubby painting. But I will acclimate and report more later.

Arches

Arch, oil on gessoed board, 11x14"

I painted Arch on a much larger sized gessoed board than I am used to.  The grand, yet simple scene allowed me to gravitate in this direction.  I actually took about 10 progress photos as I worked through this painting, documenting my actions.  I tried to put them all together so the viewer could "flip" through with your arrow keys on the computer, but I couldn't find the correct way to format it.  So here's the finished product. I am very proud of this one.