Harvest

Harvest, oil on gessoed watercolor paper, 6x6"

day 8,  30 paintings in 30 days

This is the first painting I have done with this color palette and it felt very foreign to me. I actually enjoyed working through the issues I was having and liked having to twist my brain a bit.  

Lake Cove

Lake Cove, oil on gessobord, 6x6"

This is the second painting that I did on my latest visit to Bernheim Forest and Arboretum. It is one of my favorite places to go when I have a day off or a weekend morning with nothing to do but hike.  There is a lake near the entrance that has many great, quiet places to set up to paint. I only turned my easel a little from "Lake View", to zoom in to get these illuminated reeds.  

Hotel pool sketch, Moab, UT

Hotel Pool sketch, Moab, UT, pastel on paper

I haven't painted in a week because I am currently on a trip around the west. Thank goodness for Hotel Wi-fi.  I am doing sketches from life that may become paintings. We shall see. Here's a quick sketch I did while sitting by the hotel pool in Moab.

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/celia-kelly/hotel-pool-sketch-moab-ut/402372