Summer Mini Break

' Jar with Vases'  oil on canvas. Size 12 x16. After studying Oil Painting Secrets from a Master. Recommended book for my still life class I decided to set up a still life of these objects to practice ellipses, value, and form. I also wanted a loser style than what I painted. But overall I am content with how it turned out. I feel anxious about this summer classes; landscape and still life. I think its because it is a quick pace session. Cramming all 15 module weeks into 7 weeks; starts June 25 and ends Aug 15. Happy though that I don't have to report to work until August 15 so I have planned out my schedule  working in intervals of 45 minutes of class work to 15 minutes of exercise/outside breaks from 6 am to 9:15 pm. I am working in oil paints for both classes so hoping to work asap as the paint dries using a mix of gamsol and linseed oil and if that doesn't work gamsol and stand oil. Trial and error first week then moving forward. 

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'SUNRISE OVER THE LAKE' 14 'BY 18' ORIGINAL PAINTING WITH FRAME AVAILABLE $250 (INCLUDING SHIPPING WITHIN US/ADDITIONAL COST OUTSIDE OF THE U.S.

Well... I wasn't going to do any art on this mini summer break before class start on June 24 but I got restless creatively. I wake with the excitement of being able to create. It's being a daily routine like brushing my teeth. My husband and I love going to the lake and he really loves fishing while I'm pretending the fish LOL.. I go because I love to spend quality serene quite time with him, love watching the sunrise and set over the water and watching the sky change. I love to see nature transition throughout the day. Going to take more photos when we go again. This is a reference photo found online.  June 30 is the Pancake and Booze art show so I will have this one framed and for sale. I have too stop holding on to my original paintings so I will have others at a big discount price.