30 Paintings in 30 Days - Day Twenty Five

"Green Glass, Goldfinch, and Grapes" LWatry©2014

Day 25 of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days and I finished a few minutes before midnight! The title for this one begins with 'G' words - Green Glass, Goldfinch, and Grapes".

Once again this glass painting seemed to go faster than I though it would. It is all about painting the little abstract shapes and make sure there are good values. The glass is a few pieces that I have collected from depression era glass. I like the glow of the juicer.

I enjoyed painting the goldfinch and ended up getting a nice glow around his head.

The painting is not quite as intense in color as the image appears on my screen.

"Green Glass, Goldfinch, and Grapes" is a 6"x6" watercolor was juried into the 2014 Randy Higbee Gallery, 6" Squared Exhibition and Sale. The paintings are available through the gallery and online at: www.DailyBrushwork.com

30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge - Day Seven

"Lizard and Lupine" LWatry©2014

This is painting Seven in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenge. I have always wanted to paint a Lupine flower stalk from my garden. The lizard was from a trip that I took to visit my sister in Atlanta and we went to the Botanic gardens. The lizard was sunning himself. The colors of the flower and lizard go great together.

I used a soft focus background so that the flower and lizard would stand out. I did this by wetting the background with water and then put all the color in while it was still wet. I masked my flower and lizard with masking tape prior to painting the background to keep them white.

"Lizard and Lupine" is a 6"x6" watercolor and it is available for purchase on Daily Paintworks for $90 - Click here to purchase.