Saturday, January 31, 2015

30 Day Painting Bonus Painting - Day 31 - Sunset Over the Cove

The "30 Paintings in 30 Days" challenge is officially over, but I did one more bonus painting for the 31st of January. My plan was to paint this on masa paper which I have rarely used. I followed the instructions but I must have done something wrong because I didn't get any of the "batik-like" effect I should have. I think I may have let the paper soak for too long and lost the hard folds that absorb the paint. The paper did give me a soft sort of textured look to the painting, but not the result I was after. I am hoping to do work more on masa next month as well as on yupo. If I am saying it here in print, maybe that will force me to actually do it instead of procrastinating about it.

This was done from a photo I took in Maine at sunset. It is 8 x 10.


Even though the challenge is over you can still look back at the work posted on Leslie Saeta's blog.
http://lesliesaeta.blogspot.com And I think you can still vote on Sea Dean's blog. http://paintamasterpiece.blogspot.com

Today is WorldWide Sketchcrawl #46 and I will be heading out in our frigid temperatures today to sketch at an indoor location.

7 comments:

  1. Joan, this is a beautiful finish for your challenge. I am amazed that you get so much sketching, painting and art in your busy days. Thanks for sharing and encouraging us all, you inspire!

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  2. Thanks for enjoying my work and coming to comment so often, Jo!

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  3. Congratulations Joan, I was going to leave this comment on the collage of all your paintings but for reason it would not open up. great collection of skies

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  4. Well done Joan for completing the challenge! I loved to see your daily post on FB.

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  5. Thanks so much, Lorraine!

    Kitty, thanks...and thanks for visiting!

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  6. This is STUNNING! It looks like you had so much fun doing this challenge.

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  7. This is STUNNING! It looks like you had so much fun doing this challenge.

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