Day #30 October 15, 2013 Dahlias Revisited

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Well, here it is at last - the final effort in my 30 day challenge!! Watercolours 9 1/4 X 7" on 140 lb paper - this tightly cropped floral close up is for my sister who has patiently put up with poorly watered tomatoes for a whole month while I did these every morning. Hope you like it:

 

 

Day #29 October 14, 2013 Creek At Golden Ears Park

SOLD. Watercolours 9 1/4 X 7" on 140 lb paper - well, only ONE MORE DAY left in my self-imposed 30 day challenge. Hope you like today's effort:

 

 

Day #28 October 13, 2013 Coast Rocks

Watercolours 7 X 9 1/2" on 140 lb paper

Day #27 October 12, 2013 Steel Colander

Watercolours 9 1/2 X 7" on 140 lb. paper - down to the final few in my 30 day challenge for myself - titled this "Steel Colander" because that was the thing in it I really wanted to paint:

Day #26 October 11, 2013 Sliced Avocado

SOLD! Watercolours 9 1/2" X 8" on 140 lb paper - Day 26 of 30 - hard to believe it is so close to the end. This subject is from a photo I took about 8 years ago - having picked it up and put it back in the box many times, I finally overcame my trepidation this morning. Hope you like it:

Day #25 October 10, 2013 Waiting For The Tide

Watercolours 9 X 7" on 140 lb Arches paper for effort #25 of 30 in my Painting-A-Day Challenge.

 



Day #16 October 1, 2013 Wild Calla Lilies

Last half of my 30 day painting a day challenge starts today with this 10 X 8" watercolour on 140 lb paper:

 

 

Day #24 October 9, 2013 Tractor Shed

SOLD! Watercolours 9 1/2" X 7" on 140 lb paper - Day 24 of 30 in my painting a day challenge - from a photo I took on a farm in Courtenay BC

Day #23 October 8, 2013 Tofino Trees

Watercolours 12 X 8 1/4" on 140 lb Arches paper - effort #23 of 30 of my painting a day challenge. They just get harder and harder (rubs forehead)

 

Day #22 October 7, 2013 Really Red Poppies

SOLD! Watercolours 9 1/2" X 7" on 140 lb. paper - day #22 of my 30 day "A Painting A Day" Challenge:

Day #21 October 6, 2013 Chatham Point

Watercolours 7 X 9 1/2" on 140 lb paper - day 21 of my 30 day painting every day challenge from a picture I took many years ago. I loved the way you could see the rocks through the water plus the sense of distance.

 

 

Day #20 October 5, 2013 Hanging Garden

Yes!! Two thirds of the way through this crazy 30 day challenge of mine with this 8" X 9 3/4" watercolour on 140 lb Arches paper of tomatoes ripening in the greenhouse - our first crop here on Texada Island.

 

 



Day #19 October 4, 2013 Texada Breakfast Club

Moving right along....this one (watercolours 7 X 9 1/4" on Arches 140 lb. paper) is a tribute to my dear sister, who feeds the birds every morning - so faithfully that they wait on the wires just like this:

 

Day #18 October 3, 2013 Marine Traders

Watercolours 9 1/2" X 7 1/2"

Day #17 October 2, 2013 The Storm Is Over

SOLD! Skies & clouds are a favorite subject of mine for watercolours. This 9 3/4" X 7 1/4" painting on 140 lb paper is number 17 in my self-imposed 30 day painting a day challenge. Hope you enjoy it:

Day #15 September 30, 2013 Morning Market, France

Half way through my 30 day "painting a day" challenge - Watercolours 10 X 8 on 140 lb paper

Day #14 September 29, 2013 PEAR PAIR

Watercolours 7 1/4" X 9 3/4"

 

Day #13 September 28, 2013 Peach Dahlias

Watercolours 9 1/2" X 7"

 

 

Day #12 September 27, 2013 Anchorage at Tenedos Bay

Watercolours 11" X 7 1/2"

 



Day #11 September 26, 2013 Silent Partners

Watercolours 6 1/2" X 8 1/4"

Cast shadows of a couple standing on a catwalk at Chatham Point Lighthouse

 

Day #10 September 25, 2013 Long Beach

One more day's effort in my 30 day challenge to myself - watercolours 9 3/4" X 7" on 140 lb paper from a photo taken at Tofino on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Day #9 September 24, 2013 Path At Filberg Lodge

This scene is from Comox on Vancouver Island - watercolours 9" X 6 1/4" and I loved the backlighting with the sun catching the trees:

 

Day #8 September 23, 2013 Chesterman Beach

Watercolours 6 3/4" X 9"

 



Day #7 September 22, 2013 Dahlias

Watercolours 7 1/2" X 9"

 

 



Day #6 September 21, 2013 Dock At Chatham Point Lighthouse

Watercolours 12 1/4" X 8 1/4"

 

Day #5 September 20, 2013 My View

Watercolour 9 1/2" X 7"

 



Day #4 September 19, 2013 Bearded Iris

Watercolours 7 1/2" X 11"

 



Day #3 September 18, 2013 Sand Cliffs Hornby Island

Watercolours 9.75" X 7.25"

Day #2 September 17, 2013 Not Quite Ripe

Watercolour 10" X 7.25"

Day #1 September 16, 2013 City Hotel In Winter

City Hotel In Winter

Watercolour 11"wide X 8.5" high