I’ve kept up the daily paintings but it’s been hard to keep up with posting them so I’ll just do it by month now. 365 paintings definitely seems a lot easier than 52 posts, and who wants to read 52 posts anyway. Here’s everything I painted in June (except for 4 paintings that I already posted about here)…this is too much math.
Day 155: Ink on watercolor. I love this quote by Marcus Aurelius…the last of the five good emperors…whatever that means.
Day 156: When in doubt just paint a rooster…or three. This was acrylic on reclaimed wood. It’s currently at Gallery 1 in downtown Sylva, NC if you live in that area!
Day 157: A Bluegill fish on reclaimed wood. I used acrylic, charcoal and a few glazes for this one.
Day 158: I painted, stained and sealed these custom paddles for my friend Beau.
Here they are hanging in his new rental cabin Buffalo Trace:
Day 160: I painted this at the last minute before going to bed…the cover of an art journal. I might add to it later…it’s not very exciting.
Day 161: One of our bedroom walls has been empty for way too long. I took some oversized white paper and used sumi ink to write a quote from The Great Gatsby on it. The frames are inexpensive poster frames.
Day 162: Acrylic on reclaimed wood.
The Mountains Are Calling and I Must Go.
Day 163: I started painting an oversized Moon Pie logo on a round table top.
Day 164: A rainbow trout. I cropped this one accidentally and so it looks like a TROU instead….but the real piece has a T on it.
Day 165: An elephant on flat canvas. This RLS quote is from a book I have that is full of joy quotes. This elephant just looked joyful.
Day 166: Visiting my mother in Linville so I painted a quick sketch of the view from her porch using my travel watercolors:
Day 167: Acrylic on reclaimed plywood.
Day 168: A rooster painted on wood. Acrylic and charcoal. This painting is also at Gallery 1 Sylva!
Day 169: I call this one “Crammed in the Ark”…just kidding…but the animals do look a little cramped.
Day 170: A bird on a small block of wood. I added the metal “Choose Happiness” tag on the front.
Day 171: A painting on reclaimed tin, attached to reclaimed chestnut wood.
Day 172: I call this painting “People and Brontosaurus Wearing Glasses.” I just paint what’s in my head…but doesn’t mean I can explain it.
Day 173: I really loved painting this one. A can of sardines on wood. I added the tin border in the spirit of the metal sardines are usually in.
Day 174: A fly fishing fly. Acrylic on wood.
Day 175: Acrylic folk art style painting on framed cradled wood.
“She is clothed in strength and dignity and she laughs without fear of the future. Proverbs 31:25”
Day 176: A quick painting in my art journal.
Day 177: A quick sketch of the Bryson City courthouse.
Day 178: I found this drawer front at the thrift store and someone had started carving the hand into it. I got out my Dremel and finished it. Then I painted it white and added the quotes.
Day 179: Spiced Ham = SPAM.
Day 180: Enamel and acrylic on wood.
Day 181: Our friends came to visit and I collaborated with my little friend Eleanor on a painting in my art journal.
Here’s how it turned out:
Phew. That’s everything that counted as daily paintings! I did paint a few more things but I can’t remember what they were.
I did list some of my artwork for sale. You can find it on Etsy here.
All my daily paintings can be found indexed here.
I love this part and spend extra time oggling over your artistic productivity. Makes me want to get a camera. You might be using a cell phone but I don’t want one. I enjoyed how you photographed your sketch and the view from your mom’s porch. When you paint the quotes, are you doing it freehand, or do you have other methods? Especially cool is the printing from GG on your bedroom wall. Beau is a very lucky friend indeed. Gorgeous designs on those happy, magical paddles. Your collaboration with your sweet friend and blossoming artist Eleanor is simply brilliant!
Thank you Phyllis! I usually paint the quotes freehand but sometimes I will draw the lines and write the letters first…depends on how tight I have to cram them in!
Good morning Ashley…Thank you for sharing these beauties..They have a all brightened my rainy morning here at the Crystal Coast of North Carolina..May your day be Blessed as you Bless others daily. Love & prayers daily…
This is wonderful! Thank you for sharing your work.
Love the one on tin! I love mixing up media and textures. The wood and metal are my favs because of that.
I love what you have done – everything looks great. The paddles are my favourite – very boho and look great at the wall.