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Friday, January 30, 2015

Thirty Paintings in 30 Days - Day Thirty

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"First Date"
Acrylic, 24" x 36" on 1 1/2" gallery wrap.

Thanks so much for all of your kind comments about my painting yesterday. The response was amazing and the painting also sold! I was inspired to paint another one is a similar format. It's big, bold and I love it. 

Here is my painting in a very cool room.


In case you need reminding, today is the 30th of January. It's the last day of the 30 in 30 Challenge! There were many times this month when I thought this day would never come. And now it's here and I am sad. I am going to miss the pressure of finishing my painting every day. But I plan to continue paintings almost every day.

I have thought long and hard about what was my favorite part of this month's challenge. Aside from painting every day, it has to be discovering my love and joy in painting abstracts. Painting big, painting with acrylics, following my heart and having fun are the best way for me to describe the last 30 days. I am so lucky!

Technically the challenge is over for now. But we all know, of course it's really just the beginning. 

This is the time for all of us to build upon what we have accomplished this month. Whether you painted five or thirty paintings, it doesn't matter. We have all learned something from painting more often, from blogging everyday and sharing our art on Facebook. The results have snowballed and have been amazing. Many of you told me that you have already blogged more times this month than the entire  year. Most of you have found a way to leave "the stuff" behind so when you enter your studio it's all about painting. A lot of you are painting faster and having little trouble finding inspiration to paint. It's been a great 30 days and I thank you all for joining and inspiring me to paint every day this month.

Tomorrow we will head back in to our studios and paint some more. We will continue to push ourselves out of our comfort zones and take some risks. We don't need to feel rushed and we don't need to ignore our families anymore (haha). Just paint what you want, but take a little more time to build on the momentum you have created these past few weeks. 

I promise we will do another 30 in 30 Challenge in 2015. In the meantime I will be busy painting and teaching and enjoying the beach house (I have a workshop there in June!)

Tomorrow I will post a collage of all of my 30 paintings. I will also post instructions as to how you can create one too. You can post your collage on my blog on January 31st. So be sure to check back tomorrow.

Check out my 2015 workshop schedule. I am coming to Cape Cod, Atlanta, Charlotte and Richmond in 2015. Plus you can paint and stay with me in Ventura, CA at the beach house. Click here for more information.

I am offering Online Studio painting classes every month. Join me each month as we paint boats, roosters, glass, beach scenes, umbrellas, etc. with a palette knife. Click here to sign up!
 

Post your completed painting for Day Thirty here!


















 18. Snow Shadows 


 20. Portrait of a Sandcastle--6x6. Roger Hankins 




























 48. Where are we going now? #30 Wyn Foland 





 53. Beach Sunrise 
















 69. Daffodil Art in Jill's Garden 



 72. Barbara Fager "Lake Side" 







 79. Leftie 







 86. Chris Scott " Happy Days" 












 98. Ro Rhonda Young 




 102. Day 30 - Empty Pet Bowl - F Milway 


 104. Jane Pappe Day 30 - Arcadia Park, Maine 

 105. Fruit Bowl by Nancy Beard 









 114. Barb Lichtman Artypantsbarb 













 127. Face Me 

 128. Sunflowers, Day30 of 30:), Vicki Tucker 












 140. Autumn Leaves - F Milway 


 142. Linda Will 8×10 oil 


 144. Laura Raymond - 30 





 149. XO O'Brien Babies esthersharpart.com 






 155. Paula Pollifrone Neys 


 157. Sunrise Lori Lowery Alcohol Inks 

 158. Lori Lowery Alcohol Inks 

 159. Fire's Edge Lori Lowery Alcohol Inks 




 163. sandra martin Coyote Fences 











 174. Miriam Marshall, Number Thirty 




 178. Mt Rundel 


 180. "Fury" jmmbarkovich 



 183. Sandi Riggs 30 













 196. Celebration pear 

 197. jean nelson 































 228. Yahoo! 

 229. Philadelphia 002 acrylic on canvas 8 x 10 

 230. "Jewels for Rocks" Mixed Media A. Foshea 











 241. Day 30:The Valentine Tree, JanetJudson 


 243. Eileen Kennedy Maxey. Sweet Miss Tiny 






 249. Neon water drops 




 253. L Martin; Grosbeak 













 266. Judith Visker, Blessing Time 

 267. "Go Mary" Lyndy Colleen 











 278. Janet Carnall Day 30 







 285. Rose Davidson- Day 30, Ink and Acrylic 

 286. Judy Shank Pink Grapefruit 


 288. Two Red Onions Yeah I Did It Day 30 

 289. Jess Day 30 







 296. Rebecca's Paintings-Day 30 

 297. Booties 



 300. SuperGrover!, by Lisa Agnew, 12"x12", acrylic 

 301. walking away see you next year. 





 306. JOSHUA/Cindy Eisenhauer 

 307. Stephanie Lowe, Number 6 



 310. Nicole Mongrain, Day 30 


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