Quaint farm cottage

Yes, you read correctly.  Quaint...  Some times titles for paintings elude me and at others the painting names itself.  Just depends, I suppose.  This one, I couldn't really come up with anything.  So, Quaint farm cottage it is.  Anyhow, I painted this one using a very bright under painting to see how that would affect the final painting.  Kind of liked it.  Going to keep on experimenting with this for awhile, I think.  So, the first picture is the final painting and the second pic is the underpainting.  As you can see, there is definitely a difference.  Enjoy!

Quaint Farm Cottage,  9" x 12", oil on panel

Moo-net

I am always trying new things in my studio.  Sometimes they work out, others don't.  Dreama Tolle Perry is an artist I have been looking at recently and I have been trying to figure out her technique.  She uses almost all transparent oil colors and has a method in which she applies them onto the canvas that gives the paintings vibrancy and light.  That is what this cow painting is about.  There are things about the painting I like and others I am not necessarily pleased with, but all in all, good learning experience...  When I finished this little girl, I thought it kind of looked Monet-ish, hence the name, Moo-net..... I know... very cheeky, but what do you want?  Anyway, I also love using this online slide show maker to show the painting's progression... Hope you like!

Moonet, 9"x12", oil on panel, 2013