Day 3 - Watching the Sky

Well, it is 3 minutes to mid-night... I was painting all day today, and it is the weekend so, family is home.  It's always hard to be in my studio when I know everyone else is downstairs, but, during this challenge it must sometimes be done.  So, this painting was complete a few days ago as I am ahead of schedule. I am just not always the brightest bulb in the pack and am just getting around to posting now.  So, here it is, "Watching the Sky"..

Watching the Sky, oil, 12"x24",
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Day 10 - A Spectacular End to the Day

Good evening... Can't believe I am a third of the way there in completing this 30 in 30.  I have to say, this challenge is a bit more challenging than the first one I took part in for a variety of reasons, one of them being the extreme cold.  My studio probably doesn't get above 55 degrees, and I am learning that oil paint does not care for cold, dry air... at all.  I have been learning and adjusting to this atmosphere and it definitely has been a process.  Anyway, there is always something new to learn as an artist... always.  And that is why I continue to chip away at being one!
Today's painting came from a photo I found on the Morguefiles but I have definitely seen skies just as amazing in my life!  The sky provides endless ideas and material for paintings and I could probably paint a sky a day and not get bored... (hey.... that's not a bad idea!)

A Spectacular End to the Day, oil on panel, 6"x6",
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Cloud sketch for commission

I am completing a house commission right now and needed to work out some colors and forms for the clouds I am including in the sky.  This little 4"x4" painting is a cloud sketch I did today for this purpose.  I am offering this for auction on DPW with a starting bid of $15 if you are interested!

Cloud scape 1,  oil on canvas, 4"x4"
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I can't help it, I love thick paint!  This is a close up of the above painting.
 It may be little, but it packs a punch.