Carole-Ann

Mar 10, 20211 min read

Cup & Halved Avocado

18/52 I like to have an interesting angle in a painting and sometimes bringing things really close can add mystery. As long as...

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Carole-Ann

Feb 16, 20211 min read

Converse Shoes

14/42 6” x 6”, Oil Painting on Canvas Board Conversely, these are not like my previous shoe paintings. Sorry, couldn't resist. My...

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Carole-Ann

Feb 12, 20211 min read

Year of The Ox

#14 Gong xi fa cai! Happy Year of the Ox! I did a little kitchen printmaking and carved a small 4 layer relief print, in a small series...

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Carole-Ann

Feb 11, 20211 min read

Ruby Slippers

12/52 Ruby Slippers I’m quite enjoying this shoe challenge. With Valentine’s Day so close, I had to paint some red heels. When I try on a...

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Carole-Ann

Jan 29, 20211 min read

Pomegranate

10/52 Pomegranate, Peppers and Cranberries. I painted this from a composition set up by my mentor Sarah @sedwickstudio. I fell in love...

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Carole-Ann

Jan 25, 20211 min read

Coffee or Tea?

9/52 Coffee or Tea? I was challenged to paint a cup of coffee by my mentor @sedwickstudio this month. I put it off a while, because I...

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Carole-Ann

Jan 20, 20211 min read

Fish Dish!

8/52 I painted with the news on in the background today. A new president and a new term. I hope for unity and peace over the next 4 years...

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Carole-Ann

Jan 14, 20211 min read

Snow Quail

7/52 Snow Day Quail I haven’t painted a bird in a while, so here is one of my favorite birds of Reno. I am finding that I enjoy painting...

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Carole-Ann

Jan 12, 20211 min read

Abstracted Apple Slice

6/52 Experimenting with a filbert to make obvious downward brushstrokes. It's maybe too contrived, or perhaps I just need more practice....

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Carole-Ann

Jan 9, 20211 min read

Abstracted Botanical

4/52 Floral Botanical II As mentioned yesterday, I cleaned up my regular Instagram feed of abstracts and am settling into a loose realism....

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Carole-Ann

Jan 8, 20211 min read

Declutter Starts Now!

I thinned out my posts on Instagram, so that I just have representational work on it. All of the extra challenges that I did such as 100...

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Carole-Ann

Jan 5, 20211 min read

Selfie Cringe

#2 Self Portrait and process I'm uncomfortable posting this one, as I know it is full of faults. I hope that eventually I will post a...

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Carole-Ann

Jan 4, 20211 min read

Citrus Still Life

I am repeating the challenge of painting 52 paintings in 52 weeks. If we didn't have a pandemic around us, I would have a whole different...

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Carole-Ann

Jan 3, 20211 min read

A New Year Begins

A New Year starts and I’m looking forward to rebooting the painting challenge for 2021 - 52 paintings in 52 weeks. Here is a behind the...

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Carole-Ann

Dec 19, 20201 min read

Challenge Completed!

52/52 DONE!!! I was determined to finish by today, so that now I can finish the holiday baking (plus today is my birthday!). I have to...

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Carole-Ann

Dec 16, 20201 min read

Sherry & Mince Pie

51/52 Sherry and Mince Pie This is what Santa has when he comes to our house (and pretty much all English houses haha). He gets a milk...

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Carole-Ann

Dec 14, 20201 min read

Mmm... Hot Chocolate

50/52 It’s a Winter wonderland outside today. I teased my kids this morning and told them it’s a snow day and they can stay home ALL day....

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Carole-Ann

Dec 7, 20201 min read

Robin Redbreast

48/52 Robin Of Sherwood The wonderful Sally Cassas sent me an English Robin photo for me to paint for this year’s Christmas Cards. She...

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Carole-Ann

Dec 4, 20201 min read

Olympic Valley

47/52 Olympic Valley, Tahoe Oil on Canvas Panel, I can’t believe it’s taken this long in the year to squeeze a few landscapes out. Before...

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Carole-Ann

Nov 30, 20201 min read

Arvo Avocado

45/52 I worked on something simple this arvo, after Yesterday’s more detailed bowl. I mixed up a few fun colors (check out the palette,...

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