Flowers in the Abstract

Flowers in the Abstract
8x6 acrylic on canvas
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"FLOWERS IN THE ABSTRACT"

"Flowers in the Abstract",  8x6, acrylic on canvas with a double mat.  It isn't often that I choose to paint with acrylics.  I am so used to painting with oil and the slow drying process that fast drying acrylic paints are a challenge for me.  But I love this painting and think I should do more like it.  The colors are very harmonious.












NORWAY TRIP
Many of you are wondering when I will be painting scenes from my recent trip to Norway. 
 I am still processing that trip, especially the darkness of the Arctic and the very short days. 
 I had so few hours during which time I could take photos and actually see the landscape. 
 Living in very bright New Mexico I have to rethink "light" when painting Norway. 

Below are photographs taking during the brightest daylight hours
 in Hammerfest (the northernmost town in the world) 
and 
Kirkenes located in extreme northeast Norway 
very close to the Russian border.

WITH LOVE

WITH LOVE, 10x10, oil on museum quality panel.

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I am a big celebrator of the holidays.  I used to insist my husband celebrate my half birthday as well as the actual birthdate.  Then I got older so one of those is enough.  

So December is a big month for me…Christmas and my birthday (21st).  And of course December goals.  There are three things I want to accomplish this month.  

     a.  Daily writing of all for which I am grateful

     b.  Paint daily from life (no photos this month; more presents to come)

  c.  Celebrate every day by doing something special (part of my daily writing too)

Acequia en otono SOLD

Acequia en otono
Little Gem
6x6 oil on canvas mounted

Acequia en Otono  SOLD

    "irrigation ditch in autumn"

    The colors along this ditch sing.  They are vivid, lively and joyful.  The ditch was surging with water and will continue to have water in it only until November 1st.  Then I guess it's time for the fields and streams to rest for four months of winter.

     I don't ride my bike along here as much as I like to walk.  This trail leads to the Open Space Center which has viewing platforms to watch the wintering birds without interrupting their life.  Just a few geese have arrived; no big birds yet.

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Flam Valley, Norway II

Flam Valley, Norway II
Little Gem
oil on canvas mounted on board

FLAM VALLEY, NORWAY II"


Landscapes are my favorite genre.  Norway is my favorite European country.  If you haven't been there, you surely must go.  The walls of the fjords are very steep and beautiful.  Water flows from melting snow creating thundering powerful falls.  The smart Norwegians channel the falls into huge tubes which are part of their power plants (hidden in the mountains) used to generate electricity.

Peace is the essence of this painting.  Peace and beauty.

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Desert Plants in Bloom VI SOLD

Desert Plants in Bloom VI
Little Gem 6x8
oil on canvas mounted

DAY 13 of the thirty day challenge...closing in on the halfway mark...

Purple and green...desert colors?  Well, they must be as I am off to the side of the bike trail taking a photo.  Some riders don't understand what I am doing and most days somebody asks me if I am all right.  There are walkers on the trail with cameras.  They understand the beauty of the desert.

I would love to know the names of these desert plants so I could tell you.  When I did a google search, I got names, scientific and otherwise, but no photos.   Now how is that supposed to help me?

I find myself rarely using a brush anymore.  Almost all of my thirty paintings are palette knife paintings.

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