Patience

6"x6" Oil on Gessoed Panel

with Palette Knife
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30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge—Day 15.

I have now reached the half-way mark in the 30 in 30 challenge. Right now, it feels a bit like, "Only Day 15?" But when I look back at all of the work that has been done so far, I feel good about what I have accomplished. Today's painting comes from a friend's photograph of the Grand Canyon. What a marvel the Grand Canyon is. To think how it has been carved out for centuries by water is amazing. It is a miracle of patience. It inspires me to have more patience with my painting and the remaining 15 days of this challenge. And so tomorrow I will pick up the palette knife again and paint once more.

The Wishing Bird

6"x6" Oil on Gessoed Panel

with Palette Knife

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30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge—Day 14.

Cardinals are very special birds for our family. We know them as wishing birds. Whenever we see a bright red Cardinal fluttering around, we make a wish. In that regard, today's painting is a moment of opportunity for you. 

Go ahead. Make a wish.

Playing with Puddles

6"x6" Oil on Gessoed Panel

with Palette Knife

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30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge—Day 13.

Remember my post the other day about the rain going away? Since then, the rain has returned and has not stopped. So for today's painting, I thought, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." Today's painting is on reflections in a nearby rain puddle. This is likely the most abstract of my 13 daily paintings so far. It is quite loose and impressionistic. I took the opportunity with this subject to experiment with looser techniques. We can make the best of any situation by looking for the beauty that lies within.

Offering 2

6"x6" Oil on Gessoed Panel

with Palette Knife

30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge—Day 12.

It is Sunday again, so here is another offering of flowers. If you missed my last posting on sanctuary flowers, see it HERE. May your life be a beautiful offering today.

Goodbye Rain

6"x6" Oil on Gessoed Panel

with Palette Knife

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30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge—Day 11.

It's been raining and drizzling for about two weeks. Today, the front moved on and the sun shined again. This is a painting of our morning sky as the rain clouds retreated. It reminds me that no matter how down we get from long periods of life's "rain," the sun will eventually shine on us again.

Hummingbird

6"x6" Oil on Gessoed Panel

with Palette Knife

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30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge—Day 10.

"What are you painting next, Dad?" 
That's the question my kids ask me every day now.  They look forward to coming home from school to discover what I've painted for the day. My youngest daughter, who is an aspiring painter herself,  has been asking me for a couple of days to paint a hummingbird, her new favorite animal. So, here is a little labor of love in honor of my daughter.

Light Show

6"x6" Oil on Gessoed Panel

with Palette Knife

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30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge—Day 9.

Every July, our family gathers at Cove Lake in Jacksboro, Tennessee. We spend the day playing, eating and singing songs together. At the end of the day, when most people travel into town to watch fireworks, nature puts on a beautiful light show of its own in these misty mountains.