Been looking at some inspiring “Daily Paintings” lately, and while I don’t yet have the stamina or the self-discipline to finish a painting every day, I like the idea of not being too ambitious and focusing in on a modest subject rather than trying to produce an epic masterpiece! This is my first effort, also trying to use the paint more loosely and thickly and not fussing over tiny details. Plenty of room for improvement, but I can see myself making some progress.
Norma and I admired this cherry blossom a few months ago, on our walk to the cemetery where our youngest son was buried earlier this year. The trees were bursting into life after a long, cold winter, and reminded us of the believer’s sure and certain hope:
“…when … this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting? … thanks be to God, which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Cor. 15:53-57)
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I couldn’t resist a bit of fun with grumpy Nigel, the highland cow! Capturing the essence of these lovable creatures on canvas is more difficult than it looks!
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My latest offering on Etsy. An oil on canvas panel painting of Pittenweem harbour in the East Neuk of Fife. Click the painting to see it on Etsy:
This is what I’ve been working on over the last couple of months.
Farm road near Coaltown of Balgonie. 9″ x 12″, oil on Daler Rowney stretched canvas.
This is a very familiar local scene. I walk along here at least once a week. Painted from a photo I took in the summer when the oilseed rape crop was at the height of its stunning yellow colour.
Pittenweem Harbour, Fife. 9″ x 12″, oil on Daler Rowney stretched canvas.
Norma likes to buy bread from the local bakery shop here. We usually have a walk around the harbour when we visit.
Romantic Venice. 6″ x 10″. Oil on gesso primed plywood panel.
Brings back memories of the only time we visited Venice a few years ago.
Panoramic view of the Cuillin range, Skye. 9″ x 12″. Oil on stretched Canvas.
I was driving back from the Quiraing in September, when this view met me as I turned a corner. I simply had to stop and take a picture of the scene. Neither photographs nor paintings can do justice to the magnificence of the scenery on Skye.
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