Stormy

Title: "Stormy"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 8x8 inches
Genre: Animals

This is a study done for the Daily Paintworks equine challenge. I like the DPW challenges because they help jumpstart my creativity. My favorite way out of a creative block is to do small studies, or to sketch, or to doodle. This equine challenge was the perfect anwer for a bit of creative sluggishness.

For the palette I used thalo blue, cobalt turquoise, and yellow oxide plus black and white. I tried a tiny amount of cadmium red but it just didn't work so I left it out. There still may be a trace in the left ear.

Sherry

"Sherry"

8x10 acrylic on Fredrix panel

Done from live model at AVAA, Austin TX

©Theresa Taylor Bayer, 2015

Entered this one into Dailypaintworks "Green" challenge.

Saturday Cafe

"Saturday Cafe" 5x7 inches, watercolor and ink on 140# coldpress paper.
This is from the Daily Paintworks "Crowd Challenge." I wanted to see how much I could change things around from the photo, so I made some of the figures into cats and birds, and then added other figures from my imagination.

SOLD

Cat and Mouse DPW challenge

"Cat and Mouse" 6x6 on canvas, acrylics. Done for Daily Paintworks Challenge. I used 2 colors, magenta and transparent yellow oxide, plus black and white, and glazed over a black/white underpainting. Soft body or Flow acrylics glaze very well, and also take a little longer to dry.

GIFTED

Ten minute painting challenge: 9 bottles

"Nine Bottles"

This is another of Carol Marine's challenges. A series of 10 minute paintings. Ie., each bottle is painted in 10 minutes, with a timer set. I put them all together on an 8x10 canvas, done in acrylics.

I'm taking a break from my usual style of whimsical fantasy painting to learn realism and composition better. This is also helping me paint faster and keep it fresh, which is also something I really need.