Taking a Stroll

Taking a Stroll

6x6 inches, original oil

This pallet knife, textural painting in oil, was inspired by a reference photo. Today is the last day of the painting challenge! 30 days and 30 paintings. They will soon all be posted on my website, SpohnStudio.com so take a look and pick out your favorites!

Sunflower 1

Sunflower 1

6x6 inches, original oil

What a  busy day today! Here is #29 in the painting challenge. Lots of texture in this painting. It is for sale for $50.00 and will be available soon on my website.  SpohnStudio.com

Sunflower Bouquet 10

Sunflower Bouquet 10

6x6 inches, original oil painting

Wow, day 28 of the painting challenge! The adventure is almost over. I am painting sunflowers again today. I find that I have quite a few reference photos for sunflowers. This painting is for sale for $50.00 and you can purchase it soon on my website. SpohnStudio.com

Sunflowers and Butterfly

Sunflowers and Butterfly

6x6 inches, original oil

Today's painting is painted with the painting knives giving it lots of texture. In fact most all of my recent sunflower paintings have been painted using these knives. I love the rich color and texture obtained by using these painting knives instead of brushes. This is day 27 of the painting challenge... nearing the end ... This painting is for sale for $50.00. Visit my website to purchase, SpohnStudio.com

Sunflower Bouquet 9

Sunflower Bouquet 9

6x6 inches, original oil

Another bouquet, very textural, bright and sunny! This painting is for sale for $50.00 and you can purchase it soon on my website, SpohnStudio.com 

This is day 26 of the painting challenge. I am on schedule with the challenge now...but behind one day in my 'personal' goal.

Sunflower 4

Sunflower 4

6x6 inches, original oil painting

Sunflowers, sunflowers, sunflowers everywhere! I am beginning to see why Van Gogh found this subject so satisfying. There are so many types of sunflowers, hues and tints, petals and sizes. Day 25 of the painting challenge. This painting is for sale for $50.00. You can purchase it on my website. SpohnStudio.com

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Sunflower Bouquet 8

Sunflower Bouquet 8

6x6 inches, original oil

More sunflowers. I really like this simple bouquet. And I am almost caught up on the painting challenge! This will be day 24 of the painting challenge. Tomorrow, I will need to paint 2 more small paintings to keep up. You can purchase this painting on my website, SpohnStudio.com in another day. It will be for sale for $50.00. I also added a new category on my website for framing. Right now, only the 6x6 inch paintings can be purchased framed. Select a painting, and then buy the frame.

Sunflower Bouquet 7

Sunflower Bouquet 7

6x6 inches, original oil

This is day 23 of the painting challenge. Today's painting features one of those dark velvet red sunflowers. I grow this type every year in my front flower bed. They are wonderful. I am behind 2 paintings in the painting challenge now as I took a couple days off to go to Denver. So tomorrow, I must get caught up again! This painting is for sale for $50.00, visit my website to purchase.  SpohnStudio.com

Sunflower Bouquet 6

Sunflower Bouquet 6

6x6 inches, original oil

And here we are with number 6 in this sunflower bouquet series. It is day 22 in the painting challenge. Visit my website to see the other sunflower bouquet paintings. SpohnStudio.com

Sunflower Bouquet 5

Sunflower Bouquet 5

6x6 inches, original oil

Wow, another week now completed on the 30 day painting challenge. This is day 21. This challenge has created this new small sized sunflower bouquet series. What is really neat, that I can see here in the studio, is how nicely this series looks in any combination. Today's painting is for sale for $50.00. Visit my website to purchase.  SpohnStudio.com  If you want to keep in touch with my latest paintings, outdoor art show schedule, and gallery shows, sign up for my monthly newsletter. Click Here.

Sunflower Bouquet 4

Sunflower Bouquet 4

6x6 inches, original oil

Day 20 of the painting challenge. I am on a roll with these sunflower bouquet pieces. They are a great way to have a mini theme and paint different types of sunflowers. And best of all they look great when you group these small pieces together! If you are interested in purchasing a couple of them, visit my website.  SpohnStudio.com

This painting is for sale for $50.00

Sunflower Bouquet 3

Sunflower Bouquet 3

6x6 inches, original oil

Making up for lost time.... Took a trip to Denver so needed to paint 2 small paintings today to keep on track with the painting contest. Here is day 19. This painting is for sale for $50.00. Visit my website to purchase. SpohnStudio.com

Sunflower Bouquet 2

Sunflower Bouquet 2

6x6 inches, original oil

Day 18 of the painting challenge. And I have been in a sunflower kind of mood. I have several reference photos of sunflowers with other flowers mixed in creating these wonderful combinations of fun and color. Sunflowers make me happy all summer, so why not this winter?  You can purchase this painting on my website.  SpohnStudio.com  

 

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Mexican Hat Flowers on a Summer's Day

Mexican Hat Flowers on a Summer's Day

6x6 inches, original oil

Day 17 of the painting challenge and just  a bit of whimsey today. These wonderful flowers will grow from seed and sprout up every year. I like them bunched together in clumps the best. This painting is for sale for $50.00 and you will be able to purchase it on my website, SpohnStudio.com

June Garden

June Garden

6x6, original oil

Day 16 of the painting challenge. This painting is for sale for $50.00 and you can purchase it from my website: SpohnStudio.com  While you are there, sign up for my monthly email newsletter. Click Here.

Garden Delight

Garden Delight

6x6 inches, Original Oil

Day 15 of the painting challenge, and I painted a floral painting from some summer garden photos. I love flower gardens. This painting is for sale for $50.00, you can purchase from my website: SpohnStudio.com      Sign up for my monthly email Newsletter, Click Here.

Fruit Still Life

Fruit Still Life

6x6 inches, Original Oil

Day 14 of the painting challenge. Half way through the challenge. And for a 3rd day now I am painting a still life. Banana's and apples, oh my! This painting is for sale for $50.00 and would look great in your kitchen. Visit my website to purchase. SpohnStudio.com  Sign up for my monthly email newsletter also. Click Here.

Red Roses

Red Roses

6x6 inches, Original Oil

Day 13 of the painting challenge. I picked up some fresh roses from the store today. They were on sale as they were beginning to look a bit tired. I pulled off some of the bottom petals and they looked great again.  This painting is for sale for $50.00. Visit my website to purchase: SpohnStudio.com

Studio Duck Still Life

Studio Duck Still Life

6x6 inches, Original Oil

Day 12 of the painting challenge. Today I decided to paint a still life. With the small size of my painting surface, I concentrated on figurine of the duck. I have had this duck in my studio for years and occasionally he makes it into one of my paintings. Mainly, he just keeps my plants company. This painting is for sale for $50.00 and you can purchase this painting or others on my website.

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Cat Perch

Cat Perch

6x6 inches, original oil

Day 11 of the painting challenge! Today, I was drawn to painting cats again. I saw the cutest ad in the local newspaper for our local human society. They were advertising a sale on cats, just like a used car ad. I just laughed and thought it was so clever. So with cats on my mind, I looked through my reference photos and spied this lovely creature. This painting is for sale for $50.00, visit my website to purchase. SpohnStudio.com
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Sunflower Trio

Sunflower Trio

6x6 inches, original oil

Day 10 of the painting challenge. After running some errands this morning I was rushed to get this painted... still had to work in the afternoon.... My, already day 10, and 10 paintings are painted. This sunflower bouquet can be yours for $50.00. Visit my website to purchase. SpohnStudio.com

Chicken Hearted

Chicken Hearted

6x6 inches, original oil

A light-hearted look at the world of chickens. When I drew these chickens out on my panel, they formed a heart shape in my mind. I merely reinforced this idea with the background. Lots of texture on this painting. This is day 9 in the painting challenge. You can purchase this painting for $50.00 starting tomorrow from my website: SpohnStudio.com

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Mid-morning Snack

Mid-morning Snack

6x6 inches, original oil

Day 8 of the painting challenge. We start a new week, another 7 days of painting. I grow sunflowers every summer for the birds and squirrels. Once the seed-heads start to form there are always birds bobbing up and down snacking on the free sunflower seeds. Look there is one now!

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Sunflower Bouquet

Sunflower Bouquet

6x6 inches, original oil

Whew-woo! Day 7 of the 30 paintings in 30 days. I now have 7 of my paintings completed. All of them are 6x6 inches so far. You can scroll thru my blog to see them all. This joyful portion of a bouquet is for sale for $50.00. See my website to purchase.  SpohnStudio.com
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In Memory of Suzy

In Memory of Suzy

6x6 inches, original oil

Day 6 of the painting challenge. I have been wanting to paint this memorial pet portrait for a while now... and today seemed like a perfect day. I used to go for walks with Suzy and her owner. She was a swell dog. This painting is not for sale.

A Cat Named Willow

A Cat Named Willow

6x6 inches, original oil

Day 5 of the painting challenge. I chose to paint this cat today because of the floral print on chair she was sitting on. She has so much fur and texture and then there was the floral design behind her to keep your eye moving. I painted Willow  mainly with painting knives which gave her fur all that texture. This painting is for sale for $50.00. Visit my website to purchase. SpohnStudio.com

Bouquet Spray

Bouquet Spray

6x6 inches, original oil

Day 4 of the painting challenge and I am back to painting my bouquets. This is a textural painting that was painted with my painting knives. This painting is for sale for $50.00, visit my website to purchase.  SpohnStudio.com

In Memory of Sparky

In Memory of Sparky

6x6 inches, original oil

This precious little one passed on recently. My friend posted a photo, and I just had to paint Sparky. This is painting #3 for my 30 paintings in 30 days challenge. This painting is NFS.

In the Heart of the Bouquet

In the Heart of the Bouquet

6x6 inches, original oil painting

Day 2 of the painting challenge, and I am inspired by a bouquet of flowers.  I think we sometimes take flowers for granted. We see them in bouquets so often in grocery stores and now even department stores, the old familiar flower shop is becoming an infrequent site.  Where do you buy your flower bouquets? I love to look at these bouquets up close... smelling the flowers.

This original oil painting is part of a 30 day, 30 paintings painting challenge. It is for sale for $50.00, you can purchase this painting on my website:  SpohnStudio.com

Bouquet by the Window

Bouquet by the Window

6 x 6 inches, oil painting

Starting tomorrow, January 2nd, I am participating in a painting challenge of 30 paintings in 30 days. I will be posting my paintings here on this blog and also on Leslie Saeta blog, Slices of Life.

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So far, 242 artists have signed up for this painting challenge. It should be great fun. I went ahead and painted one today, January 1st, just in case I need to take a day off later this month. 

Today's painting was inspired by a reference photo. I liked the harmonious colors and simple theme. These paintings will eventually be posted on my website also, SpohnStudio.com