Friday 31 December 2010

#038 Clock

Happy New Year! This is the top of the number 12 on our clock, the hands aren't there yet because it is only 9 o'clock, have a good evening and I will see you next year!

Thursday 30 December 2010

#037 Ring of Paint

This is a little ring of white paint that is on the outside of an old wooden box that we keep sketchbooks in, the sketchbook I was looking for wasn't in there but I liked this little circle of white, so its okay!

Wednesday 29 December 2010

#036 Two Shirts

The top one is  one of my T shirts and the bottom one is one of my shirts, they are currently drying on the rack thingys over the bath. I do like a stripe!

Monday 27 December 2010

#034 Studio Door

It's funny how a nice period of relaxation and time away from the usual everyday stresses and strains makes you notice things that you see all the time but don't really give much attention. This is a patch of the half sanded paint fom the studio door revealing at least three colours that the door has been paintedin the past. I think some of the layers may be undercoat, but it has definetely been green, yellow, pink and white although the pink could have been undercoat? Which reminds me, I must finish sanding and painting the studio door.

Sunday 26 December 2010

#033 Inside the Cracker Box

It's actually a cracker tin but it is boxing day so it's called 'Inside the Cracker Box' I have been eating these with soft goats cheese on all afternoon mmmm mmmm. ps I forgot to clean my brushes after yesterdays booze fuelled painting exploits...tsk tsk

Saturday 25 December 2010

#032 Tree Pot

Happy Christmas everyone-body! This is what was behind last nights painting, it's the festive pot cover for the Christmas tree and had been hidden by presents up until this morning. I must now go and consume some more brandy (I started while I was painting!) and dry roasted peanuts..

Friday 24 December 2010

#031 Christmas Presents


Better paint 'em tonight 'cos they wont be there for long in the morning! Have a great Christmas everyone and I'll see you tomorrow if you pop by to see what Christmas detail I am goint to paint.

Thursday 23 December 2010

#030 Tangerines in a Bowl

Christmassy and not Christmassy all at the same time! I'm not sure my camera can cope with the orange of this though!

Wednesday 22 December 2010

#029 Bootlace

I have to honour my walking boots this evening without which I would not have been able to get anywhere without getting very wet and cold feet. Thanks boots!

Tuesday 21 December 2010

#028 Corner of Wrapping Paper

We finished (nearly) the Christmas shopping today and yep, I've nearly wrapped everything. Now, if only I could get to the post office...

Monday 20 December 2010

#027 Icicles on Wheelie Bin

I have spent most of the day watching lorries skid, snow fall and these icicles form on my wheelie bin all from the comfort of my front room with a cup of tea and a mince pie.

Sunday 19 December 2010

#026 Primed Boards

It has been priming day here today (which might be why my neck hurts) so I thought it apt that I record the activity in today's painting. Here are three gesso primed boards complete with splashes of primer on my blue priming table.

Saturday 18 December 2010

#025 Snow in Bush

Been a great day watching the outside worls dissapear under the snow had about 6 inches or so today I reckon! This is a little view from out of the front room window, I didnt fancy painting outside in this weather.

Friday 17 December 2010

#024 Envelopes

This is a pile of envelopes on a very red piece of card. Oooo very Christmassy. If you think you can handle mroe Christmasness (I am now on my christmas hols so I can) pop over to 'The Painted Advent' and see what I have painted there, it's not as red as this however.

Thursday 16 December 2010

#023 Sewing bag

I spotted Debbies sewing bag on the floor in the front room and had the urge, I get them every now and again, to paint a nice bit of purple.

Wednesday 15 December 2010

#022 Wicker chair

This is a mini nod to van Gogh's painting of his wicker chair, you know the one. This is the edge of a similar chair with some grey carpet in the background. Also a few more daily paintings are dry and listed on my etsy shop.

Tuesday 14 December 2010

#021 Christmas Cactus

No decorations up yet but there are Christmas themed plants in the front room. This one looked good in front of this grey vase, you can't tell it's a vase, but it is.

Monday 13 December 2010

#020 Cactus Pot

This is one of those cactus pots with a hot desert scene painted on the side, i bought it because it came with a good cactus. I sort of hate it but sort of love it at the same time and wasn't sure why I kept it but I kept it so I could paint it, apparently.

Sunday 12 December 2010

#019 Corner of Pallette

I have a lovely little collection of pallettes that I use, from a large perspex kidney shaped number to a pad of the tear off waxy paper things. This is a mini square pallette, complete with thimb hole. Unfortunately the thumb hole sits right on the bone that I broke following a tumble I took form my bicycle a few years ago so, can't hold it for very long without it aching. But it doesn't really matter because most of the paintings I make are very small and require me sitting on a chair or on the floor. Bloody hell I do go on sometimes....

Friday 10 December 2010

#017 Bit of my Office


Please don't tell my bosses but, I painted this one at work because we have Debbies works Christmas meal this evening and I wont get home until very late tonight or possibly after 12 and I may not be in any fit state to handle paint or brushes! This is a little corner of the windowsill (yes I am obsessed with window sills) in my office which I will have to vacate at the end of this academic year, which is a bit sad but hopefully there will be plenty of new things to paint at the new place.... So I wont run out of subject matter. UPDATE: I was in no fit state when I got home this morning, lucky I painted early or it would have tomorrow and I wiould ave missed a day pheweee!

Thursday 9 December 2010

#016 Bathroom Skirting

This is a little bit of the floor and skirting board from the bathroom, I am loving it that you would have no idea what this was if I didn't tell you.

Wednesday 8 December 2010

Tuesday 7 December 2010

#014 Rug


Thius is the north west corner of our front room rug. I love this rug, the only problem with is that it malts like a dog in spring... all year... fluff everywhere! Oh well.  

Monday 6 December 2010

#013 Wardrobe

I have just realised what a wonderful little insight into the decor in my house this is. Here is the purple wall and the lovely, rich, oiled floorboards and the new wardrobe, which was this weekends building activity.

Sunday 5 December 2010

#012 Petal

I bought Debbie a bunch of flowers for her birthday, 12 days ago, they had been clinging on to life but they are definetely past it now. This is one of the lily petals fallen on the hearth tiles.

Saturday 4 December 2010

#011 Radiator Pipe



Just as when I started these paintings I found myself looking for objects to paint all the time I am now looking in allsorts of odd places to find little bits of detail to paint like this radiator pipe in the studio which I thought would make a nice partner to last nights hinge.

Friday 3 December 2010

#010 Hinge

This is a door hinge
from the studio entrance
with two flathead screws

Tempting as it is
to write the posts in this way
the haikus 'must stop' I say

;)

Thursday 2 December 2010

#009 Windowsill

This is a corner
of the sill in my bedroom
with a purple wall

Wednesday 1 December 2010

#008 Paintbrush

This is one of my favourite brushes a filbert size 6 also known as a cats tongue brush. It is laying on a suitable messy painting rag, right where I left it after painting last night. Ths is oil on gesso and is teeny, tiny only 5cm x 5cm. In picture buying news you may have seen the shiny new 'Etsy' tab on the right hand side of this post if you click it you will be taken to my new shop, which is where I will be selling this years paintings They have varying prices to match the varying pictures and various sizes!