"SUPER - SIZE"

I have always wanted to do a large cupcake - so here it is.

8" X 8"

It was a lot harder than it looks.

Thanks!

It's available along with everything else on my website

mbwarner.com 

"GIVE THANKS"

Wishing you all a wonderful day!

TTFN - MB

DETAILS -SWEET RIDE

SELF PORTRAIT

this is my reflection in the bumper - crouched down taking the photo

Thanks for taking a look. I am painting San Francisco for something

a bit different. If they turn out I'll post.

TTFN!

PROCESS - SWEET RIDE

End of day 2

 Day 3 was the longest. This was the first 1:30 hours

 Went to the house for lunch after this - came back and

finished the painting. I worked for 5 hours this last day

because I had a 3 day goal and wanted to see if I could 

achieve that goal. It wore me to a frazzle but it was a 

great exercise for me at this time. I was driven.

Tomorrow is just some close up shots.

Thanks

MORE PROCESS

This is where I left it the first day

This is what my palette looked like at the end of the first

day. I scrape off all the mixed paint - cover my paint with a lid

so I'm ready for the next day.

You can see 8 X 8 reference photo in this shot. This

is my first stint the next day. I've been taking breaks every 

hour or two and walk the dogs around the block to get

the blood flowing in my legs. I always paint standing up

so I can move back and look at the painting. 

I paint without my glasses because then I don't need to 

squint. I'm lucky that way. 

Nancy commented that it looked like I finished the fender

the first day and never went back. And she's so right. My goal

for this painting was to finish in 3 days with no futzing(is that a word?)

No over thinking - no questioning - just DO IT!

Thanks

"PROCESS - SWEET RIDE"

I got one follower who requested process shots on the blog. So for now that's how it's

going to go until my website allows me to create an items page. 

 My palette colors - I didn't want to do a lot of intense mixing so I put out what I thought I would need.
I added more burnt umber, pthalo green, and turquoise  but other than that I never added more color to my palette for this 36" X 36" painting. I squeeze out my paints in the same order now. Makes life a whole lot easier. WN LEMON YELLOW, WN YELLOW, GAMB. INDIAN YELLOW, SHIVA RED MED, WN RED, WN ALIZARIN CRIMSON, WN ULTRA BLUE, WN PTHALO BLUE,
GAMB. PERM. GREEN- PTHALO GR- SAP GR- BRILLIANT GR- OLIVE GR, GAMB. RADIANT BLUE-RADIANT TURQ, WN COBALT BL, HOLBEIN HORIZON BL, GAMB. BURNT UMBER-ASPHALTUM, WN BURNT SIENNA, SHIVA TITAN WHITE

1st 30 min of painting. I start on the right side because I'm left handed.

Makes life easier for sure - not so many oh sh----t!

More tomorrow.

"SWEET RIDE"

36" X 36"

Oil on canvas

I finished this painting in record time and I took pictures along the way. 

Turns out painting daily has really been helpful - mind blowing really!

You won't believe how long it took to paint this truck.

I'm not even sure I'm going to tell - if you want to know

you may have to email me. It's quite shocking.

I'm not sure if I could do it again either.

My new website will eventually have an items page 

 so the hope is that I will be able to post all the stages

of the painting in one place instead of clogging up the blog. 

If you would rather have the stages on the blog I  guess I need to hear about it. 

I am donating this painting - it's the hardest thing I've ever done. 

In terms of painting that is.

I'm conflicted to tell the truth. I love this truck and 

I love this rendition of my Routt County Fair memory. 

Thanks for waiting. 

"HAPPY 2ND ANNIVERSARY"

TO ME

 Today is the second anniversary for my blog, for painting daily or not and for taking a chance. Two years ago I didn't even know what a blog was - I had no idea what the paint daily movement was about - I was at a crossroads.
 I scoured the net for info. and started painting.
My first assignment to myself was 100 paintings in 100 days and the rest is history.
I have no particular genre or agenda - I paint whatever is in my heart that day.
It defies logic really but it's been fun for the most part - as well as extremely trying.
Thanks to Wayne Thiebaud, Monet, Degas, Goya, DPW, Carol Marine, Karin Jurick, Shelby Keefe, Timothy Horn et al.
Thanks for taking a look.

"REVIEW"

I love this review board. If you paint you can make yourself

one easily, it's just chip board with riveted rows for the paintings

to sit on. I try to keep them in order but it doesn't always work 

out. It's a great way to see what has happened in the last

couple of weeks.

TTFN!

"BROWNIE BITE"

BABY BROWNIE

6" X 6"

oil on panel

This is my favorite!

Have a wonderful weekend we're hoping for some snow!

"REMBRANDT"

My other box of crayons

6" X 6"

oil on panel

Thanks a bunch for looking

"BRILLIANT"

6" X 6"

Oil on panel

I have wanted to paint my crayon box for quite some time.

Here's the first go at it!

Thanks for looking.

"SENSIBLE FOOTWEAR"

6" X 6"

Oil on panel

everything is now available on my website

mbwarner.com

Thanks

"SAFARI BENDER"

Joe Bender on safari again.

6" X 6"

oil on panel

Thanks for looking.