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Painting
Painting with oils is my new favorite hobby. I hope to be able to sell these one day, that is, if I’m able to part with even one. They’re like my children.
It occurred to me a couple of months ago that I needed to do some portraits for Christmas. In 2021, I’d painted portraits of my great nephew and niece for their parents, and there’ve been some additions…
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By NancyFebruary 25, 2022Posted inPainting
I’ve not painted much since Christmas. I’ve been so busy this year with trips, senior class meetings and events, Bible Quizzing, and a book that I volunteered to edit for a recently deceased friend’s family. However, today…
Last week I showed you the portraits that I painted for Christmas. This week, I want to share the acrylic pours that I did for my unofficially adopted daughter Tiffany. I confess that I’m not super comfortable…
I’ve worked for several weeks on a huge oil painting that’s going to hang in the waiting room of one of my husband’s clinics. I used a photo from the web for a reference and then I…
A while back, my favorite blogger initiated a painting project that inspired me. She challenged herself to paint 100 meadows in oil, a medium with which she was not so comfortable. And she chose to do it…
Oil paintings are rather expensive to produce, due to the time involved and artist-grade materials. I might be willing to negotiate on some piece or other, or I might not! I hope you'll take a look…