8x10, oil on canvas panel
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Sunshine on the Porch
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
Early Morning on the Farm
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Summer at the Farm
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Monday, July 6, 2009
One Fine Morning
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My company has left, and I am back to painting and posting again. I generally -paint odd numbers rather than even, but I thought these 2 trees made an interesting composition.
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landscape daily painting trees connie snipes oil painting one fine morning
Monday, June 29, 2009
Early Morning Light
5x7, oil on canvas panel
I got up at 5:30 Saturday morning to beat the heat, but I did paint a good part of the day even in the North Carolina humidity. I painted 5 landscapes. The one above is the first one, a warm up, small study.
On another note, my daughter-in-law and grandchildren are coming today for a visit, so I may not have time to post for the next few days.
And on even another note, I have a raccoon coming in my house each night to eat the cat's food, and I live in the city limits, not the country. I have a trap set, but have not caught him yet. Has anyone else had experience with this?
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landscape daily painting red shed early morning light connie snipes oil painting
Friday, June 26, 2009
Clouds Reflected in the Cool Water
This is Dancing Rabbit Creek, which I have painted before, although from a slightly different perspective. Painting water is a favorite of mine.
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landscape river water dancing rabbit creek connie snipes oil painting
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The Third Step and the Finished Painting
After the darks are done, I get busy with the real painting--lights, halftones, shadows, etc. Below is the finished painting.
8x10, oil on canvas panel
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landscape how I paint finished painting connie snipes oil painting maryleith
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
A Glorious Summer Day at the Farm
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This painting was done in the middle of the day with flat light, except for a small amount of back lighting on the tree. Not an ideal painting situation, but great practice for a painter. It was, indeed, a glorious day.
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landscape pond glorious summer day connie snipes oil painting
Monday, June 22, 2009
Questions--How do you begin your paintings?
MaryLeith, age 12 and the daughter of one of my collectors, is quite interested in art. Last week she emailed me asking if I drew before I begin painting and for info about my brushes. So MaryLeith, this post is for you and anyone else who has an inquiring mind!
Above: I usually begin with a toned canvas, usually a warm color, usually orange. I never wear orange, have no orange in my house, and would not want an orange car, but I LOVE orange in painting. It adds sparkle and punch, so I aways try to let a little of the underpainting show through.
Next I begin my drawing, with a brush. Generally the drawing is just for placement and composition. I do not "fill in the lines" when painting over it.
My brushes are hog hair filberts which hold plenty of paint and deposit it on the canvas with a nice spring in the bristles. I usually use a #2 to draw with and then just 2 others to paint with--as big as I think I can get away with so I won't get my painting too "picky". The painting knife is used to paint thin lines, deposit lots of pure color, and to scrap off a passage if I wish to repaint it. The metal can holds mineral spirits for painting outside.
Here's another example of the drawing--quite simple, geometric, and almost abstract. Of course, if it's a complex subject, I make a more detailed drawing.
More later this week on what happens next.
And MaryLeith, you are so right. An artist gets better if she practices, that is paints a lot. I draw and paint everyday.
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questions brushes how to start a painting connie snipes oil painting
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Dixie's View, Sanibel
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landscape sanibel connie snipes oil painting dixie's view
Friday, June 19, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The Landscaper's Red Cottage
6x8, oil on canvas panel
I was told a landscaper lives here; and, indeed, the front was beautifully done. However, I liked the lines of the house and chose to paint it from the side.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Long Shadows
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landscape hay bale long shadows rural connie snipes oil painting
Monday, June 15, 2009
Shabby Chic Designs, Bay St. Louis, MS
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Red House, Blue House (sold)
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Red House
This is one of those paintings that refuses to show its true color, and nothing I did in photo shop worked well. The trees are greener, the red on the house is less insistent, and the road has a lovely dappled light. Oh, well!
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Sunday Afternoon
I am leaving this morning for Georgia, returning next Tuesday. My paints are going with me so I will be posting new paintings IF my laptop works on wireless at the library. Sometimes it does and sometimes it does not, so we shall see.
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landscape lake water sunday afternoon connie snipes oil painting
Monday, June 1, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Painting Demonstration
For those of you in the Charlotte, NC, area, I will be painting a landscape at A.C. Moore today from 1:00 to 3:00. The store is on Matthews Township close to Independence. Stop by and say hello! I'll be teaching Landscape Painting in Oils at the store starting next month.
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A. C. Moore painting demonstration Connie Snipes
Thursday, May 28, 2009
The Path to the Pond, Union County, NC
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landscape path pond rural country connie snipes oil painting
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The Hiker's Paradise (sold)
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landscape hiker's paradise connie snipes oil painting
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Shadows on the Wall, Bay St. Louis, MS
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Friday, May 22, 2009
Fields and Hills, Late Afternoon
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landscape fields hills late afternoon connie snipes oil painting
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Pearson Pond, Morning Light (sold)
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A peaceful setting for a morning of painting plein air.
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