Daisies 3

I love daisies! This is my third daisy painting inspired by photos sent to me by a friend. This time I left color behind and used only my black and white paint.

This painting is part of a year-long online art class (instructor Donna Downey). 

"Daisies 3"

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Daisies 2 - Part 3

I feel like a dump truck. Ever since the battery was replaced in my Prius the back up beeping has returned. It's supposed to make the driver more aware that they're backing up, but really I think it just makes us enter the land of pretend that we're awesome hard hat wearing construction workers.

"Beep, beep, beep, beep...."

And while it's been fun for a few days, I'll be Googling how to turn that feature off...as soon as I manage to think of it at the right time, that is.

I finished the second in a series of daisy paintings. I'm super thankful for my friend who emailed me pics of these amazing flowers! Here's the finished painting and below are the last few stages.

"Daisies 2"

I added some watered down black to the
edges of the petals.

I worked on the shadow as well as some background
features and made the centers the flowers more yellow.

I added some highlights to the stems and worked
a bit more on the vase.

I couldn't resist adding some splatters. I
loved them so much on "Daisies1"!

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Daisies 2 - Part 2

Our chickens dig tofu. I mean they really, really dig tofu. And corn, they dig that, too. Oh, and apples. I actually made a tofu/corn/apple salad for them the other day, and, by golly, those girls came a runnin' and gobbled it up like there was no tomorrow. And then yesterday morning I actually caught a cockroach and gave it to them. Do you know how much harder it is to catch a cockroach as opposed to just squashing it? "Much" is the answer. I'm beginning to suspect that my wonderful chickens are spoiled rotten.


I continued working on my "Daisies 2" painting. I'm going to resist putting happy faces on them even though they really oughta have 'em.

I added yellow centers to the flowers and worked
on the pitcher vase. I also added stems.

I added another layer to the petals and
added some texture/dimension to the background.

Click here to view my gallery.  Most of my paintings are for sale and I welcome commissions.

I'd love for you to share my art and blog with the links below.  Thanks!

I'm running a big sale on my paintings through the end of August. Almost everything in my gallery is 60% off. I'm only keeping my most current work (paintings on page 1) at the listed prices. If there's something you'd like, please let me know by message or comment so I can manually adjust the price. Thanks!!! http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/kali-parsons-3935/artwork

Daisies 2 - Part 1

Dave and I took down our painting/photo exhibit tonight. Some pieces sold and we bid them farewell, but the ones we are taking home...well, it's like welcoming home old friends. It's a good thing, too. While we did go ahead and hang some things in their absence, we never bothered to move nails so little paintings were left to be all lonely like in big spaces. Order will soon be restored. 

I started on a new painting this morning. It's my second in a daisy series I have planned. 

I started by roughly painting the background. 

I sketched in the basic shapes. 

I painted in the first layer of petals. 

Click here to view my gallery.  Most of my paintings are for sale and I welcome commissions.

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I'm running a big sale on my paintings through the end of August. Almost everything in my gallery is 60% off. I'm only keeping my most current work (paintings on page 1) at the listed prices. If there's something you'd like, please let me know by message or comment so I can manually adjust the price. Thanks!!! http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/kali-parsons-3935/artwork

Daisies - Part 2

I got my hair cut today. My long bangs are no longer so long. My hope is that I will now be able to see my creepy family when they sneak up on me and try to scare me...which happens a lot! I told my little guy about how proud I was of my new scare proof haircut.


Little guy: "That's not gonna help, mom."


Well, maybe. I'm sure I won't have to wait long to find out, knowing my guys.


And here's my finished daisies painting. I think daisies spread happiness wherever they go!

"Daisies"

I added color to the flowers and stems.

I added another layer to the background,
worked on the water in the vase,
and added another white layer to the flowers.
I also changed the height of the vase and
lowered its base.

You can see a bit of a splatter in the previous
stage. Rather than cover it up I decided to add more
splatters! I also began adding some gray to the
petals to give them more definition.

I've been incredibly inspired by a class taught by Pauline Agnew. I encourage you to check it out!

Click here to view my gallery.  Most of my paintings are for sale and I welcome commissions.

I'd love for you to share my art and blog with the links below.  Thanks!

I'm running a big sale on my paintings through the end of August. Almost everything in my gallery is 60% off. I'm only keeping my most current work (paintings on page 1) at the listed prices. If there's something you'd like, please let me know by message or comment so I can manually adjust the price. Thanks!!! http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/kali-parsons-3935/artwork

Daisies - Part 1

Yesterday at the chiropractor the doctor, who was working on both me and my little guy, said, "You guys are shaped the same." And today at the optometrist the doctor said, "You guys have practically the same prescription." I found myself smiling at the alikeness the two of us have. Not sure if my little guy was as thrilled. He was probably thinking, "Thanks for the slight scoliosis and near sightedness, mom."

A friend of mine posted some daisies on her Facebook page and they were so beautiful that I asked her to send me more photos. And she did! Here's the first of what I hope to be a daisy series. Daisies are such happy flowers...I love them!

Here's the start of this painting.

I painted the basic colors of the background.

I roughed in the basic shapes of the flowers
and the vase.

I began adding in reflections on the glass
and the basic shapes of the flowers.

Click here to view my gallery.  Most of my paintings are for sale and I welcome commissions.

I'd love for you to share my art and blog with the links below.  Thanks!

I'm running a big sale on my paintings through the end of August. Almost everything in my gallery is 60% off. I'm only keeping my most current work (paintings on page 1) at the listed prices. If there's something you'd like, please let me know by message or comment so I can manually adjust the price. Thanks!!! http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/kali-parsons-3935/artwork