New paintings

It has been a busy year and I am behind, but gradually catching up.  I am working on a few commissions and that put me behind with my painting a day.

I also realized that to do the types of paintings that I do that it is next to impossible to do a painting a day. So now this blog will focus primarily on what I complete each month and what I am in the process of creating.

These are the completed paintings and a little info about a couple of other experimental projects.

#1628 Night Vision

16"x16"x2"

#1629 Metamorphosis

16"x16"x2"

#1630 Dream Patterns

30"x24"x1.5"

#1631 The Dance of the Jellyfish III

48"x36"x2"

SOLD

 #1632 Flow

#1633 100 Pendants or Charms

I made 100 charms or pendants using some oil paints and some blank metal frames.  I am experimenting with using oil paints similar to my process of painting with alcohol inks.  Instead of using different chemical compositions of alcohol inks, I am using solvents to make patterns with the oil paints.  These are small experiments. Notice the man in the top upper left.  I did not intentionally paint him there, but he just showed up. These have a resin coating on the surface that adds dimension.  All are highly reflective due to the resin so I could not get a good photo of them.

#1634 Don't Stop Now

I accidentally started pouring the resin on this prior to the inks drying. One type of alcohol ink 'chased' the resin away and pushed it over the edge of the board. I will use this technique soon on a painting that I have an idea to do. This painting is not for sale. Just wanted to show it to you. I experiment a lot and almost every day I discover something new.

February is flying by!

I must admit that my plans to do a painting a day did not pan out.  I am still going to pick up in March and hope to go ahead with the painting each day.  

I went on a trip for several days and have had to work on getting stock priced for my booths at an antique mall----and working on taxes! Many distractions this month, but I have still found time to paint every day except for the five days on the trip.

Several paintings are in the works.  I have finished two paintings that were on my table that I wanted to get out of the studio.

#1626

At the End of the Rainbow

Rainbow Mountains, China

24"x30"x1.5"

Oil

#1627

A Salute to Midnight

16"x16"x2"

Mixed Media

Happy New Year 2016

Welcome to my new blog for 2016! Please note that this blog has my name Jeanne Rhea. My older work can be viewed at Art for the Heart blog. My website is JeanneRhea.com.

For my New Year's resolution, I will attempt to paint a painting a day for as long as possible. Since I always said I would never be a painter and would probably sculpt or make assemblages, this is a major undertaking for me. In addition to new paintings, these will include finishing older paintings that had refused to cooperate, reworking paintings that were not just right, and small art projects that require painting.  

For the first ten days of the year, I have managed to complete a painting a day. Although it may seem simple to paint one painting a day, it has been a challenge.  I had planned to post daily photos to document this and to keep me focused.  At the end of the day, it was just too much to try to get done.  

So my modified goal is to post photos and document what I accomplished once every ten days instead. Since my goal was to complete one painting a day and not to start this new blog and document the activity, I have still fulfilled my intention---so far!  I hope you enjoy following me in my journey.

This is the painting that I had started in March of 2015.  It is now finished and at the Carolina Artists' Colony in Sanford, NC.

#1601 Winds of Winter
40"x30"x2"
Alcohol and acrylic inks, resin
Ampersand Claybord™

I painted these little chicks for my grand babies for their Valentine's Day. I had a blanket when I was three years old that had similar little birds on it. It was my inspiration for these three paintings.

#1602, #1603, #1604

For Finn, Amara, Emme

I had taught a class using silk fabric dyes and had two large gourds that I wanted to paint.  This was my break from serious painting!  #1605, #1606

 

I am exploring painting with oils and have painted these four paintings. These are all 10"x10"x2" on Ampersand Claybord™. The first three were inspired by photos that the Amazing Geologist posted on Facebook. I did not attempt to paint any specific rock, but rather use the overall effect from looking at their photos have on me. I have always loved rocks, trees, and fungi so will paint a few more with those items in mind. 

#1608

World Within

10"x10"x2"

#1609
Aftershock
10"x10"x2"

#1607

Dream Portal

10"x10"x2"

#1610 

Heartbeat of Winter

10"x10"x2"

So that's the report of my first ten days of 2016! I'm on a roll!

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