A collection of stories, thoughts and good vibes from my back porch

Day 5, 30 paintings in 30 days

I saw these boots in Santa Fe last year, and I took a picture thinking someday it would make a cool painting. There are 2 challenges I identified on this 30 painting challenge - 1 is subject matter (I have plenty to draw from), and the 2nd is supports - I need enough canvases, panels, or paper to complete the challenge. The other might be frames - although a lot of these paintings will probably remain unframed. One more thing - what the heck am I gonna do with 30 additional paintings?

Since I skipped yesterday's painting to instead have a 2 hour painting lesson, here are #3 and 4, both painted today.

"Boot Sale" oil on panel, 9" x 12"

"Boot Sale 2" oil on canvas panel, 3" x  5"

Day 2. 30 paintings in 30 days

From our trip to Marfa in October. I watched the sun rise from the Marfa lights viewing area one morning. 

Day 1. I have been wanting to paint this from a picture I took on a cloudy spring day at Big Bend National Park in 2014. The photo got published in a calendar at my workplace. 

"Big Bend Spring Cactus", oil on canvas, 16" x 16"