Day 2 2014 30-in-30 Cuatro

Thank goodness for the PaintMyPhoto (PMP) folks - they've come to my rescue again!  Here's Lemon, Pear and Grapes, a still life photo taken by Anna Davies (Essex, UK).  

Lovely composition - I'm trying to find multiple object / groupings to get ready for the workshop this weekend so this really fills the bill.  Quite a challenge with the red pear AND red bowl not to mention the literally BLACK  grapes, oh yeah a lemon is always a challenge, period!  I love the reflected light on the lemon next to the bowl (the little dab of red).  I hope I did it justice.  

Cuatro is the word for four in Spanish, so four items, Cuatro it is!  Guess you can tell I'm still loving the afterglow of a week in Barcelona Spain!

Cuatro 
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In keeping with the "what did I learn" concept:
 1) avoid black grapes, 
 2) PMP rocks and 
 3) Painting = Happy!

p.s. found out today that both of my previous auctions have been tagged as "One of our DPW Auction picks!" by the owners of DailyPaintworks -- wow!

Anna's awesome photo:

Enjoy, life is joy we make one moment at a time,

Johnna

Day1 2014 30-in-30

OMGosh It's September already and I am nowhere on getting started for Leslie Saeta's September 30in30 challenge.  This is where you're supposed to do a painting a day and post it with the hundreds of others who have joined in.  A lot of planning needs to happen to have a chance at making it through this "boot camp."  On top of the challenge, I'm in a workshop for four days, out of town for a wedding and called for jury duty -- that's only the first half of September.  Yikes!  

Let's see, if i subtract those days and add the fact that I'm in between consulting gigs, maybe I'll get through it somehow. Hmmm . . . .  oh yeah, don't forget to subtract the enormous amount of job hunting time! 

"Trio" is of a late summer nectarine, an awesome water bottle collected in Barcelona Spain during our most fabulous summer / birthday vacation and a silver bowl from a little antique shop in Middleburg Virginia (horse riding trophy from 1953). 

Trio
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The challenge website is here  where you can see all the artists and their daily submissions. 

Wish me luck, I'm gonna need it!

Johnna