daily painting

Good morning!

Wow, a breezy, sunny, 68 degree July day in northwest Iowa! Who could ask for better? It also sounds like a good reason to paint outside instead of in the studio today!

But first a daily painting (painted yesterday, photographed today) for you to enjoy. It's a still life color sketch titled 'First Fruit", 15 x 15 inches, acrylic on heavy paper. Normally the zucchini or tomato plants are the first to yield in my garden. This year it's the eggplant. Paint it yesterday, eat it today! What a system, huh? Yummy, yummy!

Later, Karen

"Primary Fluff" and "Art Sail"

Yo,

So we got rained on in Iowa last night, big time. Ollie's outdoor doggie dish was full which is the meteorologist equivalent of about 4 inches, give or take a smidgen. I was told we also had a light show, plus some electrically induced percussion, none of which managed to wake me up.

I have another show to put on my summer calendar. "Art Sail" is July 28th in Clear Lake, Iowa, a one day show in a beautiful park on the shore of an equally beautiful lake. If you are in the neighborhood, do drop by. Clear Lake also has a stunning new art center, which I wrote about earlier. Their address is www.clartcenter.com. I will suggest that their website needs to be more patron friendly, but their new gallery space is definitely worth a visit.

Today for your viewing pleasure, "a painting a day". Yep, that means I accomplished it all today! I will confess that I failed to paint yesterday (big soccer tournament road trip) but I have been faithfully making "paint daubs and splodges" all the other days of this week. I have another "book reader" done, but not photographed. I will get to that eventually. Time to upload!

Later, KC

The Golden Retriever

Hello,

Yes, as a matter of fact, I have been busy. Any suggestions of abandoning, or ignoring this space are completely fictious and a fabrication of a mind that needs something better to do.

But look, there is a new painting for the "painting a day" group, but you're correct, I should rename it the "painting every other day" at most. But no matter the timing, it's kinda fun, don't you think? Title you ask?

"Napland"

It's an acrylic on paper, about 16 inches square. If you enjoy it at all, I DO have a comment box. If you think I'm a wacko painter, well, I guess I still have a comment box!

Later,
Karen

Karen Cooper survives Iowa blizzard

Huh? Ok, I was just trying to get your attention. So we didn't get nearly as much snow as the weather guys promised---maybe 6 or 7 inches. Lindsey and Chris had lots of ice, no electricity, and hopefully no roof damage. They had to cut tree branches to get them off their roof. Ouch.

So today I played Sunday afternoon painter. I finished a still life that has a jar of red cherry sour ball candy in it. I finished it minus the candy, as Brent had polished it off earlier. I guess that will teach me to move a little faster.

Later, Karen