MONSOON WEATHER

DAY 30 OF THE 30 IN 30 LESLIE SAETA CHALLENGE--(To be honest I only painted 28 paintings due to technical difficulties in the beginning)


I painted this from a photograph that I took a couple of years ago.  We were staying in Scottsdale where they have the loveliest skies.  I wish we still went over there so I could take more photos of the sunsets!
I used to do a show over there that lasted for about 3 months, but I was doing mostly floral watercolors at that time  so I didn't take advantage of all the photo opportunities.  Oh well, we occasionally have beautiful skies here in So. Cal so I'll try to take advantage of them.

The Challenge has been a wonderful opportunity.  I found it very motivating to get up and get to painting so now I almost have enough paintings to fill my small bins for the Art A Fair show next summer--however, I'll be doing lots more.

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Lori

NATURE'S NYMPH

DAY 29 OF THE LESLIE SAETA 30 IN 30 CHALLENGE---

This is a very old bud vase that has been in my family for as long as I can remember.  I remember as a child thinking it was very "racy".  She (the nymph) actually has a very filmy gown on but it is barely visible.  Anyway I always liked the "natural-ness" of it.  (Sorry about that word but couldn't think of another way to put it.)  It was a challenge to paint, but I rather liked the way it came out.  This one took a lot of time so I am behind the eight-ball to get another painting done for the last day of the Leslie Saeta 30 paintings in 30 days completed.  It has been a race, but well worth it!

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CORK IN THE BOTTLE

This painting was done just because of the cork.  This is the bottle my son found up in the hills behind our home many years ago.  Maybe it was a soda bottle or a booze bottle, but it must be pretty old to have a cork in it.  Doesn't really look like a wine bottle???  Who knows, at any rate I've enjoyed having it and now painting it....

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TEA TIME?

I previously painted two paintings of my little panda bear.  He's so chubby and appealing that he just calls out to me occasionally to paint him.  I have a few other environments in mind in which to place him in in the future.  I want him to have a full life - LOL!

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CARDS FOR SALE?

Cats seem to find the most unusual places to sleep.  This basket was sitting in my workroom left over from when I had note cards to sell at some shows.  Our cat, Rocky, decided to take advantage of it recently and I found him curled up and sleeping like only cats can do.  He has such unusual coloration that I've rarely painted him, but since I'm running out of ideas after having done a painting a day for so long, this seemed like a fun thing to try.

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WHITE ON WHITE - SOLD

DAY 24 OF THE CHALLENGE BY LESLIE SAETA--  I offered myself a challenge of basically painting white on white.  It was difficult and not a lot of fun but at least it is recognizable as a white rose in a white hobnail vase on a white cloth (avoiding all color except for the greens).

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TREASURES

I found the cream pitcher at an antique store in downtown Orange recently and the vase came from one of our families.  I guess they were once somebody's "treasure" but got passed on in one way or another.  I did a proximity of the pitcher once before but have never painted the bud vase before (always thought it would be too difficult).  Trying to find something different to paint every day has caused me to branch out and try new things.

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Hope you like this one.  I was really pleased with the way it turned out.

Lori (quartonfineart@yahoo.com)

MORE HENRY FONDA (ROSES)

22 DAYS OF THE 30 IN 30 PAINTING CHALLENGE---

I've done several painting of my roses that are named after the actor Henry Fonda.  They are just the most beautiful yellow and they always offer a "challenge".  This painting is a little larger than the 6 x 6's I've been painting and it was great to be able to "stretch out" a little.  Hope you enjoy.

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GETTING COZY

A  lonely remaining pear that decided to cozy up with some grapes.  This is DAY 21 of the 30 in 30 Challenge and I feel like I'm just warming up.  Painting every day with a goal in mind has been very good for me.  Have to say Thanks! to Leslie for that.

ROSES AND COPPER-Sold

DAY 16---------

Well, we are now more than halfway through the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.  It has been quite all-consuming.  Not just the painting, but the figuring out what to paint, then doing a Notan and a value study, then painting, clean-up, photograph and uploading to this site and the Leslie Saeta blog sitel  I don't know how Leslie does it with moving into her new Ventura Beach digs and all that goes along with that.

Anyway, these roses are called Floral Scent and I've painted them before.  I have trouble getting the correct color on my iPhone, so am now back to using my Cannon.  The "vase" is a glass with the Desert Rose pattern on it, but including that was going to make the painting too busy so it will have to wait for another time.  I'm finding painting roses to be quite a challenge, but think I'm getting the hang of it.  

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PEACEFUL BLUFFS

A painting I did from a photo taken in the vicinity of Monterey, CA.  We drove from Monterey down to Big Sur and I took many photos along the way.  Thank goodness for a patient husband who was willing to keep stopping every time I saw a photo opportunity!  A beautiful day and a beautiful place.


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CHINA COVE STUDY - SOLD

Another painting from our trip up north to Pt. Lobos Nat'l. Park.  The area at the end of the park is called China Cove and is truly beautiful.  The water is tropical looking and the hole in the rock (upper left) is almost like a cave unless you see it from the right angle.  I painted this one with palette knife.  The painting I did previously of China Cove was also with palette knife which seems to work well with rocks and water.  I find that with palette knife I am able to get more paint down without disturbing the underlayers of paint so the color is cleaner.  I hope to learn to do this with a brush--something more to strive for...

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ORANGES AND CREAM

                           

                               DAY 13 OF THE LESLIE SAETA 30 IN 30 CHALLENGE

I had so much fun painting yesterday's still life that I wanted to do another one today.  I want to loosen up but am having trouble finding a happy medium.  A good critique group right now would be helpful.
Anybody??  The pitcher is an antique I inherited from my parents.  It has the year 1827 on the bottom.

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ORANGES AND COPPER

I tried to set this image so it would automatically post at 5 am this morning, but must have done something wrong as it didn't happen.  When I just now checked in at 8 am it was still yesterday's post showing?  Ah, this technology stuff is driving me crazy!  I will persevere however...

The copper pot came back with me from France many long years ago and the bottle was found by my son, Dale, up in the hills behind our house.  It actually has a rotted cork inside of it and appears to be quite old.  I like painting still lifes, but what seems to take the most time for me is figuring out just what to paint and how I want it put together?  I've heard it is the same for other painters, too.  Seems it should be simple--just gather a few things you love together and start to paint, but it seems to be a lot more time-consuming.

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SUNSET

                                   
                               DAY 10 OF THE 30-DAY PAINTING A DAY CHALLENGE

Sunsets are so much fun to paint!  It's always a challenge to get the brilliance of the sun.  It seems to happen when everything else is grayed down and there is a lot of value contrast.  I'm still trying to keep up with the Leslie Saeta 30-day challenge although I do have other challenges on the computer.  I can never seem to find the challenge for the next day.  It should be in my email, but doesn't seem to be.  Wish I was more technically inclined!  Right now I'm trying to set up "Square" to enable taking credit cards and Apple won't even accept my password.  Does anyone else have a problem with passwords??

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PEACEFUL MORNING

Another painting from a recent trip to the beach at Laguna.  The clouds were lovely--kind of "scudding" across the sky.  The palms were gently swaying in a light breeze and all seemed right with the world.  There is nothing like being at the beach, hearing the sound of the waves gently lapping at the shoreline to help one unwind.

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ROSE BOUQUET

This painting started as a "disaster" (maybe it still is?).  My husband said he liked the single rose and loved the detail.  After that it (the rose)became "precious".  I had to go back to the words of my wonderful watercolor teacher of long ago, Robert E. Wood.  "Nothing is ever precious in your painting, you have to be prepared to wipe it out if it doesn't work even though it may be the most beautiful piece of paint in your painting."  So, I didn't wipe it out but did loosen it up a lot and worked the background around it.  --Another no, no, as I should have worked it all together.  Ah well, I'm happy with it now and hope someone else will be too.


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YELLOW AND BLUE

FOURTH PAINTING FOR THE 30 IN 30 CHALLENGE--TWO DAYS BEHIND!
One of my favorite subjects.  Sunflowers just seem to brighten up any day--not that today needs brightening!  This one is done with a combination of brush and palette knife.  Fun to do.

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SANDPIPER

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One lone Sandpiper was darting around on the rocks and the beach.  Normally I've seen them in groups so I guess he was a loner.  I was able to photograph him with the wave behind him since he virtually blended in with the rocks (guess that's done on purpose!).  I did one other painting with a group of them feeding on the beach and called it "Suppertime".  Decided to just call this one what it is--Sandpiper.

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FAMILY FUN

It's DAY 4 of the 30 in 30 CHALLENGE BY LESLIE SAETA.  I'm behind by l painting already but am "painting as fast as I can" trying to keep up.
This is a crop of another of my photos taken recently at the beach.  It was a lucky day with the weather just perfect and I got lots of good reference material--next best thing to  being there.  Actually I had to stand on some rock outcroppings to get this shot so it would have been very difficult to set up my easel at this angle.  I was envious of the people on the beach, but had to head off to my show so definitely wasn't dressed to go swimming.  I'm sure they had a good time.

Original Oil: 6 x 6
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A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN LAGUNA

From a photo I took the other day in Laguna Beach.  I walked on the rocks among some tide pools and thoroughly enjoyed digging my toes in the wet sand.  The reflections in the sand were amazing--it was around 10 am and hadn't gotten warm yet.  Thus the name "A Beautiful Day in Laguna".  What a great gift for someone who loves the beach like I do....

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Lori Quarton
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LAGUNA GAZEBO

A View of the Gazebo by Heisler Park in Laguna Beach, CA.  While doing my show at Art A Fair in Laguna I took an hour to go down to the beach and took some pictures of the gazebo.  While I am doing the show it is more important to be at the show (hopefully selling) than out on location painting so I have to be satisfied working from my iPad.  It was a beautiful day and I enjoyed taking my shoes off and walking in the wet sand.  Also got some lovely photographs to work from.  The Gazebo is a focal point in Laguna and oftentimes small weddings take place there.  If interested, contact me at:

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Size:  6 x 6
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Lori