Fearless Friday, Pam’s Hydrangeas
My painting inspiration today came from Pam at Everyday Living, a long time blogging friend and a fellow Alabamian Pam and her “Renaissance Man” have the most incredible garden which she often posts about. I am always drooling over her gorgeous blooms and I hope she doesn’t mind that I borrowed a photo … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Peach Pie
Okay, since it’s been all about peaches this week on the Painted Apron, you probably saw this coming… A peach painting~ Peaches are fascinating to me because if you look closely you can see many different colors in their skins This Waterlogue version of the original photo really emphasizes the … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Breaking Waves
I posted a tutorial about this painting 2 years ago, long before Fearless Friday was born I have had a very busy end of May, and sadly haven’t touched my paint brushes or pens, but I hope to make up for it in the next few weeks I hope you don’t mind the … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Impasto
A large abstract floral painting has been on my to do list since last Spring when I was commissioned by a friend to paint Bloom I also wanted to experiment with using gel mediums and decided to incorporate impasto Impasto is a painting technique using very thick amounts of paint resulting in a … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Deep Blue Sea
This is a whimsical painting I did for the boys room at the beach They are all about fishing! A little tongue in cheek with an image of our boat heading the opposite direction from the fish… I often just squeeze … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Geraniums
Brighten your day with some summer geraniums! This is an acrylic painting on 16″ x 16″ 2″ wide wrapped canvas, which was painted first with black gesso The main shapes were laid in with a few quick strokes to establish the composition and placement Adding color to pots and foreground … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, “Dreams & Plans”
Fearless Friday is all about letting go, trying new things, and having fun with a paint brush We talked about the art of Getting Started recently, While I’m working on the large canvas above, I wanted to share a painting I did several years ago which was inspired by several other … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Lobster Buoy Love
I haven’t had any time to paint these past few weeks, with house guests and traveling, so today’s painting is one I did a month or so ago, to finish the guest room redo I did a watercolor of buoys earlier this summer, you can read about the inspiration and see the tutorial … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Art in Bloom
Does art imitate life? Or does life imitate art? I don’t have a tutorial for this painting, but I do have a framing idea that might be considered a little fearless I love to change the scenery on our mantel and often use this large empty frame This … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Rose Garden
This is not Friday the 13th, but it is the 13th Fearless Friday! When I decided to start this weekly post series, I had no idea how much it would impact me. You all have been so supportive, encouraging and kind and I just had to say… THANK YOU SO MUCH! ❤️ I am back … Continue reading
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