jvmclean 30 Day Collage

30 Day Challenge Collage -  Well, here it is. I thoroughly enjoyed this challenge. Originally I decided to paint flowers from my garden and along the trails. Then I discovered the farm with hay bales down the road and switched my theme. I work from my own photos so I was out everyday stalking the neighbour's hay bales. Throughout the challenge I tried new techniques and made up a few things along the way too.
Thank you Leslie for hosting this Challenge.

jvmclean Twilight Hay Bales

Day 30  12 x 12 Acrylics on acrylic paper. Twilight Hay Bales. It seems fitting to end with this scene. As the day quietly comes to an end so does this challenge.
Working from my own photos I started off painting floral scenes from my garden and along the trails. Then I became obsessed with taking photos of the old farm nearby and painting hay bales. It certainly is a challenge to paint everyday and I enjoy how paintings evolve.
Thank you Leslie for hosting the 30 Day Challenge.

jvmclean Hay Bales & Red Barn 2

Day 29 10 x 15 Acrylics on illustration board. As this challenge winds down the colour of the trees and grass is fading too. The red barn was barely visible through the tall grass. Hay Bales & Red Barn.

jvmclean Hay Bales & Red Barn

Day 28  12 x 16  Acrylics on acrylic paper. The small red barn way off in the distance caught my attention today. I used layers of gesso and paint to create a semi abstract scene with atmospheric perspective. Red Barn.

jvmclean Hay Bales: Cameo Appearance

Day 27  12 x 12 Acrylics on acrylic paper. I used layers of paint, washes, and yes a stamp to make this piece. As I turned onto a side road I saw one lonely hay bale appearing through a circle of tree branches. Cameo Appearance.

jvmclean Hay Bale Abstract

Day 26 12 x 12 Acrylics on acrylic paper. I went abstract on this one searching for different ways to represent the farm and hay bales. This way fun. Hay Bale Abstract

jvmclean Hay Bale Collage

Day 25 Hay Bale Collage - 12 x 16 Illustration board. I made black & white laser copies of a couple of my paintings and a photo and made a collage. Then I added a sepia wash in some areas. Hay Bale Collage with sepia wash.

jvmclean Hay Bales - Near the Road

Day 24  12 x 16  Acrylics on acrylic paper. Another exercise in perspective. The fence is preventing this one from escaping. Near the Road.

jvmclean Hay Bales 5

Day 23  12 x 16 Acrylics on acrylic paper. This is a close up of the barns. The sunset was casting a rosy glow on the whole scene. Hay Bales at Sunset.

jvmclean Hay Bales 4

Day 22 Hay Bales 4. This is Friday's painting and in my haste I had forgotten to post it.  I am enjoying this series as I find ways to paint the hay bales in perspective to the buildings and landscape. The One That Got Away.

jvmclean Hay Bales 3

Day 21  12 x 16 Acrylics on acrylic paper. As I continue on this theme of hay bales I see more. The weeds beside the road are colourful and enhance the scene. Hale Bales & Weeds.

jvmclean Hay Bales 2

Day 20  12 x 16  Acrylics on acrylic paper. Yep, you guessed it I'm into hay bales. I've strayed a little away from my original theme for this series which was plants in the garden and along the trails. This is my impression of the bales on this lovely little farm down the road.

jvmclean Hay Bales

Day 19  12 x 12 Acrylics on acrylic paper. The mowed fields have been cleaned up into round bales. Who knew that painting cylinders 101 would come in so handy. Hay Bales.

jvmclean Hayfields at Dusk

Day 18  12 x 12  Acrylics on acrylic paper. Semi abstract. The fields down the road had been mowed and were all aglow as the sun went down. This is my impression. Hayfields at Dusk.

jvmclean Urban Edge

Day 17   12 x 12 Acrylics on acrylic paper. I used layers of paint and palette knife to create this quiet scene of the pond on the edge of the city. Urban Edge.

jvmclean Yellow Daisies

Day 16  12 x 12  Acrylics on acrylic paper. The Yellow Daisies were standing tall beside the fence on the trail. Yellow Daisies.

jvmclean The Back Garden 2

Day 15  12 x 16 Acrylics on acrylic paper. I used thin washes and layers of paint to show this corner of the garden. The Hostas and Cone Flowers have taken over. The Back Garden 2

jvmclean Walking Bridge

Day 14   12 x 12 Acrylics on acrylic paper. I tried to capture the quiet tranquility of the water. This a favorite part of the trail. Walking Bridge.

jvmclean Red Vines

Day 13  10 x 15 Acrylics on illustration board.  This is my impression of the red vines over the fence but there is still a lot of green. Amazing how things are slowly changing as the temperatures drop.
Red Vines.

jvmclean Nasturtiums 2

Day 12    12 x 16  Acrylics on canvas paper. The nasturtiums in the patio planter looked beautiful with back lighting. This painting is similar to Day 2 but different techniques were used today.
Nasturtiums 2.

jvmclean The Art Garden: Mini Pond

Day 11  12 x 12 Acrylics on acrylic paper. This is semi abstract, I used layers of paint and a lot of palette knife. There is a dear little pond in a swampy area near the trail. I just had to add this to the Art Garden. Mini Pond.

jvmclean Art Garden: The Vines

Day 10 Acrylics on acrylic paper. I used layers of paint and gesso to create this painting. I tried to show the beauty of the massive vines over the fence. There were small white flowers on the top of the vines. The Vines.

jvmclean Terra Cotta Pot

Day 9  12 x 12  Acrylics and ink on acrylic paper. I used various washes and layers of paint. This pot with blue Lobelia has been sitting on my back deck all summer. It needed to be captured in a painting.Terra Cotta Pot.

jvmclean Flowers in a Jar

Day 8 12 x 16 Acrylics on acrylic paper. I tried various techniques in this piece: using transparent glazes on the jar, palette knife and washes on the flowers. These were Phlox from the back garden. Flowers in a Jar.

jvmclean The Back Garden

Day 7 12 x 12 Acrylics on acrylic paper. There were assorted darks and lights in the back garden but the beauty though was the Hydrangeas hanging over the rock wall.

Art Garden: Queen Anne's Lace

Day 6 15 x 22 Mixed media collage on illustration board. My fascination with long stemmed weeds is played out in this collage. There are positive and negative mono prints, a lino cut print and various stamps. Queen Anne's Lace.

jvmclean Cloud of Daisies.

Day 5  12 x 12  Acrylics on acrylic paper. I saw this field of daisies beside the trail as we walked along. It looked like a cloud of daisies. There were various shades of green and of course all the daises. Cloud of Daises.

Art Garden: Purple Coneflowers

Day 4   12 x 12  Acrylics and permanent black ink on acrylic paper. The purple cone flowers stand so nicely in the back garden.

Art Garden: Elegant Cattails

Day 3 15 x 20  Mixed media on illustration board. The cattails are early this year. They look so elegant waving in the wind beside the pathway. Elegant Cattails.

jvmclean Art Garden: Nasturtiums

Day 2: 15 x 22  Acrylics, black ink, mixed media on illustration board. My theme throughout this challenge is to capture the light and flora of the garden and pathways. Always a favorite, 'Nasturtiums'.

Day 1 The Walk jvmclean

Day 1  I am excited to be participating in the 30 Day Challenge once again. I chose to do this scene because I go for the dog walk daily and take photos and gather information for my art. This painting is most appropriate to start off with.

The Walk - 11 x 15 Acrylics on water colour paper.

jvmclean Collage

 Here is my collage of some of the paintings from the challenge. I believe that I've been successful with my theme of design and line in the winter landscape. I've tried a number of different techniques and colour palettes.  Please scroll back on my blog to see all entries.

Thank you Leslie for hosting the challenge. 

jvmclean Happy Hour

Day 30 12"x 12" Mixed media on acrylic paper. Here it is, the last painting of the challenge. As usual the paint was still drying as I ran to take a quick photo and post. I had laid the modeling paste on a couple of days ago so it was ready when I needed it. I tried to capture the sun fading down behind the snow covered trees. I love that time of day...... 'Happy Hour'
In this challenge every painting had to do with line and design in the winter landscape and I worked from photos taken out on my daily dog walks. I tried a number of different techniques and colour palettes that I don't usually work with.

Thank you Leslie Saeta for hosting this 30 Day Challenge. It was a lot of fun.

The best to everyone and happy painting.

jvmclean Pathway

Day 29  12"x12" Mixed media on acrylic paper. This turned out differently than I expected. The late afternoon sun cast long shadows through the trees onto the snow and pathway.Pathway

jvmclean Viridian Sky

Day 28 Mixed Media on acrylic paper. There was a lovely band of pale viridian behind the trees on the edge of the field. Sky, trees and snow..........Viridian Sky.

jvmclean Winter Blast

Day 27 Mixed media on canvas paper. This one has layers of modeling paste and paint. My interpretation is that of a snow blasted landscape. Winter Blast.

jvmclean Glazed Forest

Day 26  12 x 12 mixed media on acrylic paper. This was fun and difficult at the same time. Abstract painting involves a lot of thinking and this gave me a headache. But I do have my impact area, lots of variation in colour and lots of texture. Glazed Forest.

jvmclean Aurora Forest 2

Day 25  12"x 12" Acrylics on acrylic paper.  This was a difficult one to finish. Abstract landscape.....snow forest with night sky. Aurora Forest 2

jvmclean Aurora Forest

Day 24   12"x 12" Acrylics on acrylic paper. This last leg of the challenge I will be working on a series of winter abstracts keeping with my theme of line and design in the winter landscape. Aurora Forest.

jvmclean Red Farm

Day 23  12" x 12" Acrylics on acrylic paper. It has been gray and overcast for days and the bright sky and shadows are not there. This old farm on the edge of the city caught my eye and deserved to be painted. The colour of the red brick house and red barns made a great contrast against the pale sky and snow. Red Farm

jvmclean Winterscape

Day 22   12" x 12"Acrylics on acrylic paper. Sky, trees and snow. Design and line in the winter landscape. Winterscape

jvmclean Aurora

Day 21  Mixed Media on acrylic paper. On occasion we get to see to the night sky light up with an Aurora Borealis. It is spectacular. And so continues my line and design in the winter landscape.
Aurora.

jvmclean Bright Horizon

Day 20 12" x 12" Acrylics on acrylic paper. I did this in 10 minutes, pressed for time today. The sky and road were grey and the forest dark on both sides and gave way to the bright sky on the horizon. This gave my hope that the snow will be gone soon and Spring is on the way. Bright Horizon.

jvmclean Coyote Park

Day 19 12"x 12" Acrylics on acrylic paper. This turned into a semi abstract but at the same time it captures the look of fresh snow and ice on the trees. This is a small park where we walk often.
Coyote Park.

jvmclean Winterscape

Day 18   12x12  Acrylics on acrylic paper. My theme is design and line in the winter landscape and I'm amazed at all the lines and layers of colour that is exist out there. Winterscape.

jvmclean Frosty Fields 4

Day 17  12 x 16  Acrylics & acrylic ink on canvas paper. I started off on a white ground today and used washes to convey the sky and snow covered fields. Frosty Fields 4

jvmclean Cedar Grove 2

Day 16  12"x 12" Acrylics on acrylic paper. I came up with this version of cedar grove after walking through there again. Cedar Grove 2

jvmclean On the Edge

Day 15  12"x 12" Mixed media on canvas paper. The small stream on the edge of the fields looked deep and had great reflections. On the Edge.

jvmclean Winterlude Abstract 2

Day 14    12" x 12" Acrylics on acrylic paper. I like the frosty cloudy sky and also the frosty barren trees. This is successful in some regards. Winterlude Abstract 2.

jvmclean Winterlude Abstract

Day 13  12"x 12"Yep, I know.This is a shift from what I've been working on in terms of the winter landscape. However, it remains true to design and line and all things frosty & snowy. Winterlude Abstract.