Autumn Blaze Sunset Landscape Oil Painting Impressionism

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"Autumn Blaze"

oil on panel

6x6"

The October sunsets have been so crisp and clear.  I had to stop my car and take some pictures last night while driving home.

I have noticed my laptop monitor does not do some of my paintings justice.  The colors are faded.  My smartphone images are much truer to the original paintings.  Ugh.  I will have to check the settings on my monitor.  Please keep this in mind when you are looking at digital images.  They may vary from one to the next.  

Cow Painting Holstein Grazing Rural Landscape

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Holstein Grazing 

6x6"

Oil

When it comes to painting cows or anything for that matter, you must focus on the shape, not the object.  If you tell yourself you are going to paint or draw a cow you will run the risk of going on auto-pilot and start drawing with images in your mind rather than what is right in front of you.
Really look at the shapes and piece it together one stroke at a time and then if you put down what you actually see then step back a few feet and take a look.   You will see something that "reads" what you are trying to say.  Up close it may look like a blob but step back and it probably makes more sense than you thought it would :D

Clouds Oceanside Spring Break Series

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"Clouds Oceanside"

6x6" oil on masonite

A happy day on the beach.  

Seagull in Flight Spring Break Series

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"Seagull in Flight"

6x6" oil on masonite

A windy day on the beach.

Watching Seagulls Girl on Beach Spring Break Oil Painting Art

"Watching Seagulls"

6x6" oil

This gestural painting was a lot of fun.  My goal was to capture a fleeting moment in as few brushstrokes as possible to keep it fresh and simple.  My favorite part is the depth of the sky.  

Have a good one!

Garnier's Paris Opera Impressionist Painting Heidi Malott

"Visiting the Paris Opera Garnier"

6x6" oil on gesso panel

First, I must thank my dear cousin, Mary Kay, for sharing photos of her recent travels to France.  When my youngest has flown from the nest I plan to travel to Europe and paint to my heart's content.  

This amazing opera house was built in 1860.  One of my favorite artists, Degas, found his inspiration here for his stunning ballet paintings.  If you get a chance, check out an image of this opera house, it is breathtaking.  Here, I chose to focus on a more intimate image of a tourist on the steps of  The Paris Opera.

Friday Night Football High School Sketch Oil Painting Heidi Malott

"Friday Night Football"

6x6" oil on gesso board

While sitting in the stands at my kid's high school football game, I couldn't help notice how beautiful everything was with the beautiful backdrop of the sky at sunset.  I took out my phone and took pictures.  A lady next to me asked if we had a child playing.  I told her no, my kids are here with friends and I just couldn't resist taking a pic of the gorgeous sky.  but, I thought to my nerdy self, this would make a great painting.  

Rural Living Country Roads and Fields Landscape Heidi Malott

"Rural Living"

6x6" oil on primed artboard

Soybeans to the left of me and cornfields to the right.  It is very easy to fall into the trap of getting caught up in the details of a field.  I try to capture them in as few well meaning strokes as I can but enough to read well.  My favorite part is the subtleties of the sky of this lazy hazy summer day.