Day 27: Geraniums, Zinnias and Susans

Day 27 and only three days remain in the challenge. These are beautiful early fall flowers  from my yard that I painted with a friend this afternoon. Overpainted onto a different failed painting, this again forced the use of thicker, juicier paint and increased texture which is always fun.

See the other challenge paintings here.http://lesliesaeta.blogspot.com

Riding on a Gondola Sketch

Riding on a Gondola/ oil on paper on board/ 6 x 6 $125
Purchase here

This is a small painting on oil paper. I love how this surface allows texture by scraping: smoother than canvas but not as slick as gesso board.
I also love this image, taken with my sister and her family riding on a gondola.