Oil Paintings – Page 14 – Katie Jeanne Wood

Like You’ve Never Felt – Daily painting day 320

You can see me paint this oil portrait painting on my Youtube channel here.

How to make brush cleaner for oil and acrylic painting simple recipe – Daily painting day 310 & 311

As you can see, I was scraping the bottom on my Master’s oil brush soap. All I had left was a little ring around the outside of the pan. Since it was a holiday weekend, I decided instead of buying more, and waiting for it to ship, I’d make my own brush cleaner. I can’t believe I haven’t done this sooner.

This is what it looked like the next morning, all separated.

All I did was pour some dishwashing detergent in a small jar, and add some olive oil. Shook it up, poured a tiny amount into a small pot, and tried it out. So far, I’m very pleased with the results.

As much as I like Master’s brush cleaner, I think I like this homemade soap better. Not only did it save me money to make it myself, but this mixture also conditions my brush bristles, and makes them soft.

The solution works well when painting with acrylics, also. Try it for yourself, and then let me know how you like it.

Woohoo..June 1st, and another month behind us, and I’m one day closer to the end of the 365 day project. YES!! I’m counting the days, soon to be hours.

You know what kind of day it’s going to be when it’s 85F at 10am. 107F heat index today. Can’t wait to spend the day in the pool.

Persistence – daily painting days 308 & 309

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.
Ovid

Hit the ground running this morning, and haven’t stopped since then. Whirlwind of a day. Partnered up with an amazing company, and can’t wait to start working with them on a new project.

Other than getting bitten 3 times by a spider, and swelling up like a balloon from the allergic reaction, it’s been a pretty good day. Got a lot of pages prepped in my art journal, a video shot, bedding washed, and lots of vacuuming done to get rid of any spider webs. I think it’s going to be an early night for me, and my mate, good ole Benadryl.

Seasons change and so do I – Daily Painting Day 307

I change with the seasons, as does my work. I prefer using faster drying acrylics during the cooler months, and slower drying oils when it’s stifling hot in my studio, even with the ac running nonstop.

My subject matter also changes, depending on which paint I’m using. So, in the late fall and winter, I focus mostly on florals, birds, abstracts, and landscape paintings. In the spring and summer, I paint mostly portraits.

Ready or not, here it comes. The temperature outside is starting to soar. It’s going to be 104F by the end of the week.

shipment of 100 panels waiting to be prepped

My favorite subject to paint with oils is portraits, and since I have a stash of 300+ hardboard panels, you’re probably going to see a lot of oil portraits being created over the next few months. If I have to be stuck inside, otherwise risk being fried to a crisp, might as well keep busy, right? Probably not going to get to all 300 panels, but I hope to put a dent in the huge stack.

This is why you see the drastic change in my work as seasons change. I’m just trying to go with the flow, and this is what I’ve found works best for me.

Does your work change with the seasons, also? Let me know in the comments below.

Grab it while you still can – Daily Painting Day 305 & 306

40% off original portraits sale is still going on for a limited time only. Please remember that originals are one-of-a-kind items, and once they sell, they’re shipped off to their forever homes, never to be seen again.

I’m incapable of painting an exact replica. You can ask, and if I’m feeling up for the challenge, I can promise to try. But, reality is, it will never happen because that moment has passed. There’s no going back and retracing steps. No two original paintings are ever the same. If you see a painting you like, I highly suggest you purchase it while you still can. More paintings were added this morning..go see!!

One foot in front of the other – Daily painting days 304

40% off portraits sale is going on now!
More paintings are being added every day. Don’t miss out.

Was $150
Now only $90
Get it while you can HERE

Katie Jeanne Wood - 304 female oil portrait painting © Katie Jeanne Wood
oil portrait painting
daily painting: 365 day art project
Day 304

When the going gets tough, put one foot in front of the other and just keep going. Don’t give up.
Roy T. Bennett

Katie Jeanne Wood - Miss Pea Doodle Doo

Miss Pea Doodle Doo

Ordinary and mundane and routine – Daily painting days 302 – 303

Fan of Love
~~Was $75~~
~~Now only $45!!~~
~~Get it while you can.~~
Sold

40% off portrait sale is going on now for a limited time only! Prices have never been this low. I want to clear out some of my old inventory, and make room for new paintings. Don’t miss out.

Life is amazing. And then it’s awful. And then it’s amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it’s ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That’s just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life. And it’s breathtakingly beautiful.

— L.R. Knost

Reading: 200 years of blue

Milestone = millstone – Daily painting Day 300!!

It is said that any virtue when taken to an extreme can become a vice. Overscheduling our days would certainly qualify for this. There comes a point where milestones can become millstones and ambitions, albatrosses around our necks.

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

haha..yeah, don’t I know it! Having reached day 300 of painting daily without taking a day off, I’ve been feeling the tightening around my neck for a long while now.

oil painting palette

65 more days to go. The light at the end of the tunnel is beginning to glow a little brighter.

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