Katie Jeanne Wood

Mixed Media Artist - daily painter of portraits, flowers, abstracts and birds

Good to Go, Day 15 of 30 in 30

Katherine Jeanne Wood - Flower Series No 15

Palette Knife Painting
Giclee print available HERE

Katherine Jeanne Wood - Flower Series No 15

Flower Series No 15
Original painting is available HERE

Woo! Half way through the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge! I’m feeling strong, and ahead of the game, just slightly. This is about the time in the challenge when I start to struggle because my energy level goes down a bit. The excitement from starting the challenge is over, and I begin to feel a little burnt out. If I remember right, Day 19 was the hardest for me last time, but once I got over that little hump, I was fine. I took a 3 hour nap today, so I’m good to go. 🙂

 Day 15 of 30/30

Living the Dream, Day 14 of 30 in 30

Katherine Jeanne Wood - Flower Series No 14

Palette Knife Painting
Flower Series No 14
Available HERE

Katherine Jeanne Wood - Flower Series No 14

 Day 14 of 30/30

Some days I really don’t have anything worth saying. The past couple days have been like this. I’m bone tired. Do you really want to know that I stared at my computer screen for 12 hours straight, correcting tags and descriptions on my Etsy listings? Do you want to read that I drank coffee, and then switched to tea? Then, I watched (I have 2 monitors, so I can “watch” and work at the same time) 7 Youtube vlogs (LOVE daily vlogs) while editing, and then switched to 8tracks for music, and then to Netflix, but I couldn’t find anything to watch? Yeah, I know..boring, but I’m living the dream, and I’m sure you are jealous of how glamorous my artist life is. lol  

Hey, I have a new Etsy shop for all my palette knife paintings! Hope you check it out. Also, I’m having an end of summer sale in my Miz Katie Etsy shop. I’d love to see these babies go to new homes soon.

White Flower, Palette Knife Painting, Day 13 of 30 in 30

Flower Series No 13

Flower Series No 13
Palette knife impasto painting
Giclee prints are available for purchase HERE

Katherine Jeanne Wood - Flower Series No 13 02

Original painting is available HERE

I opened a Storenvy a couple weeks ago, but I am sad to say that I closed it today. I got an email yesterday stating they’re going to be using a new form of payment called Stripe, and they will be dropping Paypal completely. As much as I love being able to design my own storefront, I’m really not interested in making the switch. Honestly, I think it’s presumptuous and reckless of them to think that everyone, buyers and sellers, are going to jump over to this new company when we’ve used Paypal now for many years. But, what do I know? Maybe everyone will be happy to do it, and I’ll be the only one closing up shop. 

Day 13 of 30/30

 

Black Bird, Day 12 of 30 in 30

Black bird, Bird Series No 8

Day 12 of 30/30
Black Bird 
Palette Knife Painting
Bird Series No 8

Bird Series No 8

This one is from last week. I was still being tight and careful with the palette knives, I can tell. After painting portraits for a long while, it’s hard for me to let go, and paint loosely. I almost have to practice making a mess, but I do start to let my hair down after a few days. Here’s a peek at what I did last night..

katherine Jeanne wood - backgrounds

These are backgrounds for new floral paintings, which I’ll be shipping to SC for a showing when finished.   

I’m having an end of summer sale going on in my Etsy shop now. I’d love to see these babies go to new homes soon. 

Pink Rose in Water Glass, Day 11 of 30 in 30

Katherine Jeanne Wood - Flower Series No 12

Pink Rose in water glass
Giclee print is available HERE

Katherine Jeanne Wood - Flower Series No 12

Palette Knife Painting
6×6 on canvas panel
Flower Series No 12
Available for purchase HERE  

The heat has left once again. Crazy yoyo weather has got me thinking of doing some plein air painting. Better be quick before it comes back. I don’t think I’ll be good at it, but it will be fun to try. How hard can it be to paint flat ground? ::snort:: 

If you’re stopping by from PPF, be sure to check out what my other posts from the week. I’ve been blogging every day for the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge. 

Roses Palette Knife Painting – Day 10 of 30 in 30

Roses in Vase, Flower Series No 11

Roses in a black vase
Impasto palette knife painting
Black and white background
Flower Series No 11
Available for purchase here

Roses in vase, Flower Series No 11

 Day 10 of 30/30 

I worked on some abstract landscapes last night using oils. Now I’m thinking my theme should have been landscapes, flowers and birds. It’s not too late to change my mind, is it? Too late! I already did. 🙂 It will be a few days before I’m ready to post them on my blog, tho. Not quite finished yet. 

White Flower with Pink Center, palette knife painting – Day 9 of 30 paintings in 30 days

Flower Series No 10 White flower with pink center
Giclee prints are available HERE 

Until I started painting this flower series a couple weeks ago, I had an awful time painting shadows. I’m not good at shadows on faces for some reason, always came out looking like dark blobs to me. I started working on improving my skills, and now it’s my favorite thing to paint. The shadow, the shadow within the shadow, and the glass are all fun…and the background. Oh, heck..I love painting everything in this flower series. I don’t want to stop, ever.   

Flower Series No 10

 Flower Series No 10
Impasto Palette knife painting
Original painting is available for purchase HERE

It got cool, but now it’s hot again. Soon to be cool again after tomorrow, so it’s all good. I’m tired, if you can’t tell. It’s late, and it’s bedtime. Night, night. zzz

Day nine of 30 paintings in 30 days is over and done. 

Chickadee Bird Series No 7 Palette Knife painting – Day 8 of 30 paintings in 30 days

Chickadee Bird Series No 7

30 paintings in 30 days
Day 8

The weather has turned fall-like. We went from 100F+ for the past 6 or more weeks down to 67F yesterday. I had chills all day, and it was GREAT!!! I had to put a blanket over my office chair because it’s plastic, and freezing cold on my bare legs. I LOVE it. I’m still wearing shorts and a tshirt. I have the window open, and the fan blowing in the nice chilly air, and I’m cold, and sooooo happy.

Chickadee Bird Series No 7

Chickadee – Bird Series No 7 
Impasto palette knife painting
Available for purchase HERE

I know, I’m in the minority, probably, but I would much rather be cold than hot..anytime, any day. If I’m cold, I can bundle up, turn on the space heater, turn on the furnace, put on a hoodie, wear gloves, grab a hat out of the drawer. If I’m hot, I can.. hm..sit here and sweat? Yuck! The older I get, the less I like summer, and being sweaty. I want to move to Alaska, but my husband would be such a baby about the cold and snow, there’s no way. You could say we’re opposites when it comes to agreeing about the weather. 

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