Day 23 - Bluebird at Bath

"Bluebird at Bath"  8x6 oil

by Renee Brennan
Available on my Etsy Shop

Day 23 of the 30/30 Challenge is Bluebird at Bath.  

I painting one similar last year from a photo my good 

friend Melissa took at her heated birdbath.  She is a 

wonderful photographer!

Accepted..River Gallery Juried Show "Bottle, Book and a Pear" & "Pussywillow's in a Tenmoku Tea cup"

Well I am very happy to announce
that I got 2 paintings jury selected into the
River Gallery's 25th Community Show!
Even happier that I am in very good company there with some amazing artists.

"Pussywillow's in a Tenmoku Tea Cup"
6x8 Oil
$200 Framed
Available

"Bottle, Book and a Pear"
12x15 Oil
$300 Framed
Available

River Gallery is located in the charming town of Galesville 
on the Chesapeake Bay,  in Maryland.
If you get a chance stop by,  they are open Fri - Sun 11-5.
This Community Show runs until March 30.   Artist Reception is March 8, 3-5pm. 

Day 29 "Resting Sunflower II"

"Resting Sunflower II"

7x5 Oil framed $150

Renee Brennan

I previously painted this sunflower  

and it had sold a couple years ago. 

Unlike all this dreary cold weather, I thought a

colorful flower would be welcome.

 I'm ready for Spring!  Aren't  you?

SO now it IS 1 day  left of the 30 Paintings in 30 Day's Challenge.

Day 27 - "Pussy Willow's in Tenmoku Tea Bowl"

 "Pussy Willow's in Tenmoku Tea Bowl"

6x8 Oil $200 double frame

Renee Brennan

Day 27 of 30 Paintings in 30 Day's Challenge.

Had to skip a couple day's of posting but was actually 

working on this piece...so can I count it as Day's 25 & 26?

Ahhh who's counting anyway?

About this set up -  I have had these bunch of pussy willows for 

quite awhile wanting to paint them.  Interesting that they don't really

die, and keep shedding the little bud shells.

The Tenmoku Tea Bowl I had painted one like it before in

Abbey Ryan's workshop.  She get's them from her pottery friend

Jury Smith who has a nice online shop called Bottle & Bowl.

They are really beautiful pieces of art!

Day 22 "Marble Swirl"

"Marble Swirl" 

4x6 oil $95 framed

Renee Brennan

 Another marble from the jar. 

 I never really noticed this one before, 

but it is a really pretty one. 

Day 22 - 30 Paintings in 30 Day's Challenge 

Day 19 "Three Marbles"

"Three Marbles"  

6x6 Oil $70 

Renee Brennan

Day 19 - 30/30 Challenge.

So much fun painting these!

  It reminds me of playing them

on the playground as a kid.   

Do you still have your marbles?

Day 18 "Three Grapes in Sun #2"

"Three Grapes in Sun #2"

6x8 oil $150 framed

Renee Brennan

Day 18 of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge by Leslie Saeta.

Not a great pic of this one,  

I am having a difficult time with the glare

from the paints.  Really the background is a bit darker in person.

If anyone has some tips for that, it would be much welcome.

This was done alla prima, 

which means painting wet on wet and in one sitting.

I did go back the next day to fix a couple teensy spots, 

so hope that counts!

Let me know what you think either in comments below 

OR on my FB page.  

Day 17 - "Three Grapes in the Sun"

"Three Grapes in the Sun"

6x4 oil

Renee Brennan
sold

Day 17 of the 30 Paintings in 30 Day's Challenge.

Told you I was thinking of 3 grapes!

This was painted alla prima.

Day 16 - "Single Grape in the Sun"

"Singe Grape in the Sun" 

6x4 oil

Renee Brennan
sold

Day 16  - This one is a practice of the first practice grape.

all paintings are practice right?  Well mine are at least.

turning the corner of the 30 paintings in 30 day's challenge.

I'm thinking about 3 grapes next.  

On the Easel

2 weeks ago I had the opportunity to take yet another workshop with Abbey Ryan at the 

John F. Peto Studio Museum in Island Heights, NJ.  

It is a lovely restored home/studio of the artist who was known for Tromp l'oeil (to fool the eye). 

 Peto's props where all over the home as well as a gallery upstairs which had an amazing Tromp l' oeil exhibit including 3 pieces of Abbey's.  One of the props that caught my eye was a ceramic beer bottle just like the one I had brought from home, so I knew I had to use it.  

Thank you Vintage Stew for selling me that bottle!

The small unfinished painting in the middle is from the workshop.  Abbey helped me get the correct colors of the pear and there were supposed to be some figs on the right...those got scrubbed out.  SO  it was used as a study for a larger painting when returning home.  I used the same props from the workshop except added an old green book, and yes that is the same pear.   

 

This is my alomost finished 12x16 version.  I think it needs a little tweeking on the symetry of the bottle and not sure what else yet, so going to let it sit a few more day's...  Thoughts and comments are welcome.

This finished painting is available framed $300 please contact Renee Brennan

"Let's Play"!

My Wall for the "Harvest of Artist's" Show at
Greenstreet Gardens.
It was HOT setting up the show  but opening day, the
weather magically turned to fall.  Very happy for that!

"Hear No"  8x8 oil Sold
 Giclee print available  

"See No"  8x8 Oil - Sold
Giclee print available  

"Speak No"  8x8 0il - Sold
Giclee print available 

"Let's Play!"  12x4 oil
Sold

"Mr. Red Robot"  10x20 oil
Available $200
Giclee prints also available
contact Renee Brennan

Mr. Robot

6x8 oil $150 framed

"Mr. Robot" is the inspiration for painting a retro toy series, 

to be shown at the next Muddy Creek Artist show in September.   

I adopted him from a fun little store called 

Vintage Stew in Deale, MD. 

 The top photo is him in progress at my good friend Barbara Moore's studio. 

 I had my Ipad,  a printed out version and the "live" model. 

 Live works best for accurate color.  

What do you think?

Losing my Marbles!

"Jar of Marbles" 8x10 Oil Sold

This week I was going to post about our upcoming group artshow with the Muddy Creek Artists Guild. 

The Artist's on the Halfshell show is the show where we all have to have new work.  Good thing right?  Yes and no.  Yes because it keeps us fresh and on our toes...well me at least, and No because I have no time for anything else but getting ready for it.  I wanted to post 10 of my new pieces starting with "Jar of Marbles"  So here it is.  Never coming back to my house because it SOLD!  Here are 2 more from the marble group.   More later...maybe :)

"Marble Duo" 4x4 Oil  SOLD!

"Marble Trio" 4x4 Oil 

Available $60 framed

"Sugar Bowl and a Cutie"

"Sugar Bowl and a Cutie"  6x6 oil 

by Renee Brennan $150 framed

  

This painting I did in spirit of the Glass Challenge on 

the Daily Paintworks website.

Having never attempted painting cut glass, 

I found it kind of fun to do.

The reflections are fragmented, and I think it looks interesting.  

What do you think?

A Pear

"A Pear"  6x6 oil on panel

by Renee Brennan
$150 available framed

I painted this one in the Fall from a still life set up in my
"studio"...uh hem kitchen.
 I really wanted to paint something for the New Year but the truth is,  I need some inspiration, motivation, inclination and all that.
SO( a pear antly) this girl needs a trip to a museum soon!

Osprey at #1

"Osprey at #1"

24x24 Acrylic & Collage 

$400

My little story behind it goes like this:

Last Fall I got a new puppy named Daisy.  Well Miss Daisy likes to chew on things.  

While I was busy painting, she kept bringing sticks inside the house, via

her doggy door.  I had to keep taking them away, and before I knew it there was a 

pile of sticks next to the easel.  As I started painting the nest I thought hmmm these sticks

might be interesting to create the nest ...after wrecking my fingers wiring them into the canvas and adding clouds made from husbands (old) Chesapeake Bay charts all was done.  

 Now you have the tale of my inspiration.   Thanks Miss Daisy!

Osprey Nest at #6

24 X 48 Acrylic on canvas
 $1000 Available

This piece was so much fun to paint.  I took a reference photo from our sailboat out on the West River on the Chesapeake Bay.  If you are not familiar with channel markers, there are these migrating birds called Osprey.  They come back to the Bay in the Springtime and build these huge nests....really they are about 3 - 4 feet wide!  Most of the markers have nests and sometimes you can see the newborns peeking their heads out.  Of course the parent's are very protective of the nests and when a boat passes by, the Osprey will circle out to distract onlookers from their nest.  Often while sitting on my back deck, you may hear a loud snap...and then see an Osprey with a large branch flying overhead....HEY I wonder if one of those branches I painted is from my tree!