Day 23 "Red Barn"

"Red Barn" 6x4 oil

by Renee Brennan

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Day 23,  of the 30 Paintings in 30 Day Challenge is a beautiful red barn.  I have this thing about barns.  My husband thinks I am crazy but I would love to live in one...you know a conversion to a house, not with all the animals except my dogs and maybe on a lake with our sailboat...yaa I'm dreaming again :)

This is yet another great photo reference from my friend Melissa Kangas. 

She took the photo when these amazing cloud formations where passing by.

Day 18 "Light House"

"Light House" 8x6 oil

Renee Brennan

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Day 18 of the 30/30 Challenge is another photo reference by Melissa Kangas Photography.

This girl goes out at all hours of the day to capture amazing scenes around the Chesapeake Bay.  This is the Piney Point Lighthouse in Southern Maryland.  

It was difficult getting the blue sky to look like hers and I edited a big cloud mass.  Also on the brick part, I used a palette knife for texture. 

Check out Melissa's website, there you will see her beautiful not enhanced photo's!

Day 14 - "Bluebird"

"Bluebird" 8x6 oil

by Renee Brennan

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Day 14 of the 30/30 Challenge is a sweet little Bluebird that my friend Melissa 

shot a photo of this morning in the heated birdbath.  

He is a perfect compliment to her other photo I painted on Day 6 "Winter Bird"  

I obviously love her photography!! 

Melissa E Kangas Photography that is.

Day 6 - "Winter Bird"

"Winter Bird" 8x6 oil 

by Renee Brennan

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Day 6 of the 30 Paintings in 30 Day Challenge hosted by Leslie Saeta.

This cute little Winter Bird - a female Cardinal was taken by my friend

Melissa Kangas.  She and her husband Pat are avid nature lovers so they

put a heater in the birdbath for the feathered critters.  

I loved this picture not only because it was a cute bird but the misty quality of the scene.  

Photo by Melissa Kangas Photography