The 30/30 Collage

Almost 30 Painting's in 30 Day's Collage

by Renee Brennan Art

Ok so here is the final "TA DA"  

Just a couple of thoughts... doing this for the 4th time.

1.  Carve out more time but if you can't don't stress!

2.  My motto was written on that coffee mug "make it happen" and most importantly "Do it for the Process"!

3.  Yes I faked a couple...my son's Heart painting and the little Teacart. 

haha needed something to go into my little local shop.

4. Grateful for family, friends and new friends genuinely interested in following along!  Thank you!  and Thanks to our host Leslie Saeta who let us upload to her 30/30 page every day.

5. The hardest part was doing all the blogging, posting on FB, & Instagram...Now catching up putting on Etsy...whew!  

6.  It really was fun!

30/30 Challenge Collage 2016

30/30 Challenge 2016

by Renee Brennan

Yay!  Third year in a row for this get off your butt and paint challenge.

Thank you to Leslie Saeta who hosts this on her blog 

and is an amazing palette knife painter.

To see the over 1000 other artist's collages that participated, go here.

Leslie also hosts a podcast called Artists' Helping Artists' with great information 

 on all kinds of art biz topics.   

My take on this years challenge:

1.  I set a lower goal of 15 and did 24...so a happy medium. I had to do this mainly because hubby is recovering from back surgery and I got to be taxi wife....all is good though :) and yes he is doing fine!

2.  I got to paint a pig!! his name is Vance and you may see him again :)

3. Dogs with tongues hanging out are pretty funny to paint.  

4.  With a good photo reference, getting the eyes right is important to me. 

I think it either makes the painting work or not.

5. Cat's rarely look happy, they are just too cool for that! (loved the cats) will be doing more of those soon.

6.  First time painting a chicken and two horses and a pony...probably the last time painting a chicken two horses and a pony.

7. Thank YOU for sending me pics of your fur babies and also thank you to those purchased them on my Etsy Shop!!  

8. Thank you also for your interest in my art!!  

9. Now you can relax and not wait for my next post haha...I take long breaks.

  

30 Paintings in 30 Day's Collage

30 Paintings in 30 Days 2015 

by Renee Brennan

Thanks to the host of this challenge, Leslie Saeta.
What I have taken away from doing this is:

I went way outside my comfort zone with painting cats & dogs.
Marbles are still crazy fun to paint.
Not every painting will come out as intended and that's o.k.
Setting up an online Etsy Shop was a rewarding goal.
I prefer short blog posts for myself.

Thanks all who viewed, commented, liked on FB and purchased!!

Collage of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Renee Brennan

Collage of all the 30 Paintings in 30 Day's Challenge

hosted by Leslie Saeta

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!