#25 Lone Oak, Hot Tamale Day

#25 Lone Oak, Hot Tamale Day, 6x6, oil on panel, (click here to bid)

Just how hot can it get? It's fun to play with colors and see what they feel like.

#15 Lone Oak, Fire and Ice

#15 Lone Oak, Fire and Ice, 6x6, oil on panel, (click here to bid)

I think this is about as hot as you can get. Silver and red are such classic colors — think 'little red sports car' with chrome trim.

#16 Lone Oak, Embers and Charcoal

#16 Lone Oak, Embers and Charcoal, 6x6 oil on panel, (click here to bid)

 Cool teal and warm orange to spice things up. Reminds me of warm mulled spiced wine.

#13 Lone Oak, End of Gray Day

 

#13 Lone Oak, End of Gray Day, 6x6, oil on panel, (click here to bid)

Oregon has so many gray days! In color theory I learned that there are 32 shades of gray discernible to the naked eye. We get them all in Oregon in for 6 months out of the year — usually along with a lot of rain. It's been gray and cold so I think I'm needing a lot of sunshine, a.k.a. yellow and orange!

#14 Lone Oak, Coral Twilight

#14 Lone Oak, Coral Twilight, 6x6, oil on panel, (click here to bid)

I guess the weather is showing up in my painting again.  This is another one that took on a life of its own the minute I place the first stroke of color down in the field. It's amazing when that happens, it's like someone else is painting.

#11 Lone Oak, Autumn Glow

#11 Lone Oak, Autumn Glow, 6x6, oil on panel, (click here to bid)

This painting says "joy" to me. I'm loving painting this series. I'm making discoveries that I never would if I had painted a different composition each time. It's become a journey.

#12 Lone Oak, Flame and Blue

#12 Lone Oak, Flame and Blue, 6x6, oil on panel, (click here to bid)

This blue was really luscious to paint. Again, this also has a happy feel to it. I think that yellow and orange remind us of the sun. What could make you happier than a summer day with blue and yellow-orange?

#7 Lone Oak, spring wildflowers

#7 Lone Oak, Spring Wildflowers, 6x6, oil on panel, (click here to bid)

This turned out to be really cheerful. It's amazing how few "flowers" it takes to give the impression of spring.

I've been having problems uploading my images for the '30 paintings in 30 days challenge' to my blog and have gotten behind. I will post a couple of on each blog and eventually get caught up.

#8 Lone Oak, Dusk, 6x6, oil on panel, (click here to bid)

I started out with a plan for this painting, but as soon as I placed the first spot of color in the field, it was like the painting made another decision for me. This is where it took me. I guess it's all about the journey.