Camper a Day January 2016 Successful

Vintage Camper-a-Day January 2016

So, we've done it! Another successful 30 campers in 30 paintings we created this January! Yey!

Camper-a-Day

I have to admit, it was a lot of work and many late nights. My darling husband waiting on the couch for me, only to find out I'd have no time. But he is always happy for me to do what I love and painting certainly is one- and a love for vintage camper is another. So, it was a wonderful months for me painting a camper-a-day. Of course I couldn't have done it without the many, many stunning photos you sent it after my submission call- what an honour- thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Thank you

to the 1400 other artists globally that painted along this month and posted their awesome art on Leslie Saeta's website. It was a joy to watch every day the postings, it's such a motivator to get up and post and get inspired by all the others!

On another note:

For any newsletter subscribers, I have started to send out the welcome gift greeting cards. If you have not yet received yours yet, it might be that I don't have an address where to send it. If you could give me a mailing address, I will get those out to you after Valentine's;-)- and for any new sign-ups, just fill in at the sign-up screen. I don't use it for spam or selling or anything like this, but to send you the gift. I'm just a one-woman show here, no big company;-)

Anyhow, I'm off now for a few days and will get started on some bigger ideas soon, stay stuned;-)

All my very best to you!                            Simone

Canadian Glamper- 1963 Shasta Airflyte

Canadian Glamper- 1963 Shasta Airflyte

orig. watercolour, 5x7in approx.

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Today's camper is a proudly Canadian Girl-Power Shasta named "Li'l Daisy". Its proud owner has rolled up her sleeves and done all the renos herself!!! Wow, pat on back dear lady! In her own words she writes to me: 'It is a 1963 Shasta Airflyte that I fixed up myself and have travelled over 6000 miles in one trip.'

I guess with today's glamper 'Li'l Daisy' we continue our series of girl-power campies.

In our neck of the woods we had a load of snow to shovel today, a snow day for the kids due to bad road conditions. I was sort of grouchy getting up, but a dear friend dragged me outside- with kids and sleds and my mood got so much better once outside in the cold wind, enjoying the powdery snow. Sometimes we get stuck in a rut and it helps being challenged to step out and see something different, getting a different perspective. I'm so thankful for those friends!

Day #2: Beach Chair

Beach Chair, 6x6x1.5in, 50$   

Today was the first day of school. It was Mathias' first day in K! We kept the lesson short and sweet and opted after lunch to go to the beach. We've sat at the chairs numerous times and today I wanted to paint them. After a smooth and fast block-in, somehow things seemed to drag and I started fiddling.
Hence for the end result I'd like to darken some parts, add some accents and tighten some edges.
On a higher note, I am really pleased about the overall values and colour compared to the scene, which was my focus.   Thanks for stopping by;-)                                                                     Simone

Heute hat die Schule wieder angefangen. Es war Mathias' erster Schultag! Wir machten heute einen kurzen Tag zum Anfang, hatten Spass die Schultüte aufzumachen und gingen nach dem Mittagessen runter zum Meer. Wir sassen in den Stühlen am Strand viele male schon und heute wollte ich einen malen. Nach einem zügigen Anfang geriet ich ins stocken und fing an, zu trödeln. Drum, das Endresultat braucht meiner Meinung nach noch einige Stellen nachgedunkelt, einige Akzente und ein paar Übergänge bearbeitet.
Was positives ist aber, dass ich richtig zufrieden bin, wie die Farben dem Umfeld doch gut gelungen sind, das war heute mein Fokus und hat gut geklappt! 
Danke fuers Vorbeischau'n!                                                                                           Simone

30 paintings in 30 days- Day#1- Laundry Day at Rachel's house

September 1st: Today's the first day for my 30-paintings-in-30-days challenge (organized by Leslie Saeta, host of artists helping artists blog, an inspiring Blog/Talk Radio for artists),
also, it is the day before 'back to school' for many families.
This afternoon I was on the way out the door to paint by the wharf when the phone rang and my friend Rachel asked if our Mathias would like to come over to play outside. So, as I walked over I saw the bright coloured soccer t's hanging to dry and opted to paint this instead.
Thank you, Rachel for allowing me to paint! A fun start to a fun project! What's tomorrow??

Laundry Day at Rachel's House, Oil, plein air, 6x6x1.5in, 50$

1. September: Heute ist der erste Tag von '30-Bilder-in-30-Tagen', auch ist es der Tag vor dem 
Schulanfang hier in Canada.
Heute Nachmittag war ich auf dem Weg nach draussen zur Bootsanlegestelle um mein erstes Bild zu malen fuers September Projekt als mein Telefon klingelte und meine Freundin Rachel dran war. Sie fragte, ob unser Mathias nicht rüberkommen wolle um im Garten zu spielen. Als ich drüben angekommen war, sah ich die Wäscheleine voll mit bunten Fussballtrikots hängen und so entschied ich mich die Wäsche anstelle zu malen.
Danke Rachel! Es hat Spass gemacht und war ein fun Anfang fuer mein 30-Tage Projekt. Hm, was wohl morgen drankommt?

fresh tulips call for spring!

Spring Tulips 

watercolour/ aquarell

29x6in/ 73x15cm
sold

after visiting the florist section in the supermarket, i just couldn't help but pick up some tulips- they were poking their little heads out of the wrappers kind of saying: please give me a good home- so i just couldn't resist;-)

as it is 'daycare day' for my kiddies, i chopped away on some need-to-be-done items of my 'bottomless to-do-list' (aka: eat a frog a day) and then rewarded myself with some

painting time- those wonderful fresh smelling tulips-

their crisp white edges and bright red veins in contrast with the fresh green of the nodding leaves are so invigoration!

while painting i listened in on some recordings of the artists helping artists radio show which is super informative for art related business advice. thank you Saeta and Dreama for sharing your knowledge! just hung up with a friends- one recovering from an operation and one talking about guys... i am so thankful for my health, my wonderful family and all the goodness the lord brings into my life every day, may he touch you today in a special way, too!