by JaimeB Haney | 30 Paintings in 30 days challenge, art, artwork, floral, flowers, Nature, painting, plants, Realistic, tropical
It’s Day 28 of the 30 in 30! Today I painted red Anthurium flowers. They gave me a bit of a struggle. Now that I see them from further away and smaller, I think they look okay. When I’m just inches from the canvas, I tend to lose the big picture so to...
by JaimeB Haney | 30 Paintings in 30 days challenge, art, artwork, Nature, painting, Paintings, plants, Realistic, tropical
Day 23 and I’ve painted elephant ears, Blue Hawaii colocasia to be more precise. I grow these most years. I like the dark reddish purple stalks and veining contrasting withe greens. Elephant ears have always been a favorite of mine. My friend Lanna gave me a...
by JaimeB Haney | 30 Paintings in 30 days challenge, art, Art Talk, artwork, challenge, floral, flowers, Nature, painting, Paintings, plants, Realistic, tropical
Hey it’s Day 16 of the 30 in 30! I have painted a red and yellow heliconia flower, sometimes called lobster claws. I really enjoyed painting this exotic beauty today. To be honest, not every painting has been fun. Oh, it starts out fun and fresh with a quick...
by JaimeB Haney | 30 Paintings in 30 days challenge, art, artwork, Nature, painting, Paintings, philodendron, plants, tropical
Today is the 15th day of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge, that means we’re half way through! I’ve painted a large philodendron leaf for today’s painting. I have three philodendron plants that I’ve had for a long time. The oldest one...
by JaimeB Haney | 30 Paintings in 30 days challenge, art, floral, Nature, painting, plants, plants, sold items, Zen-like
Whew, what a day it’s been. I did manage to get a lotus flower painted for the 14th Day of the 30 in 30 though. It’s a good thing I had dinner started early this morning in the crockpot or we might just now be eating a 9 o’clock. Just let me tell you...
by JaimeB Haney | 30 Paintings in 30 days challenge, art, challenge, painting, plants, tropical
Well I’ve made it to Day 8 of the 30 and 30. Today a clivia plant with flower buds was the painting subject. I grew this in my greenhouse. The clivia flowers make a pretty photo, but I was looking for an easier (or so I thought) photo to paint. But I had no idea...