Autumn at the Lake by Ann McCann 11 X 14 Oil

This is plein air painting I did at White Rock Lake in Dallas.  I recently re-worked it with a knife and heightened the color.  We really do get some intense color here in late November.  I love the bright oranges/reds of the trees against the blue of the water and sky.  If you like color, this is the painting for you.

11 X 14 Oil on Archival Linen Panel

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30 Day Painting Challenge Collage by Ann McCann

Here are 25 of the 30 paintings I created in this January 2016 30 Day Painting Challenge.  I had 2 themes, Roses and Winter's Bones. This is the first weekend since Christmas that I haven't painted 3 or 4 paintings! I enjoyed working with both themes.  I could generally use roses from my own yard.  Which did you like the best?

30 Day Challenge- Day 30 Winter's Bones XI. "Snowy Woods" 9 X 12 Oil by Ann McCann

Well, this is the last day of the painting challenge.  Since the Northeast is buried in snow, I thought I would paint a snow picture.  This scene is in Texas but one a year ago.  It makes me think of the Robert Frost poem, "the woods are lovely, dark and deep."  My artist friend said Dallasites never buy snow paintings, so maybe one of my Northern friends will be interested!

30 Day Challenge- Day 29. Winter's Bones X "My Crape" by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oil

This is a beautiful old crape myrtle in front of my house.  It is probably from the early 1920s.  We lost a big piece of it in an ice storm several years ago, but it still looks great all year round.  There are giant bright pink blooms all summer and the shiny apricot bark all winter.

30 Day Challenge- Day 28.Winter's Bones IX "Last Light" by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oil

I caught the last light over the lake in this painting.  The sky was glowing and the water shimmered with oranges and pinks.  The dark tree skeleton and shore anchored the scene.

30 Day Challenge- Day 27 Winter's Bones VIII by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oil

Here is a winter scene on White Rock Lake in Dallas.

30 day Challenge- Day 26 Rose by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oil

Continuing with my "kicky" colors, here is an old fashion pink rose with a screaming orange background.

30 Day Challenge- Day 25 Confetti Rose by Ann McCann 10 X 10 Oil

I liked the red rose I did yesterday so much that I decided to do another!  Since I believe that most of you like color, I am going for kicky color for the rest of this challenge.

30 Day Challenge- Day 24 Red Red Rose by Ann McCann 10 X 10 Oil

I already put a sneak preview of this rose out there as I was experimenting with linking Instagram and Facebook.  I am working toward painting a large rose after this challenge is over and this might be my prototype.  It was fun to paint.

30 Day Challenge- Day 23 Rose by Ann McCann 6 X 6 Oil

Here is another "white" rose.  The background is really more purple than blue but that is what my camera does.

30 Day Challenge- Day 22 Rose by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oil

It got down to 28 degrees last night in Dallas but the roses are still intact. So, I snuck down to the local school and picked some out front!  Enjoy! 

30 Day Challenge- Day 21. Winter's Bones VII by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oil

I saw this scene at sunset on White Rock Lake in Dallas.  The tree skeleton really stood out against the brilliant sky.

30 Day Challenge- Day 20. Winter's Bones VI by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oil

Today's  painting is another winter tree scene.  This is again on White Rock Lake in Dallas.  I especially loved the color of the water and the tree reflections.

30 Day Challenge- Day 19 Rose by Ann McCann 6 X 6 Oil

I liked the white rose I did yesterday so much that I painted another single one today. Of course a white rose isn't really white but various shades of yellow, pink and violet.  I like the transparent orange center!