Some Klimt Inspired Artist Trading Cards

Oh how I love miniature paintings. These little works are copies of paintings by a Post-Impressionist artist, Gustav Klimt. The first two trading cards (3.5 x 2.5 inches) are copies of paintings. The second two cards are copies of sketches that I added Klimt-like backgrounds to. These are going off in the mail today for an online trade at Illustrated ATCs. com. I really liked doing my own interpretations on his drawings. Maybe a larger scale work in this manner will be next.

Winter Shoreline

I started this painting two days ago. The background was completed but I wasn't sure what to do next. I wanted to make an abstract landscape but with some tangible elements. This reminds me of a frozen lake in Michigan. I have crossed many of these in my childhood. Oil on canvas. 9 x 12.

Winter Lake Shore

I began painting again. I have one done and even another started. Today was the first snow of the year. Not much, just a dusting, but in honor of snow, a little snow inspired painting. Oil on canvas, 10 x 8.

No Daily Paintings

I been having trouble standing for long periods of time and just haven't been spending anytime at the easel lately. So no daily paintings.  This whole daily painting challenge was to find a stress reliever while fighting my second cancer recurrence. Follow this fight in my CarePages Blog. I do miss painting so I'm going to find a way to do it not standing. I'll have to get creative here.

Tangerine Sky

I've been seeing some beautiful sunsets lately and painted this one from memory. I haven't painted with oils for a long time, but I was up for the challenge. I had not touched my oil palette in months so I had to scrape the dried paint off. I don't know how some artists just keep adding oil paint to their palettes. With some fresh paint, this is what I came up with. Oil on canvas. 11 x 14.

Award Winner

This painting just won first place on Contemporary Fine Art International.com The website has a monthly challenge which members and non-members can enter. The challenge was to paint water so I submitted "Salt Marsh".

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