Mary B Spires Watercolor & Art Stuff

Transparent Watercolors on Watercolor Paper 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 Florida Birds are so much fun to paint because they are so colorful.  This will be the first project for Make It Take It Friday, Feb.8th at 9:00 am.  Please call Beach Art Center 727.596.4331 to make a reservation.  All supplies are included in the class price of $35.00.  Hope to see you there!

I think I made painting daily a HABIT!!!!  Saturday is our open studio with a model at the Beach Art Center. I haven't been painting the model but working on various projects.  Yesterday two of my friends decided to work on collage paintings using torn paper from magazines.....while they were collecting their papers I work on two small watercolor paintings for my Friday Make it Take it Class.  Thursday, day after 30 days I also painted a small watercolor for the Friday Class.  I hope to continue painting 5 days a week.  Just think I could have 260 paintings by January 2014!

8" x 10" Oil on Canvas WOW! We made it!!!!! This has taught me so much about keeping to a schedule and just DO IT!  I still have a few more things to do on my list of "things to do in 2013".  Our next new challenge with Leslie is to paint every week and post 2 paintings on her blog every weekend.  That seems like a piece of cake.  This was painted in Judy & Larry's Wednesday afternoon class....It's very wet but I want to do a couple  more things just to finish it off....

24" x 36" Oil on Canvas Finally finished it!!!!!  I started this one with acrylics, it was a great way to base in the design.....I probably have about 36/40 hours all together.  I didn't post for 4 days so this one counts as a 4 day.  I painted it at her condo with 4 or 5 girlfriends (not painters) drinking wine and giving their 2 cents worth....I'll post a better picture later.

8" x 10" Oil on Canvas Board Three more days! WOW! The two days I didn't post I was  working on the 24" x 36" Commission. I hope to finish it this  week.....I hope the rest of you guys are motivated to paint more.  I have produced more painting in this month than I did in six months last year.  Thank - You Leslie!

11" x 14" Oil on Canvas The warm tones is what the Impressionist were talking about, the light is different in the South of France.  I was there about 8 years ago....it's one of my favorite places.  Eze is a little village north of Nice that sets on the top of a mountain. I think I'm beginning to understand the Mechanics of Painting that was taught by Jerry Fresia..........

10" x 8" Oil on Canvas Board I'm still working on the commission, it's so close to being finished, so I hope to post tomorrow.......I attended the open studio at the Beach Art Center this morning..... great fun..........we have a model but I worked on a landscape scene from France.   Have a couple more hours on it....will post tomorrow also.....