Goldfish Garden

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I love bright colors so painting goldfish in a dark blue environment is a lot of fun.  The original photo had a black background so I played around with some different ideas for the underwater garden.  The subject matter was made for painting on a black gesso ground.

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Beached

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The colors in this reference photo drew me in and I love color.  This is another painting on a black gesso ground.

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Moments Of Reflection

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So many artists inspire me to try different compositions and images.  I've been mesmerized by paintings with interesting reflections so this is my attempt.  It was very challenging but challenge is good!

Be safe.

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Fishy Business

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This is my fourth painting on black gesso, still inspired and still loving it.  The photo reference is from Pixabay where you can find royalty free photos.  I changed the background from black to this color version with the help of ideas from Photoshop.  So many great things out there to help visual artists.  And where would I be without my iPhone camera?

I hope you are all staying safe, be well.

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No Place Like Home

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I hope you remember Dorothy from the Wizard Of Oz, these are the grown up version of her shoes she clicked three times to take her home.  And really home is where you want to be right now keeping yourself and others safe from this virus if you aren't on the front line.  A BIG thank you to all of you who are frontline fighters and essential workers!

This is my second painting of these red shoes, I love them both but this is a more accurate drawing than the first.  Just like they say, the more you draw something the better it gets.  Being away from painting for so long (7 months) I needed something to jump-start painting and inspire me.  Black gesso was that inspiration, this is my third painting on black gesso and I'm having a great time.  The photos below show you a little of the process; using the green outline was chosen due to being a complimentary color of the red shoes and leaving bits showing through would be interesting.  You can see the panel holder I use for these small paintings, it helps to steady them on an easel.

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Rum River Reflections

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Painted on location, this is a typical Minnesota summer scene, you know land of 10,000 lakes and who knows how many rivers.  It's all about the water here in the summer so I loved the pontoon sitting at the dock waiting for a fun cruise.  It was an overcast day but the reflections in the water were great.

Due to the limitation and inconsistencies of various display monitors, the colors you see on your screen may not be a totally accurate reproduction of the actual painting.


(c) Deborah Ann Kirkeeide

Dancing Boots

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Who wouldn't want some pink dancing boots?  I want some!  My brother's little neighbor loved posing for me, she loved her boots and I loved painting them.



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Birthday Bouquet

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When I receive flowers I have a hard time not painting them and this birthday bouquet was hard to resist.  Because flowers are so short lived I feel good about capturing them with paint, allowing them to live a little longer.

Due to the limitation and inconsistencies of various display monitors, the colors you see on your screen may not be a totally accurate reproduction of the actual painting.


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Old Friends

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More vintage vehicles from the old car yard in Kingman Arizona.  Again I'm exploring acrylics by using drips.  Someone told me that this painting looked as though the viewer was looking through a dirty car windshield, I like that image.

Due to the limitation and inconsistencies of various display monitors, the colors you see on your screen may not be a totally accurate reproduction of the actual painting.


(c) Deborah Ann Kirkeeide