Protea study #131

Daily painting #131. 6"x6" oil on primed canvas panel SOLD

This time next week it will be VALENTINES DAY! While I have to admit to not ever making too big a fuss over Valentines, I will also admit to enjoying being spoilt or made to feel special every now and again! But the idea of getting flowers at Valentines sends my head into a spin....flowers (especially roses of course) quadruple in price and quite frankly I find it ludicrous! So if you do enjoy a spoil at Valentines why not hint to your hubby to buy you a painting of flowers instead! A painting will last a lifetime....your real flowers (especially in South African heat) will be lucky to make it through the week!!
I have decided to sell the last remaining flower paintings (all roses, proteas, lavender and aloe...there are not many) at R420 locally in SA (incl postage) or $40 through the online store. For local purchases you will need to contact me privately heidishedlock@gmail.com

AND.....every person purchasing a floral painting will enter into a draw to win "Cherries and lace" !!!  Purchase a floral painting and you will automatically stand a chance to win the little painting and receive 2 Paintings in the post! The Valentines special will end at 8pm (SA time) on Thursday 13th Feb and the winner of the lucky draw will be announced on Valentines Day! Someone is going to get a little extra spoiling ....

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Liquorice Allsorts #130

Daily painting #130. 4"x6" oil on primed canvas panel SOLD

Liquorice Allsorts....yummy, fun and colourful....they take centre stage, climbing, tumbling, rolling and fooling around....a little bit of fun for the middle of the week!

130 paintings in 130 days today! As someone pointed out to me ...I have been painting little daily paintings for a third of a year!

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Pretty Pilchard #129

Daily painting #129. 6"x8" oil on primed canvas panel

Another beautiful find at the market yesterday! I love to have a look at the fresh produce in the Seafood section but my daughter is a fussy seafood consumer and so I am limited in what I can purchase unless of course I plan on cooking 2 meals ....which of course I have no plan to do!!!! Two fish however that even the rest of the family, other than my Portuguese stepfather, would refuse to eat are sardines and pilchards! So I had to ask the man serving behind the counter if I could take a photo of his fish .....in the hopes that I could paint them later! He thought I was crazy but was obliging....so unlike my usual daily paintings which are almost always captured from life this beautiful Pilchard was  captured from a photo....I love the subtle colours and tones as the light catches it!

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Mango on a box #128

Daily painting #128. 6"x8" oil on primed canvas panel

The heat might be unbearable at this time of year but one positive is all the delicious summer fruit that is on offer! I am especially enjoying the mangoes at the moment! I love chopping them and adding them to my plain yoghurt for breakfast. Today I couldn't resist buying a whole box of  mangoes. They were vibrant in color and delicious in taste....and even the box could be put to good use as a 'stage' for the star of the show....the mango! 

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Blueberries and a sugar spoon #127

Daily painting #127 4"x6" oil on primed canvas panel SOLD

Today has been a family day....a lazy lunch catching up with family and relaxing on the verandah in the cool breeze. It has been MUCH cooler today....thank goodness! Family get togethers in our family always happen around the table and involve yummy food. I think I am going to have to spend the rest of the week eating fruit and salad only, to compensate for my indulgence....however life would be dull and boring without a little indulgence every now and again!

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Cricket ball #126

Daily painting #126. 6"x8" oil on primed canvas

We have spent the entire day around the cricket field! My son had a school match today ...it started at 8.30 and only ended at about 4.30....and the game was called as a draw!!!! For those of you who have been following my blog you would have heard about cricket before....my son LIVES to play cricket (a very popular summer sport in SA)and my husband is a professional cricket coach who runs his own cricket academy so there is LOTS of cricket in this house! It is a LONG game....and today was a LONG game on a VERY HOT day! My son collapsed into the swimming pool when we got home and shortly after that he collapsed into bed! Granny and Grandpa are coming for lunch tomorrow, but other than that I think a quiet, relaxing day will have to be the order of the day tomorrow!

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Garden bunch #125

Daily painting#125. 5"x7" oil on primed canvas panel. SOLD

A huge thank you to those of you who supported the January sale! I really appreciate the interest you have shown in my daily painting and feel privileged to be posting so many little paintings off to new homes!
Have a great weekend everyone!

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