Jam Swissroll cake #501

Daily painting #501 6"x8" oil on primed canvas panel

Some little mini Swissroll treats for  my painting class's tea time! Today was not one of my better daily painting days! It seemed like a struggle today...I am tired and the heat seems to sap every ounce of energy from you. I just felt like a beginner painter, making obvious mistakes, struggling with colour and quite frankly I felt like just "throwing in the towel"! But I didn't....I pushed on through....and tomorrow is another day. Tomorrow I will feel differently! Today I didn't feel like someone who (as a good friend put it) has painted half a thousand daily paintings! 

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As a way of saying 'thank you' and to celebrate 500 days, I have decided to run a special offer in my online store. You can receive a discount of 30% on your purchase if you use the discount code "500DAYS" when you check out. This special offer only applies to online purchases and will run for 1 week (7 days). The offer will end Tuesday 17th February at midnight (SA time). I hope you find something special....I would love to post a little painting to you! Click on the highlighted writing below to view the online store.....

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Yesterday's rose #500

Daily painting #500 6"x8" oil on primed canvas panel

A soft delicate version of yesterday's rose which was painted close up! 

Today marks 500 days of daily painting for me! Yes....500 paintings in 500 days! Thank you to the many people all over the world that follow Paintings in the post and send through comments and encouragement! As a way of saying 'thank you' and to celebrate 500 days, I have decided to run a special offer in my online store. You can receive a discount of 30% on your purchase if you use the discount code "500DAYS" when you check out. This special offer only applies to online purchases and will run for 1 week (7 days). The offer will end Tuesday 17th February at midnight (SA time). I hope you find something special....I would love to post a little painting to you! Click on the highlighted writing below to view the online store.....

Hooray for 500 days of painting!

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Rose #499

Daily painting #499 6"x6" oil on primed canvas panel

Almost 500 daily paintings!! 500 in 500 days!

I went off to buy flowers for the house yesterday, foolishly forgetting that we are days away from Valentines Day. I was horrified to see the prices of flowers have doubled and in some cases tripled purely because of the demand for Valentines Day! What a rip off! Why should flowers cost any more than they usually do...why rip people off just because you are certain of making extra sales...taking advantage of the celebration! I can't believe that people will pay such exorbitant prices, especially for roses. Buy something that lasts if you must. I clearly have been married for too long or am getting old but this kind of commercial rip off is just crazy. Last year I encouraged all the men followers of Paintings in the post to buy their wives a floral painting...at least it will last a lifetime....and the prices won't double just because it is Valentines Day! I guess I won't be buying flowers for the house until after the 14th February!

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Chocolate gingerbread man #498

Daily painting #498 6"x8" oil on primed mixed media panel 

A little treat from our local bakery. I love the story of the gingerbread man..."Run, run as fast as you can! You can't catch me I'm the gingerbread man!" This little chap wasn't going anywhere....although the kids and the dogs (who were sleeping in my studio) all their eyes on him!

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Fern #497

Daily painting #497 4"x6" oil on primed canvas panel

Most of today was spent around the cricket field watching my son's match. I didn't take my painting things with me today, I just wasn't organized enough when I left in the morning and besides I had to leave the game at intervals to drop my daughter at 2 different birthday parties. But I did pick up this beautiful little piece of fragile fern to paint this evening in my studio. Thank goodness it survived the heat long enough for me to paint it!

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After the storm #496

Daily painting #496 6"x6" oil on primed canvas panel

We have had some much needed rain! There is nothing quite like waking to a crisp, fresh, clear and damp morning that sparkles with the aftermath of a good rain shower. The air seems clean and the birds are in full song! What a way to start the day....

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Pot of chrysanthemums #495

Daily painting #495 6"x8" oil on primed canvas panel

This little pot of chrysanthemums is sitting just outside my studio doors. 

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