Radish #140

Daily painting #140. 5"x7" oil on primed canvas panel

It's Saturday and so of course our day was spent around the cricket field watching my son play a school match....it was a typically long day! Painting radishes when I got home was probably not a good idea....all I kept seeing every time I looked at the firm red radishes was red cricket balls!!!! Too much sun and cricket today for sure!

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Onion and a Chinese vase #139

Daily painting #139. 5"x7" oil on primed canvas panel SOLD

It has been so hot today!!!!  The heat has been unbearable...the kind of heat that leaves one feeling lethargic and worn out! What makes the heat more unbearable in Durban is our high humidity levels which leave you feeling constantly damp and sticky.  The thought of cooking or preparing food is just  awful....who feels like eating a meal in this heat! My ingredients for supper tonight made it onto the kitchen counter until I got distracted by an onion that had rolled away and huddled up safely next to a blue Chinese vase on the counter. Luckily my husband arrived home with a plan for dinner....and I sat painting and keeping him company while he sorted out food....now that's a good way to end Valentines day!

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14th Feb study #138

Daily painting #138. 4"x6" oil on primed canvas panel

An early morning study ...on Valentines day! I hope you have a special day and share the love around....take time out to hug and hold close those who are special to you.....you can never spoil someone with love! We shouldn't need a special day to remind us of that!

We have a winner in the Valentines lucky draw, it is .....Lesley Mitchell
Thank you to my children who helped me to do the draw and film it....just so that you can see we did a fair deal! Thank you to all the others who participated, I really appreciate it!
(A technological gremlin was not allowing me to load the recording of the draw onto YouTube and then onto the blog....so visit the Paintings in the post Facebook page to see...)

                

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Valentines protea #137

Daily painting #137. 6"x8" oil on primed canvas panel SOLD

Well the shops seem to be teeming with red heart shaped chocolates, fluffy toys holding hearts with the oh so predictable text and buckets of ridiculously priced flowers lining the entrances and aisles!  No sooner will Friday be over and the same space will be trying to entice you with chocolate bunnies and candy coated eggs for Easter....
Well I have never been too conventional and anything typically red, fluffy or screaming "I love you!" would not be my first choice of Valentines gift....although I have to admit to being quite partial to those chocolate bunnies .....so I think my flower of choice for Valentines would have to be a red protea rather than a red rose and if truth be told I would choose a painting over a bunch of flowers any day! There are a few pieces I have my eye on....(hint hint Andrew if you happen to read the blog in the morning) so if you have had your eye on a little painting don't forget to make use of the VALENTINES offer on all floral paintings....you will also stand a chance to win the painting "Cherries and lace" in the lucky draw! The offer and the giveaway closes 13 Feb at 8pm (SA time) and the winner will be announced on the blog on Valentines Day!

Have a happy Thursday....nearing the end of another week already!

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Late rose #136

Daily painting #136. 6"x6" oil on primed canvas panel. SOLD

It is late and although I had all good intentions of getting into the studio early this morning, before my class even started.....it just didn't happen that way. The roses that were taken from the kitchen table were abandoned for most of the day in the heat of the studio....time ran away with me....and every minute of the day was busy! So by the time I found myself entering my studio with hesitancy, it was dark! The light therefore had to be artificial rather than the glorious glow that had been present in the morning! I decided to paint just one single bloom and concentrate on how the artificial light caught the petals.

Don't forget that by purchasing a floral painting in my VALENTINES offer you automatically gain entry into the lucky draw to win "Cherries and lace" all paintings are marked at $40 online or R420 locally (contact me at heidishedlock@gmail.com) the offers ends at 8pm on 13 Feb and the winner will be announced on Valentines day on my blog!

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Willowvale Pharmacy bottles #135

Daily painting #135. 8"x8" oil on primed canvas panel

Last week it was a year ago since we said our goodbyes to my father-in-law, Peter Shedlock. Grandpa Pete was a pharmacist and owned a pharmacy called Willowvale...so many people knew Grandpa Pete....he was a legend in the community! I have a small collection of beautiful old medicine bottles and antique jars that he gave to me, still containing remnants of some yellow or white powder....the substance unidentifiable by the faded yellowed label on the jar! I bought a few of them into the studio to paint last week ....but just couldn't settle down to paint them.....they are beautiful with transparent and semi-transparent colors and shapes and I love the way the light catches them. Grandpa Pete you were in our thoughts the whole of last week, but today I finally found it in me to paint the Willowvale Pharmacy bottles!

If you didn't read about my VALENTINES offer yesterday....painted flowers will last a lifetime, so all floral paintings in the store are $40 or  R420 if purchased locally, contact me at heidishedlock@gmail.com . Anyone purchasing a floral painting (view them all by clicking the highlighted writing below) will stand a chance to win the little painting "Cherries and lace" ....all names will go into a draw, the offer closes 8pm SA time on 13 Feb and the winner will be announced on Valentines day! So someone will be getting a little surprise on Valentines day.... 2 paintings in the post instead of 1!!

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A day of rest #134

Daily painting #134. 5"x7" oil on primed canvas panel

It has been a while since I have taken the time to observe and paint the morning sky....without feeling rushed! I find painting sky very soulful.....and sometimes it is just what I need to fill the soul tank! The days seem to have been so busy lately (and way too hot!!!) and with our Saturdays being consumed by school sport ....so much needs to be crammed into a Sunday...like kids catching up on school work, trying to see family, and generally catching up on chores around the house.....that doesn't leave much time for relaxation and time out! What happened to a day of rest? Maybe next weekend.....

Hope you all have a great week ....another VALENTINES is just around the corner, so be sure to purchase a floral painting for Valentines and stand a chance to win a little daily painting for free! All floral paintings are $40 in the online store and R420 if purchased locally (contact me at heidishedlock@gmail.com). To see the available daily paintings click the highlighted writing below....

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