Lori's Stormy Art and Daily Paintings

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Daily Painting 1444 Pink Paradise

I have been going through some of my old paintings, this was a plein air from spring 2004. There was a building on the painting that I didn't like so I scrapped and sanded it off and re-painted parts of the painting. I like it much better now! Its 8 x 10 oil on masonite,

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Daily Painting 1443 Life in the Savannas Miniature oil painting

I mainly used my painting knife on this one, it has lots of nice textures.

I just was asked the difference between a palette knife and a painting knife. The palette knife has a wider and longer blade, its used to clean off a palette and to mix paint. A painting knife can be lots of different shapes, its used to paint with. You can paint with a palette knife and clean with a painting knife though.
People ask me fairly often if I used my palette to paint with. No. That would be hard. I guess you could use it as sort of a shovel to paint a very large painting. I would never tell somebody they can't paint a certain way.

The painting is 4 x 6 inches, oil on masonite.

Monday, August 20, 2012

Daily Painting 1442 Shady Harbor

This painting sort of painted itself, I started out painting something else and then I saw the trees in the background coming out and I liked how they were looking. It was reminding me of the St. Lucie river, my dad and I used to go boating there a lot when I was growing up. We had a 14 foot long Lone Star aluminum boat that looked a lot like the boat in the painting.

We would set in at White City park and explore the river, looking for alligators and turtles. There were some sandy spots we could put in and then explore on foot, it was a lot of fun.

The painting is 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite.

Friday, August 17, 2012

Lil Feet

Got my name in the newspaper! http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/aug/17/jennifer-trefelner-boot-auction-aug-21-to-help/

Thursday, August 02, 2012

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Daily Painting 1440 Beach Dreams Indian River Oil Painting

This is the view down on the river bank, the flowers are from the mother of thousands plants. There are sea grapes behind them. I enjoyed painting this, it was one of those paintings that gave me no troubles, just sort of fell together.

I have had a number of people asking me lately if I do commissions, I am happy to, its nice sometimes for me to have the decision of what to paint taken away from me.

Also in the fall, when the weather is cooler, I will be looking for some new places to paint in the Fort Pierce area, I need some new inspirations. Either for just myself or for my painting group; The Plein Air Painters of the Treasure Coast. If you have a pretty yard, I would love to paint there! To purchase just press the little Paypal button below.

The painting is 12 x 16 inches, oil on masonite.

Friday, July 20, 2012

Daily Painting 1439 Red Hot Ixoras Tropical Flower oil Painting

Its oil on masonite, 12 x 16 inches. I didn't have an idea of what to paint today, I have been watching a schefflera flower so I went outside for a closer look and on the way back in saw my ixoras so I decided to paint them instead. Its almost all knife and has really nice textures.

I guess I'll do the schefflera another day.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Daily Painting 1438 Paradise of Birds

The painting is 12 x 16 inches, oil on masonite. I used mainly a brush but there is some palette knife work, its not as textured as most of my paintings. I have four days of work in it, I kept seeing things I wanted to change. I am finally happy with it.
Our bird of paradise flowers in our yard are blooming right now so we picked some and brought them into the house and I worked from them. Its been a great year for my plants, I have had more blooms on them than ever, lots of rain this year made them happy.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Daily Painting 1437 SOLD Misty Marsh Creek white bird painting

SOLD Its 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite. I would like to go kayaking here! Its a lot like places I have gone, out in the savannas. Too hot for me this time of year, it was 98 degrees today.

Monday, July 09, 2012

Daily Painting 1436 SOLD Savanna Moonrise

SOLD Its oil on masonite, 5 x 7 inches. I had a good time with this one, I both paintbrush and palette knife on it.

Friday, July 06, 2012

Daily Painting 1435 Jungle Cruise Old boat oil painting

Sometimes I day dream about selling the house and buying a big boat and cruising where the mood takes me. Goes right along with the daydream about getting a motor home. I need a vacation, somewhere cool, it was 95 degrees today and humid. This looks like a nice place to go.

Its 12 x 13.50 inches, oil on masonite.

Thursday, July 05, 2012

Daily Painting 1434 SOLD Whispers over the Back Fence

SOLD Its 8 x 10 inches oil on archival mat board. My mind is totally shot. I cannot think up a name, asked my husband if he had an idea. No. His mind is not working either. I suggested "A Fine Kettle of Fish" He did not like that,
"No kettle!" he says.
"Well no" I say, "I just feel like I am in a fine kettle of fish at the moment." They do look to cute to eat and are very small.

My next thought is "A Finny Adventure"

Anybody out there want to give it a try?

My painting has a name! Its "Whispers over the Back Fence"
From Helen Zapata

Tuesday, July 03, 2012

Daily Painting 1433 Evening Light Orchid Painting

Its 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite. This is one I started awhile ago, tweaked it, liked it better. Put it away to dry and some months went by. Looked at it again this afternoon, tweaked it again. I think this is it. It has lots of textures.

Monday, July 02, 2012

Daily Painting 1432 Ripe for the Picking! Florida Orange tree oil painting

I had this photo I took of an orange tree, it was pretty uninspiring, the printer is running out of ink for one thing so I made the photo black and white. I was looking through a magazine, saw someone's painting of some arum lilies, I loved the colors in their painting!

So I tried matching up their colors to my painting and this was the result. I had fun, hadn't done that before. The painting is 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite,

Friday, June 29, 2012

Daily Painting 1431 Tall Palms in the Morning

These palms are growing near Immokolee, and there were lavender morning glories growing underneath them. The painting is oil on masonite, 5 x 7 inches,

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Daily Painting 1430 Wednesday's Winds Tropical Storm Debby

I took some photos of the outer band winds of tropical storm Debby on Tuesday but I painted this last night on Wednesday and one of my friends suggested the title. I enjoyed the storm, we didn't have any damage and there was just enough wind to be interesting and not scary. The painting is 12 x 16 oil on masonite, lots of nice texture. This is a view of the Indian River, the opposite shore is covered by the approaching rain.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Daily Painting 1429 Shallow Reflections

This is another painting I came back to, I added the bird. Its of Bear Point a nice park on Hutchinson Island in Fort Pierce. There is a super fishing dock and a tall viewing platform where you can look for birds from. The painting is oil on masonite, 5 x 7 inches,

Monday, June 25, 2012

Daily Painting 1428 Settling in for the Night White bird oil painting

I had started this awhile ago, thought it needed the birds so let the painting dry and added them in. Its got lots of nice textures. Its 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite,

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Daily Painting 1427 Indian River Sail

Nice warm day for a cool sailboat ride on the Indian River. Its 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite, lots of textures.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Windy Palm Miniature Oil Painting

Cabbage palm blowing in the wind. This is one I did awhile back, I thought I would re-post it. I am in a bit of a funk lately, don't feel much like painting. ACEO size, oil on watercolor paper. 2.50 x 3.50 inches