30 Days 30 Paintings!

Day 6 Teacup 1

Well, I finally jumped off the cliff and challenged myself to paint one miniature every day for the next 30 days.

Committing to painting something small every day forces me to get into the studio on days when I'm just not feelin' it. Once there, it's easier to stay and get going on larger works.

I promised a long time ago that my private group (aka, you), would get first shot at my artwork before the rest of the world. This challenge makes that kind of tricky to pull off though. Do you really want me to email you every day?....... I thought not.

Today is Day 6 and I do apologize that I started without alerting you first. But I had to take the plunge when the impulse was strong or I'm afraid I would have chickened out. That might turn out to be a good thing, as you'll see shortly.

Let's begin at the beginning.

30 Days 30 Paintings: First 3 Days

The First three days:

Posted on Instagram each morning and shared to Facebook, each post reads...

jandalefineart

30 Days 30 Paintings
Day __ title size Available/SOLD
$65 (free shipping)
Includes a mini easel.
Message me if interested.

The proceeds will go toward paying for the artist residency I told you about in an earlier letter. And even if you are not planning on snagging one of these, I thought you might enjoy seeing how this is going.

Day 1:

Sky 1. Just a chilly winter sky,...and birds of course. That's a given.

I was astounded when someone claimed it not long afterward. SOLD

Day 2:

Sky 2. Two people responded, but wanted to know if I was going to do a feather.

Day 3:

Feather 1. Three people expressed interest. One of my "Fabulous Five" collectors got there first. SOLD

Day 4:

Sky 3. A couple of likes, but no takers.....yet, likely because of the poor image. The actual painting actually looks terrific!...and it's one of my favorite winter scenes. I kind of wish I had waited to post it til I had a better photo. It's listed as unframed in the post but I have it in a wonderful shadowbox frame, and if someone in my private group wants it, I'll include that.

Day 5 "Gilded Sky"

Day 5

"Gilded Sky"

See what just happened here? Brighter colors, photographed to show scale, and titled with a familiar phrase from my favorite hymn...and BOOM! SOLD within minutes of posting.

It seems this was someone else's favorite hymn too.

I plan to watch what gets the most attention and do more of those. So far, it's feathers and bright skies, but I'm thinking teacups will also go over well.

Now here comes the best part.....

Day 6 "Aqua Teacup"

Day 7 "Above The Storm"

You get to see Days 6 and 7 before they're posted.

I doubled up on a couple of days so I could have Sunday off. (Ok...that's my dirty little not-so-secret secret). I'll try to do that each weekend.

I will be posting the "Aqua Teacup" later today and "Above The Storm" tomorrow afternoon. Weekdays will post in the morning, hopefully before 9am.

So I hope you'll join me for the fun on Instagram or Facebook this month. If you're interested in a piece, you'll need to act fast.

If you're not purchasing, but you'd still like to help me get to that art residency, give a like or leave a comment on your favorites.

And once again, thank you for coming along on this crazy art journey!

Jan

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