BLOG – DAY 5 – of THE CREATIVE BREADCRUMBS CHALLENGE 30 minutes to put down some paint on canvas, without too much thinking, or worrying about the outcome. Theme: Discernment Creative Clue: How can I create more of what I like. If my dream came true what would my art and life be like What…
I’m taking part in a 5 Day painting challenge called ‘Creative Breadcrumbs Challenge’. The topic was – a word to describe how I would like my future art to feel. My word was ‘joy’. I started with lots of pen lines, then thinking about joy, ‘be in the moment’ appeared, so I wrote that a…
This Oil painting of Laguna Beach was inspired by the beauty of the West Coast. Laguna Beach is a small coastal city in Orange County, California. It’s known for its many art galleries, and it’s artist community. It has a beautiful beach, marvellous coves and tide pools, and mild year-round climate The scenic beauty of…
This painting of a rain forest was inspired by a recent visit to Dorrigo National Park. Dorrigo National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 580 kilometres (360 mi) north of Sydney, and 5 kilometres east of the town of Dorrigo. The park is part of the New England Group of the World Heritage Site Gondwana Rain forests of Australia inscribed in…
This Australian landscape painting depicts a very familiar scene in country South Australia, namely a country road lined by large gum trees. Kyneton is A quintessential quiet country village, 82 kilometres north-east of the state capital, Adelaide in Eden Valley Valley. This painting is from Kyneton, but it is a scene typical of many South…
Jonquils growing in the Humbug Scrub Garden this winter inspired me to produce this painting. Jonquils appear each winter, just when a bit of colour is needed. They have a delightful smell. However, some don’t appreciate their scent and refer to them as “stinkers”. Humbug Scrub Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in bushland approximately 50 kms…
A seascape painting of beautiful Marino Rocks Beach. As an Australian artist I like to paint local scenery. In this instance a seascape painting in abstract of Marino Rocks Beach. It was a very hot day, but lovely and cool inside. But perfect weather to gaze out of the window, produce a seascape painting of…
https://maureenfinckart.com/product/holden-lilies-number-2/ White Lilies Painting. When I recently purchased a new car, the the Salesman (young Ben) presented me with these beautiful St. Joseph lilies I put them in a vase on my kitchen table, and just had to paint them. I did two paintings, one in acrylics and one in oils. This one is in oils.
PAINTING EUCALYPTUS FLOWERS IN THE WETLANDS https://maureenfinckart.com/product/painting-eucalyptus-flowers-in-the-wetlands/ PAINTING EUCALYPTUS FLOWERS – MY INSPIRATION Painting Eucalyptus flowers was produced after spending some time in the Salisbury wetlands north of Adelaide, South Australia. MY APPROACH TO PAINTING EUCALYTUS FLOWERS Firstly a rough drawing was produced to work out the composition. The canvas was then painted in red and…
Old Wall Painting – Walking around the streets of the inner city is full of delight. To the owners of this house, it was simply their washing, but to me it was a gorgeous image. The Washing Line. 75x50cm. Oil and Acrylic on Canvas. $300. https://www.facebook.com/maureenfinck.art/