"Verbena Path" watercolor. One of dozens of paintings on sale for 99 Bucks

"Verbena Path" watercolor.  Today's feature in my month-long $99 watercolor demo sale.  SOLD
 http://dianemorganpaints.com/works/1438197/verbena-path. 

All class demos from this season are on sale until the end of May.  Many originally $475.   To see the complete collection www.dianemorganpaints.com

New Olympic Sport - Watercolor Demo

I submit art demo-ing as a new Olympic Sport.  It requires lots of stamina, agility and quick movement.
This was my demo for the Coachella Valley Watercolor Society annual show this weekend.  I completed this landscape in about 45 minutes.  I did have a pre-painted version of the clouds ready for when I reached that stage, so I could paint in the trees without having to wait for the clouds to dry.

"In All its Glory"  13 x 19" watercolor on 300# Arches hot press.  ( I ran out of cold press which is what I normally use.  Was a little worried how the hot press would handle, but it worked out okay)

Five new paintings for Richard Danskin Galleries

"Desert Sunset" 30" x 24" oil on gallery-wrap canvas.  I've been painting madly for the past four weeks.  Finished four new oils and almost another. Getting ready for a show at my new gallery.  I am now represented by Richard Danskin Galleries in Palm Desert, CA. I will be painting live in the gallery for my "opening" night when they introduce me as their newest artist.  Thursday, December 1st from 5PM - 9PM.  "Desert Sunset" is the first of five new works that will be unveiled at the December 1st reception.

Cactus Flower

One more for the road.... "Cactus Flower" oil on canvas, 8" x 10" This will be the last one for a few days. I've got lots of prep work to do in the next 3 days getting all my art selected, matted, wired, more cards printed, signs made, price tags...all the many little details needed for a 3-day outdoor art show....Indian Wells Arts Festival, April 1,2,3.

Three new landscapes

"Tranquility," "Trailhead" and "The Bridge." I may be painting landscapes, but I sure haven't seen the real outdoors for awhile....chained to my easel. Trying to beef up the inventory for next weekend's Indian Wells Arts Festival. I'll have to stop painting tomorrow as I need at least 5 days for the pieces to be dry enough to touch. They're all out in the sunroom with a fan blowing on them. Oil on canvas 8" x 10"

Evening Sun

Here's the latest landscape. As you can see I took a little license from the reference photo. It's so much fun to just play and make things up....a little vacation from the very detailed drawings of my watercolors and working so tightly from a reference photo. For this I painted the entire canvas orange first and let it set overnight. I learned in a workshop with Elin Pendleton that a quick color wash before starting an oil eliminates having those annoying white spots showing through if you've not covered the canvas with enough paint. I really wanted the orange to show through as one would want the white to show through on a watercolor. Many of the daily painters do this with their quick studies that are so effective. Also, while the paint was still wet I was able to take a toothpick and a palette knife and scrap off areas to let the orange become an edge or a flower. "Evening Sun" 8 x 10" oil on canvas.

Another Day Another Sunset

Another little 8" x 10" oil on canvas. I actually finished this one yesterday, making two for the day. Who knows what today will bring. I forgot how much fun it is to do a daily painting. You can't wait to get up and get going knowing that you will actually finish a painting that day. There are many, many daily painters now.....thanks to Duane Keiser who started it all. He even now sells little 2 x 3" pieces that he calls oddments. He's up to number 237 of those and you have to preorder sight unseen to get one. The price of those is now up to $175 each. I believe I paid $125 for mine back at number 69. You can see those at his blog. Carol Marine is another big daily painting seller. You can see her daily's on her blog. Hers sell on eBay for over $200 each. That's a pretty nice little side income, I'd say. She also does larger work and teaches many workshops. Artists are pretty busy people.