Day 82 - 100 Day Project

Day 82 - 100 Day Project Follow me on Instagram @KathrynJNeale, #100Days20minptgs, #100DayProject

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Been keeping up with artwork past couple days but my dad passed away this weekend on Saturday. I’ll write a post about it later. But trying to just post to catch up so I can be on time for the 100th one.

Day 81 - 100 Day Project

Day 81 - 100 Day Project Follow me on Instagram @KathrynJNeale, #100Days20minptgs, #100DayProject

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Been keeping up with artwork past couple days but my dad passed away this weekend on Saturday. I'll write a post about it later. It's been nice to keep up with art but death in someone's life is always weird when you have to go back to the normal, mundane, routine things in your life .  . . just without them. All reminders that life goes on but he will be sorely missed.

Day 80 - 100 Day Project

Day 80 - 100 Day ProjectFollow me on Instagram @KathrynJNeale, #100Days20minptgs, #100DayProject Click here for official webpage.

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Been keeping up with artwork past couple days but my dad passed away this weekend on Saturday. I'll write a post about it later. It's been nice to keep up with art but death in someone's life is always weird when you have to go back to the normal, mundane, routine things in your life .  . . just without them. All reminders that life goes on but he will be sorely missed.

Day 77 - 100 Day Project

Day 77 - 100 Day ProjectFollow me on Instagram @KathrynJNeale, #100Days20minptgs, #100DayProject Click here for official webpage.

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Playing catch up with my posts but not the artwork. Completely on time now! Feels good.

Going larger still means painting within 20 minutes which is harder because there a lot of water I use and I can't dry it in a lot of layers. So again, slightly different strategy - cannot fill entire paper and wait for everything to dry. And a lot more "wet-in-wet" painting/drawing which is fine too. I prefer to go fast so this method has been very successful for me - paint within the 20 minute limit.

Day 76 - 100 Day Project

Day 76 - 100 Day ProjectFollow me on Instagram @KathrynJNeale, #100Days20minptgs, #100DayProject Click here for official webpage.

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Actually was on time with this one and forgot to post on Saturday. Playing catch up yesterday and today but that's ok!

Decided to work larger so these are 24x18 sheets of paper. Just even going twice as large is different. Think this next several larger works will be interesting because you tend to fill the entire paper (almost to get a feel for your perimeters) and then start to make more strategic decisions working with negative space etc. At least that is what I've been noticing with this series whenever the size changes a bit. It's completely unconscious but I can see it happening in the previous 75.

Almost done! 25 more days left for 100 Day Project!

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Day 75 - It's so fun to look back to see what has been painted, so many different looks yet similar styling and decision-making. I'm liking the direction now, it got a little stale right before leaving for my Colorado trip to visit my sister and niece. I think I was mentally waiting for that challenge to have a change.

But who knows what the next 25 will bring! That's what's so exciting.

For those of you who keep asking, I'm offering these original paintings from this series priced from $25-$45 (depending on piece because of size/material). If you are interested in purchasing one of these original sketches, please email me katy[at]kathrynneale.com and I will be happy to quote the price. All artwork includes free shipping. If the original has been sold, all pieces are available as high quality art prints ($10.00/8x10) - pricing is limited time only. Thank you!

Day 75 - 100 Day Project

Day 75 - 100 Day ProjectFollow me on Instagram @KathrynJNeale, #100Days20minptgs, #100DayProject Click here for official webpage.

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Did it!!! FINALLY caught up officially! This is the 75th day and wow, looking back it's amazing to see how much has changed and what's been fun to experiment with. I've definitely tried to keep it "light" and not make that much demands on myself. If I did, it wouldn't have happened because it would've been too much pressure. But this is the final push through July to finish which is definitely possible now that I am all caught up. And like I anticipated, just visiting a new place gives such fresh inspiration.

For the past week, it's been like Seattle here (well I hear Seattle is experiencing record-breaking draught!) but raining consistently every day for like 10 days. I think in the lastest couple pieces, that delicate, watery, light, neutral feel crept into my paintings. Haven't seen the sun really since the day after coming back from Colorado. Frustrating cause these are the longest days of the year! Last year we were having a great time at the golf course with our little guy, being outside during weeknights even felt like a treat. Ah well. I'm sure the sun and hot is around the corner . . . it's St. Louis for pete's sake!!

Day 74 - 100 Day Project

Day 74 - 100 Day ProjectFollow me on Instagram @KathrynJNeale, #100Days20minptgs, #100DayProject Click here for official webpage.

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Ran out of those canvas boards so now back to paper and you can see/feel the difference. The paint "sticks" and "grabs" more, not gliding on the surface like on the canvas boards. And it's a different look too or can be. I like the randomness of the blue dripping/dropping but with more intention then some of the earlier pieces of this entire series where it was really random. Still kind of abstracting the "landscape" feel that is so dramatic when you think of Colorado. The landscape can't help but completely shape your mental psyche and leaves its mark, even in memory.

Day 72 - 100 Day Project

Day 72 - 100 Day ProjectFollow me on Instagram @KathrynJNeale, #100Days20minptgs, #100DayProject Click here for official webpage.

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Really liking the direction the "Colorado" series took last week. They freed my painting up a lot and ended up being very sketch-like. I had to made even faster decisions in those moments because I didn't have a lot of time. Moving into the canvas here, it's even a bit slower just to wait for paint/water to dry (even with hair dryer!) so these ended up being much more "sketch-like" as well. But I'm really liking the delicacy of these past several pieces. Trying to just wait for the paint to do it's thing.

Day 70 - 100 Day Project

Day 70 - 100 Day ProjectFollow me on Instagram @KathrynJNeale, #100Days20minptgs, #100DayProject Click here for official webpage.

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Last watercolor, watercolor pencil in this series for now. Having fun with the drawing part of this series and then layering more organic shapes in watercolor paint. You notice the color palette is naturally different. I think that's why I tend to not mix colors because with watercolor you can't pre-mix a lot of colors because they instantly get "muddy." Whereas in oil paints, for example, you have a lot to work with before they get all muddied out. Instead watercolor encourages "layers" of color that makes different colors, what shows through and is translucent, etc. instead of "under-painting" which is more like the oil painting tradition. Opaque colors are a different breed. But I would love to get back into oil painting. All mediums have their pros and cons.