Starbucks 8x10 pleinair oil painting by Joy Olney

Today is the Invitational Bellingham Downtown Paint Out. Put on by Trish Harding, the Mindport Gallery and Forth Corner Frames. All of Bellingham.  I painted Starbucks from across the street this morning. Very busy in down town Bellingham.

Two more Washington State Beach oil paintings.By Joy Olney

I'm Still doing frames. Here are a couple of older paintings.

 Quiet Island Cove oil  9x12 by Joy Olney

Venesa oil 9x12 an award winner: First Place and Special Art Award

By Joy Olney

Today I need to frame up some paintings for a show. So here are some end of the Summer paintings

 Picnic on the Beach oil Joy Olney

 Hold Still oil by Joy Olney

Sand Play oil Joy Olney

Another Day, Another Larrabee painting.

Another Day at Larrabee State Park oil 9x12 by Joy Olney

 Some Drawings of Friends today:
Kat in the Hat

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 Wendy, a fast Sketch

Molly, a fast wash drawing

 Larrabee State Park Beach oil by Joy Olney SOLD

I've worked more on yesterdays painting. Off the Islands oil 8x10 by Joy Olney.
 The thicker paint is casting shadows.

Thanks for looking at my dayly blog. Today's painting is another Sailing off the Islands. I fixed it a little after I took its picture.

Sailing off the Islands oil 8x10 by Joy olney

Yesterday my husband and I went to and took pictures of a number of beautiful locations around where we live. Today I have four new drawings of our model Esther.All drawings are on a 24x18 sheet of paper, graphite, by Joy Olney

More taking care of Business today. I updated my resume, reworked some older paintings and applied for a show.

 Another Dog Day Afternoon, oil by Joy Olney

One of the paintings I worked over today. Island Sailboats oil By Joy Olney

Taking care of art business today. Here is a older painting. High Tide. oil 22x24

This is a painting from the road just south of here.

Cow Barn oil 6x8 by Joy Olney

This is a painting of a couple having a lunch on the side of the sea at Semiahmoo.

Today's drawings are of an older model  This model wouldn't look at our drawings.  I think because everyone wants to look 18 in drawings and photos. I thought She was lovely.

Back to boats and the Islands.

Boats in the San Juans oil 8x10 by Joy Olney

Yesterday I saw the eye doctor who put drops in my eyes. So I couldn't stand the light for hours and couldn't paint yesterday.
Today more fruit and vegetable paintings. Try painting your fruit and vegetables. You see so many colors in them.

 Onions and Scallions oil 6x6 by Joy Olney

 Eggplant oil 6x6 by Joy Olney

                                                                Avocados oil 6x6 by Joy Olney

Two paintings of fruit,
Early Apples belongs to my friend Kat. Melon is hanging in my studio. More fruit later in the week.

Melons oil 6x6 by Joy Olney

Yesterday's painting of the rich farmland just south of us.

Rich Farmland Oil by Joy Olney

Today's post will be yesterdays drawings of my son Mike. Both drawings are on a24x18 sheet of paper.

 Drawing of Michael by Joy Olney

Drawing of Mike by Joy Olney

Today's oil painting is another Island rowboat. I'm not sure that it is finished, but I like it today.

Painting of a rowboat off the San Jaun Islands and the town of Anacortes here in Washington State

Today's oil painting will go into a show in September at the Lucia Douglas Gallery in Fairhaven.

So it must be of our Fairhaven.            Fairhaven Evening Oil by Joy Olney

Today's small oil painting of County farmland.

County Farmland oil by Joy Olney

More Garden Hollyhocks. Plus I worked a tiny bit more on yesterdays Hollyhock painting.
Also two of my artworks will be in a book.Richeson 75 international Portraits and Figures2013

Today's painting of Hollyhocks and one more drawing of Cara from yesterday's drawings. I will clean up the painting tomorrow. Painting in oil and drawing by Joy Olney

Today's drawings of Cara. I painted with a wash on one drawing.

 Drawing of Cara from side.by Joy Olney

 Cara turned head by Joy Olney

Wash of Cara by Joy Olney