Workshop with Shelby Keefe

Hello there! I recently went to Fish Creek Wisconsin for a four day workshop with Shelby Keefe. Google her if you are not familiar with her work, she is an impressionist and the theme of the workshop was painting from photos. I loved it and plan to make several changes in my work. One thing she does is tone her canvases in bright exciting colors. She spends a long time on her sketch and I am slowing down. Also I really want to think about my brushwork, lay down clean color and leave it alone. Here are the four paintings I did during the workshop. The week after I got home I went on a plein air trip with one of my groups and I got to put some of the things I learned into practice.

Sunflowers in Ball Jar

Hi there! sorry I haven't been posting on a regular basis. Pretty quiet on the blog front theses days. I bought some fresh sunflowers at the grocery the other night and put them in my favorite green Ball jar. This is oil on a 8"x 10" panel. Also I painted this on my youtube channel if you would like to watch, just search by my name. Stay well!

Cemetery Painting

I painted the other day in our local cemetery. This is not the painting I did there, I did this on my Youtube channel. I took this photo that day and knew immediately when I took it I wanted to paint it. This is oil on a 8" x 10" canvas. Some great artists have done amazing paintings of cemeterys through out the years, Richard Schmid is one. So happy the weather is getting nice enough to paint out, of course our 17 year cicadas will be back soon and they will run me in lol. have a wonderful day!

Bronze Baby Shoes

Over the years I have painted baby shoes over and over. They're just precious and I am drawn to them. Painted this last night from life, oil on a 5" x 7" panel. Sorry I have not posted much lately, blogs have pretty much went by the wayside sadly. It is kind of a journal of our work however so I keep posting. I hope this finds you well and happy. ❤️❤️

A few of the pet commissions I did recently

It is the time of the year that I am normally busy with pet commissions. I have had a few this year but like most of us all of my shows were cancelled this year. Not complaining, we are healthy and nothing is more important than that. I hope this finds all of you happy and healthy. All my best to you.

Painted last night on my YouTube channel

Red Heels

I had fun painting these, I picked them up at the thrift store and painted them on my youtube channel. They are oil on a 8" x 10" panel.

Oldenburg Indiana

Hi there! I painted this recently on my YouTube channel. This is a photo I took a couple of years ago in Oldenburg Indiana, I was there on a plein air trip. This is oil on a 8” x 10” panel. Fun to paint dappled light, I just love this farm. Have a wonderful day!

Peonies

Hi there! I’ve kept busy painting throughout the quarantine, I have done a lot of plein air mostly in my car and I paint a lot on my YouTube channel. I posted and painted this one last night on YouTube. I love peonies, they’re complicated but I tried to keep them painterly and paint them in an impressionistic style. I think they feel like peonies. This is oil on a 8” x 10” panel. If you would like to see me paint it you can search for my by my name Barbara Pask.

Plein air car painting

Hi there! Four different times I have painted in my car during the quarantine, I actually may head out today. It’s fun, my own little studio on wheels. These are all 8” x 10”’s. The little rosy burgundy building was painted in the rain. Having the fun. Hope this finds you well ❤️

Give away

Hi, come on over for YouTube for a chance to win this little painting. Like subscribe and comment on the video where I paint this. You can search by my name Barbara Pask or the title “Oil painting, giveaway” trying to increase my numbers, I’ll never bother you I promise.

Self Portrait

Hi there! Painted this self portrait on YouTube in about 50 minutes, my goal was to be loose and painterly. You can find me there by searching for Barbara Pask. Not an exact likeness but quick and fun.

Pinocchio

Hi there friends! I purchased this guy from EBay and I’ve painted it three times already. Two times I recorded it on YouTube. The first video I painted it as I normally would, second time I focused on painting him looser. This is the looser version. If you’re interested go to YouTube and check out both versions. Search by my name or oil painting, Pinocchio. Oil on a 8” x 10” panel. Havin the fun 😀

Sheep

Hi! I painted this one on YouTube on my channel, I haven’t had much luck posting links on here anymore but if you’re interested you can search by my name. This is oil on a 8” x 10” panel. Thanks for stopping by

My favorite paintings of 2019

I picked out some of my favorite paintings from this year and grouped them together here. I tried to go through and count the number of paintings I did this year, I believe it’s about 60 or so. Of course I do paint small ones for shows and I didn’t complete anything larger than an 16” x 20” this year. Here’s to the new year, wishing all of you a happy healthy artful new year. Hugs

Pet Commissions

Hi! Well now that Christmas is over I thought I would share some of the pet commissions I had this year, I just love the thought that my paintings are given as gifts. Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas dear friends. Here’s to a happy and healthy new year ❤️

Still Life

Hi there! Painted this Monday while spending time with my group. I may work on it a bit yet but I like it pretty well. The jar is my favorite part, it’s very painterly and I like that. This is oil on a 8” x 10” panel. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you

Boots

Hi there! I’ve been very busy. I have several pet commissions going at once and I’ve also been painting on YouTube some. Not complaining at all, hoping I’ll get a lot more pet commissions as the holiday gets closer. This is a pair of my hubby’s boots, they were a lot of fun to paint, they’re oil on a 8” x 10” panel. Painted on YouTube if you search by my name, can’t seem to get links to post on here anymore. Have a good day!

Plein Air

Hi! Hubby and I visited Hocking County Ohio this week and stayed several nights in this sweet cabin. The weather was so nice I decided to set up and paint the cabin. I recorded and posted the video to YouTube, I’ll try my best to post the link here but you can find me by searching my name. So good of you to visit me. ❤️