Lilacs always make me feel happy.  They are such beautiful colors and the scent brings good feelings and memories.  Today my thoughts were of lilacs and these lilacs needed a surrounding of yellow gold to bring out their beauty.  Lilacs with Silver and Gold is 8 x 10" and is created with oil on a canvas panel.

Lilacs with Silver and Gold - ©KMDewar

 I have two pieces of art in the Puget Sound Group Auction which opens November 9th.  There are 35 pieces of art by northwest artists which are well worth taking time to view.  I have two pieces for sale, both are done in oil and cold wax medium.  Size of each is 8 x 10.  The auction website is https://www.32auctions.com/PSGNWA

Floral Vista

Pink Violets

Southwest Landscape

 From a photo taken on a vacation trip several years ago.  The hillside was covered with dry grasses and we could see the cooler looking hills in the distance and the sky dotted with thin clouds.  This is 14 x 11", oil and cold wax medium.  The title is Rural Vista.

Rural Vista - 14 x 11 - ©KDewar 2021

Small Floral

 

A small floral study.  Oil and cold wax medium.  6 x 6" on wood panel.  Three Posies.

More Oil and Cold Wax Medium

 

I'm attempting to think in general shapes rather than details.  I still enjoy details and, as you can see from this piece, Floral Vista, the grassy floral shapes in the foreground have still captured my attention.  Hopefully though you can still travel back through the scene easily and visit foreground, middle ground and distant mountain shapes.  Floral Vista - 8 x 10 - oil and cold wax medium on panel.

Landscapes in Oil and Cold Wax

 Two images of recent paintings done with oil and cold wax medium.  Both are 10 x 8" on canvas panels.  These are based on photos that I have taken in the Pacific Northwest.   In Edge of the Woods I experimented with more layers of color -- adding more and then scraping back -- both done with a palette knife.

The second image is Venturing into the Light.  The sunlight was filtering through the trees in the background and on to the sparking water of the stream.

Edge of the Woods - 10 x 8 - ©Kay Dewar

Venturing into the Light - 10 x 8 - ©Kay Dewar

Continuing the Oil and Cold Wax Series

 I've forgotten to post day 2 here, so today will be day 2 and 3 of my cold wax and oil paintings.  I'm trying different subject matter and different color palettes to test what works best for me.  I am enjoying the process.

Image for Day 2 - "Road to the Ocean" 6.5 x 9.5"

Image for Day 3 - "Sunflowers on Red" - 14 x 11"