Goal Achieved! 30-in-30 for November!

"Rita Kirkman Daily Paintings - November 2017"  18x24 poster available for $20 + shipping. Click to buy

This has been my fourth November in a row to complete a 30-Paintings-in-30-Days challenge. It's always a great boost to my creative drive, and my business! (Not to mention I become just a little bit of a better painter with all that constant practice!) I'm trying to figure out which other month out of the year I can add to this tradition... Just think, if I add a month each year, in just over a decade I can be a true "Daily" Painter! ;)

For now, I'm back to the regular grind of portrait orders, paperwork, and laundry...

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Rhyme - day 30

"Rhyme" (pastel, 7x5 inches) sold

Day 30 of my 30-paintings-in-30-days of November! Yay!

(If you're seeing this on my blog, you might notice that this is published on Nov 29, and indeed, every post this month has been a day ahead of itself... but it's ok. I started with Oct 31 and planned them all to coincide with their release dates to blog subscribers and to social media, which has been the next day. ;)

Rhyme is a close relative of Melody, Harmony, Serenade, Sonatina and Sonata, who live in our neighborhood.

I hope to make a little picmonkey poster for my 30-in-30 accomplishment, as is my tradition, which I will post tomorrow!

Meanwhile, here are some progress shots of Rhyme:

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Rainie - day 29

"Rainie" (pastel, 7x5 inches) click here to bid or buy (coming soon)

Day 29 of my 30-paintings-in-30-days of November.

Rainie is short for Rainbow. I love painting white sheep!

Here are some progress shots:

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Fuzzy D - day 28

"Fuzzy D" (pastel, 12x6 inches)  click here to bid or buy

Day 28 of my 30-paintings-in-30-days of November.

I love it when I find a painting almost done on top of some boxes in my garage where I had put it after unloading from the last art fair. This one was a 'demo' I had started at the Bayou City Art Fest in October... Well, now it's good for "day 28"!

My booth

 There it is, way over on the left...

Allie - day 27

"Allie" (pastel, 7x5 inches)  click here to bid or buy

Day 27 of my 30-paintings-in-30-days of November.

There was a wildlife ranch on my way up north last summer that had some of the most adorable Alpaca!

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Proud Peahen - day 26

 

"Proud Peahen" (pastel, 12x6 inches) click here to bid or buy

Day 26 of my 30-paintings-in-30-days of November.

This curious gal was roaming the cafe patio at a zoo, hunting for handouts. Then the sun came out and so did my camera!

Some progress shots: