768 Nick the Horse

"768 Nick the Horse"
acrylic - 8x10 in

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/768-nick-the-horse/442093

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586 Back Roads Plymouth, Massachusetts

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/586-back-roads-plymouth-massachusetts/367071

569 Plymouth Beach, Massachusetts

Here is another scene from Plymouth Beach, Massachusetts.  I love the colors of the sea and using a palette knife.  Painting these seascapes is very liberating!

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/569-plymouth-beach-massachusetts/352078

563 The Headlands, Mendocino

I took the photo reference for this painting in 2012.  It was such a beautiful place and despite the cold and fog, my fellow plein air painters loved the experience. 

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/563-the-headlands-mendocino/348054

559 Lake Fanny Hoe, Copper Harbor, Michigan

A friend of mine posted this and other photos of her Upper Peninsula, Michigan vacation spot on her Facebook page.  She is a very skilled photographer and generously gave me permission to paint them.  Her compositions are "painting ready!"  This is the second attempt, the first being covered by this painting.  I will try again tomorrow!

Today was a monumental day, in my humble estimation.  For the first time, I was able to easily switch from a left brain function, quilting, to a right brain activity, painting, and then back again to quilting.  I have always struggled with that---it seems like it has to be one or the other, but not both in one day.

I have had a very complicated quilt consisting of a guestimated 1,000 2 inch squares laid out on my son's bedroom floor for months.  This weekend was the "do or die" weekend to get it off the floor and into my studio to start piecing.  It is a complicated pattern, "Trip Around the World" en pointe and nearly put me in the loony bin.  Sewing all the pieces together will be time consuming, but I am excited about working on it. 

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/559-lake-fanny-hoe-copper-harbor-michigan/337087

497 Drawn to the Light

There is a property not far from my house that I cannot pass on foot without stopping to admire this cluster of trees and the beautiful lighting and shadows.  It seems to be breathtaking any time of the day.  I never even noticed the house until I looked at the photo.  It is tucked away, so the trees are the stars, in my opinion.

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/497-drawn-to-the-light/289374

438 Moonshine

A friend's daughter is getting married and this will be a gift for the couple.  There  is moonshine in the history of the groom's family, so this is meaningful to them.