DIVE! DIVE! 8 x 8

DIVE!  DIVE!

8 x 8

oil/canvas board

$85

This one was done for two challenges!  The Daily Paintworks challenge was to paint something in motion....and have it look like it's in motion.  I think this little guy is definitely in motion...and I think his buddies won't be far behind!  You know how that ice is!!  This was a fun challenge....you know me and my animals AND my water!  So this filled the need to paint all my favorites.

The second challenge is, of course, the '30 in 30' challenge that I've been working on since January 2.  What's getting difficult at this point is where to put all the 'wet' paintings!!  I don't have big, long shelves in my studio on which to place them, so I fear they may be in places unsuited for wet oil paint!!!

I'm not at all sure how many paintings I've done so far this month, but I think, practice pieces included, I should be right on the money or only one behind.  It's been a great challenge as it has made me feel obligated to be in my studio, painting, EVERY DAY ~ and that's what I was having the most trouble doing.  This just proves that with a little discipline it's possible to paint daily and still have a life.  So it's all good!

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http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/corinne-murphy/taking-in-the-view/172606

CARIBOU CROSSING

8 x 16

oil on stretched canvas, framed

private collection

These guys are pretty amazing in that they SWIM and HIKE some 7000 miles EACH YEAR to get to the feeding/mating grounds they enjoy.  Is that determination or what?  I certainly hope it's worth it!!!

I had fun painting this a couple of years ago.  It's been in my husband's office since then and he's been hard-pressed to think of parting with it.  But he's 're-doing' his office and I hi-jacked it when he wasn't looking!!  I think it's high-time for someone else to enjoy these fellas, so I hope you like the painting as much as, well, you know who!!

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Maui Green Sea Turtle

9 x 12

oil on canvas panel

SOLD

Well, after painting my 'lemons' and taking a little time off during the holidays, I couldn't wait to get back to painting what I love the most.....underwater in Hawaii!!  Actually, I love painting anything in/from Hawaii!!  This guy was larger than the baby one I had painted earlier and was just a magnificent specimen  of these wonderful creatures.  Isn't it amazing to look at something like this and realize that it is, indeed, prehistoric?  What a treat to experience firsthand.

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