Almost Daily Paintings

Thursday, August 29, 2019

unfinished barn

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To my new friend who owns this barn. Sorry, I didn't get an email from you so I'm hoping you will check back to the blog.I spent a...
Thursday, February 8, 2018

Pisguah Farmlands 10" x 11"

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My first attempt a a semi-abstract landscape. It's acrylic on paper. I found the process to be extremely intriguing. I sure used a lot...
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Monday, February 5, 2018

Eggs in Space 10" x 12"

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I need to think of a more professional sounding name for this one. Any ideas? Again, acrylic on paper from a workshop this last weekend. ...
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Above and Below 10" x 11"

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We used acrylic paints on paper. I'm not accustomed to using acrylics but they seem really great for this layering process.

Heading Out 10" x 11"

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I took an abstract painting workshop this weekend at Oregon Art Supply with Zoe Cohen. It was an enjoyable and thought provoking experienc...
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Trail by the River 8" x 8"

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I had a little plein air piece that I used to paint this one inside. I'm liking Instagram these days and have started posting there. U...
Thursday, January 11, 2018

Quiet Day in the Hay Field 18" x 22"

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I decided the value of the mountains needed to be lighter. I think it's finished now.
Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Quiet Day in the Hay Field 18" x 22"

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I grayed the color of the grass and its shadow. I let it sit for a few days but the pink of the clouds still seemed wrong. So today I work...

Quiet day in the Hay Field 18" x 22"

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I did this painting several years ago but was unhappy with the colors so decided recently to rework it. I had hoped to p...
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Reflection 6" x 6"

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This one stretched my brain to the limit. I did the drawing yesterday and the painting today. That was an easy way to have a short pa...
Monday, December 11, 2017

Green Study 6" x 6"

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I haven't been mixing greens much lately so I worked on that today. I have been trying to limit the number of values in a painting: 3 ...
Friday, December 8, 2017

50 Minute Apple 6" x 6"

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I finished before the hour was up. I can see how one could learn a lot doing apples. I was just starting to get a sense of the light and d...
Thursday, December 7, 2017

Sardine and Anchovy Tins 6" x 8"

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I knew this was too complicated to finish in 1 hour so I went as fast as I could and did a photo at the 1 hour point. It took me anot...
Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Bronzino Fish 8" x 8"

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I noticed that the challenge on Daily Paintworks this week is "from the sea". I've always wanted to paint a fish so I got th...
Monday, December 4, 2017

The Pear Again 6" x 6"

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I would have liked to take a little more time to correct the drawing--but 1 hour is the rule! I tried a different canvas board and it didn...
Sunday, December 3, 2017

1 Hour Pear 6" x 6"

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It seems like most days I should be able to fit 1 hour in for painting. My normal tendency is to paint for 5 hours or so. I get really abs...
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Saturday, December 2, 2017

Life Drawing

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I usually go to a life drawing session on Saturdays. Here are a couple of the 20 minute poses today.
Friday, December 1, 2017

Little House 8" x 6"

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We've been having rainy, cold weather. I really wanted to paint outside on Tuesday so I went out to paint in my car. Sitting so close ...
Thursday, November 30, 2017

Second Persimmon 6" x 6"

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So today's persimmon turned out a little better. I like that it's bigger. I decided I need to mix up a larger batch in the beginni...

First Persimmon 6" x 6"

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In an effort to paint more often I decided to give myself only an hour to paint after I've set up the scene and put paint on my palett...
Monday, November 20, 2017

Blue Rose Flour Mill

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It took a little pushing myself, but yesterday I got out painting of one of our few dry days lately. It was in the high 40*'s which is...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Texas Hill Country 8" x 10"

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I've been working on painting inside from color sketches done outside. I was in Texas taking a workshop from  Julie Davis  recently. I...
Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Portuguese Tree 8 x 10

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I've been practicing clouds and trees lately. This one turned into a painting.  We spent some time walking in the Douro Valley of Port...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Looking Through 10 x 8

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A wonderful, summer day at Dorris Ranch today.  The yellow jackets were buzzing me. A little nerve-wracking. Maybe they like paint thinner...
Thursday, August 31, 2017

Priceboro Bend 6 X 8

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I painted this in June, I believe. It is in a lovely farming area just east of I-5. I used to take my dad for drives out there. It was 201...
Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Firelight 8 X 10

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We've had a lot of smoke in the valley lately because of all the forest fires that are raging in Oregon. It makes for some atmosph...
Saturday, August 26, 2017

Mount Pisguah Trail 8 X 10

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It was a lovely, warm summer morning at the back side of Mt. Pisguah. I love the tranquility of painting in this area. It's been so l...
Thursday, April 2, 2015

Grapefruit with Little Bottle 6"x 6"

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I wanted to try painting the bottle exactly at eye level so I stacked some painting panels on a white wooden block. I love the blue colo...
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Lovely Day for a Hike 6"x 8"

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I've been noticing lately how the clouds stack up in layers from the horizon forward and wanted to try painting that. This is out at t...
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Path through the Meadow 6"x 8"

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I painted this last week at one of Eugene's newest public parks The South Eugene Meadows. This is the trail that leads from the parkin...
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Euphemia Wesley
Eugene, Oregon, United States
My name is Euphemia (Phemie) Wesley. Welcome to my blog. I live in Eugene, OR. I started this blog in an effort to force myself to paint more often. I'm kind of lazy and painting, for me, is a lot of work. I LOVE oil paint--the texture, the odor, the gorgeous colors. I 've been painting in a small format because I like starting fresh each session. Landscape painting is my main focus but painting inside is more comfortable and usually more successful so I go back and forth.
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