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femmedem

(8,455 posts) Fri Aug 30, 2024, 05:10 PM Aug 2024

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Two recent landscape paintings [View all]

It's been a long time since I posted any of my paintings. But I retired in the spring, so I've had time to go out oil painting more days than not. It's been heaven! I can't express how happy it makes me feel--a mix of peacefulness and elation that stays with me for the rest of the day.

Here are a couple of recent ones, both painted at nearby state parks. I went back three or four times to each site to finish them.

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Two recent landscape paintings [View all] femmedem Aug 2024 OP

I love these! Love the soft focus, subtle colors. Ocelot II Aug 2024 #1

Thanks, Ocelot. femmedem Aug 2024 #3

Stunning! SheltieLover Aug 2024 #2

Thank you for looking! femmedem Aug 2024 #4

They are truky beautiful! SheltieLover Aug 2024 #6

The softness really appeals to me. MLAA Aug 2024 #5

Thank you! Yes, I posted a self-portrait, maybe more than one. femmedem Aug 2024 #9

Damn, if that's your secret weapon I'm going to start painting blindfolded! MLAA Aug 2024 #15

LOL! femmedem Aug 2024 #20

Holy smokes, those are good! ZZenith Aug 2024 #7

Thank you! femmedem Aug 2024 #10

Love your water! Karadeniz Aug 2024 #8

Thank you! femmedem Aug 2024 #11

Your paintings impart a sense of serenity. Lovely. Clouds Passing Aug 2024 #12

Thank you so much! femmedem Aug 2024 #14

Thanks 😊 Clouds Passing Aug 2024 #19

Masterful. The top one could be mistaken for a photo. sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 #13

Thank you! femmedem Aug 2024 #17

These are wonderful! Diamond_Dog Aug 2024 #16

Thank you, Diamond Dog! femmedem Aug 2024 #18

Nice. marlboroman369 Aug 2024 #21

Thank you! femmedem Aug 2024 #22

Nicely done Auggie Aug 2024 #23

Thanks, Auggie. femmedem Aug 2024 #24

Really nice AltairIV Aug 2024 #25

Thank you! femmedem Aug 2024 #28

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Thank you! n/t femmedem Aug 2024 #29

yw. AllaN01Bear Aug 2024 #53

Just exquisite!!! ailsagirl Aug 2024 #27

Thanks, ailsagirl! femmedem Aug 2024 #30

Who are some of your favourite artists? ailsagirl Aug 2024 #31

I love them both. I think seeing the Impressionists' and Post Impressionists' work in person femmedem Aug 2024 #34

Unfortunately not ailsagirl Aug 2024 #44

I love all your favorites! femmedem Aug 2024 #48

She really did-- she also was quite a reader and I would sometimes read her books (tho' they were usually over my head) ailsagirl Aug 2024 #52

These are beautiful! Very peaceful views. Oil? LoisB Aug 2024 #32

Wow, those are wonderful! dgauss Aug 2024 #33

Thanks so much! femmedem Aug 2024 #36

Thank you! Yes, oil. femmedem Aug 2024 #35

Those are beautiful! BobTheSubgenius Aug 2024 #37

She sounds as if she and I would be best friends. femmedem Aug 2024 #40

She is very easy to like. BobTheSubgenius Sep 2024 #75

Looks like those Russian landscapes from the 1890s wolfie001 Aug 2024 #38

Oh my gosh! Thank you! Those Russian landscape painters are amazing! femmedem Aug 2024 #39

Ilya Repin wolfie001 Aug 2024 #45

Thank you! I will look him up! femmedem Aug 2024 #47

Go to Wikipedia for his biography wolfie001 Aug 2024 #49

My word, he is an astounding painter. And yes, the boat haulers look as exhausted as any people I've ever seen femmedem Aug 2024 #72

Oooohhhh Great!!! wolfie001 Aug 2024 #74

Easily the best paintings I've seen here on DU. No, wait, too faint praise. Really nice done. Beautiful work..... EarnestPutz Aug 2024 #41

Oh, thank you! But there are a lot of talented painters here. femmedem Aug 2024 #43

You have a gift. Thank you for sharing irisblue Aug 2024 #42

Thanks! Not so sure I have a gift, more like an interest that drives me to learn. femmedem Aug 2024 #46

Since I was a child, I have always been drawn to impressionism. Mr.Bill Aug 2024 #50

Oh, thank you! They were my first artistic love. femmedem Aug 2024 #59

They are both gorgeous nuxvomica Aug 2024 #51

Thanks so much, nuxvomica. femmedem Aug 2024 #65

Gorgeous tonalist paintings! ❤️👏👏👏👍👍 I am always trying to make paintings like these and LiberalLoner Aug 2024 #54

Thank you! I posted these because of you! femmedem Aug 2024 #55

Thank you so much! I can't tell where you've used a palette knife, tbh, it looks very smooth! LiberalLoner Aug 2024 #57

Sometimes I used it for foreground foliage, like the marsh grasses and their reflections, for texture. femmedem Aug 2024 #61

Those are very nice! Rizen Aug 2024 #56

Thanks! IIt was quite a revelation to me when I learned about "sky holes"--the areas between the branches where the sky femmedem Aug 2024 #64

Those are really great oils. Not an easy medium. Great job. Thank you judesedit Aug 2024 #58

Thank you! I find oils pretty forgiving because, unlike watercolors, you can keep correcting or adding to them femmedem Aug 2024 #63

It's the drying time in between.. Have you used acrylics? Just curious. judesedit Aug 2024 #71

When I first picked up a paintbrush after a decades-long hiatus, I started with acrylics. femmedem Aug 2024 #73

What is the location for your paintings? Frances Aug 2024 #60

The top one is on a path at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme, Connecticut femmedem Aug 2024 #62

Thanks for the info Frances Aug 2024 #68

Absolutely love them both. Bristlecone Aug 2024 #66

Thank you, Bristlecone! femmedem Aug 2024 #69

Really beautiful! bif Aug 2024 #67

Thanks, bif! femmedem Aug 2024 #70

Fantastic! flying rabbit Sep 2024 #76

Thank you! femmedem Sep 2024 #77

So lovely! Glad you're back at it! GPV Sep 2024 #78

Thanks, GPV! femmedem Sep 2024 #79