Disappearing Landscape Acrylic on canvas, landscape, 8"x8" #346

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Retirement acrylic on canvas landscape 8"x10" #345

Mini-Landscape oil 3"x2.5" landscape #344

This is the smallest painting I have done in oils.  Fun, fun, fun!

Old Truck transportation oil 4"x4" #343

This is a new subject for me.  I am attending a workshop with Dreama Tolle Perry for the next few days.

Rusty animal portrait oil 4"x4" #342

Cheryl 4"x4" oil portrait #341

My daughter-in-law, and expectant mother, Cheryl who is also mother to Samara.
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Carl 4x4" oil #340 portrait

It is really hard to catch my husband n0t smiling. I threatened him with no dinner if he wouldn't sit for a couple of seconds and not smile...so he was staring at the computer screen and working hard at keeping a straight face.
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Cloe oil 4"x4" #339

This is the newest member of our family, Cloe. She is my niece's first child and she is a beauty. We will have 2 more by Christmas....such a joy!
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Samara oil 4"x4" #338

This is part of my mug shot series, only I am painting mug shots of my family instead of the accused. This is Samara, my granddaughter, who brings such joy into our lives. She is full of fun and giggles and is 2 years old and potty trained, which is even better. She loves to dance and sing and say "good morning" to the sky and "good night" to the moon with her grandma.
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Self Portrait 4"x4" oil #337

This was a challenge for Daily Paintworks. The idea was to do a painting using rectangular brushstrokes. I decided to do my favorite self portrait pose and kick the color up to comic proportions. It is a fun process and it torques your usual perceptions.

Big Hat Big Waves oil 6"x6" #336

What do you do when you are 2 years old and mom says the water is too cold because you are turning blue? Rather than get the blues, you sit on the edge and excitedly anticipate the waves taking over your seat. This is my grandson wearing his grandpa's sizable hat. I don't think I have ever seen him so excited as he was at the beach in June. The waves were big and they were really cold!
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Irene and the Old Mill #335 oil 6"x6"

I shot this photo during the hurricane..my camera was drenched after just a couple of shots and it was inside my raincoat! The river is not suppose to be banging up against the mill. The waves were as high as the second story balcony but fortunately, the mill held and so did the covered bridge near it. There was so much dirt being carried by the river that the air smelled like dirt and the normally crystal clear water was muddy brown. I am not sure it is powerful painting, but it was a powerful scene to witness. This river washed out some key roads in the area.

Thomas Travels to VT oil 6"x6" #334

I haven't painted for a few days because I have been distracted by hurricane Irene which blasted through VT with a vengeance. My son walked down from the ski area through the woods today because all the roads are washed out. I painted this commission because it was a cheerful subject and even though I have done it before, it was fun to do it a little differently, in oil, and a larger size.
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Savoring the Sweet Beauty of Renoir 8"x8" acrylic #333

The advantage of doing a painting a day is in the routine, the ability to really practice a particular skill or technique, the need to be decisive, do confident brush work, and explore color. The advantage of spending more time on a painting, or revisiting it, is that you can make some better decisions and revise it for an improved painting. This one I revisited after doing one in oil I really liked. I realized I didn't like the original background painting so I changed it to this Renoir and like it much more.
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Rafting Boats in Capri oil 6"x6" #332

Embracing Monet's Sunset 8"x8" oil #331

I based this on a photo that I have already painted in acrylic on canvas, but I wanted to do one in oil on panel. I changed the background painting to Monet's "Sunset on the Seine at Lavacourt". He did a couple of these, in different seasons, as he did with many paintings. I liked the stripes on the woman's shirt and sweater and how the floor mimics the sunset. In the acrylic version all the colors were analogous which gave a whole different color harmony to the painting. I also did the acrylic with color washes.
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oil cloth 2 24"x 48" oil #330

This is another oil cloth I made awhile ago, for my coffee table.
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oil cloth 24"x24" oil #329

This is something different. It is an oil cloth for a small table I have. When I became a grandma I decided I needed to cover my tables so they didn't get scuffed up. This table is the one we use for our tea parties so I made it fun and whimsical. I put 6 layers of gesso down, do the painting, then cover it with 4 layers of polyurethane. It is very labor intensive, but it makes a traditional oil cloth that will last forever and is really durable. Lisa Curry Mair makes her living making beautiful floor clothes for individuals and historic houses and museums. I learned how to do it from her book. Check out her website to learn more
canvasworksfloorcloths.com.
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à l'ombre oil 5"x7" #328

This is the second time I have painted this image with a few changes. The big news is that I finally learned how to do a website so please visit my new, albeit simple, website at
www.cholzschuhpaintings.com
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Mug 4"x4" acrylic #327

I woke up wanting to paint. Yeah! It has been a while since I didn't have to push myself. This is for a DPW Challenge. There is a bit of glare on the photo and the blue shadow is not so blue on the painting.