"A Heavy Load" 24" X 45" Fluid Acrylic © April M Rimpo

A Heavy Load  24" X 45" acrylic painting © April M Rimpo

A Heavy Load

Acrylic

24" X 45" painting
in a 27” X 48” silver frame

Visiting a farm to purchase some fresh food can also be inspiring as an artist.  I was there during apple picking time and the trees were loaded with fruit. This tree leaned heavily under the weight of the fruit but was strong and looked like it had withstood years of producing food.  The hard work done by farmers to continually work for the betterment of all.  Like this tree they have taken on a heavy load of their own. This painting acknowledges their pledge to us and to the earth. We have a lot to be thankful for.

Here you can see April painting two parts of this painting

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11 days into a 30 day challenge

I found out about this challenge after the first 2 days were compete, so I've got 9 images for the first 11 days. Unlike painting a day challenges where you are supposed to finish a painting per day, in this the goal is simply to do something artistic each day.  No requirement to complete anything.  However, I've used this as an opportunity to complete a variety of small works with only two requiring two days. One had been started before the challenge, but wasn't very far along. I hope you enjoy the variety. I certainly have enjoyed bouncing around on subject matter. 

September 2019 - First 9 days of 28 day Creativity Challenge

• Day 1 (for me) - Day's Journey - Watercolor - 14" X 11" 
• Day 2 -  Beginning of Village by the Sea, started as a demo piece in a Fluid Acrylic workshop - 21" X 15" 
• Day 3 - Village by the Sea, completed - Fluid Acrylic - 21" X 15"
• Day 4 - Beginning of Family Ties - Watercolor - 7" X 5"
• Day 5 - Mounted 3 watercolor paintings in preparation for varnishing
• Day 6 - Sketch of Willow trees and swans - concept drawing for painting
• Day 7 - Finished Family Ties - Watercolor - 7" X 5"
• Day 8 - Flowers of Fall - Watercolor - 24" X 6"
• Day 9 - Heading North - Watercolor - 4" X 4" X 2" block

I think my next painting will be a more typical larger painting that I might submit to an exhibition, if it comes out well enough.  We'll see what happens.

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