"Winter Wonderland" (oil on stretched canvas; 24" x 30")

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I have been working on this painting for a few months.  It was initially a plain snowscape.  It was boring, so I decided to have fun by turning it into a zoological painting by adding the kinds of animals that are likely to appear in a suburban park.

After a light snowfall, the sun is out. So are the animals in the neighborhood. I see a white dog and her bouncy puppy, a red fox watching them, a stag and a young deer, a white rabbit and a brown one which must have spotted the fox, a robin and a great horned owl. I could have gone crazy by adding a coyote, more birds and dogs and deer, but my husband said there were already enough animals. Ha! 

Collage of My September Paintings

Collage of My September 2014 Paintings

Last month, including reworked paintings, I finished 25 paintings!  As many of my readers may know, September was the month of Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 challenge.  I didn't participate in it, because I learned from experience that it was unnecessarily stressful.  I don't need the external stimulation, because I am an artoholic who cannot live without art!

By the way, I started a new series of "Cityscapes" with a new section on my Etsy store.  As a big city girl from Seoul, Korea, I love what big cities can offer--monuments, museums, parks, bridges, boulevards, bustling neighborhoods, etc.!  In the coming weeks, you will be seeing lots of paintings of my favorite cities--Paris, London, New York, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Venice, etc.

"Winter Leaves" (oil on stretched canvas; 14" x 18") sold

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"Winter Leaves" is a "micro" snowscape.  I zoomed in on a snow-laden tree branches with some leaves still hanging on.  The white snow looks purer than anything I have ever seen, against the russet orange leaves and blue purple snowy background.  The painting is framed.

"Snow Creek" (oil on linen; 8" x 10")

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Down the street on which I live, there is a park along a small creek, called Holmes Run. When my daughter was little, we spent many hours there, launching paper boats, throwing rocks, and hopping on stepping stones across the creek and back.

These days, I usually go down to the creek by myself after a snowfall to admire the crisp winter beauty.  "Snow Creek" was based on a photo I took last year on a bitingly-cold morning.

"Winter Sun" (oil on linen; 9" x 12")

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It has been very hot lately.  That is perhaps why I am in the mood for snow paintings.  The sun breaks through the gap in the forest, turning the scene with a row of evergreen saplings into a winter wonderland.

Collage of my August Paintings

Collage of My August 2014 Paintings

I was very productive last month.  Painting almost everyday, I created 20 paintings!  I feel a great sense of achievement.  Now tell me, which is your favorite painting?

"Winter Moon" (oil on linen; 10" x 8")

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I decided to paint a snow painting despite the protests from a couple of my Facebook fans. They haven't quite recovered from the last winter.  Well, I have.  Besides, there is no denying the romanticism of a snowscape!

Not much drawing for this painting.  Straight to the transparent underpainting.

I got this far in less than 20 minutes.  The painting already looked finished.

Finishing the painting turned out a lot more difficult than starting it.  From here to the finished painting, it took two days, tweaking the sky, moon, grass, and snow.  It was the dots that saved the day!