September 2008

28 Sep A Soft Place to Land – Almost there!

Posted at 17:39h in Chesnet Valley, equine art, horse, landscape, Montana artist, ranch, snowstorm by Deb Schmit 1 Comment

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30 x 36"  oil/linenI'm closing in on this one now and thought I'd post my progress.  These larger paintings take so long and I'm such a slow painter!  But I much prefer the size to the smaller ones I've been doing this year.  I may...

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25 Sep Painting progress…

Posted at 20:14h in daily painting, equine, horse, landscape, Montana artist by Deb Schmit 0 Comments

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Heres one of the larger paintings I'm working on for entry in the upcoming C.M. Russell Western Art Auction.  Its a take on "A Soft Place to Land", a painting I did this past April.  This one will be a bit less stylistic then that...

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22 Sep Another Umber Cowgirl

Posted at 14:17h in Cowgirl, daily painting, Montana artist, ranch by Deb Schmit 1 Comment

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8 x 6" Cowgirl in Umber - Study IIFor purchase information click here. I did this little sketch with Burnt Umber and Titanium White.  I like it better than the one from yesterday, especially her pose....

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20 Sep Cowgirl in Umber

Posted at 14:20h in Cowgirl, daily painting, Montana artist by Deb Schmit 0 Comments

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16 x 12 oil/canvas panelI did this sketch today with just some Burnt Umber and Ultra Marine Blue.  The white is the gesso showing through.  I like to do these now and then, just for something different.  Its like doing a charcoal drawing, only in...

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16 Sep “Olive Branch”

Posted at 12:17h in a painting a day, daily painter, Montana artist, Russian Olive, western art by Deb Schmit 2 Comments

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8 x 6  oil/canvas panelFor purchase information click hereThis is a little impressionistic sketch I did this morning.  Its a Russian Olive branch.  Not as detailed as my aspen branch and I love the color!  I was experimenting with diox purple and sap green.  Its...

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15 Sep Oil Painters of America in Coeur d’Alene

Posted at 11:50h in Coeur d"Alene Idaho, daily painter, Devin Galleries, Montana artist, Oil Painter's of America by Deb Schmit 3 Comments

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I'm back from Idaho and it was a wonderful show! The paintings were amazing and everyone was so nice. Debbie and Skip Peterson of Devin Galleries were the perfect hosts. They even held a "thank you" party for the artists Saturday night,...

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10 Sep Oil Painters of America Show, Detail and Color Charts

Posted at 08:56h in border collie, daily painting, Montana artist, oil painting, western art by Deb Schmit 3 Comments

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12 x 16" oil/canvas panelFor purchase information click here.I'm off tomorrow for Idaho to attend the Western Regional Oil Painter's of America show in Coeur d'Alene.  The opening reception is Friday September 12th, at Devin Galleries and will run through October 11th.  If you are...

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08 Sep “Aspen Leaves – Study in Oil”

Posted at 14:04h in a painting a day, aspen, daily painter, Montana artist, still-life, western art by Deb Schmit 2 Comments

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6 x 8" oil/canvas panelFor purchase information click here--------Heres another try at those aspen leaves, a bit condensed and this time in oil.  I wanted to see if I could capture those same subtle grays, so effortless in watercolor.  NOT an easy thing to do,...

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07 Sep “Aspen Leaves – Study in Watercolor”

Posted at 13:49h in aspen, Montana artist, trees, watercolor, western art by Deb Schmit 0 Comments

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7 x 11"  watercolor and graphite on arches.For purchase information click here.Heres a watercolor I did this morning from life.  I'm not fond of painting traditional still-life themes of flowers and vases, mostly because so many artists do those subjects and I'm usually trying to...

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05 Sep “Cow Dog”

Posted at 15:33h in border collie, canine art, dog, Montana artist, western art by Deb Schmit 0 Comments

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8 x 6" oil/canvas panelFor purchase information click here.Oh my gosh! I can't believe its already Friday! This week just flew by!I worked on a larger painting early on, but mostly my husband and I spent the week moving cows home. ...

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