Gloria J Zucaro's "Just Out Of The Tub"

This is my weekly entry to the Daily Paintwork Challenge.  This week's challenge is "The Bathing Woman" posted by Carol Marine.  Believe it or not, I got the idea for my lady from an image I see in my slate tile on my bathroom floor!  I have seen her there ever since my bathroom was redone in 2008. I thought it was time to introduce her to you.  I added the tub behind her, but she looks very much like this in the relief edges in the floor tile....but not multicolored, of course!

8"H x 5 1/2"W on Cold Pressed 140 LB Watercolor Paper.

Ink & Watercolor.

For sale through Daily Paintworks

Gloria J Zucaro's "Quoth The Raven"

8"H x 10"W Original oil on board.

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This week Carol Marine gave us the "Birdbrain Challenge".  Her bird is a gull.  But since I did a gull for Ria Hill's "Shoot and Paint" challenge earlier this year, and Carol said we could paint hers or any other bird of our choosing, I chose this raven.  I think it is great for this time of year, with Halloween coming up.  I used an already textured board.  Frequently I use the leftover paint on my palette to pre-treat another board for future use. This board was completely dry.  It had some oranges and other colors on it, but I wanted it toned completely red-orange so went over it with Cad Red Medium before starting this painting  I know some people think ravens/crows are spooky or evil, but I love them.  I feel they are somehow primal and they have always attracted my interest.  I feel the same way about geese as they fly South on a cloudy and chilly Fall day.  It gives me the shivers and I too have a longing to fly!

I am also posting this for Paint Party Friday.  Please check both sites to see what other artists have been doing this past week.

Gloria J Zucaro's "Slightly-Off White House"

5"H x 7"W Original Pastel on pastel board

$65.00 unframed/$10.00 S&H

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This week, Carol Marine threw a curve ball!  Her prompt is to go to the link for interior rooms of the White House and pick a scene using any angle of the room you wish. Well, the phrase about using "any angle" is what intrigued me.  So I walked through the lovely, historical but very impersonal and cold,in feeling,rooms that are open to the public. I finally found a room with some colors I love,greens,rose and blue. I picked that room but couldn't decide how to paint it until I went at an odd angle. It included the rosy arm chair, the flower arrangement, a lamp with the light on and a carpet.  No political comment intended.  That's it!  I am way late for Paint Party Friday this week!  A lot of "stuff" going on today since 5AM!  All week for that matter!  I hope you all have a good weekend and check all the artists websites to see what they accomplished this week. Happy PPF!