Saturday, September 20, 2014

Day 20 of 30 paintings in 30 days

With day 20 of 30 paintings in 30 days, hosted by Leslie Saeta at Slices of Life, we are now 2/3 of the way through this month. 
I'm calling this one "Leftover Eight," because all the colors are left over from previous paintings or other projects I'm working on.  As I finished a painting or project and had leftover paint, I used this painting to clean the brush, or get rid of the excess paint.  It was finally finished, since there was no more room to add more paint.  When it was dry, it definitely looked like a figure 8.  The size is 8" X 10" (20,32 cm X 25,4 cm).  This is one I'm really happy with.

Thanks as always for your kind and generous comments.  They make me so happy and I appreciate them more than you can possibly know.

13 thoughtful remarks:

Felicity said...

I really like that! It reminds me of the saltpan lakes we get in the desert here.

Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog - especially as it led me to your work :)

Sheila said...

Beautiful use of leftover paint!

Kathy Elliott Art said...

This is great! Your explanation makes me smile!

Craftymoose Crafts said...

Smart idea to use your leftover paint in such a creative way!

Halle said...

Nice use of the leftovers!

Krisha said...

Well, when there is no more room for paint I guess it is finished.....LOL LOVE it!

TwinkleToes2day said...

A very good use for your left over paints. Did you know that in Chinese culture the number 8 is regarded as a lucky number because it sounds very similar to the word meaning, to generate wealth?
Wishing you prosperity Elizabeth :o))
Thank you for your comment on my most recent faces post. Only nine days left. I intend to carry on practising andhopefully improving. :o))

froebelsternchen said...

What a great random design from leftover paint! FAB!
And what a great oem did you write with just 11 years!? fab..
I own this tree stamp in the middle since ages and still love it so much- .. it's from PSX Santa Rosa, CA Copyright 2001

Happy weekend dear Elizabeth !

Ohhh Snap said...

I love it, the colors, the number, the panitiness (okay I just made that word up, but it totally fits lol), everything!

Vicki Miller said...

I really like this one. Of course they are all beautiful. I am loving this challenge

Unknown said...

This is a super cool painting! Super Eight! :-)

Cindy McMath said...

this is definitely one of my favourites in your series - you know I love circles! I also like thee colours together - I wouldn't be surprised to see this hanging in a gallery.

Pam McKnight said...

yes! I do like this one, simple but it works! a great use of leftover paint, I don't like to waste either.