Showing posts with label 16x16. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 16x16. Show all posts

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Ablaze (Painting Makeover)

Ablaze
16 x 16"
oil on cradled panel
© Nicki Ault, 2017
sold

As I mentioned the other day when I posted the painting makeover of "Spring Fever", I have several pieces at the studio that I have come to severely dislike. They are paintings I don't feel good enough about to sell, but at the same time I feel there is something salvageable contained in them. Even if it is just a hint of their former selves.

"Ablaze" is my most recent painting makeover. It is quite the transformation from what it was before. In fact, it has two former versions...  this one which is under the above image where the intense reds and oranges show through in the sunset.


And this one which is under the red and orange "Ablaze".


A crazy evolution! This painting has been on a roller coaster, but I love where it ended up... and so did someone else because it is on hold! I posted it on Instagram and it was put on hold quite quickly. I am posting my painting makeovers on Instagram on Mondays (I'm calling it Makeover Monday), but my blog is not synced up to that yet. Next week I should be. Please check out my Instagram if you haven't yet. I am nicki.ault.studio or you can click on the link at the top right-hand side of this blog which will take you to my page. It is fun over there! I find I post more spontaneous studio things on that site. As always, thank you for checking in here, on Facebook and hopefully on "Insta".

You da best!!!


Thursday, November 24, 2016

Grace

Grace
16 x 16"
oil on cradled panel
© Nicki Ault, 2016
sold

This one went through a few evolutions. It is a bit more saccharine than the others from this series, but I am happy with where it left off.

Monday, November 7, 2016

The Ceremony of Fall

The Ceremony of Fall
16 x 16"
oil on cradled panel
© Nicki Ault, 2016
sold

I hope I am not boring you yet! Man, this new series has me fired up! I haven't felt this intrigued in awhile- especially with a subject I have tackled before: my beloved prairies. There is something about the fluttery, colourful leaves against a neutral backdrop that really has my head spinning with ideas. After I did this one, I tackled a different scene on a 20 x 20 which I will show you as soon as I get a good photo. I am even contemplating scaling things up to a 30 x 30 'cause sometimes I get crazy like that!

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Flutter By

Flutter By
16 x 16"
oil on cradled panel
© Nicki Ault, 2016
sold

This one started off really experimental; there are lots of layers and marks and building up of colour to get to this result. I like it, I am happy with it, but there is a part of me that feels like it didn't end up in the place I thought it was going to go at the outset. That's okay, I learned a few things and now I will continue the idea to the next piece. Keep on swimmin'!

Friday, July 15, 2016

Striped Sky, Sulphide Lake

Striped Sky, Sulphide Lake
16 x 16"
oil on cradled panel
© Nicki Ault, 2016
available

I created this painting using one of my little 6x6's called "Forest On Sulphide Lake" as a study. Actually, I didn't look at it much as I painted "Striped Sky", instead I used the same resource photo to work from. I love the sky and I love the reflection. 

Every now and then I check out my stats on my Daily Paintworks Gallery and as it turns out "Forest On Sulphide Lake" has had on average more than double the views of any other painting posted on that site by other artists on that same day! Crazy! Hopefully that means a sale could be looming!