Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Laugh”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″

Laughter is the best medicine!

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Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Live”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″

Enjoy life, live a little.

Sometimes we need a small reminder.

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Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Thunderbolt”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″

This painting reminds me of a roller coaster.

I remember many moons ago, my mother taking all us (six) kids plus some neighborhood kids to our local amusement park. She would take us every year, but only when they had “report card day”. That was if you had an A or a B on your report card, admission was free. With six kids my mother was pretty savvy about saving money.

As I recall there were two big roller coasters, one was the Cyclone and the other Thunderbolt. I can’t remember much about them, I just remember standing straight and raising my heels a little to see if I was tall enough to get on some of the rides. That’s something I still do today (LOL). Yes, a little vertically challenged some could say. But that’s just stature, not attitude.

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Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Raspberry Twist”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″

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I mentioned in an earlier post I would let you know how I performed without the use of steroids just for comparison purposes.  If you want some background for this post catch-up by reading Love and Steroids and  Art on  Steroids.

My ten day period actually ended on April 22rd, but I took the weekend off from art and posting.  So you are getting the update now.

How many paintings did I get done on steroids vs. off steroids?

On Steroids:

• Completed 2 paintings
• 90 percent completed 4 more

Off Steroids:

• Completed 2 paintings
• 90 percent completed on 5 more
• 50 percent completed on 2 more

Slightly more productive off!  Yes, but one thing that became apparent during my non-scientific test was….maybe I should have made it a “substance free” test instead of just drug free.  Yeah, I’m talking about the wine and beer.  Somewhere during that 10 day period I lost a couple of days.  Not the black out, woke up somewhere strange and didn’t know how I got there, kind of lost, but the kind you have when you are just not up to par.   Perhaps it had something to do with the concert I went to during the week, or maybe it’s the wine friendly and socially active community to which I belong?  In either case, I feel a new personal challenge culminating.   It’s almost gelled…

Here it is: I think I’ll try a 10 day stint with no or very little alcohol – that is no drinks during the week and a maximum of two glasses of beer or wine per weekend evening meal.  I was going to say one glass, but if hubby and I open a bottle, we really should finish it, so I’ve made it max two.  Then let’s see if it has an impact on my productivity.  My guess is; it will be positive.  I’ll let you know in about 10 days – around May 8th!

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Hope”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″

Alone heed warning.
Plans, actions, and persistence,
realize HOPE’s intent.

My Haiku above summarizes some of my thoughts about hope.

Alone, hope is clearly not a strategy, however, coupled with some smart ideas, a strong plan, putting things into action, and persistence; I believe things can be influenced to some degree. To what degree depends on the effort – the number of supporting people/efforts. The greater the effort, the more likely it will be realized.

Hmm I started writing this post and discovered it got deep very quickly. My mind was all over the board – the idea of hope, things you can control, things you can’t, spiritual influences and beliefs, what it would be like without hope, greek mythology and hope, and other things. I have deleted most of it under the modus operandi that I’m not a creative writer, therefor my philosophy on this topic may not come across clearly.

So best I leave interpreting the painting “HOPE” as you see it through your eyes.

I “hope” you enjoy it!!

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Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Peace”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″

Hope you like it. Peace.

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Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Grazie”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″

Hope you like it.
Speranza la gradite.
Thanks – Grazie

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Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Green Apple Twist”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″

Check out this short progress video. It also includes a shot of my artist palette and my still life set up. If you have any questions, be sure to leave a comment. Thanks for watching!

I’m sorry, this painting is already sold but I really enjoy doing these little paper twists so there may be more.

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Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Love”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″

Here’s another scrabble inspired piece. When completing this painting I took a break to do some spring yard cleaning, and came across several saplings. It was a little early for any identifying leaves so I assumed (never do that) it was a hickory just like all the other large trees on the lot. I took the pruner, lopped them off, and carried with other small pines that were cropping up. Two days later I had several spots that were quite itchy. Yep, a very good case of poison sumac. The doctor gave me a 2 week prescription for steroids.

I’m not joining the likes of alleged use by Alex Rodriguez or Barry Bonds because #1 I’m not taking these things voluntarily and #2 it’s not that kind (anabolic) steroid, but none the less, I haven’t been getting much sleep at night since starting the regimen.

So with tongue in cheek, I’m putting a challenge in front of myself to see how many paintings I can get done over the next 10 days starting tomorrow – April 1st. My current average is about 1 a week, but I know I can do more and I’m a believer that the more you do, the better you become.

I’ll be tweeting about it here and there if you want to follow my progress on twitter.

Thanks!

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This daily painting was painted by North Carolina artist daily painters LC Neill


Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Cherry Tree”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″

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Every spring the main street in our neighborhood comes alive with a spectacular show of cherry trees blossoming. I’m not saying it’s Washington DC, but it is very impressive. With this inspiration, I packed up my stuff and found a comfortable spot directly under one of the trees. I was able to see the trunk and look up into the sky at the umbrella of blossoms over me. The sun was peeking through the branches, I could smell the blossoms, and watch the frenzied bees gather their nectar. I felt different about my painting – as if I was drawing with the paints.

A little while later I recalled a series of Van Gogh paintings I saw while in Amsterdam. He did several trees, and orchards. I pulled a couple of images (below) for you to enjoy.

Artist Van Gogh – Orchard with Blossoming Apricot Trees

Artist Van Gogh – Blossoming Almond Tree