Oil painting on hardboard
Approximately 6 x 6 inches — 15 x 15 cm SOLD
It’s quite frustrating coming back to painting after leaving it for so long. I felt really rusty and was unable to bring myself to finish those which I’ve started. To see if it will help, I returned to a favorite subject which I’ve painted many times before: the orange. It did. It was pure joy to do this one, and what’s more, I really love how it turned out!
Oil painting on hardboard
Approximately 7 x 5 inches — 18 x 13 cm SOLD
I apologize for the glare in the image above. I had a very difficult time taking a photo of it and it’s still not dry enough to scan. I will replace it with a better one when it is available.
I have been looking back on the first 365 daily paintings and digging out a few of my favorites. Here’s another one.
Also, I started showing my work on Etsy a while back. If you haven’t heard of Etsy, it’s an online store where you can buy and sell handmade and vintage items. You may check out the paintings I have in my Etsy shop here: faithteart.etsy.com. Thank you for looking!
Daily Paintings #260 and #261 – Tangerine Wedge No. 1 and No. 2
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Oil painting on gessoed matboard
Approximately 6 x 6 inches — 15 x 15 cm
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Here are two more of my most favorite daily paintings from the past. I couldn’t help making the first of these tangerine wedges a companion piece because I loved the background color so much.
Doing the “dailies” gave me opportunity to paint subjects I would never have tried otherwise. Some were easy, some a lot of fun and some were challenging. One that I would categorize in all three are water puddles: easy because they are basically just shadow color with highlights; challenging when reflections come into play, but either way, fun to paint!
Oil painting on hardboard
Approximately 6 x 6 inches — 15 x 15 cm
US$100 — free shipping worldwide
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For inquiries, e-mail me at: faith@artisticrealism.com
This lemon wheel completes the series of three citrus slices that I did some time ago. The other two were an orange wheel and a lime wheel. I included an image below to show all three side by side.
Daily Painting #342 – Orange with Harmonica
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Oil painting on hardboard
Approximately 6 x 6 inches — 15 x 15 cm
We’ve had this Hohner harmonica for decades although I still haven’t learned to play it. I’ve always wanted to paint it because of its antique look, but I could never find the perfect composition for it. For sure I’ll be doing another painting which will feature it better.
By the way, I keep forgetting to mention that artist Monica Burnette recently talked about edges in paintings on her blog and she featured my “Grapes in Small Bowl” in one of her posts. Check it out here! Thank you, Monica!
Oil painting on hardboard
Approximately 6 x 6 inches — 15 x 15 cm
Something not related to the daily paintings. Earlier this month, my brother David and I each entered 3 of our artwork to the A Singular Creation Portraits 2 Contest. I am thrilled that the oil portrait I did for Different Strokes from Different Folks was chosen as one of the 12 finalists. There were about 271 entries and there were many great paintings and drawings, so I am really honored that the judges chose my painting and one of David’s pencil portraits (both shown below).
Oil painting on hardboard
Approximately 5 x 7 inches — 13 x 18 cm SOLD
I had a very difficult time trying to get this image to match the original colors. Some colors are still slightly inaccurate, but I hope you like the painting anyway. I had a lot of fun trying to make the orange look translucent.
Daily Painting #297 – Orange with Grapes
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Oil painting on hardboard
Approximately 5 x 7 inches — 13 x 18 cm
US$100 — free shipping worldwide
For inquiries, please e-mail me at: faithpencilartist@gmail.com
Daily Painting #266 – Plum and Tangerines
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Oil painting on hardboard
Approximately 6 x 6 inches — 15 x 15 cm
US$100 plus US$16 shipping to the US
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This painting is on gessoed 1/8″ hardboard. It’s my first time to try this support, but I will be using it for most of the future daily paintings.
By the way, here is the bird painting that I was talking about a few days ago. It is an illustrative type of painting which I like very much. I hope you do too.
Oil painting on gessoed matboard
Approximately 5 x 7 inches — 13 x 18 cm SOLD
The leftover green paint that I mixed for the bluebird painting was used for the background here (mixed with a little bit more blue and red to darken). I don’t know why, but there is something about this shade of green that I really like. It looks so much more contemporary than the earthy colors I usually use, but I love it. I hope you like it too!
Oil painting on gessoed matboard
Approximately 6 x 6 inches — 15 x 15 cm
US$100 — free shipping worldwide
Click here for purchasing information
For inquiries, e-mail me at: faithpencilartist@gmail.com
Oil painting on gessoed matboard
Approximately 6 x 6 inches — 15 x 15 cm SOLD
I absolutely love this one! There’s something about this color scheme that I find very pleasing. I liked it so much that I decided to make the next painting a companion to this.
By the way, I will be making most of the future daily paintings in the standard sizes of 6″x6″, 5″x7″, etc.
Daily Painting #258 – Tangerine with Leaves
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Oil painting on gessoed matboard
Approximately 5 x 7.5 inches — 13 x 19 cm SOLD
The leftover gray and violet mixtures I had from the previous painting were mixed together and used for the background here. I really like the dull violet color it produced.
I was very happy to find this little tangerine from the grocery. I love it when the leaves are still attached. I think they add a lot of character.
Daily Painting #253 – Oranges on Wood
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Oil painting on gessoed matboard
Approximately 5.5 x 7.5 inches — 14 x 19 cm
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Daily Painting #246 – Tea and Tangerine
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Oil painting on gessoed matboard
Approximately 5.5 x 5.5 inches — 14 x 14 cm
Not for Sale
I would like the teacup to look more translucent so I will give this painting a second layer. I am also trying to use my tube of phthalo blue more so I used it on the background here.
Thank you for visiting my blog. My name is Faith Te and I am a painter from the Philippine Islands.
On June 20, 2009, I began creating small-sized daily paintings as a way to learn more about oil paints as well as to improve speed and skill. I started this blog to record and showcase these daily oil paintings.
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» Artistic Realism -- I also do pencil portraits and pastel paintings. I share this web site with my brother David and it features our pencil drawings and my pastels.
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