European hillside Village Painting 10x14" oil by Chris Hobel

Ive done several versions of this image, I keep being drawn back to it
Oil on hardboard painted entirely with a painting knife 10x14"
To buy a greeting card of this for 4.95$ or a larger print, at fine art america

Step by Step Painting Poppies and Tuscan remains

See this  earlier blog to see Poppies and tuscan Remains

I made this little  3 step slide show from my windows live photo gallery, really easy so I hope it works here.

Deconstructing or cropping a mixed media painting, abstract painting by Chris Hobel

I  posted the steps to making this painting in a slide show on an earlier blog
Lots of layers, acrylic paint, pencils,pastels.... good fun but it got a bit busy so Ive given it the chop

After looking at it for a while I decided to either reassemble it into a collage or just select bits I liked to make smaller paintings

 I like this one above

and this one above also.... I think its the  PINK
Which ones do you prefer?

French Lavender 10x14" oil painting, daily painting by Chris Hobel Noosa Artist

I enjojed the journey back to Provence painting this pretty scene. Frence Essence is a blog I follow where I found a beautiful photo for inspiration. It looks almost too perfect.