Another French Street Oil Painting by Noosa Artist Chris Hobel

Another French Street Oil Painting by Noosa Artist Chris Hobel 8x10"

I love this quote as it sums up how I feel about painting. The feeling that the learning process just doesnt end. At least one  painting hero felt the same way

“Painting is very easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do”
Edgar Degas

My latest small  oil painting is called "Another French street" for want of another name, would appreciate someting more quirky form any witty readers.
It is 8x10" in oils.Lots to challenge, the perspective, scattered light, simplifying all those bits.I would like to be able to keep the fresh colour of the first step in the painting, It seems to have been lost in the final more finsihed painting at the top. Overuse of white seems to do this, ie deaden  the colour. Its is good to leave the warm transparent shadows untainted. Something I will try to do next time!
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Queensland Mango Tree at Belli Park Oil Painting by Noosa Artist Chris Hobel

Queensland Mango Tree at Belli Park  Photo In the Early Morning

This is a photo taken in the winter that Ive used for reference in the following  painting. Mango trees have very bright green leaves and are found throughout coastal Queensland  commonly fruiting in Summer, so yummy

The painting is 6x8" oils. 

This is the first stage under painting

Here is the finished painting on  deep sided canvas

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Another French Village Oil Painting by Noosa artist Chris Hobel daily painting

Another French Village 8x8" oil  by Chris Hobel

A painting I did recently and forget to show you,
Feeling comfortable  modifying a scene to suit your needs sometimes take a while for an artist to learn. Maybe it is that we think we are not being truthful, that we are in some way being a fraud.Overcoming  these feelings can take some time.When it happens it is very liberating. In this painting I added the flowers in the foreground to enhance the dream

Red Roses Oil Painting by Noosa artist Chris Hobel daily Painter

This  one began as a means to use up some left over paint and gradually  became a favourite subject which I never tire of painting. It is 8x8" on gallery stretched canvas

French Street Oil Painting, Daily Painting by Chris Hobel

What i love about oils                  8x8" French Street scene

This week Ive been painting more, I think its the cooler weather plus Ive been  thinking about the  beautiful  old romantic street scenes of italy and france, here is one of them........
Ive been using my box of 8x8" canvases. I just uploaded it on FAA to sell as a print also.  More and more Im enjoying painting with oil rather than acrylic, I just like the feel of them and the flexibility and a big plus is that they dry slowly and dont change colour
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Oil Painting View from Cooroy Mountain by Chris Hobel

Oil Painting View from Cooroy Mountain by Chris Hobel

8x10 inches oil on stretched canvas

I painted this from a photo taken on a recent morning walk up Cooroy Mountain, the home of Cooroy Spring water. Pretty pleased with the result. This painting is currently for sale at Affordable on Elizabeth Kenilworth

Sunrise Dunes Oil Painting Sunrise Beach Qld Australia

Sand Dunes Beach Painting 10x14" unframed 

Sunrise Beach Queensland  by Chris Hobel

For  Sale

Some images  are definitely more challenging than others, grassy sand dunes are one of them. Hal Barton is a favourite Noosa Artist or should I say ex Noosa artist who managed to capture them beautifully. This painting is a turning point for me as I feel pretty happy with it. It is oil painted on hardwood and reflects my local beach pretty well. Most of my Paintings are available as a print or greeting card on the Fine Art America Site, (click on the link to the right of your screen) If you dont see it there , contact me and I will list it. I have recently upgraded my site so I will be adding lots more over the coming weeks. Ive also added a face book like icon at the top of the page so please please  like me... so I will keep blogging and showing my paintings, No painting today as we managed to get our boat out on the Noosa  river for a few hours this morning and caught a few nice bream for dinner, it is a lovely sunny warm day without a cloud in the sky.....until tomorrow...

Daily Painting ,Palette Knife Acrylic Paintings Kenilworth Sunshine Coast Queensland by Chris Hobel

Kenilworth Country

Palette Knife Painting by Chris Hobel 8x8" on box canvas.

Im looking forward to attending an oil painting workshop this weekend with Colley Whisson, a popular Australian Impressionist Painter from just north of Brisbane Queensland.
I notice his classes in the US are full and Ive said to myself for a long time..Im gunna do a colley  workshop soon... Luckily for me its only about an hours drive. I painted this a while back but I have been very slack with blogging over recent times due to our summer heat and all the depressing news, floods, cyclones and fire.. I dont like to use the Air con as the contrast when I leave the studio is too much to take.

Today has been much cooler and Ive painted two 8x8" oil paintings  so that tells me something. The big shape of the shadow took my attention .This area is part of the flood plain of the mary river and Im sure it has been flooded recently.

Tuscan Village Oil Painting progress by Chis Hobel daily painter

another step, can you spot the difference. I remember playing these games with my kids.
 Its still not done but a bit closer.
the road on the right is less obvious. The olive trees in the front are done, Ive signed the painting as I did not want to overwork this side of the painting

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

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.