Art Every Day, Day 2: Leaves

Autumn leaves original oil painting
Autumn leaves, 18 x 24 cm, oil on canvas board, ©2011 Julie Galante. Original painting available on Etsy.

Today I did something horribly cheesy: I walked around my neighborhood collecting pretty leaves. I figured they would make a nice still life subject.

November is Art Every Day Month! I’ll be posting a new small painting here each and every day. After they have had time to dry (a couple weeks), the original paintings will also appear in my Etsy shop.
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19 Responses to “Art Every Day, Day 2: Leaves”

  1. J. Aerts says:
    2 November 2011 at 12:54 pm

    I dont care if it is cheesy, that is a lovely result!

  2. Michelle says:
    2 November 2011 at 1:03 pm

    What beautiful texture. Love this piece.
    Stay inspired!
    Michelle recently posted..a light dance at sunset – AEDM Day 2

  3. KathyL says:
    2 November 2011 at 1:27 pm

    WOW! Love the texture and luminosity. Good luck with AEDM :)

  4. Tracy says:
    2 November 2011 at 1:34 pm

    I love the texture and collecting leaves is wonderful – not cheesy by any means! :)
    Tracy recently posted..AEDM – Day 2

  5. Eden Hunt says:
    2 November 2011 at 2:41 pm

    what a stunning study! Love the colors and the texture.
    Eden Hunt recently posted..New Month, New Week, New Challenge…

  6. Jul says:
    2 November 2011 at 2:56 pm

    Thanks, guys! I’m really digging the colors of the leaves. I might have to put them in a couple more paintings before they shrivel up.

  7. Bobbi says:
    2 November 2011 at 3:16 pm

    Walking around picking up leaves is one of my favorite, cheesy autumn activities! The painting turned out gorgeous. I love the movement and drama. It is the perfect essence of a fall day.
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  8. Sassyangelac says:
    2 November 2011 at 3:53 pm

    Bravo! No cheese–just gorgeous saturated color and texture.

  9. NatashaMay says:
    2 November 2011 at 4:46 pm

    Gorgeous colors and I love the texture. :)

  10. Mark says:
    2 November 2011 at 5:40 pm

    Apparently, I like cheesy.

  11. Carolyn Dube says:
    2 November 2011 at 7:03 pm

    There is such depth & texture in your leaves! Wow!

  12. Serena says:
    2 November 2011 at 7:36 pm

    Beautiful! I love the colours, texture and those veins!

    Following along this month via AEDM,

    Serena :)
    Serena recently posted..Day 2 – AEDM & NABLOPOMO – sketch

  13. Kristen (Creative Stash) says:
    2 November 2011 at 7:53 pm

    the colors and texture are wonderful! your walk and gathering of leaves produced a really lovely painting. happy aedm! Kristen

  14. Jen says:
    2 November 2011 at 10:10 pm

    Love it! So vibrant. And those are totally my decorating colors. Can’t wait until it hits the Etsy shop. ;-)
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  15. Michelle Stacey says:
    2 November 2011 at 10:24 pm

    Very nice! Colors are fantastic!
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  16. Tracey Fletcher King says:
    3 November 2011 at 12:12 am

    I love this… when the page opened I did a big oooooo that’s really nice… can’t wait to see what you do next… happy AEDM
    Tracey Fletcher King recently posted..Day 2 and sharing the love

  17. Nigel says:
    3 November 2011 at 12:30 am

    Fantastic (I love cheese)
    Nigel recently posted..AEDM D2

  18. Lia says:
    3 November 2011 at 9:20 am

    A beautiful piece. Not cheesy at all! We are so blessed here in Munich with the beautiful autumn colours, you can’t help but want to hang on to them (I’m planning to paint the yellow tree outside my window today).
    Lia recently posted..Day 1 – "Art Every Day Month" – A lesson in mark-making from Matisse

  19. Jul says:
    3 November 2011 at 10:12 am

    Thanks, all! I love the interaction that comes with Art Every Day Month. My little art blog isn’t used to so much attention!