Princess

No. 318, 8.5″ x 5.5″, watercolor on 140 lb. cold press paper

I thought I’d try this dress again. No glitter this time.

Costume

No. 316, 8.5" x 5.5", watercolor (and a little glitter) on 140 lb. cold press paper

Happy Halloween!

I thought I’d trick you with something other than flowers today.

Rare Form

No. 265, 6"x6", oil on gessoboard

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I love this one...all pink and gold.

Five Dollar Friday

I'm going to start something new...5 $ FRIDAY! Yes, I'm going to be offering a past painting (2011 - 2012) at a starting auction price of 5 $! This was originally painted last year and you can see the original post here.

Interested? Click here to bid.

Vintage Blue

No. 261, 6"x6", acrylic on gessoboard

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Shift

No. 260, 6"x6", acrylic on gessoboard

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This is one of the many vintage shift dresses I have collected over the years. Shifts are wonderful. They are very flattering and comfortable to wear.

So, I think I'm going to "shift" gears and paint some dresses for a bit.

1 $ Wednesday

Beauty Secrets ©2012

Another "posy" tomorrow.

Sun Catcher

No. 246, 6" x 6", oil on gessoboard

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I’m finally starting to wear a hat when I’m out in the sun. It’s vicious!

We’ve been at a family reunion all day. Now were heading out for a few drinks with the family.

Retro Style

No. 245, 6"x6", oil on gessoboard

SOLD

Not to shabby for a Monday.

1 $ Wednesday

"Catseye No. 2"

©2011

SOLD

I've been working on a quilt commission and really thought I would be done by now and back to painting. Since I am not, here's another past painting. I hope to be back at my easel soon!

1 $ Wednesday

"Midnight Affair"

©2011

SOLD

I thought it was time to have a One Dollar Wednesday. I originally painted this in 2011. It's amazing how time flies!

I'll have a new painting to show you tomorrow.

Holding Up

No. 225, 6"x6", acrylic on gessoboard, ©2013 Heather Hingst Bennett

My Muse

"My Muse", 7" x 5", oil on carton panel, ©2013 Heather Hingst Bennett

No. 219 SOLD

I have been eyeing dress forms on Amazon for a few years now and FINALLY got one for Christmas. She is going to come in handy for a series of vintage fashion paintings I want to do.

I was a visual merchandiser for a local department store at one time, so I spent many hours dressing, staging, and rearranging dress forms and merchandise. It was a pretty fun job.

I haven't picked out a name yet. Any suggestions?

Hattie Block - 200

"Hattie Block", 6"x6", oil on Gessoboard, ©2013 Heather Hingst Bennett

I have officially reached my 200th painting! I'm trying to think of some sort of contest we can have to celebrate.

This weekend (starting tomorrow) I'm dragging out the sewing machine and I'm going to get my slipcover project done once a for all!! I have been inspired by Gina at The Shabby Creek Cottage to finish this project. This summer I purchased the The Lazy Girl's Guide to Custom Slipcovers and I'm also armed with a tutorial from Miss Mustard Seed.

So, RIGHT ON, I can do this!

Picture from Rachel Ashwell's Blog

This is my inspiration for this project...from Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic blog. LOVE IT!

No. 193

“Flora”, 6″x6″, oil on gessoboard, ©2012 Heather Hingst Bennett
SOLD

Gotta’ do some baking and house cleaning today. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! Hopefully, I’ll have time to fit a painting in. This will be added to my etsy shop later today.

No. 192

"Vintage Flair", 5"x5", oil on gessoboard, ©2012 Heather Hingst Bennett

Last week I think I mentioned that I was a bit disappointed in my paintings. So, it was time to make some changes to the process.

For this painting I first did an initial drawing and then transferred the drawing to my painting surface, which is a gesso panel (I decided to stay with panels for now). By doing this I hoped to get a little more detail in my drawing, but I hope it doesn't make the painting too stiff. I’m really not going for photo realism, just an impression of my subject, but an accurate impression.

What I love about painting with oils is seeing brushstrokes. So, I’m trying to make those more visible.

If you haven’t had a chance to stop by my ebay shop, here’s a painting that is currently available. It’s one of my favorites!

"Liquorice Trio No. 2", 6"x6", oil on hardboard, ©2011 Heather Hingst Bennett

No. 188

"Drama Queen", 5"x7", oil on carton panel, ©2012 Heather Hingst Bennett

Just in case you were watching "Dorothy" finally made it up on ebay last night.

This is "Drama Queen", which is how I feel when I paint these shoes. They are much more complicated than an apple, lime, flower or cup! I have actually had to do some preliminary sketches, but I'm happy with how they turned out.

Getting pretty close to 200 paintings...maybe I'll have a giveaway. :)

No. 187

“Dorothy”, 8″x8″, oil on canvas panel, ©2012 Heather Hingst Bennett
SOLD

My friend, Gail, thought these shoes looked like Dorothy’s from the Wizard of OZ. I was thinking the same thing. Dorothy is finally dry and will be headed to ebay this evening.

No. 178 - SOLD

"Pink Shock"

4"x4"x1", oil on cradled hardboard

© 2012 Heather Hingst Bennett

Well, I bet you weren't expecting to see me around here so soon!!

Yes! I got a painting done today! I thought about it last night and knew I had to paint today. I saw this nail polish while running errands and knew it was going to be my model today! I just knew it! :)

As you can see in the pictures, I am using a 1″ cradled hardboard panel. It’s really nice and won’t even need to be framed. I think this is the way I’m going with my paintings in the future.

My husband keeps telling me I should sometimes sell the item that I paint along with my painting. What do you think of that? Want to buy an original painting with a bottle of nail polish?

One Dollar Wednesday

It's Wednesday again and time for another 1 $ deal. On Wednesdays I find one of my older paintings and list it on eBay at a starting bid of $1. This week I have "Cat Eye" available. It was originally painted on March 4, 2011.

Happy Bidding!