Latest Toogoodoo 365 paintings by Rosie Phillips

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Happy New Year!

Yes, a few days late but.... 

still, I would like to wish my family and friends

great happenings, love and happiness for them in 2016!

2016! Wow! When did that happen?  Time flies, doesn't it?

Bruce and I enjoyed having our children and their families here for both
Thanksgiving and Christmas. What a joy that is. Our little grand daughters

are so grown up now. We are so proud of them and know that they have so much

to look forward to in the coming year and their lives. They are such a blessing to us. 

So, I didn't get to paint much in December, I did do a few (ok, 4) of my small

Toogoodoo 365 paintings including New Year's Eve day.
As we get back to our normal routines, I am back to painting, though I'd rather be with the kids!

 So, I'm on a roll! 3 in a row! And I've started a larger boat painting and can't wait to get back
to that one today! Of course, AFTER I paint a Toogoodoo 365 one first!

Thank you all for being a part of our lives and for those of you following my art, I am grateful to you.

January 2, 2016, 1st Cold Day of The Year

 

            January 1, 2016 , Red Roof Dock

December 31, 2015, New Year's Eve Day

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Oyster Creek, a new Toogoodoo 365 painting by Rosie

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Oyster Creek, November 11, 2015

5 x 7 oil on canvas panel

Toogoodoo 365 painting

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It's early fall and I'm out fishing with Bruce on one of my favorite creeks. 

Oyster Creek, a little creek tributary off the Toogoodoo Creek.

I'm sure that is not the real name but that's what we call it because there are tons of oyster beds 

in the creek and there is an oyster farm towards the end of it. 

It was late afternoon and the sun was starting to go down. 

The fishing was slack so I pulled out the paints. Got a good start on it there 

but the gnats came out so had to put the finishing touches on the painting in my studio. 

But before this, the fishing was good!

5 Reds (Spot Tail Bass) and 2 Trout

And then.... the tide slacked out and the fish stopped running 

so I pull out my snacks and paints!

A good day on the Toogoodoo!

September Moon

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September Moon

5 x 7 Oil on linen panel

from my Toogoodoo 365 series

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It's almost a full moon and it will be a Super Moon in a day or two! 

This was at about 6:35 PM and there was still a lot of light in the sky and 

a few fluffy clouds hovered below the moon.  The marsh and trees are in their early 

fall deep greens still. 

But I think it will be changing soon! 

Below is a photo just after I started the painting. If I paint from a photo reference

I just bring it on my iPad and have it close by.

September Sunset

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September Sunset

5 x 7 

palette knife oil painting on panel

The sky just lights up in the fall and even though it is still summer in September, 

the sky is showing it's beautiful colors already. 

My friend, Anne took a photo for me from our dock since I didn't have my phone with me. 

The sky was awesome with pinks and light purples and the water was alive with the sky colors. 

Many of my small paintings are palette knife paintings on panels which is what this one is

and I often use these smaller paintings as studies for 

larger brush or palette

knife paintings.

Here is the reference photo I painted from.

Summer Storms

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Summer Storms

24 x 30, oil on canvas

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The marsh greens were vibrant and the trees were

a deep green on this mid summer day.

The clouds were building quickly as they do

in the summer storm season.

Within a few moments of this,

that purple cloud burst into a 

refreshing

summer storm!

Going Crabbing And Fishing

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Going Crabbing And Fishing

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from my Toogoodoo 365 series

5 x 7 palette knife oil on panel, unframed
Two fishermen setting a crab pot on the creek. 

They also have their fishing poles ready! 

Socked In!

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Socked In!

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from my Toogoodoo 365 series

August 30, 2015

4 x 6 palette knife oil on canvas panel, Unframed

It's a gray, rainy day in the lowcountry! 

The sky is gray and the dark summer greens of the trees are obscurred by the rain. 

The dock across the creek sits in low tide with the floating dock in the mud. 

You would think the marsh would fill up with all this rain! 

September Sunrise

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September Sunrise

September 1, 2015

from my 

Toogoodoo 365 Series

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The sunrise this morning was vibrant yellow, red and purple 

and the creek water glowed with the same colors. 

I painted this from a photo I took at 6:42 AM!

I was not quite awake enough at that hour to actually paint!

Just Before The Rain

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Just Before The Rain

from my 

Toogoodoo365 Series

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6 x 6, palette knife oil on canvas panel, unframed

Palette knife painting of the creek and marsh as the dark gray, purple, pink clouds 

crept their way in, just before the rain came! 

The dark sky made for some pretty greens in the marsh and trees.

Sunset On The Creek

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Sunset On The Creek

5 x 7 oil on panel

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One of my Toogoodoo 365 series

As we came home after being out n the boat, 

we came home just as the sun was setting. 

At the fork of the creek, the sunset was glowing all over the place! The sky and the water.....beautiful August evening.

Bobby's Dock

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Bobby's Dock, July 20, 2015

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5 x 7 oil on canvas panel, painted en plein air, unframed
Today is a typical hot summer day in Charleston, though there was a great breeze on the dock! I sat out there and painted my neighbor' dock. I titled it Bobby's Dock though it's owned by 2 families. It was about noon and the sky was a light hazy blue and it was close to high tide. 

To see more about this one or other of my

Toogoodoo 365 series, visit here.

July Sunset, Oil painting Charleston SC

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July Sunset July 15, 2015

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One of my special studio paintings from the 

Toogoodoo 365 Series

5 x 7 oil on panel, Framed. A special studio painting!

On this night, we kayaked out into the marsh at high tide. It was a beautiful and peaceful time. 

The summer nights are still long and the tide was perfect. 

When we got back to the dock, the clouds were glowing in pinks, purples, yellow and the marsh grass 

was aglow as well. I ran in to grab my camera. Definitely a Toogoodoo 365 painting but also a special studio one.  I have been struggling with a different painting and I was able to redeem myself with this one. 

Plus it was the first time I was able to use my new easel!

iPhoto image that I used as a reference.

My new wall easel! It gives me so much more room in my tiny studio. 

I've got NEW inspiration!

Hazy Morning

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July 13, 2015, Hazy Morning

5 x 7 oil on canvas panel, unframed
This morning, there was a cloudy haze across the creek, almost fog like but not quite. But wait, there's no smog out here, so yes, it was fog. By the time I set up to paint en plein air, it was almost 10 AM and most of the foggy haze was gone except for the way back of the field. The summer greens were starting to brighten up and the birds came out. 

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Going Sailing

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Going Sailing

5 x 7 on canvas panel

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from my Toogoodoo 365 Series

Leaving the dock and still picking up the boat bumpers, 

Namaste is headed out for a day's sail with the guys.

Early Morning Sunrise

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Early Morning Sunrise

6 x6 on Linen Panel

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From my Toogooddo 365 Series

The sunrise in June is light pinks and yellow 

under and this morning, 
there was a canopy of darkness leaving the sky with clouds. 
The summer greens are strong and vibrant and the all the colors reflect in the water. 
Lowcountry sunrise in the summer!

Creek Marsh At Low Tide

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Creek Marsh At Low Tide

April 8, 2015

from my

Toogoodoo 365 Series 

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The creek was at low tide and the afternoon sun was glowing purple in the 

pluff mud! And the spring greens were in full force. 

Hydrangeas On The Creek Bank

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Hydrangeas On The Creek Bank

From the Toogoodoo 365 Series

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This hydrangea plant is on the bank of the creek 

and is really interesting because it can't decide if it wants to 

be a blue or pink. It has pink and blue blooms, some that are both pink and blue and some that are purple.

So in case some of you say... yeah right! Here is the actual

photo of the plant!

Perfect Wind For Sailing

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May 6, 2015, "Pefect Wind For Sailing"

One of the Toogoodoo 365 series,  5 x 7 canvas panel

Just a perfect wind for sailing a boat like this one! But no sailers today. 

I started to paint this from my dock but the wind was so strong that it was hard to paint while holding my pochade box and tripod with one hand. So I had to come in to finish. 

Would've been a fine sailing day though!

I took my time with this one and is a studio painting and is framed in 3" gold frame. Ready for the gallery!  

For a more impressionistic version done with a palette knife, here is the April 21 painting

To see more of the series, visit the website below!

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Toogoodoo 365 Series

Late Spring Afternoon by Rosie Phillips Fine Art, Charleston SC

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Late Spring Afternoon

oil on linen panel, 5 x 7

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It’s spring in the lowcountry and the spring greens have sprung! 

The late afternoon sky is also full of color.  

A studio painting from my Toogoodoo 365 series. April 4, 2015.

Toogoodoo 365

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WHAT is Toogoodoo 365????

Toogoodoo 365 is a project I have been thinking about for a while.  

This project is/will be 365 daily paintings comprising of either quick paints, studies or even studio paintings. I have put this project off over and over again as I have not been able to get myself started on Jan 1 (again)and then I thought, why not paint the daily creek paintings as I can, log them and end up with 

365 daily paintings of the Toogoodoo Creek.

Go to The Toogoodoo 365 webpage for ...

images ...

A little creek history...

and more info, just in case you would like to have one of these  little gems. 

I'm thrilled to be able to share these scenes with you. 

The Toogoodoo 365 website is accessible via my website and through this blog.

Our beautiful world is a gift to us all.  Enjoy.