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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Man's Best Friend

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Man's Best Friend

oil on linen

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The little French Bulldog, Nika jumps up into his lap

and enjoys a lovable and endearing hug 

from her best friend!

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!

Shrimp Season

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Shrimp Season

or ???

Mr and Mrs Shrimp

Can't decide on a name! any suggestions?

11 x 11 oil on linen panel

Framed in 1"black sleek frame to show off the sunset.

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 Blues

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September Blues, September 18, 2015

6 x 8, palette and brush work on panel

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The photo for this painting was taken at 5:45 pm. 

The sky had so many colors of blue and it had floaty white and light gray clouds. 

The trees and marsh are still vibrant green as the days are still warm. It is low tide now and 

2 of the docks across the creek sit in the mud which is turning purple with the late day reflections.

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!

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.

Queen Street Window Blooms

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Queen Street Window Blooms

8 x 10

palette knife on panel

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Charleston is such a charming city! If you get a chance to walk

around downtown, you will notice the great architecture, iron gates

and the charming shuttered windows and flower boxes.

They are especially spectacular in the spring and summer 

but many homes decorate year round.

Recently, I was walking around and even though this is a window

I have painted before, it always looks different....

depending on the time of year and flowers in bloom.

Today, the flowers were lush and colorful!

Queen Street Window Blooms!

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.

Summer Storm

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Summer Storm, July 22, 2015

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The summer storms come every afternoon right now. They come fast, rain hard, thunder and lightening and then it is beautiful afterwards. Today, the dark clouds hovered behind the tree line... must have been storming in Seabrook! Not a drop here! But the sun was starting to set and the afternoon sun glow was on the marsh. 

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.

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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Charles and Spice

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Charles and Spice

NOT quite the same as Sugar and Spice, but close.... just saying!

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While visiting in Asheville last week with my sis and hubby,

we rode horsies, hiked ..... had a great time.

I took my paints in anticipation of some paint time though I never have time!

This time, we pulled the paints out, my sis worked on reviving

an old one of hers and I did this from a photo she took a day before. 

I tried to capture him on the horse in the woods without detailing the 

trees and leaves.... but wanted it to be a forest, like it is.

So what do you think? The hardest part was the background!

Old Friend 2

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 Old Friend 2

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Old trucks have always intrigued me. Don't know why?
I don't like driving them..... I just like painting them!
This is my second old truck to paint, the first being 

a watercolor many years ago now.
Since I saw this one, delivered and not moved 

(very much or far) for a while now,
I have been wanting to paint it. It is part of the 

Toogoodoo 365 Series 

because it can be found on a property
on the banks of Toogoodoo Creek! Fair game... right?
Old Friend 1 (click here to view) was fun and challenging, 

with the light filtering through the trees and the old 
glass on the truck. I waited for a day that I had time to paint this one with the same lighting. 
 I love the old still shiny black with the faded black, rust spots, 

sun highlights.... and with the 
great sun we had on this day, it helped to make the "black" truck shine in a sea of green in the yard.

Below are photos of my view and set up.

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.

Pelican's Happy Hour at Shem Creek welcomes SEWE visitors!

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Happy Hour

oil on canvas

24 x 30

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These pelicans are here to welcome you all to Charleston and

a special shout out to SEWE visitors!

These pelicans were on a boat at Shem Creek

as they waited for the fishermen to cast off their tidbits (pelican appetizers)

for their own happy hour!

This painting is also featured in the Winter issue, recently released of

The Charleston Style and Design magazine!