Thank You From The Bottom Of My Heart
First off I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your interest in my articles, artwork and my journey
My Painting Secrets Revealed
I am super excited about my new project. I’ll be writing a new series of articles on art techniques, inspiration, creativity and art demos. If this
Day 10 sunflower 7, day 11 morning glory 2 and meet Charlie
I am posting day 10 and 11 together in hopes of catching
Ranunculus oil painting – Day 9 of the 30 day daily painting challenge
So I am a day behind this was supposed to be yesterdays painting. I got tied up with life (not literally lol). This daily painting titled “Ranunculus” is my day 9 of the 30-day painting
Poppies and Lupines oil painting – Day 8 of the 30 day daily painting challenge
“Poppies and Lupines” is my painting for day 8 of the challenge. I am starting the second week off with one that is a bit bigger ( 8×8″ ) I really like the looseness of
Purple and Mauve Iris – Day 6 of the 30 day daily painting challenge
This purple and mauve iris is called the Alcazar Iris, it is my
Sunflower #6 – Day 5 of the 30 day daily painting challenge
I have moved on from spring flowers lol. My day 5 is “Sunflower #6″ I love painting Sunflowers they are one of my favorite flowers (along with many others). The last 30-day challenge I couldn’t help myself I had to paint a few. This one is nice and...
Spring Tulips – Day 4 of 30 paintings in 30 days
Day four tulips, a spring flower again 🙂 I think I am trying to will spring to show up early with these spring flowers. I sure wish I could lol. February will fly by doing the painting challenge, you know what they say “time flies when you are having fun” ...Daffodils – Day 3 of 30 paintings in 30 days
Okay, I am caught up lol :). This is what I am talking about when I say loose. I really enjoyed painting this even though I find yellow flowers harder to paint than other colors. What color do you have the hardest time with? Let me know :). So glad I decided to do the...Pink Coneflowers Day 2 in the 30 paintings in 30 days Challenge
Strangely this painting does not seem loose to me. Maybe it is just not as loose as I want or maybe I need to practice economy of brush strokes instead. I am not sure. I really love the flower on the back left-hand side (it is loose and painted with fewer strokes) and...30 paintings in 30 days February 2018 Challenge
It is that time again 🙂 This year it is starting on Feb first instead of the usual January. It is a great way to start the year off right and I am excited to do it. If you would like to give it a try go to Leslie Saeta’s site here:...This Art Show is for the Birds! “In Fine Feather” at Fog Forest Gallery
These are the latest bird paintings that I just dropped off at Fog Forest Gallery for their current show “In Fine Feather”. This exhibition honors our little friends …. birds of all feathers. I really enjoyed painting these, as you know I love birds...New Work at Fog Forest Gallery in Sackville, NB
This past Friday I went to the Fog Forest Gallery in Sackville to drop off some new work. It is such a great gallery to work with, I am so happy to be included in their wonderful line-up of artists. If you are ever in the area this is a must see. Tell Janet (the...Visit my Studio – Kings County Studio Tour 2017
I am getting ready for the Kings County Studio Tour again this year. I had such a great time last year, meeting and talking with so many wonderful people. It was a huge success. I am looking forward to seeing you and lots of new faces this year. I will be running a...RNS Art Show and Sale – this Friday and Saturday May 12 & 13th
As usual, I will be participating in the annual RNS Art show and sale. This year I have been invited to put five paintings in. I didn’t even realize that I had a theme going this year until I was finished all of the paintings and they were all flowers except for...Border Collies Finished – commission Oil WIP
Border Collies commission is finished! It has been a crazy busy start to the new year I have never painted or had so many deadlines like I have this year (that is a good thing). I am so happy to finally have had the time to finish up this commission of these two...Sunbury Shores Art Show – Re-cap of opening night
What a great opening night! The staff and volunteers at Sunbury Shores Art and Nature Centre are fantastic. I thought I would share some of the pictures from that night, I had such a great time. It was wonderful seeing such a big turn out and getting to speak with...Update 2 – Pears in a Box – Oil Still Life Class with Cliff Turner
Update 2 – Pears in a Box. This was week three painting on this still life. There is only one week left to paint on this and it will be finished. I love painting still life and doing this one has reminded me of how much. I am very excited to finish this...Update 3 – Border Collies on the Beach Oil Commission WIP
My Border Collies on the Beach Oil commission is moving along nicely, I have been working all over to bring the painting together. I worked on the right-hand dog (Noah) a lot this morning, he is starting to come to...Update 2 – Border Collies on the Beach Oil Commission WIP
Update 2 – Border Collies I have a lot more paint on the dogs, they are still very rough. I worked more on the beach and water, it is hard to see there is some glare from the wet paint. Started adding in more of the seaweed, this will change some, so far placing and...Impressionistic Oil Paintings with Glowing Color – Learning New Techniques
As an artist I love to try new materials and new techniques, even if I don’t end up using them I still learn. I love seeing how other artists that inspire me paint and create. I love Dreama Tolle-Perry’s Impressionistic Oil Paintings ( #lovedreampaint ). I...Update – Border Collies on the Beach Oil Commission WIP
Update – Border Collies on the Beach Oil Commission. Working away on my commission of Nellie and Noah. It is still at the early stages. I am excited to get the background finished so I can do the detail of the dogs, I love painting dogs they all have their own...Border Collies on the Beach – Oil painting Commission Started
I just started this 15×30″ oil commission of 2 Border Collies’ Nelly and Noah. As you know I absolutely love dogs (of any kind) or any animals :). The original picture was Noah (on the right) on the beach. I used reference pictures and videos to get...Adding Color – Week 3 of Cliff Turner Oil Workshop
I was so excited to be adding color to my painting. It is hard to believe the difference a little color makes. This is what happen in week 3 of the workshop I am taking on traditional oil painting from Cliff Turner. I posted last weeks (again) below to show you the...Solo Show in April 2017 – Paintings in Progress for show
2017 is off to a very busy start, between getting ready for a solo show, working on commissions and taking an art class. I am painting a lot of new work for my solo show featuring my watercolor batiks on rice paper. Show Details “Nature’s Essence”...As an Artist you should never stop learning
I started taking a workshop on traditional methods of oil painting. The instructor, Cliff Turner is an excellent artist, he is also a great teacher with a good sense of humor (very important). I have painted with oils for some time now but I have never painted using...I love dogs! Oil and Watercolor Pug Paintings
This little pug is Ozzie – oil 8×10″. He was a Christmas commission that I did for a wonderful client, she had it painted for her husband. This is actually the third pug I have painted for her, the first two were her daughter’s dogs. I am such...30 small daily oil paintings in 30 days Starting Sept. 1st
All setup and ready to go for day one of 30 daily oil paintings in 30 days! Starts Tomorrow. I am doing 30 small daily oil paintings in 30 days again! Starting Sept. 1st, 2016. I had so much fun doing the last challenge. I was so excited when I heard Leslie Saeta was...Harbour Bridge oil painting – Krista Hasson
Harbour Bridge oil Painting – Krista Hasson. This bridge is in Saint John NB. It is 12 x 16 inches, maybe a study for a larger painting. I enjoyed painting the train so much I thought I would do another painting of our wonderful city. As a result, I think I am...Great Media Coverage for my show on Grand Manan Island
Great media coverage for my show in Grand Manan. I was totally surprised with the media coverage I received for the opening of my show on Grand Manan Island at the Grand Manan Art Gallery. I was featured in our local KV Style paper and them one of my paintings was...30 paintings in 30 days Challenge comes to an end – oil paintings by Krista Hasson
It is the end of January and the Challenge has come to an end, it has been a productive month. I have learned so much by doing these small daily paintings. A big thank you to Leslie Saeta who leads this challenge, she is an inspiration! These are available for sale...Oil Painting 30, Day 30 Of 30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge
So here it is, the last day of the challenge. this painting is of my mug that I drink my tea out of every morning. I thought it was fitting seeing as after this challenge I feel like wonder woman lol, I feel awesome actually finishing all 30 paintings. If you are...Oil Painting 29, Day 29 Of 30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge
This is actually not one of my pictures, I downloaded it off of morguefile (free picture site). I tried looking but couldn’t find it again. So sorry to the photographer for the lack of credit. This picture struck me, I wondered what he was thinking if he was...Oil Painting 28, Day 28 Of 30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge
So here I am with only 2 days left for the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge, I am already feeling like I miss it lol. Strange, I thought that having to do a daily painting would be a lot of pressure but it wasn’t. I am having so much fun I don’t want to...Oil Painting 26, Day 26 Of 30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge
This is another of the old Chevy truck that I did earlier in the challenge. I painted the side of the truck this time because I think the fact that it is actually a tow truck is even cooler than it just being old. This truck belongs to an autobody shop, they...Oil Painting 25, Day 25 Of 30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge
“Morning Train” 5x7″ oil by Krista Hasson I took this picture quite some time ago, it is looking toward uptown Saint John. I liked the fact that I could see the steeple from the Cathedral in the...Oil Painting 24, Day 24 Of 30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge
It is addictive! I might have to do I series of boats for my next 30-day challenge. I am seriously enjoying painting theses little daily paintings. I hope you are enjoying them too. Thanks for looking....Oil Painting 23, Day 23 Of 30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge
Wow! I can’t believe how quickly this challenge has flown by. There is only one week left. Have a wonderful weekend everyone! Thanks for...Oil Painting 22, Day 22 Of 30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge
As I was looking through my pictures (I have thousands) I keep finding boats, I never realized how many boats I have taken pictures of. Living along the coast, there is never a shortage of boats. It is funny because for years I have been taking pictures for reference...Oil Painting 21, Day 21 Of 30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge
Here is another figurative painting, my 3rd so far. I really like the way this turned out. I will definitely be doing more figurative paintings in the future. Thank you for...
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