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Monday, December 31, 2012

Rose Face and Two Pears

Rose Face
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
Available.

Three Pears
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

A couple of leftovers, done in oils over old acrylic paintings.
The pears are done with a palette knife, so highly textured.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Knife Landscape - SOLD


Knife Landscape
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Painting over some canvas panels previously used for class. This one is done with a palette knife, and does have some nice subtle passages in it.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Pink Tulips - SOLD


Pink Tulips
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Some happy pink for a sloppy, cold December day.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Young Man - SOLD


Young Man
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Close Up Below:

I thought I would try some faces. Not portraits, mind you, just faces off the Internet. Perhaps the likenesses will come with practice, because although this looks like a young man, it isn't very close to the reference.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Farmhouse on the Hill - SOLD


Farmhouse on the Hill
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

I thought this one was sold, but since I couldn't promise pre-Christmas delivery, the collector decided to pass on it. Hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas Day yesterday.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Snowy Stream - SOLD

Snowy Stream
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Wishing you each and every one a blessed Christmas, and a meaningful and prosperous 2013.




Sunday, December 23, 2012

Candy Cane Floral - SOLD


Candy Cane Floral
Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 10" x 10" x 1.5"
No frame is needed.
SOLD.

Okay, it's a stretch, isn't it? But it did remind me of a candy cane when I was painting it.
I haven't posted for a few days, since once we got our Internet back, I got sick with the flu. (Maybe getting a flu shot would have been a good idea, coulda shoulda woulda.)

Hope all your plans for Christmas are shaping up nicely, and you are well.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Knife Landscape, Small

Knife Landscape, Small
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8"
Available.

If you are interested in this little palette knife landscape, please send an email to NelVanL@aol.com.
Don't worry if I don't respond right away, as our Internet is down at home (I'm having withdrawal) and I'm writing from our local McDonalds. (No TV either, which means no CNN in the background while I paint.)

This is what happens to lemon paintings that don't turn out well, or earn their keep by selling.
Bad lemons! December 15. (or maybe the painter wasn't quite on the ball...)

Detail (close -up) Below:



Monday, December 17, 2012

Farmhouse on a Hill - SOLD


Farmhouse on a Hill
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

This is another one of the Saturday paintings, done last evening and this morning.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Best-Offer Class Paintings - SOLD

Fall Landscape
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Winter Light, Revised
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD.

We had a very long class (8 hours) yesterday (my paint-along with Johannes Vloothuis) and out of the three paintings Joe did, I was only able to complete one, the fall landscape. Today I revised the winter light piece, (thicker tree trunks, more barkiness) and I am offering the two at "best offer" prices. Please send an email to NelVanL@aol.com if you are interested in making an offer on either one. Please don't forget that I'll add $7 shipping to the smaller one, and $12 shipping to the larger one.

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Lemons and Brush Pot - NA

Lemons and Brush Pot
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 9"
Not available.

A little still life for a Saturday morning.

Friday, December 14, 2012

Sale Paintings - SOLD

Frosted Hydrangeas
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD.

The Open Path
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD.

Winter Stream
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Green Bower
Acrylic on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Lavender Wildflowers
Acrylic on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Sunset Field
Acrylic on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Poinsettia
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD.

Time for a pre-Christmas sale.
If you are interested in more than one painting, I can ship them together, and you pay shipping once.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Winter Light -SOLD


Winter Light
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD.

This was our painting (mine is somewhat altered from the class painting) for this past Saturday, but because my little granddaughter, Kayla, was here visiting, I only got a couple of hours of painting in. Then used the video and finished it up yesterday and today, several hours each day. Don't you love the colors?

I do plan on doing it again, and now that I know where I'm going, I think I'll have even more success.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Open Path - SOLD

The Open Path
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD.

A revision of an earlier painting called "Greens."

Red Bowl with Holly - SOLD

Red Bowl with Holly
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD.

Another holly clipping from the neighbor's hugs bush.

Monday, December 10, 2012

Poinsettia - SOLD


Poinsettia
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 112"
SOLD.

A pretty poinsettia from the local grocery store, an interesting subject for this time of the year.

Friday, December 07, 2012

Winter Gold - SOLD

Winter Gold
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14"
SOLD.

I wanted to see how different a pre-painting would be from the guided step-by-step painting we'll do in class tomorrow, so I used tomorrow's reference photo and did this one. We'll see what changes there are tomorrow.

Thursday, December 06, 2012

Winter Woods Sunset - SOLD

Winter Woods Sunset
Acrylics on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Done with my private student this afternoon.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Bowl of Holly - SOLD

Bowl of Holly (on Holly Dishcloth)
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10"
SOLD.

I clipped a couple of sprigs from the neighbor's bush, and used a dishtowel that I found at Tuesday Morning. Fun stuff.

Monday, December 03, 2012

Pink Clouds and Wildflowers

Pink Clouds and Wildflowers
Oil over Acrylic, on canvas panel, 9" x 12"
Available.

Just a happy little landscape, done over yet another class painting.

Sunday, December 02, 2012

Little Stone Church, Winter - SOLD

Little Stone Church, Winter
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD.

I participated in our online class yesterday with Johannes Vloothuis ,which is a 6 hour paint-along, and although he was doing his church in watercolor, I picked up a lot of good information for oils as well. Isn't this charming? Thanks for looking.

Saturday, December 01, 2012

Sky and Wildflowers - SOLD

Sky and Wildflowers (or maybe Tulips?)
Oil over Acrylics on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Another class piece, painted over with oils.
At first I was thinking wildflowers, but now they look a bit like tulips to me.

Friday, November 30, 2012

Greens - SOLD

Greens
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
Revised and SOLD.

Playing with all sorts of greens here, with pink and lavender counterpoints.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Sunset Lavender Fields - SOLD





Sunset Lavender Fields
Oil over acrylic on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Done with my private student this afternoon.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Marsh Light - SOLD

Marsh Light
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

This is another oil over acrylics, a painting started for class, and never completed.
(I hate to waste canvas.)
You can decide if it's sunrise or sunset light.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Fall Leftovers - SOLD

Fall Leftovers
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

This one started out as a fall (acrylic) demo in class, but we didn't complete it. So today, so as not to waste the canvas, I finished it in oils. I left little tiny bits of the underpainting showing through, a nice effect. Click to see it larger.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Pink, Green Hydrangea - SOLD

Pink, Green Hydrangea
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
Revised and SOLD.

Since I had a lot of the greens left over from the Hydrangeas commission, I decided to do one for the blog.
The composition is a little different for me, I like it.

Hydrangea Set - SOLD


Hydrangea Set: SOLD
Each 16" x 16" x 1.5"
Oils on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

I think the set turned out nicely. Just have to paint the bottoms and a couple of the sides and tops.

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Mountains and Shoreline - SOLD

Mountains and Shoreline
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD.

I was way out of my comfort zone on this one, which was done as a follow-along painting with Johannes Vloothuis yesterday. The 6 hour class was through a video stream. His palette is different than mine, and I couldn't get the reference photos (later I used Firefox and was able to get them) he was using, so I really was limping along.(Besides not "knowing" mountains.) But I thought it might appeal to someone, so here we are.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Blue Sky of November - SOLD








Blue Sky of November
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD.

A repeat post, since this one hasn't sold yet.

Friday, November 23, 2012

Landscape Color Play - SOLD

Landscape Color Play
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD.

I finished up revisions on a large canvas today, done by request, so for the blog, I just wanted to redo an older canvas. Using the palette knife technique with color merges, this evolved. You can click on the image to see some of the texture.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Soft Sky, Country Fields - SOLD


Soft Sky, Country Fields
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD.

This  one is a revision of the Delaware Sky I posted about a week ago. I still love the sky, but made the foreground a little lighter, added the field grass.

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Pear and Lemon - SOLD


Pear and Lemon
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 6" x 6"
SOLD.

A quick fruit portrait for today. Nice for a kitchen corner, with a little frame.

Friday, November 16, 2012

Pears on Artichoke Dish Towel - SOLD


Pears on Artichoke Dish Towel
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD.

It's been awhile since I did anything complicated with a still life, but I was gifted some treasures from Tuesday Morning, (thanks so much, B.) and a couple of new dish towels were calling me to paint them. The cloth here is a graphic artichoke design, and I love the colors. The light is actually a soft cream color, not white.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Country Road, Revised - SOLD


Country Road, Revised
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD..

I softened the hard lines of the road, balanced the foliage a little more, and reshaped to simplify some of the cast shadows. I also added dropped leaves in the road, which makes more sense.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Fence Glories - SOLD


Fence Glories
Oil on Canvas Panel, 11" x 14"
SOLD.

This one was done by request, but the collector decided to pass on it.
So it now becomes available.
The fence looks so bare now, since the Morning Glories got nipped, and I had to tear them all down.
I plan to have more next year, yay!

Monday, November 12, 2012

Country Road, NA

Country Road, NA
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"

Revised on 11/15/2012

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Delaware Sky - NA


Delaware Sky
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
Revised and SOLD.

A simple sky study for today.