Misty Valley - SOLD

Misty Valley Oil on Canvasboard 12" x 16" Sold. I used the same photo as yesterday, but did it in a larger version, and let it evolve as it wanted to. It's fun to see the differences in two paintings done from the same source. Thanks for looking.

Layers- SOLD

Layers
Oil on Canvasboard 10" x 12"
Sold at $50.00 plus shipping.

I started out with some red peppers, you'll see them painted this weekend, but it was such a sunny day, and the light kept changing the reflections on the surfaces that I set it aside until I could paint it in the evening. Did this one instead, isn't it appealing? I think I spent more time mixing all these wonderful subtle colors than I did actually painting. Nothing like the joy of all those creamy colors coming together in new shades. I shot a quick photo of the palette, so you could see what I mean. Thanks for looking.

Two Watercolors - Cyclamen Sold

Cyclamen

10" x 14"

Watercolor on Strathmore Gemini 300lb paper - SOLD

Three Pears -Available at $25.00 plus shipping.

9" x 13"

Watercolor on Strathmore Gemini 300lb paper

Available at $25.00 each plus shipping.

Something a little different today. Using the cylamen plant from yesterday and the pears which needed to be eaten from a few days back, went back to watercolor. Thanks for looking.

Cyclamen - SOLD

Cyclamen

12" x 16"

Oil on Canvasboard

Sold.

Quick and splashy this time. Thanks for looking.

Afternoon Shadows Nash Farm - SOLD

Afternoon Shadows at Nash Farm 18" x 18" Oil on Stretched Canvas Sold. I was about to leave the farm when I noticed the lovely lengthening shadows across the road and grass, so quick snapped a photo. The trees in the foreground had already lost their leaves, and I wasn't quite sure how I would depict that, but it turned out okay, I think. This one is a bit larger, so I'll charge a little more for shipping than usual. Thanks for looking.

Field Rows - SOLD

Field Rows and Detail

Plein Air Painting from Butler's Orchard

12" x 16"

Oil on Canvasboard

Sold at $50.00 plus shipping.

A few finishing touches today to a direct painting from this past fall. Everyone else painting had chosen these wonderful vistas to paint, and I was attracted that afternoon to the look of these rows of leftover harvested whatever they weres. I think it was the wonderful contrast of the shadows of the plants against the dusty rows. Thanks for looking.

Sandy Beach Lakeside - SOLD

Sandy Beach Lakeside 12" x 16" Oil on Canvasboard Sold. Back to landscape painting again today, after church and before the Superbowl (which we had on, but I really didn't watch). This was another photo from Lake Needwood, and yes, I'm getting my mileage out of this old lake. The red sand was in a blast of sunshine and really did look this bright. Thanks for looking.

Cherry Pie Green Plate - NFS

Cherry Pie on a Green Plate 8" x 10" Oil on Canvasboard. Gifted. Life drawing this morning and a quick painting of cherry pie this afternoon. I took pictures as I was painting this one, in order to post a little mini tutorial on my sketch blog. Check the sketch blog if you'd like to see it: http://nelsartmarks.blogspot.com/ Thanks for looking.

The Road Taken - SOLD

The Road Taken Oil on Stretched Canvas 11" x 14" This was one of those dabbly paintings, that you could just keep pecking away at. But I declare it done, well...maybe a few more brushstrokes here and there. And that's the way it goes sometimes. I used the limited palette colors for the red and green palette from the book The Yin/Yang of Painting, a wonderful book with a lot of good information. You get a turquoise, but no blue. You get a citron color, but no yellow. Interesting to work that way, and it makes for good color harmony. Thanks for looking.

Road to the Barns - SOLD

Road to the Barns 11" x 14" Oil on Stretched Canvas.

I was missing the feel of working on a stretched canvas, so this one is. Done from a photo taken at one of our fall forays to Butler's Orchard, one of our wonderful local wander-around farms. Others in the group were working in a pumpkin patch and there were some wonderful paintings from that day. The sky was an impossible cobalt blue, just wonderful. New price in effect today. February paintings are priced at $50.00 plus shipping. Thanks for looking.

Lakeside Path - SOLD

Oil on Canvasboard 10" x 12" A quick and easy color sketch in oils, since I still had a palette full of nature colors from earlier today. I like the dark values in this one, and I think the foliage is getting better. Thanks for looking.

Creek Impression - SOLD

Oil on Canvasboard 12" x 16" Sold. This one is mostly about the color and mood of a creek in full summer. I struggled with it, to maintain the dark feel of all the shade and still show the sparkle of the spots where the sunshine filtered through. It turned out to be quite heavily textured. This will be the last of the $30.00 paintings, tomorrow the prices will be raised. Thanks for looking.

Three Pears Twice - Both SOLD

Two paintings today. Pears on Cardboard 6.25" x 12". Oil on Gessoed Masonite Panel. SOLD. Pears on Red 6" x 8". Oil on Canvasboard. Sold. I wanted these pears at eye level, so set them on a cardboard box, and painted them on a masonite scrap, which makes for a very smooth painting experience. The second one I slipped a piece of red paper underneath, and used a canvas panel. I have been reading Richard Schmid's book Alla Prima, and it's amazing. The second time through, and it's so applicable. He offers so much wonderful information and I've tried here to use as little paint as possible, and in the pears on red, I've tried to "blend" as little as I could. We grow by trying new things. Thanks for looking.

Nectarines In January - SOLD

Nectarines In January 8" x 10" Sold. Wonderful colors for painting, even if they are too hard to eat when you take them home from the store. Thanks for looking.

Winter Sky - SOLD

Winter Sky Oil on Canvasboard 8" x 10" Sold. This one is more in the way of a study or oil sketch, but I like the mood and feeling of it. Don't you love winter colors? Sometimes it makes up for the temperatures. Thanks for looking.

Buddies - SOLD

Oil on Canvasboard 12" x 16" Sold at $30.00.

Two kids walking up the hill, maybe going to school, silhouetted against the fall light of morning. I had to stop and take a photo, and since it's too cold right now for whimpy plein air artists, the photo today was the inspiration for this one. Thanks for looking.

Yellow Onions, Purple Plate - SOLD

Yellow Onions, Purple Plate Oil on Canvasboard 6" x 8" Sold at $20.00 plus shipping. This one gave me some trouble. Maybe because it's so small. I'm finding the 6" x 8" somewhat confining, but I have a lot of that size from RayMar, so I'll use them up. I like the onions, but between the lavender paper and the purple plate, the shadows were being evasive. Overall though, I think it turned out pretty well. On a separate note, I got added to the Daily Painters Gallery yesterday(the link is Contemporary Art for Sale on the sidebar)and I already had my first sale through them today. Yippee! Thanks for stopping in.

Delaware Sunrise Route 50 - SOLD

Delaware Sunrise Oil on Canvasboard 10" x 12" Detail included.
Isn't this a little gem? I love the sky colors. This was done very quickly from a photo I took on the way to Ocean City last summer, sun just coming up, promising a gorgeous, perfect day. The farmland was still dark, just starting to glow with beautiful lights. Thanks for looking.

Creek Sunset Limited Palette - SOLD

Oil on Canvasboard 12" x 16" Using the same photo as a couple of days ago, I tried a limited palette. This is the suggested purple and yellow complementary palette from the book The Yin/Yang of Painting, by Hongnian Zhang, an excellent resource book for new oil painters. I missed having a blue for the sky, but the lavender works just fine. One thing about the limited palette is that you can't help getting a strong color harmony in your painting. Thanks for looking, and if you'd like me to send you the color list, just send an email.

Radishes on Black Plate - SOLD

Oil on Canvasboard 8" x10" Available. Detail included. This one seemed to paint so easily. I tried something new with the pink paper propped behind the radishes to make a shadow, and I think it really adds some depth. I really like how the pink reflects onto the black plate. Thanks to all of you who have been so encouraging by your comments and your willingness to buy paintings. It makes a big difference in my motivation and resolve. Thanks for stopping by.