Rainbow Apples One and Two

Rainbow Apples One Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8" SOLD at $35.00 plus $5.00 shipping. Rainbow Apples Two Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8" Reposted on January 8, 2011. Aren't these fun? I painted the first one as I would have done an underpainting for a palette knife painting, but completed the masses. Then I wondered what would happen if I blended the colors, as though it were a "normal" still life painting. So I did a second one. The colors did muddy a bit, but it still looks neat. I was also thinking about what a great exercise (value study) this would be for an intermediate class in oils, which is something I'm thinking about for fall. Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/

Shades of Green - NA

Shades of Green Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14" Not available. Detail below. I did something a little different today. I haven't done this before, but have heard of painters who do. I used one of my Massachusetts photos on my computer screen to paint from. My laptop was far enough away that it almost felt like plein air painting, except of course, no changes in light and no bugs, but then no fresh air and bird sounds either. Another palette knife painting, which I am so enjoying. Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/

Down By the Riverside - SOLD

Down by the Riverside Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14" SOLD at $55.00 plus shipping. I really do enjoy the palette knife paintings for landscapes. Domething about all the control the slow work gives you, and how nicely the colors blend together. Nice! Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/

Red Delicious - SOLD

Red Delcious Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8" SOLD at $35.00 plus $5.00 shipping. Detail below. And a quick look at how one of these starts, below.

A palette knife painting of three red delicous apples. Looking at this post, though, I'm hmmmmming about maybe doing a brush painting of how one of these starts, and then not changing it much. Would be fun, I think. A bit of a modern art look to it.

Nel

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Papa Berry Revised - SOLD

Papa Berry Revised Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8" SOLD at $35.00 plus $5.00 shipping. This is an older painting, and I wondered why it never sold, and decided that maybe the white background was just too stark, so today instead of starting a new piece, I revised this one (and lowered the price) by changing the background. It is a little softer now, not quite so "barren." Thanks for looking. Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/

Lavender Pansy - SOLD

Lavender Pansy
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8"
SOLD at $35.00 plus $5.00 shipping.

I had too much purple paint squeezed out and mixed from the triple set of pansies (on commission) to waste it, so another lavender pansy is up for grabs. Thanks for looking, and I hope you are all having a relaxing Memorial Day and have had a chance to remember those who serve, and those who gave their lives for our beloved country.

Pansy Set: Crimson Pansy - SOLD

Pansy Set: Crimson Pansy
Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 6" x 6" x 1.5"
SOLD.

This is the last of the gallery wrapped set of pansies in blues and purples. I thought the deeper maroony color would be good with the other two.

Cloud Study in Palette Knife

Cloud Study in Palette Knife

Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8"

Available at $40.00 plus $5.00 shipping.

I needed a little change from all the pansies, which I love doing, but a change up is always good. So another palette knife painting, to see if I could do clouds. They really didn't work so well with the knife, but I suspect they could, so I'll give it another try sometime. Hope you are all having an enchanting Memorial Day weekend, with wonderful weather!

Nel

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Another Pansy Set in Progress

Pansy Set in Progress

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 6" x 6" x 1.5"

By Request, 2 out of set of 3

Just thought you might like to see these. They are spoken for.

Iris Riot - SOLD

Iris Riot

Watercolor on Full Sheet Waterclor Paper, 22.5" x 30"

SOLD at $130.00 plus $10.00 shipping.

Someone asked me recently what happened to my iris paintings this year, and all I can say is "I missed iris season." The irises bloomed without me. I did make a trip to my favorite gardens, Brookside, but they had very few this year, and I got no great photos. So this is a large watercolor to celebrate my favorite flowers, pretty much just made up. The background is simply paper, not painted. A lotta color in this one, and it's big, so it'll have some presence.

Nel

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Tree Study Fast Knife - SOLD

Tree Study, Fast Knife Work Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 10" SOLD at $40.00 plus shipping. My challenge for today was to work more quickly than I have been with the palette knife. So this one has bigger marks, and is a little more flamboyant. I like it for the colors, with that violet in it, and the lovely orangey oak brown. Thanks for looking. Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com

Pansy Set: 3 & 4 - SOLD

Pansy Set, Blue Pansy and Sienna Pansy

Oil on Gessoed Board, 6" x 6"

SOLD.

These two little guys complete the set of four done by request.

Pansy Set: Yellow Pansy - SOLD

Yellow Pansy

Oil on Panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD.

Well, the pansy paintings that I have been doing were so popular that the collector who grabbed the first tiny one asked me to do a set with various colors. I went to Home Depot looking for new pansies, was told they were gone, out of season, then stopped st some grocery stores, no luck. Finally, in front of Kmart where there were also no pansies, I asked a tanned lady studying the petunias, (who looked like a gardener,) whether she knew of anyplace where I could still find some. She directed me to the back, sale stuff, and yay, I found cheap big hanging baskets for almost nothing. Lots of colors, loads of subject matter. Thanks, Kmart!

So this is the second of a set of four, and then I'll do a gallery wrapped set of three. Thaks for looking.

Tree Study - SOLD

Tree Study Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 10" SOLD at $30.00 plus shipping. Another palette knife painting, this time a couple of trees. Leafiness seems to lend itself really well to palette knife work. This one was just plain fun to do, fom a part of a photo I took some time ago. Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/

Another Pansy - SOLD

Another Pansy Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8" SOLD at $35.00 plus $5.00 shipping. I really wanted to try another pansy today, since my lovely plant bloomed for me for a second time. I used a mixed technique on this one, some palette knife work around the blended floral face. I didn't try as hard to match the actual color, since I really can't seem to catch it with the paints I have. Must be a trick I haven't learned yet. Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/

Little Pansy Face - SOLD

Little Pansy Face Oil on Board, 6" x 6" SOLD at $20.00 plus $5.00 shipping. Browsing at the DC Utrecht store yesterday, I thought I was being so clever when I saw and snagged a package of 4 aquaboards for around $4.00. Wow, what a deal, and no bad corners in the bunch. However, I will Gesso the other three, since this one absorbed all the oil out of my oils as soon as I painted. Odd way to paint, so the pansy is not as nice as I hoped. Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/

Fall Scenes 1 and 2

Fall Scenes 1 and 2

Painted By request, 8" x 10" each.

On Hold for Collector

Done by request.

The Duck Pond - SOLD

The Duck Pond
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 18" x 18"
SOLD at $150.00, includes shipping. Detail below

This is the largest piece I've tried yet with the palette knives, and I thought I'd never be done with it today. One of the challenges with this one was to show some of the shallows, which I probably wasn't bold enough to really go for. But the suggestion is there. I especially like the sky and trees in this one. Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/

Grey Study 2 - SOLD

Grey Study 2 Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 12" x 12" x 1.5" SOLD A repeat of the Study in Grey from the other day. It's always interestng how they turn out so differently. Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/

Fall Reflections - SOLD

Fall Reflections Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8" SLD at $40.00 plus $5.00 shipping. Revised from Painting Below. What do you think? Better? I lowered the horizon line, and made the sky more interesting, changed the colors to be more subtle, and turned the bare trees into leafy trees. I like it better now, wonder if you do. Nel PS. Check the blog for a small give away for my students and collectors. http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/