Just Peachy 
Peach One
Oil on Gessoed Panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD at $20.00 plus $5.00 shipping.
Okay, I was in a rush today, trying to get a lot of errands done, sent out some paintings, did some groceries, you know , here and there, little stops in traffic that all take time. So this one, well....not the best, maybe too monochromatic, but figured tomorrow is another peachy day. More time for painting.
On a separate note, I have been hired to teach an oils class to an ongoing group of students in the Chevy Chase area. It's a varied group, but most of them have had quite a bit of experience painting, plus a few beginners. There are still a couple of slots open, so if you are interested in knowing the details, please email me with questions to NelVanL@aol.com.
Kiwi and Lemons
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD at $55.00 plus shipping.
This one was actually more about playing with repeating colors than it was about the subject matter. I am pretty happy with the results.
Sunlit Peony
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 18" x 24"
SOLD at $200, includes shipping.
This one is big, and took me all day today to paint. It's actually a little more pink toned than it appears on my screen. If it looks purplish on your computer, it's got some deep pinks in it too.
Red Pears
Oil on Panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD at $30.00 plus $5.00 shipping.
Last day of August, wow. Where has the summer gone again?
The Hammock
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 9" x 12"
Revised and Sold at $30.00.
This is a paintning I started at the beach, but it didn't turn out. So some revisions today.
Lightplay
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8"
SOLD at $40.00 plus shipping.
This is a revision and further development of a painting first posted on April 25th this year. I like it much better now, it has more subtleties, is generally richer looking. Fun, isn't it, with all the nice pastel in it?
Tucked Away
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 18" x 24"
Sold.
This one is fairly large, and now that I see it small on screen, I can still see a couple of things I want to change in it. But on the whole, I'm pleased with it.
Pepper Pair
Oil on Ampersand Panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD at $40.00 plus shipping.
The Amerpand panels for oils and acrylics are kind of cool. They are basically wooden panels, 3/8" thick with canvas (or a painting surface) on the front, and a hole in the back for hanging. I will paint the edges, so this one can be hung straight onto the wall or framed, as the collector prefers. This will be the last of the pepper paintings, I'm eating these guys now.
Red Green Pepper
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 5" x 6"
SOLD at $35.00 plus $5.00 shipping.
Another view of the lovely two-toned pepper from yesterday.
These would make a nice matched set, I think, since they are both the same size an type of canvas, and I will gladly sell them together for a bit less. How about $55.00 plus $5.00 shipping, for the both? Nice accents for a kitchen wall, maybe.
Two Toned Pepper
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 5" x 6"
SOLD at $35.00 plus $5.00 shipping.
From a Delaware roadside fruit and veggie stand, some pretty two toned peppers for painting.
There will be several coming up.
Leaving the Beach
Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 10" x 10" x 1.5"
Available at $75.00 plus shipping.
This is the revision on the last painting I posted. Yesterday was moving day, and thanks to my cousin and his daughters, everything got moved, and I am slowly getting settled in my "new digs." I think the road looks better now, more like gravel. Thanks for looking.
Leaving the beach
Revised on August 22, 2010
Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 10" x 10" x 1.5"
Available at $75.00 plus shipping.
We had the day yet at the beach house, before driving home, and while my young cousin and her friends were at the ocean, I painted the lane that leads to the house. Again with the morning shadows. The road is gravel, and I need to adjust the color, since right now it looks a bit too much like the sky color, but if you can visualize that, you've got the picture. (More gray-blue, I think.)
AM Dockside
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD at $65.00 plus shipping.
I simply don't get tired of facing either way down by the dock, especially in the morning, when the light is so fine, and painting the water and the view of the shore. This is the last, though, of the plein air paintings, as we drive back to the DC area tomorrow. What a great week!
The Blue Umbrella
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12" (or 6" x 12")
This is the Cropped Version
SOLD at $50.00 plus shipping.
This is the uncropped version. Since it's a canvas panel, a framer could easily take a jigsaw to it, and I think the shorter version works better. Just those few inches off, makes a better composition. It's a lovely place to sit, watch the sunset, read a book, feel the breezes, listen to the seagulls.
Rainy Day Porch Sitting
Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 10" x 10" x 1.5"
SOLD at $75.00 plus shipping
Usually with the gallery wrapped canvases, I extend the painting all around, but with this one, I plan to just paint a solid "frame" color (I am thinking grey blue) around the top, sides, and bottom. We've had a lot of rain here last night and this morning, so it was the porch for me and my paints. The porch is very appealing, great place to sit and visit, read, play games, all screened in so you get the lovely breezes, but no buggies.
Morning Light 
Uncertain Sky
Oil on Gessoed Panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD at $35.00 plus $5.00 shipping.
Sitting on the dock, and when it started to cloud over and rain, it actually felt really nice. The oils aren't bothered by water, so I simply painted in the sprinkles. Beautiful multi-colored sky.
Morning Shadows
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14"
SOLD at $65.00 plus shipping.
Nice contrasts again this morning, the sunshine cutting across the grass, and the wonderful lavender shadows on the wet sand. Thanks for the nice comments, everyone!
The House at Pasture Cove
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10"
SOLD at $50.00 plus shipping.
Buildings are really not my forte, even though I love the look of them in other painters' work. But every once in awhile I try. This one I used mostly palette knife, and tried mostly for the values, without paying too much attention to exacting lines and angles.
