It's a Summer Thing - NA

It's a Summer Thing
Oil on Linen Panel, 8" x 8"
Not Available.

Watermelon! Such a summer food. I tried to cut a slice, but it wouldn't stand up for me, tipped right over into my paints, so I contented myself with a wedge instead. On my sandstone base.

Westminster Peaches - SOLD

Westminster Peaches
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 16"
SOLD at $40 plus $10 shipping.

My search for good peaches continues. Out of the five that I bought at the grocery store last week, only one was edible, and that just barely. (Even though they were nice to paint.) So I asked at church, where a farm stand might be, and went yesterday to get tomatoes and peaches. The guy said that these had been picked in Westminster, MD Saturday morning. So we'll see. Meanwhile, certainly "paint worthy."

Two Peaches - SOLD

Two Peaches
Oil on Linen Panel, 5" x 7"
SOLD at $8 plus $7 shipping.

This probably doesn't look like much of an achievement, but I finally found (again) the combination of colors for that subtle mauve purple magenta that you see on peach skins. Yay!

Eastern Shore Peaches - SOLD

Eastern Shore Peaches
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8"
SOLD at $10 plus $10 shipping.

Honestly, one of the best parts of going to the beach is the wonderful food. There are "traditional" stops at great farm stands along the way, between the DC area and the Delaware shore. The tomatoes, the peaches and the corn...oh, my...heavenly. We had peaches! Oh, my, did we have peaches!
So juicy, so perfectly peachy! I've bought some since at the local grocery stores, and you can't even eat them, they are so bad...mushy and mealy and dry. (All they are good for is painting!)

Purple Pouches and Silly Hats

Purple Pouches and Silly Hats
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8"
Available at $20 plus $10 shipping.

Two guys with big bellies were sitting next to us at the ocean, and with a zoom lens I was able to be a beach voyeur. I was glad that I snapped a few shots, since they left soon after. I wondered if they were a father and son.

Beach Paintings Quick Sale - SOLD

Clouds Over the Bay
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8"
SOLD

Landing Egret
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8"
SOLD

Dawn at the Ocean
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8"
SOLD

A few beach paintings that haven't yet sold.
Send an email if you would like to claim one. If you want 2, pay shipping once.

Spectator Spot - SOLD

Spectator Spot
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8"
SOLD at $15 plus $10 shipping.

A tradition at the "beach house" is to gather on the dock at sunset, and over wine and munchies, watch the sun go down. I loved how the kayaks and canoes were catching just the smallest bits of light, little sparkles.

Dawn at the Ocean - SOLD

The second image is the revised version.
I lengthened the shadow of the umbrella, and revised her face a little.
You can click on the image to see it larger.

Dawn at the Ocean
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8"
SOLD.

This one has been two days in the making, people are so tricky.

I did take some process photos, so thought I'd include a few here:

Drawn in with pastel pencil, and starting with the face and limbs.

Oops, I notice that the legs should be longer.

Lengthen the legs and start dding the details.

The face took forever, and difficult, being so tiny.

Ok. I'm happy with the face, and adding the sky and greenery.

Thanks for looking!

Kate 2 - SOLD

Kate 2
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8"
SOLD.

A second version of my great niece with her fishing net.

Kate with Fishing Net - SOLD

Kate with Fishing Net
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8"
SOLD at $25 plus $10 shipping.

The kids found tiny little fish in the bay, and hunted the schools with a fishing net.
This is Kate, next to the dock, scooping up those tiny fishies.

Clam Shells - SOLD

Clam Shells
Pencil on Bristol, 8" x 10"
SOLD at $10 plus $10 shipping.

My cousin taught the kids how to hunt for clams in the bay, and they loved it. They steamed the clams they caught and put them on homemade pizza. Me, I just shuffled around and dug up shells.

Clouds Over the Bay - SOLD

Clouds Over the Bay
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8"
SOLD

My "beach house" series continues. View from the dock. You can just see a small beach across the bay, which is where, one lovely afternoon, my great niece Kate and I kayaked, and watched some schools of little fish, and some dogs playing in the water. Fun times!

Landing Egret - SOLD

Landing Egret
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8"
SOLD.

Another egret piece, just because they are such lovely creatures.
And I happen to have 8" x 8" canvas.

Morning Light on the Dock- SOLD

Morning Light on the Dock
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 14" x 18"
SOLD.

The morning light at the bay was so fresh and subtle, roses and pale yellows in the sky. The sunset light was much more intense, and I'll do some of those too. But I love the morning views.

Low Tide Fishing - SOLD

I am back from our beach vacation, and I feel like I've been in Paradise. It was so lovely, so much beauty and wonderful company, and the food. Oh, my. Eastern shore freshness...juicy, dripping peaches, the freshest corn, REAL tomatoes (not like the grocery stores.)

Anyway, lots to paint, lots of photos, and some much needed inspiration.

To start a series, I did a small one, just to get back into the oils.

Low Tide Fishing
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8"
SOLD at $20 plus $10 shipping.

It's a start. You probably won't be able to see them here, below, but when it was morning low tide, usually about 7:00 am, the egrets would come and fish in the bay. So neat to watch, while sitting on the dock with morning coffee.

Lucky Me!

I'm elated!
This is where I'll be next week, by the generosity and grace of my dear coz and his wife.
At the shore, at the lovely old "beach house."

Sitting on the dock of a bay, maybe sketching, probably visiting. Or at the ocean, watching the waves roll on in. Certainly soaking up the beauty. These were done in August of 2010, and I'm planning to take oodles of photos to paint later.

Meanwhile, I have shipped out all drawings and paintings, except where a collector or two are "stacking" their purchases for later all-at-once shipping. You should get yours early this coming week.

White Iris - soLD

White Iris
Pencil and Gouache on Bristol, 11.5" x 10.5"
SOLD at $6 plus $10 shipping.

This one is a bit different, in that I left much of the watercolor pencil showing, and simply brushed over the marks with water. In some places the gouache is heavier, like in the leaves, but in a lot of places the pencil shows thru.

Yellow Orange Iris - SOLD

Yellow Orange Iris
Gouache on Bristol Paper, 13" x 11"
SOLD at $5 plus $10 Shipping.

Since I've been doing mostly darker colors, I thought I would try something in the "pales."
I like this one.

Irises for KM - SOLD

Irises for KM
Colored Pencil in Bristol Paper,  12" x 12"
SOLD

Quick Sale

Recent Unclaimed Work.

These are all available at $6.00 each with Free Shipping.
Or you could say that they are free, and you pay for partial shipping. Either way.
Send an email to me at NelVanL@aol.com to claim one or more.
Thanks!

SOLD
Pansies
Gouache on Paper, 7" x 10.25"

Peaches
Gouache on Paper, 5" x 7"

SOLD
Purple Iris
Gouache on Paper, 12" x 11"

SOLD
Blue Iris
Colored Pencil on Bristol, 12" x 11"

Thanks for looking!