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/

Give Away Painting

Give Away Painting Oil on Canvas Panel, 6" x 8" Appreciation Painting. Won by Dana Pritchard. My students will recognize this one. It was one of their exercises in value study for the class in oils we just finished. It was done from a photo by Martyn Pattison, called Path Through the Woods at Lambdown Hill. It has a creative commons tag on it, so it was okay for teaching and studying, but I can't sell it. So...it's a give away. If you like it, and are either a former student or have bought one of my pieces within the past year or so (I'm not checking) please leave a comment here on the blog. Thanks for all the encouragement and support! Nel Addendum: Congratulations to Dana Pritchard, winner of this little piece.

Study in Grey - SOLD

Study in Grey Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 12" x 12" x 1.5" No Frame Needed. SOLD at $80.00 plus shipping. Detail of Knife Work below. I put down a wash of yellow on the sky and water, and a wash of blue on the land, in anticipation of trying a sublte study in greyswith the palette knives. All my mixes were greyed, either with their complements or with a tube grey. Nice, huh? I like the softness of it. The painting extends around top, sides and bottom, so no framing is necessary. Nel http://nelseveydaypainting.blogspot.com/

Textured Fruit on Red - SOLD

Textured Fruit on Red Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8" SOLD at $25.00 plus $5.00 shipping. This started out three times to be a gorgeous rose, leftover from a really unusual bouquest from Mother's Day (rose red on the outside of the petals, yellow on the inside, spectacular) but it just wasn't making sense, roses are hard. So I wiped it off after the third attempt and just did some fruit instead, which turned out a little ho-hum, but might be a bright spot in a corner somewhere. http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/

Rest Stop View

Rest Stop View Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 12" x 16" x 1.5" Available at $125.00, includes shipping. Detail of Palette Knife work below. This one isn't quite finished, but my hand got tired, weilding the knife, and it's basically done except for the sides, top and botton, which will also have to be knife work. (no frame needed) The left side is a lot harder for me, since the knife has to cross my body in my right hand, and curve backwards, so the strokes are a bit different there. But it does give it more variation and texture. I've priced this one a little higher since it's taking soooo long, all those little tiny strokes. Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com

Rocky Creek Revised - SOLD

Rocky Creek, Revised Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 12" x 12" x 1.5" SOLD at $65.00 plus shipping. Original below. I'm having fun with the palette knives. This painting never sold, done from April 18th, so I figured I'd play with it a little more, see if I could improve it. Changed the rocks, changed the background a little, changed the values some, and made it generally richer. And of course, a lot more texture. I'm starting to like the palette knife work. What do you think? (Gallery wrapped, no frame needed. Tha painting extends all around, and yes, that got changed too.) Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/

Corridor of Light

Corridor of Light Palette Knife in Oils on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12" Available at $60.00 plus shipping. Detail of Knife Work Below: I wanted to try a landscape with the Palette Knife, so this is an imaginary scene, very simple. Done entirely with palette knife. It's really fun, and the possibilites for subtle work are so there. Most of the strokes on this one are done with just the tip of the knife, so there's a lot of texture involved. I think it still needs a ripple or two, but as wet as it is, I didn't want to mess it up, I may put them in when it's just a bit drier. Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/

Palette Knife Still Life - SOLD

Palette Knife Still Life Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14" SOLD at $60.00 plus shipping. A challenge today for me. The palette knife is not comfortable for my hand, and I mean for it to become a useful tool, so today I set out to try my hand at a still life with the knives I have. There are definite advantages; your colors stay clean and you don't contaminate them, they can mix on the painting. Easy wipe, clean tool. Disadvantages too; it's an awkward tool and edges and control are hard. Okay, I cheated a little bit with brushes, but not much. Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/

Polka Dot Bowl with Fruit - SOLD

Polka Dot Bowl with Fruit Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 8" x 8" x 1.25" SOLD. This one is done by request, using the techniques from the book, Capturing Radiant Light and Color..., by Susan Sarback. I had to sit down last night and review the book, since it's been awhile since I read it and tried to follow some of her instructions. It didn't come back easily, this one was a struggle. I still have to extend the painting around the edges, but I think I'm pretty happy with the end results. Hope the collector is too! Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/

May Magnolia - SOLD

May Magnolia Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12" SOLD at $75.00 plus shipping. I haven't done a floral in awhile, so pulled out my magnolia stems and came up with this one, for May, a magnolia blossom. Dramatic, all the white against a deep, dark red purple background (which looks black here.) Hope you're all having a gorgeous weekend. Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/