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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Pottery and Dried Hydrangea - NA

Pottery and Dried Hydrangea Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14" Not available, see revised verion on February 14, 2011. This pot filled with dried hydrangea branches has been sitting on my bookshelf all winter, waiting for the mood...gotta love these winter colors. I still want to figure out a more "massy" way to do these guys, but for now, same style.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Goldens in Wooden Bowl - SOLD

Goldens in Wooden Bowl Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12" SOLD at $45.00 plus $7.00 shipping. There's nothing about Goldens not to like. Add some stripes, and you've got a painting. Hope you are all staying warm, we've got the winter deeps here in Maryland.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Little Demo Landscape - SOLD

Little Demo Landscape Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8" SOLD at $25.00 plus $5.00 shipping. I love my Thursday ladies. We were all chatty today, but we had a productive meeting anyway. I did this little demo, since we were talking about doing water, and how the brush stroke direction can help you get the illusion of water. You know when they start to complain about you to visitors ("Yeah, she's really mean. She picks on us all the time.") you've got a lovely rapport. ("Yeah, I make 'em work really hard! They can't get away with anything in here.")

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Winter Blues - SOLD

Winter Blues Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12" SOLD. I am still thinking flowers, but in winter colors. Lots of blue and lavender in this one, nice for a room with those colors, a bedroom maybe.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Moody Water 2 - SOLD

Moody Water 2
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 10"
SOLD at $30.00 plus $5.00 shipping.

A little palette knife painting, using up some mixes of greys and lavenders. Done with palette knife, so a lot of texture. I've heard from several folks who know me, that they aren't getting my subscription emails anymore. Hmm. I'm checking into other professional (not free) email list companies, including Constant Contact. I wonder if the Google Group subscription list which I've been using isn't working so well anymore. If you haven't been getting my emails, please let me know, if you happen to come here, and please hang with me while I switch over. If you know of a good company that manages email lists, please let me know. Thanks! http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/
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Monday, January 17, 2011

Magenta Hydrangea - SOLD

Magenta Hydrangea Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8" SOLD at $40.00 plus $5.00 shipping. It's a little dismal out, so I'm thinking spring colors. I really can't complain though, since I get to paint, listen to NPR, and munch on mango slices. Really, how nice is that? Oh, and by the way, can you say Magenta Hydrangea three times fast? I can't, I tried.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Magnolias with Lavender - SOLD

Magnolias with Lavender Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 12" x 16" x 1.5" SOLD. This one was a nice challenge, to match some new bedroom colors, and of course, you can tell there is lavender in the mix. Done on gallery wrapped canvas, so no framing needed.