Holly's Berries
Oil on Cradled Canvas, 6" x 6"
SOLD.
Wrap Detail Below.
They have this new canvas out, with plain pine sides. This is the first time I've used it, it really paints up pretty well. It's an alternative to the expensive "gallery wrapped" canvases with canvas wrapping to the back. I couldn't find those in the right size, so went with this, and it worked out pretty well. This one done by request, thanks Holly!
Anticipation
Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 16"
Sold at $25.00 plus shipping.
Such a popular image, that I decided to paint it again, larger. Same scene as day before yesterday, but using a larger photo. I love the accidental touch of shore in the background.
Dramatic Magnolia
Oil on Canvas Mounted on Board, 16" x 16" approx.
SOLD at $100.00, includes shipping.
Yes, another Magnolia, and I think of them all, this one is the most dramatic to date. I wasn't sure it would work, since I simply followed the colors I saw: pink, blue, lavender, browns, mauves, grey, yellow, yellow-green. But it all came together, and isn't it punchy?
Time of Year
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 9" x 12"
SOLD at $40.00 plus shipping.
A quick painting today, in almost a rambunctious fashion. The trees anyway. But it is that time of year, boats and water...summer fun stuff.
Calm in the Chaos Pears
Oil on Canvas Panel, 6" x 8"
SOLD at $30.00 plus $5.00 shipping
My studio is in chaos, as I break everything artsy down to sell on ebay, except for watercolors, oils and some peripherals. I've been a bit ebay crazy lately, but I actually calmed down enough for awhile today to paint. It felt so peaceful. Hence the name. Black paper was the logical and dramatic choice today. (I'm preparing to move, again.)
Sun Splashed Landscape
Oil on Canvas Mounted on Board, 16" x 16" approx.
SOLD at $80.00 plus shipping.
Detail Below.
This one was done on red gessoed canvas. I let some of the red peek through in spots (see detail) to provide a little extra vibration in the color. Neat effect from Caroline Jasper, who is a master on the dotting technique. I took one of her workshops awhile back. I really love the way this one turned out, and for a change, no road or path! Thanks for looking.
Red Floral '09
Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $75.00 plus shipping.
I've done this one before. One of my collectors saw it and liked it, and requested a repeat. I think this one turned out nicely, the little tiny red flowers add to it. Lots of color here, lots of drama.
Just a Hydrangea
Oil on Linen Panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD $35.00 plus $5.00 shipping.
One of my collectors suggested "Just a Hydrangea" in blue, so this is for her, if she likes it.
Thanks for the idea!
Long Landscape
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 16"
SOLD at $50.00 plus shipping.
Detail Below.
Another palette knife landscape, also covering up another painting that didn't work. This time I was able to do a bit of manipulating with clouds and sky. That seems to have worked. This is a fairly bright painting, lots of fresh color, not much subdued here. You can see from the detail how much paint gets layered on the canvas this way.
Just a Pear
Oil on Linen Panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD at $35.00 plus $5.00 shipping.
Slowly using up my very small panels. I was thinking about "taking a stand" while I was painting this one, and how sometimes that's fairly precarious, as this pear seems to be. A little ponder for painting.
Grogan Road, Barre
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 18" x 24"
SOLD at $80.00 plus shipping.
This is one of my favorite paintings, but it never sold. I did some revising on it, and thought I'd offer it again, and lower the price a bit. It does have some presence , at the larger size. I love the light on the tree trunks here.
Forest Fantasy Walk
Oil on Canvas Panel, 16" x 20"
SOLD at $65.00 plus $15.00 shipping.
This is a repeat of the Techniques Landscape I did a couple of weeks back, done by request for a collector who wanted that one, but it was already sold. I used both brush and palette knife for this one, mostly the knife, since it makes such neat marks. I left the underpainting to dry overnight, and then went back on top with the knife, which worked out well. Since I had the first painting to work from, this one is more deliberate looking.
Blustery
Oil on Gessoed Board, approx. 16" x 16"
SOLD at $65.00 plus shipping.
Detail Below
A combination painting, some brushwork, some palette knife work. I do like the palette knife for foliage, but not so much for sky and water, though I did use it a little in both areas. I really am happy with the sky in this one, and if you wanted to, you could saw the bottom of the painting right off, to accentuate the sky more. I mean, of course, if you bought it, you could, LOL.
Transitions Pepper
Oil on Linen Panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD at $35.00 plus $5.00 shipping.
Another in the "Just a..." series, using up the little linen panels. This was an interesting pepper, with a lovely gradual transition color from green to yellow.
Palette Knife Landscape
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8"
SOLD at $20.00 plus $5.00 shipping.
I worked on two terrible paintings today, and gave up. Not my day to paint, one is scraped off, the other is about to be scraped. But I did this one the other day, just a simple imaginary scene, without much to it. Done with the palette knife, I wanted to see if a sky would work. Not so well, but the land seems to be very easy with the palette knife, foilage especially.
Orchard Road, Palette Knife
Oil on Canvas Panel, 11" x 14"
SOLD at $50.00 plus shipping.
Detail Below.
The palette knife is a cool but tricky tool for painting. I wanted to show the trunk in detail, because it came out with such "magic" to it. Those happy accidents can happen with brushes too, but it's very different with the palette knife. I have no idea what I did that made this work so well. There is a lot of subtlety in this piece that doesn't show up in the photo, but by seeing the detail, you can imagine the kinds of things happening in the rest of the painting.
Just a Pepper
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8"
SOLD.
I must admit that I reclaimed this from a painting that didn't sell, simply perking it up and changing the background. Like it much better now.
Pair of Purples
Just an Apple
Oil on Linen Panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD at $35.00 plus $5.00 shipping
The 6" x 6" panels in linen that I bought are just sitting, since I can't seem to paint that small, so I thought to do a "Just an..." series, using these little ones up. This will be the first, just an apple. Thanks for looking.
Techniques Landscape
Oil on Canvas Board, 16" x 20"
SOLD at $65.00 plus $15.00 shipping.
Detail Below
This one is big, another reclaimed canvas (used to be sunflowers.) I was mainly interested in playing again with the palette knife technique to see if I could combine broken color painting, with splots and dots, with the palette knife work. I haven't yet figured out how to put color onto a canvas with a knife, but once it's there, I'm getting more of a feel for how to mush it around. The detail shows a bit of the combination of blending with the knife, and dotting with the brush. It's a fun way to paint, but really not exact. I don't think I'd attempt much but a landscape yet.
