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/

Dappled Creek Redux - SOLD

Dappled Creek Redux
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14"
SOLD at $75.00 plus shipping.
Below is the original version.

Base painting.

I thought this one was done, but after spending so long in the field the other day, looking at this one again, it occurred to me that maybe it was under done. Maybe I have to be aware of underworking, not overworking. The bones, as you can see, are the same, but I went over most of it again, and made it more polished. Better, yes?

Nel

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Papa Berry NA

Papa Berry Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8" Revised on June 1, 2010. I had strawberries from two different containers, and this arrangement tickled me, all the little guys with one big one. It suggested an instructor..."If you want to get as big as me..." or maybe a storyteller, but in the end, I decided on a papa title. Fun, isn't it? Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/ NelVanL@aol.com

Two Plein Air Paintings - SOLD

The Cut Through to Peppertree Oil on Canvas Panel, 11" x 14" SOLD at $65.00 plus shipping.

School Yard 2

Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 10"

Revised, SOLD.

The complex has contracted for new windows and screens in all the apartments, and today was our turn, for men who banged with hammers, drilled with drills, and carried things in and out. (The new windows and slider are lovely.) I fled to the field out back, and got 2 plein air paintings done. The first one, same thing as the other day, of the huge old trees up and across the hill, and then I followed the shade and faced the other way. I really took my time (waiting for the guys to be done) with it, and I am really pleased with the way the Cut Through turned out. You can just see our building through the trees.

Nel

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Sweet Berries - SOLD

Sweet Berries Oil on Stretched Canvas, 5" x 7" SOLD at $35.00 plus $5.00 shipping. A quick non-blended painting this morning, before my strawberries go bad. And yes, I'll buy more, they are so beautiful right now. Yum! Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/ NelVanL@aol.com

Barre Roadside

Barre Roadside Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12" Available at $70.00 plus shipping. I had several titles in mind for this one...Honeysuckle Bushes, Barely There Clouds...but in the end, decided to just call it what it is, a roadside in Barre, Massachusetts, from one of my photos. Working to get a feel of distance in more of my work. Thanks for looking! Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/ NelVanL@aol.com

Plein Air School Yard - SOLD

Plein Air School Yard Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 10" SOLD at $35.00 plus shipping. OK, the mosquitoes won this round. I thought at first it was nice enough outside, and got all settled without my bug spray, and before I knew it I was scratching everywhere. Retrieved my spray, but the heebie jeebies got me. So this one is only a half hour study, but I like it anyway. The shadow on the top right is from the clip on my Open M box. Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/ NelVanL@aol.com

Turquoise Bowl and Berries - SOLD

Turquoise Bowl and Berries Oil on Canvas Panel, 11" x 13" By Request, to fit a frame. SOLD. One of my collectors has a frame that she acquired, in an odd size, and she wanted a painting to fit it, with red and turquoise to match the frame. I had to special order the canvas, and wanted to mention that Sourcetek sent me the most wonderful canvas to work on, from their Universal Cotton Canvas line, mounted on Baltic Birch. Yup, it was expensive ($28.00 with the shipping) but oh, my, what a surface to paint on. Like magic canvas, with just enough grab to paint beautifully, but still smooth enough for detail. I can only imagine what their linen feels like to paint on. Happy Strawberry season!

Little Lake Scene 2 - SOLD

Little Lake Scene 2 Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 12" x 12" x 1.25" SOLD at $65.00 plus shipping. This is a repeat of yesterday's painting, changed up just a little bit. I tried to add a bit more distance into it. It's on hold for one of my collectors who wanted yesterday's piece. It's gallery wrapped and the scene continues all around the edges, so no frame is needed. Thanks for looking! Nel http://nelseverydaypainting.blogspot.com/ NelVanL@aol.com

Little Lake Scene 1 - SOLD

Little Lake Scene 1 Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12" SOLD at $45.00 plus shipping. I was talking to my "mentor" yesterday, who stopped by with some "goodies" for me (thanks, Marilyn!) and she mentioned that perhaps I was lacking a sense of distance in my paintings, that I should think about scale, working smaller, using smaller scale on small canvases. I am thinking about that, and tried to get a sense of distance in this one. I'm calling it 1 since I'm doing it again today.

Suncatcher Green

Suncatcher Green Oil on Stretched Linen, 11" x 14" Available at $65.00 plus shipping. This is a revised version of "Spring Forest", which I decided needed more dark and light, more sweet spring green and more work overall. If you like the broken color work, this one is much, much better now.

Unto the Hills

Unto the Hills Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8" Available at $35.00 plus shipping. Palette knife painting, thinking about those high green hills.

Marshland and Sky - SOLD

Marshland and Sky Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 8" x 8" x 1.25" depth SOLD at $45.00 plus shipping. Detail of side below. This one is just because I felt like painting a nice sky, with clouds. It's gallery wrapped, and the painting of the edges means no frame is needed. Always a nice consideration, saving you the cost of the frame.

Deck View Spring - SOLD

Deck View Spring Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14" SOLD at $75.00 plus shipping. An overcast day today, sitting on the deck and looking out at new growth, all that lovely new green.

Little Lightplay - NA

Little Lightplay Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8" Not available, revised on August 28, 2010. A quick sketch this morning, playing with light and transparency.