Good News of the Day by Pamela Blaies

Mommy's Little Helper

Oil on Canvas

24" x 20"

I just received word that this painting was selected out of hundreds of submissions to exhibit in the 27th Texas and Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition. This is a five state exhibition and competition with over $8,000 in prize money. I feel honored to be a part of it!

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Colorful Clouds by Kay Wyne

Colorful Clouds

36" x 18" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Original Palette Knife Painting on Heavy Duty Canvas

This medium-size canvas will look great in a room with a long and narrow vertical space. The deep vibrant colors are bouncing around....you can't tell where the clouds start and the landscape ends. The trees and leaves have thick strokes of paint...giving it a lot of texture. Please contact me if you are interested in one of my contemporary aspen paintings. Thanks for viewing this blog. Kay at kay@kwyne.com or 214-532-0325.

"Sun Drenched" textured sunflower oil painting by Niki Gulley

"Sun Drenched" ©2012 Niki Gulley

30" x 48" textured oil on canvas

Inspired by our trip to Provence last summer, I was awestruck by these massive fields of sunflowers blooming. Seeing this brilliant carpet of gold, with its sea of faces smiling towards the sun, just made me feel happy and I wanted you to experience that joy, too. In person "Sun Drenched" practically leaps off the canvas with its vibrant yellow petals and extremely thick three-dimensional oil paint.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her textured oil paintings.

Or, visit NikiGulley.com to see more of her contemporary landscape paintings.

Full Moon Desert Landscape painting by BECKY JOY

Harvest Moon Desert Landscape 6"x6" oil 

$100. Click here to bid on Ebay.

I love the full moons in the desert. With the clear, dry air you can see so many stars and the light of the moon glows off the plants and hits the desert floor. Beautiful. The yellow orange of the moon contrasts with the blues and violets of the painting.

Check out my latest post on Art Workshops Online about the choice to tone or not tone your canvas. Talk to you all later.
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Girls in pink - Palette knife painting of children in summer

I love painting little girls, so here's one more!

Girls in pink
Oil on board, 6 by 6 inches
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COLORFUL PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPE by TOM BROWN

“ON TOP OF THE HILL”
5x7 inch plein air painting on masonite panel
By Tom Brown
Email me to purchase this painting:
tombrownstudio@cox.net

"Gisborne" by Lisa Elley

9 X 12. Oil on Canvas

I love to paint my homeland - New Zealand!
To see more go to my website
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or email me at
lisa@paintersknife.com

Parsley Bouquet By Deborah Harold

This 12x12 palette knife is a companion piece to Radishes.

Together or separately they are wonderful additions to 

a gourmet kitchen. I plan to frame them in pewter floaters.

Deborahharold.com

AWESOME WHITE BULL by OLGA WAGNER

I think this one qualifies as one of my FAVORITES!! Love everything about this painting...I love the colors, the brush strokes, the background and most of all that sweet face and the snout..I had fun working on it and painted this one with ease. Everything, from brush strokes to color selection and application, worked right on the first try. That doesn't happen all too often...

MOM'S FAVORITE BOY

24" x 24" x 1.5 Oils on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Available www.olgawagner.com

This little painting of mine got juried into the 4th Annual SMALL TREASURES show at the Cary Gallery of Artists. Opening reception is this Friday from 6 till 8 pm.

SAVE THE DATE: March 9th 6-9pm
Opening Reception

Focal Point Gallery, Chapel Hill
1215 E. Franklin street

BLOG: www.catclawsstudio.blogspot.com

WEBSITE: www.olgawagner.com
FACEBOOK PAGE: Olga-Wagner-Studio

Contact: olga.t.wagner@gmail.com

Tulip Reflections by Kay Wyne

Tulip Reflections

Original Oil on Linen Gallery Wrap

24" x 18" Palette Knife Painting

This painting has large chunks of color on the linen. I blocked in the paint with my palette knife, giving the tulips a very distorted look. The light was bright at the Arboretum when I took a photograph of a beautiful field of tulips. I zoned in on the colors and shapes, painting only what I saw....not what I thought I saw. Thanks for looking at this blog....have a great day. Kay at 214-532-0325 or kay@kwyne.com.

"Blue Tomorrow" textured bluebonnet painting by Niki Gulley

"Blue Tomorrow" ©2012 Niki Gulley

36" x 48" textured oil on canvas

Just Finished! Inspired by a trip to the hill country, I wanted you feel the warmth and beauty on this perfect spring day while out for a leisurely drive among the bluebonnets and Texas wildflowers. Painted with thick oil paint and palette knives to achieve extreme texture, the resulting image comes to life and is loaded with color and energy.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her textured oil paintings.

Or, visit NikiGulley.com to see more of her contemporary bluebonnet and Texas landscape paintings.

Back Bay Design #1 Large Oil Paintings of the Newport Beach California Back Bay in Abstract Contemporary Style

48" x 48"

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

This painting was commissioned by a local interior designer for her own home.

She met with me and explained that she wanted two pieces that would hang 

 side by side in the staircase of her beautiful home.

We discussed the palette, general composition and general

"feel" of the painting.

My client mentioned liking the abstract quality of my work and she also had noticed 

that I often left some underpainting showing through and liked that.

In other areas, she wanted thicker paint (thus the PALETTE KNIFE!)

Anyway...... we worked together, meeting several times and here is the first painting!

Roses are Red...by Pamela Blaies

Roses are Red...

18" x 24"

Oil on Canvas

Nothing says romance like red roses.  These were a gift from my Valentine this year and they were still beautiful ten days later. I placed them haphazardly into an old basket I had lying around and used rich, velvety colors to create an informal, yet decadent feel. The dark background and soft, warm light give this painting a subtle glow.

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Mailboxes & houses plein air oil landscape painting BECKY JOY

Mailboxes 9X12" oil $550.

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This plein air painting from California, I was attracted to the bright yellow oranges against the violets of the fence. It was just wonderful colors in the homes to play with.  As I was painting the scene the mailman came and filled some of those boxes. I had some final touches to do to the painting afterward. I wanted a little more light coming through the fence. I had it too solid and I brightened the blue on the last house. It was mostly in shadow. I thought a touch more blue would complement the warm colors of the painting.

 I've been pretty busy lately with helping Mike on a house that he has been remodeling. I've been the occassional helper, but with putting on the roof, he has needed my help more. So, a little less painting, facebook and twitter. Back in the studio tomorrow.

Check out the new post on my blog about the decision for toning your canvas.

Becky Joy
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Gray Rockies by Jerry James

another 4 x 6 " knife piece on panel ...I like the lodge by the lake...how it's sorta camouflaged by the mountain slope...