Friday, May 31, 2013

Bicycle Bouquet by Artist of Texas, Sheri Jones

Bicycle Bouquet 
8x10 oil on canvas
I created this during the Paint Historic Waxahachie art event this week. I am pleased to say it won a 3rd place ribbon.
 It was in the garden of on of the homes in the Gingerbread tour. She is a master gardener and has set up still lives through the garden.  It was a delight to paint there. 
This is available for sale at
Chautauqua Auditorium-Getzendaner Park
Waxahachie, Texas
Open Saturday and Sunday-10 a - 4 p 

Sheri@sheriart.net
www.sheriart.net
www.sheri.art.blopspot.com

VISTA/02 by Kim McAninch

20" x 20"
Oil on Stretched Canvas
For Sale

  Please visit my blog  to view more of my work or contact me.  
I would love to hear from you.  In fact, it would make my day.  

"Reclining Thoughts" New Textured Aspen Tree Painting by Niki Gulley

“Reclining Thoughts” ©2013 Niki Gulley
48" x 36” textured oil painting on wrap around canvas

In this painting, I wanted you to you to experience the wonderment of looking up into the treetops – just like you did when you were a kid. Lying on the ground, not a care in the world, you gaze in wonderment as the clouds drift by. Choosing playful colors and thick chunky staccato strokes add to that childlike whimsy and I hope you are transported back to a happy, carefree time and place.

For more information on my textured palette knife birch and aspen tree oil paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

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

If you're in the Chicago area, please stop by my booth at the 57th Street Art Fair:
Sat. June 1 • 11am – 6pm
Sun. June 2 • 10am – 5pm
On S. Kimbark, between 56th and 57th Streets • Booth # 827 (close to 56th St.) • Chicago, IL 

Day Two Green Fields Contemporary Horse Painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

  © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2013

Second Day Green Fields 
28 x 42 inches Oil on Canvas. 
Available at Mirada Fine Art Denver. Email here.

Here I am working in oils now, layering on top of the acrylic under coatings.  This is where I begin to establish values. 

Laurie Pace
A Texas Artist
Golden Pond Studio



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"Springtime #2", Original Palette Knife Landscape Painting by Colorado Impressionist Judith Babcock


                                                                 
  9"x12"/ SOLD

  Original Palette Knife Landscape Painting

  To view similar pieces, visit http://judithbabcock.com

  Commissions are welcome, email lododuo@aol.com
                                   
   My daily blog: http://judithbabcockartist.blogspot.com

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Original oil painting Provence Sunshine by Karen Tarlton

Provence Spring Sunshine
12x12
Oil
 
Provence in the Spring anyone?
What I wouldn't give to go there
right about now :)
 
My Blog: http://www.karensfineart.blogspot.com

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Karensfineart

Galleries: City Lights Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
The Arlington Arts Gallery, Arlington Virginia
Galerie Severn, New Orleans Louisiana
SAC's Gallery, Montgomery Alabama,

Autumn Explosion, Fall Colours oil painting by Marion Hedger

Autumn Explosion by Marion Hedger
Oil on canvas panel
Heavily textured palette knife painting
18x24 cm (approx 7"x10")


I am so pleased. This painting was chosen for the January selection on Painters Online, The Artist and Leisure Painters web site. See the selection here.


For sale in my Etsy store HERE

Take a look at my larger paintings on my website 

An Artist' Garden by Artist of Texas, Sheri Jones

An Artist' Garden
10x8 oil on Raymar canvas panel

I created this on the first day of  Paint Historic Waxachacie. This goes on during their Gingerbread Tour of homes. This garden is in the back yard of one of the homes on the tour. She is a master gardener and invited artist to come and paint.  It was a wonderful opportunity in an incredible garden. This painting is on sale thru the Ellis County Art Association and will be on display at the art center through Friday afternoon. The group paintings are then moved to
Chautauqua Auditorium-Getzendaner Park
Waxahachie, Texas
Open Saturday and Sunday-10 a - 4 p 

Sheri@sheriart.net
www.sheriart.net
www.sheri.art.blopspot.com

"Life In Circles" Original 12"x12" Canvas, Palette Knife Abstract Painting by Colorado Contemporary Artist Kimberly Conrad

                             

 This is a palette knife piece that I have had hanging in my office...but it's time to replace it...I have a beautiful new Dee Sanchez piece on the way that will take it's place..... It is a beautiful piece, with heavy palette knife work, and lovely summer colors....priced to sell...

 $99.00


Visit http://KimberlyConradFineArt.com to view more of my work...




Beginnings of Green Fields Contemporary Horse Paintings by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

  © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2013

Beginnings of Green Fields 
28 x 42 inches Oil on Canvas. 
Mirada Fine Art Denver... Email for Pricing. 

The first day I completed the under layers of acrylic. Then I started sketching in charcoal.... stay tuned tomorrow.

Laurie Pace
A Texas Artist
Golden Pond Studio



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"Dust to Dust" Original Palette Knife Landscape Painting by Colorado Impressionist Judith Babcock


                                                                       
10"x14" Oil on Canvas

 Original Palette Knife Oil Landscape Painting

 To purchase, contact Judith at lododuo@aol.com

 To see more of my work, visit http://JudithBabcock.com


Wednesday, May 29, 2013

"Pt Lobos Path" By Northern California Artist Mark Bidstrup


Painted plein air on a Spring day near the southern end of Pt. Lobos. The wind picked up and cut short this little painting. I (just before I painted this) was walking through a forested path less than a mile away and ran into Jesse Powell painting with Scott Christensen. Wow!

6" x 8" Oil on Canvas panel.$230.00. Shipped within the US free of charge.

Pink Roses and Perks of Painting at the Dallas Arboretum by Nancy Medina


Pink on Blue Roses
by Nancy Medina
8X10
Oil on Archival Panel


Pink on Blue Roses is the newest daily painting in Flower Mound Studio. Painting outdoors at the Dallas Arboretum is one of the perks of my new job as a full time artist. No more soul scorching fluorescent lighting, just pure sunshine and breezes. On weekends, you can hear the sound of classical piano music wafting through the delphiniums and watch the brides and their photographers on their way to the perfect Kodak moment. Painting in the Arboretum gardens is just about perfect, especially if you rent one of the big red wagons at the help desk to haul all your important accoutrements (a picnic basket of fried chicken and iced down peach tea). Even better when the hubby comes along and sets up your EasyL easel and makes a critical ice cream bar run around 2 pm. I love when the children come up and ask questions about the painting, many answering in the affirmative when I ask, "Are you an artist?" I've never had one answer with uncertainty. They are either very certainly an artist, or very certainly not an artist. If the parent allows, I always offer the child my brush and invite them to contribute to the work in progress. This small gesture provides a return on investment equal to about a million smiles of pure childlike joy and wonderment. Have I mentioned recently how much I love my new job?





Just another day at the office!

Niki Gulley at 57th Street Art Fair, Chicago, Il - this weekend


"Orchestrating Radiance" ©2013 Niki Gulley
Three 48" x 30" canvases to form a 48" x 90" triptych
Textured oil painting on wrap around canvases

I wanted this large-scale painting to be very uplifting, colorful and full of energy. Opting for warm colors and working with extremely thick paint and palette knives, I chose this lily pond reference from our visit to Monet's Gardens in Giverny, France. The grounds were breathtaking and I could actually see his paintings come to life. I was drawn to the energetic flow and yet calming serenity in this view, and I positioned the shoreline, shadows and reflections in a curving pattern to add to that mood. Dripping willow leaves frame the foreground as water lilies skim the pond's surface. The morning light peeking through the distant foliage added to a sense of mystery and promise that I wanted to capture in paint, and share with you that feeling of hope.

To see more of Niki Gulley's contemporary landscape paintings, please visit NikiGulley.com.

Or, if you're in the Chicago area, please stop by her booth at the 57th Street Art Fair:

57th Street Art Fair
Sat. June 1 • 11am – 6pm
Sun. June 2 • 10am – 5pm
On S. Kimbark, between 56th and 57th Streets • Booth # 827 (close to 56th St.) • Chicago, IL 

E-mail - Niki Gulley

"Keystone Meadow" Original Palette Knife Landscape Painting by Colorado Impressionist Judith Babcock

                                                                    12"x16"/SOLD 
                                                 Original Palette Knife Landscape Painting

                                        This paintings is SOLD, but commissions are welcome.

                                                 Contact Judith at lododuo@aol.com

                                   Visit http://JudithBabcock.com to view more of my work.

                        New paintings are posted daily at http://judithbabcockartist.blogspot.com

Weathering the Storm contemporary horse paintings by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

  © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2013

Weathering the Storm 
30 x 30 inches Oil on Canvas. 
Available. Email Me. 

I have shown this one earlier in May, but again it hung around and back came my knife to work in and weave more color in different places. That is what happens in the studio. I have to observe a painting on the wall for a period of time and then come back and visit it again.  

Laurie Pace
A Texas Artist
Golden Pond Studio



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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

"Spring Reeds" Abstract Landscape by Janet Bludau


12" x 12" Oil
On Thick, Finished Birch Board
No need for framing

The reeds, where the water meets the grass, were drawn in first with oil sticks and some oil brush strokes.  I then used palette knives to scratch through the color with upward, vertical strokes.
Bits of the red underpainting show through also.
Contact me:  Bludauart@gmail.com

Garden Party by Artist of Texas, Sheri Jones

Garden Party
9x12 oil on canvas

I created this during the Hidden Garden Tour in Ft. Worth. I loved being in this private garden and was honored to participate.  These bright green chairs against the hot pink flowers were what attracted me to paint this.  This painting sold to the homeowner.
Sheri@sheriart.net
www.sheriart.net
www.sheriart.blogspot.com
www.cfai.co/sherijones/

Original oil paintings by Karen Tarlton - California landscape and Hummingbird Dance

www.etsy.com/shop/Karensfineart
This painting has been reserved for a collector
but there are many more to choose from!


Like this one for example ;)

Tulip Bouquet by Roxanne Steed

8"x6" oil on linen mounted on archival panel, $160
These are the last of these blossoms, they have since faded with all the rain showers we've had lately.  The sunny days that we have been lucky enough to have lately, I've spent painting on my back porch! Nothing like painting from life, outside on a beautiful day! 
 
Visit my website: roxannesteed.com

Oranges and Lilies by Texas Flower Artist Nancy Medina


Oranges and Lilies
by Nancy Medina
16X20
Oil on Archival Panel


Oranges and Lilies is the newest floral still life in Flower Mound Studio this evening, the end of a Monday, a holiday for many, and an especially momentous day for Studio Director AnnieBee, who acquired a new green alligator toy from PetSmart this afternoon. I'm working on the graphics for my next newsletter, so be sure to sign up if you have not already. I'm awarding a special prize to one of my subscribers to celebrate passing the 2000 fan mark for my art page on Facebook! I promise it will be something a bit fancier than a green alligator toy from PetSmart...

God Bless America! by Pamela Blaies

6" x 6"
oil on linen

I hope you enjoyed Memorial Day weekend. It seems inadequate to say "Thank You," but how thankful I am to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for my freedom. God Bless America!

My Petite Painting Project - 100 paintings in 100 days is coming right along. I think I am getting close to painting #60! These roses didn't last very long and I had too many commitments, so I wasn't able to paint them enough. I think I will go to the market today and get some more!

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"Aspen Paradise 1" Palette Knife Aspen Landscape Painting by Colorado Impressionist Judith Babcock

                                                                 
30"x15" Oil on canvas

 Original Palette Knife Aspen Tree Landscape Painting

 To purchase, contact Judith at lododuo@aol.com

 To see more of my work, visit http://JudithBabcock.com

 My daily blog: http://judithbabcockartist.blogspot.com

Rock Hard, Contemporary Horse Paintings by Texas Artist Laurie Pace


  
  © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2013

ROCK HARD 
30 x 30 inches Mixed Media on Canvas.
Available at Mirada Fine Art in Denver. 

This painting brought so much excitement out in me as I worked it over three days. There is quite a bit of detail that you cannot even begin to take in from the computer screen.  I enjoyed it so much I took a trip to Asel Art where I stock up on supplies and did major damage on my bill bringing home even more things to incorporate in the next one. I hope to start it tomorrow.



Laurie Pace
A Texas Artist
Golden Pond Studio



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Monday, May 27, 2013

Tarn Gorge oil painting by Marion Hedger


Tarn Gorges
Oil on Canvas panel
35x27 cm (14"x11")
Painted on an MDF panel,
mounted on an additional white painted panel to give a border.
Final size to fit inside a standard frame.

I painted this, my first all knife painting from a very old photograph I found in the back of the drawer.

Here is a brief description of my progress:

I first drew in the large masses using a watercolour pencil and then blocked in the lights using warm colours and the darks using cool colours. I used a light yellow for the lightest part to make sure that this area would look nice and sunny. I then gradually added colour wet into wet, in an extra 3 to 4 layers. The first to make the colour look 'real', the second to break up the masses into 3 or 4 areas depending on the light, the third to refine the colour in the masses and the fourth layer for the refinement. I used only pure colour, mainly mixing it on the painting as I went along. I also worked to keep the shadows not too dark but just dark enough.

"Three Sunflowers" by Natasa Vretenar

12"X12"

1503 Moonlit Paradise

This is sort of a memory painting, my grandparents lived on a bay something like this on the Indian River.  It 8 x 10, oil on masonite.  $300. 

Neighborhood Watch ~ Coronado Island Cottage by Floral Artist Nancy Medina


Neighborhood Watch
Coronado Island Cottage
by Nancy Medina
16X12
Oil on Archival Panel



Neighborhood Watch ~ Coronado Island Cottage is based on one of the outdoor scenes and interesting floral dramas of my favorite island just off the coast near San Diego, California. Visiting the island and seeing the rose and flower gardens and arbors is a feast for the artist's soul. Each spring when we visit I get out my Annual Flower Show Map and direct the hubby up and down the winding streets in search of blue ribbon gardens. Upon spotting some delectable rose arbor or delphinium bed, I shriek "STOP!" and the hubby finds a place to park while I leap out of the still rolling car barely able to focus my camera. After several gazillion dozen photos of each scene, I return to the rental car in triumph, only to find the hubby hiding behind a map pretending not to know the crazy woman with the Nikon marching all over the immaculate Coronado lawns. I suppose there is some truth to his mortification, since each time I try to hail a cottage owner to announce I am smitten with their garden, they scurry off inside and hide themselves until I wander away.

Red Roses Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

"Triple Passion" ©2013 Niki Gulley
textured oil painting on wrap around canvas
Can be hung horizontally 24" x 48" or vertically 48" x 24"

I love the passion and energy in the color red, so I thought it would be fun to play with the still life I had set up of roses and make a painting where red was the dominant color.  In person, seeing these roses at life size, I wanted the viewer to be swept up in the movement and emotion of this piece. Utilizing flowing spirals, weaving back and forth, playful thick and thin paint in bold, loose strokes, ruby petals emerging and disappearing, all meant to tease and excite your senses.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

To see more of Niki Gulley's contemporary floral paintings, visit NikiGulley.com.










"Along The Stream, Vail #2" Original Palette Knife Landscape Painting by Colorado Impressionist Judith Babcock

                                                                   
 36"x24"/ Sold

Original Palette Knife Landscape Painting

This paintings is SOLD, but commissions are welcome.

Contact Judith at lododuo@aol.com

Visit http://JudithBabcock.com to view more of my work.

 New paintings are posted daily at http://judithbabcockartist.blogspot.com

Completed GOLDEN BOY Contemporary Horse Painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

  © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2013

Golden Boy 
24 x 30 inches Mixed Media on Canvas. 
Available. South Hill Gallery, Lexington, KY

Visit http://lauriepace.blogspot.com to view more of my work

Sunday, May 26, 2013

1502 Back Country Barn

This is 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite.  I painted a painting of this barn awhile ago, it was larger.  I liked how the barn looked and wanted to do it again.  There is lots of texture in this, its mostly with the painting knife, very little brush work.  $100. 

Pool Side Still Life by Artist of Texas, Sheri Jones

Pool Side Still Life
12x9 oil on Raymar canvas

I created this during the Hidden Garden Tour in Fort Worth this past weekend. It turned into a beautiful day and this brought out a good crowd.  The homeowners had a beautiful pool and and pops of color everywhere.  I was excited about the opportunity of painting in this private garden. This painting is sold
Sheri@sheriart.net
www.sheriart.net
www.cfai.co./sherijones/

Happy Memorial Day, U.S. Flag by Judy Mackey


"Stars and Stripes"
30" x  30" x 1.5", Oil on Canvas

I think it's a perfect painting to post today on my blog, though this painting was painted a few months back.  This is a larg painting and below you see it on the wall along with other paintings.  This painting is available via Ugallery.
Website:  JudyMackey.com
Email: CLICK HERE
If you are interested in purchasing "Stars and Stripes", please email me at judy@judymackey.com.  If you like my work, leave me a comment, share this blog with your friends and "Like" me on Facebook at Judy Mackey Artist - Thank you!!.

"Season of the Sumac II" Original Palette Knife Landscape Painting by Colorado Impressionist Judith Babcock


                                                                       
 24x36

 Palette Knife Oil Landscape Painting/SOLD

 This paintings is SOLD, but commissions are welcome.

 Contact Judith at lododuo@aol.com

 Visit http://JudithBabcock.com to view more of my work.

 New paintings are posted daily at http://judithbabcockartist.blogspot.com

Summer Horse 11 , Abstract Horse Paintings by Texas Artist Laurie Pace


©Laurie Pace   Graphics One Design 1998-2012
Contact Laurie for Commission work or to purchase a painting.

By Texas Artist Laurie Pace 
Visit http://lauriepace.blogspot.com to view more of my work

Saturday, May 25, 2013

SOLD ~ Surrounded by Love and a New Florida Workshop by Dallas Arboretum Flower Instructor Nancy Medina


Surrounded by Love White Lilies and Hydrangeas
by Nancy Medina

SOLD
12X16
Oil on Archival Panel


Surrounded by Love, White Lilies and Hydrangeas, is the newest daily painting on the easel in Flower Mound Studio. I was delighted to get a big response to my post yesterday, providing tips on how to paint red poppies. Over 200 folks tuned in! I will provide more tips for you in the future, and eventually put these into a collection. 

If you've been following my art blog for a while, you may already be familiar with my step by step paintings, where I provide each step of a painting for you in images. I start with a completely transparent underpainting, then move into opaque colors as a last step, a final reward for all the hard work of building a foundation of color that will play well with the final values. Put a little joy in your brush and join me for a flower painting workshop! I'll be teaching in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, next spring. What say let's put on our vacation hats and make some flowers bloom on the beach! 






Detail from Surrounded by Love, one little lily

Tips on Painting Poppies by Dallas Arboretum Flower Instructor Nancy Medina


Dreamers Three Poppies
by Nancy Medina
16X12
Oil on Archival Panel


Dreamers Three Poppies is the newest daily painting in Flower Mound Studio, and a study based on the poppies of Salt Lake City, Utah. Visit my art blog today to read some of my favorite tips for making brilliant red poppies glow in oils! Read more....

The Challenge, a contemporary horse painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

  © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2013

The Challenge 
24 x 30 x 2 inches Oil on Canvas. Available. Email me. 

The colors of nature even in contrast brought together strength of spirit in this contemporary horse painting.  It is available, just email me above.  Needs about another week to cure out before shipping.

Laurie Pace
A Texas Artist
Golden Pond Studio



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"Falling Leaves" Original Palette Knife Aspen Landscape Painting by Colorado Impressionist Judith Babcock

                                                                     
  9"x12" /SOLD

  Original Palette Knife Landscape Painting

  This paintings is SOLD, but commissions are welcome.

  Contact Judith at lododuo@aol.com

  Visit http://JudithBabcock.com to view more of my work.

  New paintings are posted daily at http://judithbabcockartist.blogspot.com

Friday, May 24, 2013

1501 Bend in the St. Lucie River

This is from the North Fork of the St. Lucie River.  There is usually a gator under those trees to the right.  Most people can't see them, they look like an old log or tire.  I'll let the viewer decide if I put one in or not.   Lots of nice texture in this painting.  The painting is 8 x 10 oil on masonite.  $300.

Original oil paintings by Karen Tarlton California Coast and Harbor Sunrise


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