Summer Essence oil painting by Marion Hedger

Summer Essence

by Marion Hedger

Oil on canvas panel

30x30cm

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Summer Essence by Marion Hedger

Summer Essence

12x12inch oil on board

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With the warmer weather approaching, I have my summer geraniums ready to pot up.

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Poppies Commission by Marion Hedger

Poppy Trio

30x30cm (12x12) on MDF canvas board

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This painting was a commission painting based on a previous painting.

Coincidences do happen...

The orignal was painted a few years back and had no interest. It eventually sold at the end of last month. The next week I received a request for a new version of this for a commission. Funny how something can be ignored for ages and then suddenly two come along at once - a bit like buses.

My collector was so pleased with it, that he has requested another two slightly larger paintings...

The original Painting

He wanted a lighter background and the poppies to stand out more. Obviously he felt I had achieved what he requested. He's happy and I certainly am.

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Summer Magic, pick of the day by Marion Hedger

Summer Magic

by Marion Hedger

30x30cm

Oil on canvas panel

This was chosen as Daily Paintworks Pick of the Day. Thank you DPW

 

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Japanese Zen by Marion Hedger, Day 2 of the 30 in 30 days challenge

Japanese Zen

by Marion Hedger

Oil painting on canvas panel

18x24cm

Day 2 of the 30 in 30 challenge

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Who doesn't love Ikebana flower arrangements. I had an urge to paint one with chrysthanthemums but they turned into carnations. I often find I start out wit one idea and as I start painting my impetus changes. Not much different to chrysanths are they!
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Abstract Flowers in reds and orange by Marion Hedger

Every now and then I get the urge to try abstracts. I am thinking about embarking on a series of large ones, but while I'm mulling this over in my head, here is a reminder of my colourful abstract florals, see the original post Here. The top two are 6x8" box canvas and the other two are 6x6" painted on gessoed panel. All are in oils and painted using a knife.

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Impressionist floral painting, Red Tulips by Marion Hedger

Red Tulips

6x8 inch

Oli on box canvas

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Why not comission a similar painting for Mother's Day?

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"Poppy Field Near Trevi, Italy" by Karla Nolan, original watercolor and ink painting on paper

 From the moon to the poppy fields again (my last blog was a lunar blog) -- we were near this field but above it when we first saw it, standing near a wall in Trevi, Italy.  Visiting in May, the delightful red flowers were everywhere and we drove all around so I could get some reference photos.  Luckily we were successful in navigating to this field, so here you go, some more poppies from me to you!

"Poppy Field Near Trevi, Italy", 5.5"x8.5" watercolor (unmatted), $85 which includes s/h in continental U.S., contact me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information, Paypal accepted

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Summer Colours, Container flower painting by Marion Hedger, Oil Palette knife painting

Summer Colours, Container flower painting
by Marion Hedger

Oil Palette knife painting

25x30cm (10"x12") on box canvas (gallery wrapped)

The edges are painted black so can be hung without a frame
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I was very good this year and potted up my containers early. My reward is a beautiful, colourful display on my patio.

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Watch My New Demonstration Video by Pamela Blaies

Keepsake

12" x 9"

oil on linen

I just posted about this painting yesterday. I didn't think I would get the video put together until next month, but I had an unexpected afternoon off and here it is.

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Sweet Memories by Pamela Blaies

Keepsake

12" x 9"

oil on linen

I went to hang my pretty, new, yellow anniversary roses to dry and needed to make room on the hook. Turns out these red roses were still hanging there from last year's anniversary gift. Keepsakes and sweet memories!

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Poolside Plein Air by Pamela Blaies

Backyard Begonias

4" x 4"

oil on linen panel

I don't do much plein air, but this afternoon was so gorgeous I couldn't resist painting poolside. It was warm with a light breeze - just enough to keep away the bugs! These cheery begonias were in a little shady spot with just a bit of light filtering in.

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Flowers and Fechin by Roxanne Steed

8"x6" oil on linen mounted on archival panel

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By the time mid-winter sets in, I am snow weary.  I'm getting antsy to be outside, but either it's too cold, or as in yesterday's case, it was possibly warm enough, but there was no place for me to park in my usual painting spots without risk of getting my little car hung up on an ice berm. (and doing some permanent damage!).  By the time I got to the 4th place of looking yesterday, I did find a place to park in a safe place, where I could actually walk out to a safe place to paint, without falling into a deep drift of snow....I was tired, hungry, and seeking 'facilities'. Yes, I shot the whole morning looking for a 'place' outside to paint. By the time I got home, my husband had delivered flowers for Valentine's day! - Yay!!! Some wonderful painting material and beautiful colors to cheer up a dreary winter case of 'ice-blues'.  

Painting ...and learning to paint, is all cumulative. You spend years learning, experimenting, combining some techinques, eliminating others.  All of it eventually comes into play at any given time to make up you 'the artist'.  I have been toying with combining several different techniques that I have employed over the years, using both brush and knife, laying some thick & thin areas with transparent oils in the darkest areas, topped with ever lighter layers.  Thanks to my hubby for the wonderful flowers. I usually never stack things on my art books in my studio, but I had placed this bouquet on top of my Nicolai Fechin book (that was on top of the large Edgar Payne book).  So of course I decided to paint them this way as well!  I hope these flowers last, I think I might spend the next several days painting more bouquets!

Poppy Dance Original oil painting by Karen Tarlton

12x36

Poppy Dance

Oil

Brand new floral. Love RED in a painting and in my garden. :)

Finished with my gardening for now.

I'll be painting some brand new beach scenes this week!

Provincial Blues by Lisa Elley

Provincial Blues. 2012. 9 X 12. Oil on Canvas. 100% Palette Knife Painting.

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Life Savor! by Roxanne Steed

6"x6" oil on gallery wrapped linen

It feels so good to be back in the studio again, with lots to do to start off the new year. Fresh flowers in the house during the holidays made me realize how much I've missed these. During summer, I always have fresh flowers cut from our garden. For now, the grocery store variety will do just fine...they do brighten your outlook on a cold day.

Savor life....is what I've been spending the last two weeks doing. The week before Christmas, I spent some time with my brother who was hospitalized for a long term illness. The week between Christmas and New Years, our daughters came up to visit from Virginia. It was so much fun to reconnect with family friends over the holiday! Our loved ones (family AND friends) are the best gifts of the holidays or any time!

Lots of things I'm excited to be working on: a new commission, more 'little faces', small still-life, and some larger landscapes.

For the folks that have been following me for a few years, you may remember that I had quite a series of paintings of Ireland. I am in the process of making some of these available as prints! More news on this later in the week!

Happy New Year 2012 - and remember to take a deep breath, ....and savor life!

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Happy New Year! by Pamela Blaies

Amaryllis

24" x 18"

Oil on Canvas

When I saw this amaryllis in the store, I was charmed by the basket it was in.  It was pretty pricey for a flower arrangement, but I decided I had to have it.  I wanted to paint it before I left town.  I was disappointed that the petals didn't open until the night before we were leaving for the week.  I was also worried I wouldn't catch them in perfect bloom when I got back, but what could I do?  It turns out the blooms were even more perfect when we got back.  I slept in this morning and painted the rest of the day - what a great way to start off the new year!

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BRIGHT LILY - TEXTURED WITH PALETTE KNIFE by OLGA WAGNER

Here is a re-vamped lily - with much more in your face textured color palette...The older rendition, though nice, did not scream "me"...Way too safe and boring...

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Close-up of texture

Original (2009 version)

Spending Time with Friends by Pamela Blaies

Waiting for Guests to Arrive
24" x 36"
Oil on Canvas

We visited friends over the weekend and hung out in their backyard late Sunday afternoon. It has been awhile since the weather has been cool enough to spend any time outdoors. It was perfect weather - so comfortable and relaxing. There is nothing more fun than being with friends and getting to enjoy the outside. This garden scene is a backyard spruced up and ready for guests. Pillows are out and fluffed and freshly cut flowers are in a vase on the table. The sun shines in through the pillows adding sparkle to the day.

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Montbresia by Roxanne Steed

12"x12" oil on gessoed masonite artboard

"Art is so wonderfully irrational, exuberantly pointless, but necessary all the same. Pointless and necessary, that's hard for a Puritan to understand." - Gunter Grass

This was such a wonderful day outside painting this from life. This is one of my favorite plants that blooms in the summer, that I had originally learned of in Ireland. Over there, it grows wild in hedgerows, just crazy lush each summer. It's the most wonderful shade of hot-red-warm orangey brilliance, and the foliage seems to vary from lime-green to blue-green depending upon how the sun light is hitting it. While I'm standing there painting, a couple hummingbirds are darting in and out among the blossoms- they LOVE this color of red. I think this is the plant that makes our hummers the happiest. Even with the wind blowing that sunny day and the flowers bobbing up and down, those little birds are tougher than any fighter pilots- they can maneuver in any direction while these flowers are bobbing in the wind. They are so tenacious!

I knew this summer I would get a painting of these from life and it would not be a 'botanical type rendering' but more of an impressionist viewpoint of the feeling I get from these incredible plants. Known as Montbresia or Crocosmia as well, I was happy to find that it would survive in southern New England, if in a protected area. This stand of them has tripled since we planted them. They are protected on one side by tall ornamental grasses and butterfly bushes.

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