Wildflower Meadow - SOLD

Wildflower Meadow

acrylic on canvas

24"x18"

SOLD

This was a really fun painting to do. I didn't do any detailed brushwork and really thickened the paint up with some acrylic gels.

My acrylic brand of choice (Winsor & Newton) has apparently been discontinued by my closest art supply store, and the other nearby stores don't sell it. I think I might have to start ordering paint in bulk anyway, since I go through a ton of it for these impasto paintings. I use almost an entire container of acrylic gel medium for each piece.

Flowers...are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson, from "Gifts"

Poppies & Lupine - SOLD

Poppies & Lupine

acrylic on canvas

7"x5"

SOLD

I decided to do a small painting as a break from a larger painting that I've been working on. I'd like to get in the habit of partaking in the "daily painting" movement, so hopefully I'll be producing more of these little pieces.

I provided a photo of the side of the canvas to show the yellow base coat that shows through (as well as how thick the paint is). I liked the rough edges on the side & decided to keep them as is.

In Shadow and Sun

In Shadow and Sun

soft pastel on paper
8"x10"
$60 + shipping (contact)

I love dandelions - they're so bright and cheerful and have a bad rap as weeds.

Illuminated Poppies

Illuminated Poppies

oil pastel on paper

10"x8" matted to 14"x11" frame

$75 + shipping (contact)

This one is up at the Staggering Ox now to replace a sold piece. I love the way light shines through poppy petals.

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Wild Roses

Wild Roses
oil pastel on paper
8"x10" matted to 11"x14" frame
$80 + shipping (contact)

I love wild roses - they are my favorite flower and have such a wonderful scent. My mother always loved them too, and they just naturally sprang up all over our yard with the native flowers & seeds my mother planted.

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Wildflowers - SOLD

Wildflowers

oil pastel on paper

10"x8" matted to 14"x11" frame

SOLD at $75

Here's an oil pastel of some poppies and purple lupine.

New Beginnings - SOLD

New Beginnings

acrylic on canvas board

9"x12"

SOLD

This painting is based on a photo I took of the lavender in my garden last summer, having just moved into a new house and inherited a lovely little herb garden. It seems that growing amidst all the dense lavender blooms are what I think may be some Korean Mint blossoms; I really love the image of them hidden among all the lavender.