Great Bear Wilderness, Montana winter

"Great Bear Wilderness"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

ready to frame

This monochrome study is the first of a blue series I have started. I did it alla prima, or all at once. I used one hue of blue, Phthalo Blue, along with black and white to create the many changes in values. It gives the painting unity and balance.

I used a photo that my sister-in-law (Annette) took. Her and my brother go out snowcatting and skiing often.

Sure is good to think about the cold weather when it is 98 degrees and 100% humidity! Florida is just miserable in July and August! But that's the price to have nice weather the rest of the year!

Enjoy!

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Green Stream, Warm and cool greens, wood stork

"Green Stream"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

ready to frame
$475.00

I saw this wood stork fish along this shallow creek for a couple of hours, so I took some pictures of him. I was really attracted to the background trees and the play of the warm sunlit green against the cool bluish shaded greens. I painted this alla prima, or all in one session. (The photo really doesn't do justice to the subtle changes in color in the painting.)

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Sun Up, Palette knife painting

"Sun Up"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

ready to frame

I made this up as I went along, which is a little harder than using reference photos. Forces me to follow my instincts.

I have been very interested in the rough, thick paint of palette knife painting lately. I did this one alla prima, all in one session, which has made my shoulder sore! But the way the wet-in-wet paint acts is so different than working over dry. I may have to invest in oils and give it a try! Acrylics dry quickly, so I have to work in high gear. It is fun though.

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Morning's Song, alla prima, plein air painting

"Morning's Song"

6 x 8 inches

Acrylic on canvas panel

SOLD

I had a lovely morning. The birds were singing and the rays of sun were peeking through the trees. This is part of my husband's garden, the tomatoes and peppers are just off to the left. I added the little blue jay to convey the feeling of the singing birds.

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Spring Thaw, Libby, Montana

"Spring Thaw, Libby, Montana"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on canvas

(painting continues on sides, framing is optional)

Just got back from Montana. Had a family reunion and memorial in honor of my grandmother who passed away a few months ago. Mixed emotions. It was great to be home, even though it was for a sad event.

I saw a huge bald eagle, so I included it here. I also saw deer, elk, wood ducks, and Canadian geese! so exciting.

All the creeks and streams are gushing with melting snow right now. Quite a muddy mess in some places. I still found it so very beautiful, and the cold mountain air is still invigorating.

I couldn't wait to get painting! This was done alla prima. It is the first of a series. Hopefully I will get to do quite a few more.

Please bare with me, with commissions and custom work on large canvases my small daily paintings have been on the back burner for now.

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Slow Passage, Morning Stream

"Slow Passage"

6 x 6 inches

Acrylic on canvas

NOT AVAILABLE

Just a fun little painting, thought I would try a limited palette this morning. It's alla prima. I started with different shades of blue. then added some yellow orange and tints of yellow, yielding many wonderful shades of green. Touches of purple went into some of the shadows. Finally, accents of red were used to set it all off! I love the feeling of atmosphere that the bluish hues convey.

I was thinking about how we slowly change, we slowly find the bright spots in life and see the wonders all around us. God just puts things in our path that encourages us to get beyond the negative thoughts and He leads us to His grace.

Nature has always been one of those things that brings me back to the positive thoughts and good memories in my life. Then I can be thankful again for the many good things in my life. Seems like we can easily let the hardships we have faced rob us of the joy that is ours for the taking.

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Mountain Morning, Alla Prima

"Mountain Morning"
8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on card-stock

Not Available

Did this one a while ago, as a painting lesson at the high school. My students were working on using thick paint and letting the brush strokes show while we studied the Impressionism Movement in art history.

I made this painting up off of the top of my head, and did it alla prima (all at once) in one session. To much fun! That is always a satisfying experience, and I loved it instantly! I have used it for several classes and now I thought I would post it.

Thanks for looking and may God grant you a beautiful day.

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Purple Passion, orchids, Daily Painting

"Purple Passion"

5 x 7 inches

Acrylic on canvas

NOT AVAILABLE

These orchids were in full bloom, so I set them in my studio and had fun doing this painting alla prima (all at once). I tried to capture the excitement with the busy background and then added the flowers quickly on the wet paint.

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Water's Edge, daily painting by Fawn

"Water's Edge"

6 x 6 x 3/4 inches

Acrylic on cradled hardboard

(painting continues on sides)

$300.00

Saw this plant one day while I was out painting en plein air. I was taking pictures of some birds and saw these little flowers glowing in the sun. They stood out so nicely against the water. I painted this from one of those photos.

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At G-36, Plein Air painting

"At G-36"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on hardboard
ready to frame

$650.00

Haven't been out on location in quite a while. I know there is probably a neat name for this area of the levee, but the sign just says G-36. The lock in this area is still closed, the lake is still too low. The canals and creeks are filling up, but not the lake.

It was too windy today so I only did one painting, then I packed up. At one point the painting actually blew off of the easel and onto the palette! No harm done, it missed the blobs of paint, just scratched it a little and I touched it up.

This is a palette knife painting, lots of thick paint and lovely texture.

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War Cry, orchid

"War Cry"

6 x 6 inches

Acrylic on canvas

This is the third painting of the War Paint orchids. I explored the realism first, so then I was comfortable with a more expressive approach. I love painting with thick loose brush work. This is alla prima, and has a nice abstract feel to it. I may do this one in a much larger format.

Tell me which style you like best!

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Full Spectrum, Abstract, Daily painting by Fawn

"Full Spectrum"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

$500.00

This is another split primary palette. (See the side bar for a link to color tips.) I used a hardboard this time and placed my colors all around. Then as I mixed colors on it for my paintings it started to remind me of an abstract painting. I see angels and demons fighting in this one, but it could be flowers or waterfalls too. That is the cool thing about abstracts, you can just let your mind run with it.

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Split Primaries, Happy New Year! Abstract Daily Painting

"Split Primaries"

8 x 10 inches

(ready to frame)

Acrylic on foam core board

I am not sure how archival this painting is. It started as a standard palette and quickly turned into a fun experiment. Foam core should be framed behind glass, but this has a lovely impasto quality, I would have to have an expert frame it.

It reminds me of Flowers exploding, or a rooster crowing in the morning. I guess it could be anything you wanted it to be. It was fun to create! I used a palette knife at first, then pushed some of the colors together with a brush, very much like I do on my palette.

These are the colors I use the most, and they are used in this painting: Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cadmium Red Medium, Napthal Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, and Thalo Blue. These are my primary colors and by using two of each (warm and cool) you can mix almost any color imaginable. I also use white, Dioxizine Purple, and Burnt umber.

I just love these intense strong colors. I can dull them by adding the compliment, creating lovely grays. I do not like using black, it takes over and muddies up my colors. I use it now and then with other colors in it, but I can get nice dark rich blacks in a variety of shades with this palette.

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Taylor Creek Cypress, Plein air, Daily painting by Fawn

"Taylor Creek Cypress"

(#3 in this series)

8 x 10 inches

(ready to frame)

Acrylic on canvas

Not Available

Finally got to go back to Taylor Creek. It was a beautiful morning. I wanted to paint this cypress tree at a different angle than the last time. I love the interesting shape it has. This was done alla prima, including the bird!

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Brunch 2, egrets, heron, Daily Painting, Wildlife art by Fawn

"Brunch 2"

5 x 7 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

SOLD

This is actually the fourth in this series, The first one was done last January! ("Breakfast")

The second one ("Brunch") is on special at eBay (see the side-bar). The third painting is called "Early Birds." they are all from Lake Okeechobee with this similar theme and color scheme.

I watched this great blue heron try to swallow a very large catfish. It took him almost half an hour. I got lots of great pictures. He would toss it up and turn it a certain way and try again and again. He would hold it in the water sometimes and then toss his head up again. I really thought he would have to let it go, but he finally swallowed it! Click on the image to see it closer.

This is painted alla prima, or all at once. This creates a nice wet-in-wet effect with thick impressionistic brush work. I love this technique. Usually I end up letting a painting dry and working over it to make final adjustments, but when they turn out like this it is very exciting. I will leave this one as is.

A Rose is a Rose, Alla Prima, Daily Painting

"A Rose is a Rose"

5 x 7 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

SOLD

I was thinking about a song called "A Rose is a Rose" as I painted this from one of the groomsmen's corsages. I added the bud and leaves to give the composition more balance.

Bougainvillas 2, Flowers, Plein air painting by Fawn

"Bougainvilleas 2"

5 x 7 inches

(ready to frame)

Watercolor

Had a very nice day in Jensen Beach. Did a little art show, sold a painting, and did a couple of watercolors of these wonderful flowers!

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Paynes Prarie, Value Study, Plein Air, Alla Prima

Paynes Prairie Study

4.5 x 6 inches

Acrylic

Not Available

These are value studies I did at the workshop Saturday. We did about ten different exercises, not including warm ups. The goal here was to use limited values. The dark values could not be black or even dark gray, and the lights could not get very white. The color study had to follow the same values, only using color. I really liked this exercise, as it forced me to think through the whole process and not just slap it on in a hurry.

I plan to paint a larger painting of the color study and see if I can keep the subtle changes in value.

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Cypress with Crotons, Plein Air Painting by Fawn

"Cypress with Crotons"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

First time out in a long while. I started with just the crotons, at least that was the original idea, but the roots of this old cypress tree were just too interesting to pass up. They soon became the focus of the composition!

Have a plein air work shop tomorrow in Gainesville. Can't wait!

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Rising Up Again, ocean sunrise, daily painting by Fawn

" Rising Up Again"

12 x 16 inches

Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

This painting was commissioned. It is similar to one I did a couple of weeks ago. The sky is a little different and this one is a smaller size. I also changed the bird and moved the horizon line down. This gives the same feeling of the first painting, but keeps it an original.

If you see something you would like in a different size or a different color scheme, please email me! Although I never make exact copies, I can do a similar painting for you.

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