Egret study, palette knife painting

"Egret study"

About This Painting:
I am starting a larger painting that is similar to this. Just playing with different ideas, and working on the color scheme. I love using the palette knife for the texture too, but the larger painting will be done in a different style. I saw a lot of egrets and great blue herons at the lake the other day, and the weeds were all different colors. The birds got lost in it all, and the photos didn't turn out very good, so I tried to make improvements in this painting!

Ready to frame.

Media: acrylic on hardboard
Size: 6 in X 6 in (15.2 cm X 15.2 cm)
Price: $200 USD

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Orchid Study, plein air

Orchid Study

About This Painting:
Got out this morning and painted these lovely orchids that my husband grows. This is actually the second try, as the first one got to detailed in the background and took away from the flowers, So I simplified the background and then repainted the orchids!

It was a wonderful morning, cool and breezy for a change. I was enjoying myself and then just as I was finishing the second try, my husband starts weed-eating! There were bugs and grass flying everywhere. So I called it quits and helped with the yard work.

Thanks for looking!

Ready to frame.

Media: acrylic on hardboard
Size: 6 in X 6 in (15.2 cm X 15.2 cm)

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Rock and Roll, rocky shore

"Rock and Roll"

About This Painting:
This is an older painting I touched up. It was a fun study of the surf against the rocks that i did from some photos I took at the bathtub beach in Stuart, Florida. I really love the movement in the shallow water!

Ready to frame.

Media: acrylic on hardboard
Size: 9 in X 12 in (22.9 cm X 30.5 cm)
Price: $550 USD

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Study for Reflections of Beauty

Study for Reflections of Beauty

About This Painting:
This is the rough draft for "Reflections of Beauty" a painting I posted a few days ago. I strengthened some of the highlights and details in this little study, but wanted to keep that impressionistic feel, so didn't work over it to much.

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Media: acrylic on hardboard
Size: 5 in X 7 in (12.7 cm X 17.8 cm)
Price: $200 USD

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Study for Reflections of Innocence

Study for Reflections of Innocence

About This Painting:
This was the beginning idea for the white rose posted earlier, only I have added more color to it now. I really like the way the water turned out.

Ready to frame.

Media: acrylic on hardboard
Size: 5 in X 7 in (12.7 cm X 17.8 cm)
Price: $200 USD

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Spider Lily Morn, plein air painting

"Spider Lily Morn"

About This Painting:
I got out very early this morning, to paint before the heat is unbearable. The spider lilies are blooming everywhere, and these had a nice tree behind them to set them off. I darkened the colors of the sky too, as the sunlight began to shine right on the lilies. The colors were amazing.

I had a client ask me if they were real, she said they look like something from outer space!

Painted en plein air, alla prima. (Out doors, all in one session.)

Ready to frame.

Media: acrylic on hardboard
Size: 6 in X 6 in (15.2 cm X 15.2 cm)
Price: $250 USD

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Endless Grace, 5 angels

"Endless Grace"

About This Painting:
I love these little palette knife paintings full of symbolism.

5 is the number for God's grace, so I put five angels in all their own colors. Using the palette knife for the abstract quality and texture, I tried to capture a sense of wonder.

Purple is for the unknown, or spiritual awareness, also it can symbolize nobility.

I added the star in the shape of the cross to symbolize Jesus as the morning star. And I made the bottom of the sky a little lighter to indicate that the dawn is approaching.

I especially like the colors of the angel's overflowing onto the plants!

Media: acrylic on hardboard
Size: 6 in X 6 in (15.2 cm X 15.2 cm)

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Reflections of Beauty

"Reflections of Beauty"

About This Painting:
This is the second part of the commissioned set. Wonderful deep Burgundy rose. A Burgundy rose means hidden beauty, or unadorned beauty.

Media: acrylic on hardboard
Size: 9 in X 12 in (22.9 cm X 30.5 cm)
This painting is sold

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Reflections of Innocence, white rose

"Reflections of Innocence"

About this painting:

This is the first of a set of roses reflecting in the water. I love the movement in the water, and the interesting shapes in the back ground. Of course the rose takes center stage, as it should.

Thanks for looking!

Media: Acrylic on hardboard
Size: 9 x 12
SOLD

This is a commissioned painting, If you are interested in a unique gift for the holidays now is the time to get started! I work on them in the order they come in, and need a good month to get them done. (That includes ordering specific supplies, working up the rough drafts, painting the original , sealing it, allowing for drying time, and finally shipping them out.) I will not be accepting commissions in the middle of November.

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Fogged In, mountain landscape

"Fogged In"

About This Painting:
Here is another little palette knife painting. Just having fun with the texture and the color. Started as an abstract, and then I saw the mountains show up and decided to go with that. I like the feel of the fog and clouds.

Ready to frame.

Media: acrylic on hardboard
Size: 6 in X 6 in (15.2 cm X 15.2 cm)
Price: $250 USD

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Butterfly Wishes 3

"Butterfly Wishes 3"

About This Painting:
Here is another little palette knife painting. I like the way it makes the butterfly look like it is moving....

Purple is for spiritual awareness, red is for love, and orange is for warmth and invitation....To me this symbolizes God's inviting love and the spiritual awareness he gives us.

Ready to frame.

Media: acrylic on hardboard
Size: 6 in X 6 in (15.2 cm X 15.2 cm)

SOLD

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