A Rose is a Rose

"A Rose is a Rose"

© Fawn McNeill 2007

 

While remodeling and organizing things this past year, I am also reframing some of the gems I find in storage.  

This is one of my Daily Paintings, back when I challenged myself to create about 5 paintings a week! Most of them were small, and many were quite impressionistic because I did them en Plein Air (on location) or alla prima (all in one session). This painting took a couple of sessions as I took my time to add more detail to it.

I love this frame. It reminds me of something you might see in a museum.  A quality frame can set off a painting, complimenting and enhancing it.  A frame also helps protect the artwork. This is essential if you have art created on paper or photos that you want to preserve.  These should be framed behind glass, with acid-free matting to slow down the aging process and to keep the art or prints off of the glass.  

• Original art
• Acrylic on hardboard
• 5 x 7 inches
• Elaborate gold frame (has a greenish tint to it)
• SOLD

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Wedding Roses

 Out Front

Love, wall art, beach shoreline at sunset

"Love Shoreline"

Found this wall hanging at a thrift store.  It was a solid dull blue-gray and covered in grime. I cleaned it up, sanded it down, and painted it with lovely sunset colors. Quite satisfying!

• Exclusive original art
• Acrylic on wood
• 19 x 6 inches
• Painted and sealed with professional materials
• SOLD

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Tree Tops, cardinals, impressionism

"Tree Tops"

Applied the paint quickly in this painting, for an impressionistic feel.  Actually, I created it years ago but never finished it. I just pulled it out of storage and added the cardinals and more details in the trees and bushes.  

What inspired me?  Those bright yellow greens contrasted by the deep dark shadows.  I went home and did some small thumbnail sketches so I could capture it later when I had time to paint it!

ENJOY!

• Original art
• Acrylic on hardboard
• 8 x 10 inches
• Elaborate gold frame (see below)
• $375.00 (free shipping in USA)

Email me for availability: fawn@fawnsartstudio.com

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 Beach Pines

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Drifting, shoreline on driftwood, mixed media

'Drifting"

19 x 6 x 3 inches 

Painting this cool driftwood turned into quite the project.   Love all the layers and holes throughout the piece - adds interesting depth.

Had to be careful while cleaning the fragile pieces of wood. I also used a clear matte sealer to hold it together before adding color.  

Striving to get the wood to resemble sand, I used very little paint in the lower areas.

Finally, I got to add a tiny starfish and some shells in key places! Then I put a final clear coat on it.

~ Hand painted, unique original art

~ Professional materials

~ Nautical décor

~ Sealed on all sides

~ Ready to hang, or set on a shelf

~ Sold

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Defender of the Weak, angel with sword

 "Defender of the Weak"

© Fawn McNeill 2019

    Had just started experimenting with adding found objects to my paintings when I created this angel.  I used metallic gold paint, beads, and gems to give it stronger emphasis. This is part of a series of palette knife angels paintings I used to do quite often. painting with a knife creates unique mixtures of color and thick texture.  Exciting and fun!

• Original knife painting
• Mixed media
• 9 x 12 inches
• Sold

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Email me at: fawn@fawnsartstudio.com for availability, or information on having a similar painting custom-made in your favorite colors and in a size you want!

Busy Morning, mixed media, colorful flowers, insects, and a frog

"Busy Morning"

    What can I say? I certainly got carried away with this little piece! 

    Honestly, I wasn't happy with it at first. It started as a palette knife painting. Nothing seemed to be working out.  I added more knife work and even used paper clay to build up the flowers.  (Paper clay is an air-dry clay that has paper fibers in it.  It dries stronger and is better suited for mixed media projects than regular air-drying clay.) But I still was not liking it. 

     Carol Jones (https://www.facebook.com/CarolsTreasuresFromTheSea), a close friend of mine, sent this resin frog as a gift with my order of seahorses and starfish. It made me smile each time I looked at it.  I moved it all around to see if it would look good and where I might add it.  It cracked me up! That got things moving.  I added some charms and then purchased some molds to make insects and flowers out of paper clay.  Thought I would use resin at first, but the paper clay worked so well I just kept making more.  

    The advantage of paper-clay is that I can paint it any color I want.  Resin stays as it was created, so you have to get the colors right when you make the mold.

    Painting the molded insects and flowers was time-consuming but enjoyable.  Each piece gave me a new idea of what else I wanted to add. I had to make myself stop because it was too much fun to keep adding more! 

    This breaks so many rules on so many levels!  So I went back and added shadows to the bottom and the left side of the painting (to tone it down some) and also to keep the viewer's eye in the painting.  I also used a solid color scheme of complementary colors throughout the project to harmonize the painting. 

    To top it all off, I made a shadow box frame for it and sealed it behind glass.  This added to the whole notion of a child capturing a frog in a jar!  So far everyone that sees it starts laughing.  That makes it all worth so much more!

ENJOY!

• Original art
• Mixed media
• 8 x 10 inches
• Gold shadow box frame (see below)
• SOLD

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Wedding Roses, white roses

 

"Wedding Roses" 

© Fawn McNeill 2007

Here is another one I just reframed.  I think this fancy frame is perfect for it!  

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This is another one of Kathy Papasso's frames that have been on sale at the Okeechobee Arts and Culture Alliance.  Her husband donated her equipment and frames (and many of her paintings) after she passed away from COVID last year.

It brings me comfort and joy to use her frames.

• Original art
• Acrylic on hardboard
• 5 x 7 inches
• Elaborate silver frame
• $125.00 (Free shipping in USA)

Email me for availability: fawn@fawnsartstudio.com

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