LAKE LANDSCAPE ABSTRACT in ACRYLICS - SOLD

This is my second to last acrylic abstract. One more is waiting to be posted. I am so happy...Starting tomorrow, I will be going back to oils. YEAHHHHH! I have been battling some minor respiratory issues and my doc thought it would be wise to stop using oils for a short time to rule them out as the cause...I have a few commissions that I need to start tackling and some new great ideas on equine and cow paintings...I will be one busy, busy girl....

This painting is highly textured...It started as a horse abstract in very vibrant Autumn colors and ended up as a landscape with a rather sinister mood.... That is one thing that I like about the acrylics. If you don't like something the next day, just start over...

ATMOSPHERE
20 x 20 x 1.5 Acrylics on Gallery Wrap Canvas

SOLD

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LANDSCAPE WITH COWS - Palette Knife

I am really loving palette knives. I love the way the paint feels while being applied and manipulated on canvas...I love the textures that I am able to achieve....and best of all I LOVE the easy cleanup!

Palette knives were perfect for his landscape painting...

CALM BEFORE STORM
12" x 36" Oil on Stretched Canvas
Available

Close-up of the cow on the left

MOUNTAIN ROAD LANDSCAPE

Something different - A small landscape, also using palette knives. The photo reference for this one was provided by Carol Marine for the Daily Paintworks Challange.

MOUNTAIN ROAD
6x6 Oil on Gessoed Panel
Available $100

Looks especially nice in a gold frame.

Original Photo

Stealthy Boy on a LARGE scale

Here is the stealthy boy from the earlier post - except this time he is larger than life... I painted this on a 24"x36"x1.5" gallery wrapped canvas at the request of my mom. I hope I made him justice.

"STEALTHY BOY" - 24x36x1.5 NFS

Buff Cat in Bushes

This beautiful boy used to belong to my parents - He passed away couple of years ago after a battle with cancer. I am contemplating on doing a larger painting for my parents, something 24x36 +/-, but I am still not sold on the large amount of green in the painting. I don't want it to turn into a "Hulk -like" monster. Must think about it a bit more...

"Stealth Mode" - 9x12 Oil on Canvas Panel

Pond #3 Landscape Study

Another little landscape - probably my last one for a while - I feel the need to take on some furry friends!

"Shoreline" - 6x12 Oil on RayMar Panel

Available

Pond #2 - Landscape Study

This is a slightly different interpretation of the same pond scene. Still done with the limited color palette, but it's much more muted and natural in it's mood. Palette knife was used to create some additional texture.

"Neutrality" - 9x12 Oil on RayMar Panel

Available

Landscape Study

It has been couple of months since I painted anything - Life, sort of, got in the way, but I hope that I will be able to get back into my studio on a more regular basis now...

Last week I had a chance to take a plein-air workshop with Lori Putnam - She is not only an incredible painter, but also one of the nicest and most patient person I have met in a long time. This little lanscape was painted with a 'very' limitted palette of only 4 colors. The colors in this painting are much nicer in person - I wish I could figure out how to take decent photos!

"Tree Study" - 6x12 Oil on Raymar Panel

Wild Flower Landscape

Sometimes it's good to step away from the beasties and tackle the great outdoors. Majority of this one was painted with the palette knife.

" Wild Flowers" - 11 x 14 Oil on Canvas Panel

Available

Mountain Landscape - Knife

I needed to loosen in in between couple of the commissions that I have been working on. Here is a little landscape done 100% with a palette knife.

"Mountain Landscape" - 6x6 Oil on Masonite

Available

Different Strokes Challenge - Pennsylvania

This is my painting for the Different Strokes for Different Folks challenge. Again - I tried painting on a red gessoed board - I love how Karin's paintings come out on the red background - For me the red background is pure hell - My eyes never really adjust to the brightness of the red gessoe.

"Farm" - 5x7 Oil on Masonite

Progress on Pierre...

This weekend I finally had some time to work on the large Frenchie that I started in early, and I was able to make some real progress on the boy. Here is where it stands right now. I am sure that I will play with is some more - but overall -I am happy it...

"Pierre" - 18x24 Oil on Stretched Canvas

WIP photo from April 6th