Valentine's Day Give Away - "White Bouquet"

Oil painting 8" x 10" $350

Here are three white roses that I was able to pick form outside rose bushes.  I really loved how the sunlight was coming through the peddles of the roses.   

Valentine's Day Give Away - "Sweetheart Red"

Oil on panel 8" x 10" $375

Painting #4 in the Valentine's Day Give Away.  Leave a comment for an extra entry in the drawing!

Two weeks ago I was visiting my sister in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  We went for long walks and trail hikes in the foot hills and had a wonderful time in the state where I was born.   While I was there I bought these roses at Trader Joe's and painted one afternoon.  She has two new kittens so I had to take extra precautions to make sure they didn't get into the oil paints.  They are very curious and they want to explore everything.  I'm certain they would have landed on my pallet of oil paints had I let them in the room.  Here is a photo of Pearl and Loki as they sleep off one of their afternoon exploits.  They are very good at looking like angels when they sleep!

Valentine's Day Give Away - "Rose Trio"

Oil on panel 8" x 8"  $325

     This is painting #3 in the give away series.   

Valentine's Day Give Away - "Red and White Roses"

   

Oil on panel 8" x 10"  $375

Here is painting #2 for the Valentine's Day Give Away.   I actually clipped these flowers myself from a rose garden while I was out of state on a trip.  What a treat to have them in my room and be able to paint them while traveling.  The panel they are painted on is called gessobord by Ampersand.  These boards have a smooth surface with just a slight texture.  I am using these for all my small paintings right now because I really like them.  I brought a selection of them back in my suitcase.  

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Oil Painting Give Away - "Pink Bouquet"

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     Oil Painting on panel, 11" x 14"  $425

  Hello, hello.... it has been a long time!   A lot has happened since September but I'm happy to be posting again!  What a better way to start than with a painting give away!  That's right it is February and this will be the fourth year that I have posted oil paintings of flowers and then given one away on Valentine's Day.  All you have to do to be eligible for the drawing is to be signed up to receive my blog in your email.  To sign up you must put your email address in the open field on my blog, once you have summited it and filled out a spam quiz you will then be sent an email asking you if you indeed want to receive my blog.  The final step is to click on the link in that email to confirm that you want to receive the email.  This year I am adding another way to be entered into the drawing.  If you leave a commit on any of the new flower painting posts I will also enter you into the drawing and if you are already receiving the emails you will get an extra entry just for leaving the comment!  

So, here is the first painting that will be part of the Valentine's Day give away!  All of the flower paintings are painted form live bouquets or still life set ups.  I hope you enjoy them!

Oil Painting - "Sunflowers With Lemon"

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12" x 12" Oil on canvas.  

 I picked up these sunflowers in the grocery store about two weeks ago and I have really been enjoying them.   What a delight they have been with their smiling faces.  I threw in the tomato and lemon just to add to the composition.  Fall is everywhere here and now a bit of rain has set in.  I'm guessing when the clouds lift there will be fresh snow on the mountain tops.  

Oil Painting - "View From South Deck"

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This was painted a few weeks ago on a wonderfully misty day.  The big tree in the foreground is very old and weathered.  I have wanted to paint it for a long time now.  Lately we have been having very sunny days but high winds making painting outside impossible.  The winds finally died down today.  

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Drawings

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I managed to get in some drawing time last week on a rainy evening.  This was made with graphite and white charcoal on toned grey paper.    The one below is black charcoal and white on toned paper.  

I really enjoyed doing these and hope to do more soon.  

Oil Painting - "Photo Opportunity"

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8"x10" Oil one panel.  Available.

Right at the end of downtown Seward, AK I saw this man sitting on a rock taking pictures.  The wind was blowing off the ocean and the sun was bright.  I liked the brightness of the scene and the strong sunlight.  Lowell Pt. is the land form in the near distance.

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Rainy with High Tide

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Oil on canvas 9"x12" SOLD

We had a week of rain and heavy clouds and now we are having a fabulous week of clear skies and warm temperatures.  It has been wonderful.  On one of those rainy evenings around 8:00 PM I painted this scene.  Looking out of my studio/gallery located in the cove I can see this scene.  It was so wet that I took several photos and used them as reference too.   

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Well we had a week of clear days and sunshine and now it looks like we are having a week of rain and heavy clouds.  At least today I can see the tops of the mountains though it is raining pretty good out there.  I have salmon in the smoker and the smell is coming in the house a little bit.  I love that smell.  I'll be heading out to the cabins in Humpy Cove for the night.  I'm hoping I can get a painting started (and finished) out there if all goes well.  Most likely it will have to be from the inside looking out if it is raining there like it is here.   

I did the above painting form a photo reference I took one morning as we were pulling out of the harbor.  The light was shinning just behind the mountain and everything was still and calm and back lit.  I really liked how the back lighting made the colors soft on Mt. Alice.

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Oh my, I have been away from my Blog for so long... I am finally breaking the silence!   All I can say is I have had a very busy past 3 months and I eager to get back to painting!!  This painting is of a day just like today, rainy and misty but great kayaking in Humpy Cove where our cabins are!  Yes we are up and running again with another wonderful summer coming our way.   Now push that comment button and say hello!!  

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The winner of the Valentine's Day drawing goes to the person with the 

email address that starts with 

"mcg383"

I cannot see the name that goes with this email prefix... so if you recognize this please contact me for your free painting!

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Oil Painting Give Away - " Arrangement"

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8" x 10"  Oil on panel.  Available here.

Here is one last floral bouquet to share before the Valentine's Day drawing.  I have truly enjoyed sharing these new paintings.  I will post the winner of a free flower painting on February 14!   Thank you for viewing my blog!

Oil Painting Give Away - "Fresh Clipping"

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6" x 8" Oil on canvas.  Available here.

This is flower painting number six which will be included in my Valentine's Day drawing.  I have one more painting to post after this one!    

Oil Painting Give Away - "One Of A Kind"

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6" x 12" Oil on canvas.  Available here.

Well, I'm having trouble with my camera right now.  I am glad I have this photo to share though it is not the best photo at all.   Some how the better photos have been lost from my computer and I'm not able to retake them right now.   So if you like this rose at all I think you will really like the actual painting!   The Valentine's Day drawing for a free flower painting is in 4 days!  Thank you for following my art!

Oil Painting Give Away - "Classic Red"

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6" x 8" Oil on canvas.  Purchase info here.

It is so hard for me to pick a favorite color with roses.   As soon as I try to pick a favorite, I find another color I like just as much.  It is wonderful to have them in the studio while I am working.  I have included a photo of me painting in my studio.

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Oil Painting Give Away - "Unfolding With Grace"

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8" x 10"  Oil on canvas.  Available here.

Here is flower painting number three for the painting give a way on Valentine's Day!  I am looking forward to having another winner who will receive the flower painting of their choice on February 14, 2015!  All you have to do is sign up on my blog to receive my posts in your inbox!   I will pick one winner from all those who are currently following my painting blog.  

Oil Painting - Delicate Trimmings

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10" x 12"  Oil on canvas.  Sold

Yellow long stem roses!  My desire when painting is always to keep the painting fresh and loose feeling.  This seems especially hard to do when painting delicate flower peddles!  This is the largest of my flower paintings.    Thank you for following my ART! 

Oil Painting - "Radiance"

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6" x 12"  Oil on canvas.   Available here.

It's February, and that means time for my Valentine's Day painting give away!  Here is the first painting!  All of the flower paintings that I will post are for sale and can be purchased at anytime.  On February 14 I will use Random.org to pick a winner from all who are signed up to receive my painting blog.  If you are receiving these emails to your email inbox then you do not need to do anything.  If you are not receiving my emails automatically then you simply need to enter your email address into the sign up box on the top right of my blog.  It is important to follow the directions after you enter it because you have two more steps to do.... fill out the spam word and then.... you will be sent an email asking you if you want to receive painting notices and if so you must click on the link in that email to accept!  Once you have accepted the request then you will be eligible to win a painting!  Please feel free to share this with others!     Thank you for following my ART!