And the Winner Is...!

The winner of this year's Valentine's Day Give Away 

goes to...

 laminanchorage@yahoo.com

Please email me and let me know which of the new flower paintings you would like.

Thank you all for following my painting blog!

Valentine's Day Give Away - "Shades of Pink"

Oil on panel 8" x 10"  $375

Here is the final flower painting for this year's Valentine's Day Give Away.   I thank all of you sincerely for following this blog and for the commits that you have posted.  I have heard from a few people that they have had trouble leaving a commit.  I don't know why the comments don't always post.  I am sorry if you had trouble with that.  Also, I have been asked if a painting could be purchased before the drawing date?  Yes, if you wanted to purchase so as not to take a chance on the winner picking a particular painting you could purchase before the drawing on February 14.  

My next post will include the email address of the winner.  All of those who have left a comment will have additional entries for each of their comments.  Now..... back to the studio for me.  

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.  

Thank you for following my blog, and feel free to leave me a comment.  Every time you leave a comment you get an extra entry for the Valentine's Day Give Away!!  And I love hearing from you!

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!