Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Inner Harbor Cityscape ~ Andy Smith, watercolor
I went for a little cityscape today. This was the
view out my hotel window in Inner Harbor,
Baltimore, MD. The sun was glowing on the building.
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Self Portrait, "Looking back at me, seriously" ~ by Linda Young
Watercolor
This was originally sketched onto scrap paper while I held a mirror.. looking at the image in front of me.
It was difficult to get the white balance and colors to photograph correctly on this painting. The purples and oranges are brighter and the lower right corner is really white next to the hair. Since both my Mother and John and a few people I showed this to in the salon today told me I looked so serious, I thought I'd put it into the title of the painting. If I do another one, I guess I'd better do one with a smile on my face for my Mom!
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RENEWAL
by Pennsylvania Artist
Claire Beadon Carnell
'Renewal'
Oil 6 x 8
Several weeks ago I posted a painting of this hill when
there was still a little bit of snow on the ground.
I decided to paint it this morning with all of the soft
greens, peaches and reds of springs. This is one of my
favorite times of the year, when the trees are just starting
to bud out, and the colors are not so intense.
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Small Portrait, Maria Kovalenko Leysens
'The Chase is On' by Thom Glace
August Evening by Rodrica Tilley
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
The Self portrait challenge~ by Linda Young
So, taking the mirror in my hand and drawing with the other onto a scrap piece of paper, I drew the image of myself "looking back at me". Has anyone ever tried that? To draw just what I saw there in the mirror--flaws and all and to put it down on paper! Yikes, where did that double chin come from...and those wrinkles?
Here's the rough sketch I did first.
After drawing the rough sketch, I enlarged it to fit onto the watercolor paper and began to paint with a reckless abandon...not caring if the painting turned out or not... But; something amazing happened. This was just supposed to be an exercise to challenge myself and try not to get stressed over; what I ended up with was a really fun and colorful piece to paint. There's just a little detailing to go and it will be finished and I can post it to this blog tomorrow...
Usually, I have a smile on my face and my husband and mom wonder why I didn't smile for this sketch. My answer was "the straight face was simpler to do" without getting worked up over teeth....
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Red Carpet ~ Andy Smith, watercolor
The red color in the carpet leads you down
the wallway. It is a great study in perspective
giving glimpses of a door, a light and sheers
blowing at the windows. I had a good time
painting this one.
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Water Lily - Black Moshannon #2 by Jill Foster
Water Music Series (Middle Creek) by Bertie Brown
Water Music
original watercolor on Clayboard: 6"w x 6"h
Surprise Symphony for Sophie
Sophie eyes were all a-flutter
As we watched those geese
Spit and sputter
With such great flurry
And greater hurry
They crashed into the water
They just couldn’t bother
To gracefully dive
When chaos apparently
Allows them to thrive
And noisy city streets
Have not got them beat
Their honking cacophony
Is their own spring symphony.
Gallery Owner shaves head for Cancer
Monday, March 29, 2010
Immaculate Heart of Mary, oil on linen, 47 x 70, finished
I also fixed the perspective of some of the buildings. It is tricky because of the "worm's eye view." To help create this illusion I put the painting up really high on my easel. That way I have to look up and reach up to paint. Sometimes I have to trick my brain to get at the truth.
"Dew" - 3" x 5" ACEO miniature
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2010 Landscape Study ~ Andy Smith, watercolors
This little jewel is from New England, I think
Maine. I like the composition and depth.
Several things to look at... a waterfall, bridge,
woods and a building.
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'Eagles Mere Visitor' by Thom Glace
Sunday, March 28, 2010
PEACEFUL BERMUDA BEACH and GRASSES AT WATER'S EDGE By Cecelia Lyden
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Gettysburg Sunflowers II by Mary Beth Brath
Saturday, March 27, 2010
BY THE SEA 2 By Cecelia Lyden
Rock Garden Alpines by Jill Foster
Paint and Pixels Exhibition
Com-posers (Series) by Bertie Brown
Com-posers
original: 7 1/2"w x 9"h
Buttercup and Sunflower Daze
Sophie and I
Are anxious time counters
Of the weeks, days and hours
Till summer and sunflowers..
So we’re planning an event
To keep us content
A friendly little picnic
In a meadow very near
Where busy bees peer
Over petals and cheer
Their great luck at finding
A clover patch so inviting
And birds by the throngs
Sing melodious spring songs
Now that winter is gone...
We’ll have jam and buttercup bread
To keep our tummies well fed
Sweet meadow tea for me
None for Sophie till she’s two or three...
Well, maybe a bit sooner, we’ll have to see
So we’re waiting for our day
When Buttercups are in bloom
And our Sunflowers, too
Would you like to come
Please do
We’ll be waiting here just for you!
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INRI
by Claire Beadon Carnell
'INRI'
Oil 8 x 8
Entry for 'Palm Sunday to Ressurection' Exhibit
Art & Soul Gallery
This is a piece that I currently have in the 'Palm Sunday to
Ressurection' exhibit at the Art & Soul Gallery in
Lemoyne, PA.
When I read about the plans for this
exhibit, a picture immediately formed in my mind.
I envisioned the crown of thorns on the canvas so that it
created the letter 'C' for Christ, and I arranged the
crucifixion nails for 'INRI' in a cross-shaped format.
This is a very different subject matter for me, and I
really enjoyed working on it.
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Friday, March 26, 2010
Summerhouse-a pastel by Rodrica Tilley
I am still working on this painting, but it won't change much. I see no big problems...some small areas may be improved a bit over the next week before it gets framed. 10 x 10 image size.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Color's Birth - Acrylic Abstract Contemporary Floral on Canvas by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski
5" x 7"
Acrylic
"Color's Birth" is an abstract painting rich in violets and yellow, and inspired by the Stoney Creek Iris farm this past summer. It is done in acrylics and on canvas. If interested in purchasing, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com If interested in seeing more of my paintings, both abstract and representational, visit my blogspot and website at:
Bartlett Pears on Marble ~ Andy Smith, watercolor
This is a "challenge" from a new blog I was
invited to join called Paint and Draw Together.
Go to their website to see the photo I had to
work from. I love pears and often paint them
so I was attracted to this composition.
Great color in the Bartletts!
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"Mule Horses" by Debra Tritt-Kreiger
I love to cruise the back roads of Pa. You just never know what you'll come across. It was a crisp cool morning and the sun was shinning warmly on these fellows as they came out of their barn. The ground shows a hint of what winter has left, but assures us spring is on the way. The rich warm color of these beautiful horses in the sunlight was a treat to see and paint.
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This painting is for sale.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Planter on steps ~ Andy Smith, watercolors
may recognize the bricks and the use of
shutters on the doors. A simple corner of
the front porch.
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Fabric of Our Lives Series (Eggplants, Pumpkins, Peppers) by Bertie Brown
Fabric of Our Lives
original: 21 1/2"w x 17 1/2"h
Sophie Says
Hey there Sophie
What can we say
Of this painting
That is waiting
For a clever
word endeavor
Tying everything together to the letter
We’ve got eggplants
Pumpkins, peppers
Doin’ dances
Stealin’ glances
Some romantic
Silly antics
All in view of stodgy bottles with those long necks.
Did we mention
That cute donkey
A slow stepper
To the pepper
And those patterns
Folds and colors
Help unite the veggies all to one another...
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"Turquoise Field" oil on canvas by Jack Bingham, Lititz, PA
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'Snook Study' by Thom Glace
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
BY THE SEA By Cecelia Lyden
'Study of a Jade Clubtail & a Flag-Tailed Spineyleg'
Princeton Door ~ Andy Smith, watercolors
SOLD
This little scene is from our recent trip to
Princeton, NJ. Several homes had this soft
yellow paint which provides a backdrop for
the green door and shrubs.
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Backyard-Early March Morning 16x20 Oil by Brett Mason
PA Daily artist blog Number one...I'm working on a new computer and yet to get all my pictures and info from "the old computer". In the meantime, feel free to check out my website for images on what I "currently" "do", (besides use a lot of quotations),artisticly speaking that is. Lately it's been all about waking up and doing a quick plein air painting before the new puppy, Beans, wreaks havoc on our house or our three year old,Beckett, ropes me into a game of Mario Bros on the Wii . I'm catching some views around our new house. I milked every angle and perspective from our old house of six years,which resulted in about 30 perspectives. It's kind of nice knowing I don't have to go too far from our back porch to get a new painting. With that said, I think the puppy just ate a tube of Cadmium yellow. Gotta go. Happy Painting.
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Monday, March 22, 2010
PEACH TREES ON THE HILL
by Claire Beadon Carnell
'Peach Trees on the Hill'
Oil 11 x 14
I was looking through my photographs trying to
get some inspiration, and when my
pictures of peach trees came up, I found exactly
what I wanted to work on.
I am happy because this is the closest I have gotten
to recreating the airy, light quality of the blossoms.
This is still in progress - I already see some
tweaks that I would like to make, but overall I am pleased
with my work today.
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
"Mare and Foal" Colored Pencil by Charlotte Yealey
Colored Pencil
Due to a spring cold and procrastination, I finally finished one of several paintings I had been working on. I photographed horses near the Hanover Shoe Farms last year and I love this mare and her foal. I liked that she was a different color than her foal and I liked the way the trees looked in the photo in the background. The background took longer to do than the horses.
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Lyrical Landscape Series (Spring) by Bertie Brown
Lyrical Landscape
original: 12 1/2"w x 10"h
A Spring Thing
Meadows bordering a grove of trees
Spreading a canopy
Of blues and greens
Sifting a symphony
Intense, yet serene
Of filtered though slight
Shimmering sunlight
The pathway to spring
Is a glorious thing...
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HOUSE ON THE BEACH By Cecelia Lyden
Waterfall in Poe Valley by Jill Foster
'Study of a Comet Darner & an Eastern Ringtail' by Thom Glace
Saturday, March 20, 2010
"Indiantown Trees", oil on canvas by Jack Bingham, Lititz, PA
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"Lunch Time" by Debra Tritt-Kreiger
I just finished this painting this week. We have rhododendron bushes by our house which is a perfect setting for researching the magic of spring.
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'Flowers in the Sky II' by Thom Glace
Friday, March 19, 2010
SIGMUND
by Claire Beadon Carnell
'Sigmund'
Oil 12 x 16
SOLD
My daughter lives near a goat farm, and I
love to see the goats running about in their
pasture. This friendly guy really captured my
interest - he had such a sweet, yet wise face.
Having been head-butted by a goat at the tender
age of eight, I was smart enough to remember
that experience and didn't get too close to my
subject when taking the reference photos.
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Thank you.
Bee Balm - Original Acrylic Impressionistic Plein Air Floral Landscape Painting on Canvas by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski
"Bee Balm" is an 14" x 11" acrylic painting done on canvas at a fellow artist's estate. The color of the flowers prove a wonderful complement against the greens of the landscape....the piece of dead wood directs the viewer's eye diagonally into the painting and the greens of the foliage lead to the alizarin colors of the bee balm. The mist in the background over the Fishing Creek Stream adds to the depth of the painting. "Bee Balm" was done plein air on a wonderful cool morning in Marysville, Pennsylvania. If interested in purchasing contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com If interested in seeing more of my paintings, visit my website and blogspot at:
"Dark Tree Row 2" oil on panel by Jack Bingham, Lititz, PA
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
2010 Pottery #1 by Andy Smith
$225.00 ~ Contact the studio
A simple composition of pottery.
Thom commented on my choice of subjects...
I pretty much paint where ever I have last been.
Since I do so much historical sightseeing it may
seem like Lancaster County however it is pretty
much all over the place. There is a good
variety even on my show stand. The blog does
allow me to experiment a bit more because the
size is small and I am not committed to a large
painting. I cannot get bored with so much variety
in subjects!
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Planter on a chest ~ Andy Smith, watercolor
I was intrigued by the angle.
Lace curtains, a little sun shining to create a
warm patina on the chest.