Tulip Express by Daily Painter of Pennsylvania Mary Beth Brath

Tulip Express by Mary Beth Brath

11x14" Acrylic on Masonite Panel

The tulips in my yard were huge this year. Loads of powerful dancing tulips drinking in the sunshine. The painting session was intense. It was hard to control all that was in front of me and place it on an 11x14" panel.

I think the emotions transferred well.

 

 

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Prams on Martha's Vineyard Original Art Painting by Daily Painter of Pennsylvania Mary Beth Brath

Prams on Martha's Vineyard by Mary Beth Brath

8x10" Acrylic on Canvas

"Prams" was painted this month in my studio from a photograph I took last summer on Martha's Vineyard. My husband and I sat on a small dock and had lunch at this location. The building is the typical color and design of many of the buildings around the island. Many of the trees naturally bend to the side from years of standing guard against the weather.

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30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge Days 21 Through 25 by Mary Beth Brath

Days 21 Through 25 by Mary Beth Brath

And the 30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge continues. Each painting is acrylic on 6x6" canvas paper. Clockwise from left - Red Winged Blackbird, Eastern Bluebird, Herring Gull, Belted Kingfisher and the Black Crowned Night Heron. See the entire series on my personal blog at www.marybethbrath.blogspot.com.

30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge - Days 16 through 20 - by Mary Beth Brath

30 Paintings In 30 Days - Day 16 through 20 by Mary Beth Brath

The Challenge continues and I can see the finish line. The birds shown in this post going clockwise are House Finch, Turkey, Cedar Waxwing, Mourning Dove and Northern Flicker. See the entire bird series at www.marybethbrath.blogspot.com.

 

30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. Days 11 through 15 by Mary Beth Brath

Birds 11 through 15 by Mary Beth Brath

 

I am now half way finished with Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 Days Challenge. Birds shown in this post going clockwise are Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Nuthatch, Catbird, Robin and Great Blue Heron. The entire series can be seen on my personal blog at www.marybethbrath.blogspot.com. Enjoy.

30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge Days 6 through 10 by Mary Beth Brath

Days 6 through 10 by Mary Beth Brath

 

I am participating in Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. Every day for 30 days I am painting one bird that I have spotted over the years. The paintings are all acrylic on 6x6" canvas paper and will be exhibited together as one large series.

 

The birds shown above from left are nuthatch, goldfinch, indigo bunting, snowy egret and scarlet tanager. To see the entire series, go to my personal blog at www.marybethbrath.blogspot.com.

 

All paintings are available for purchase. Enjoy!

30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge - Days 1 Through 5 by Daily Painter of Pennsylvania Mary Beth Brath

Collage of 5 Bird Paintings by Mary Beth Brath

I am participating in Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge. Every day this month I will be doing a Daily Painting depicting a bird that I have spotted over the years. Each painting is acrylic on 6x6" canvas paper. The paintings are for sale but I would like to exhibit all 30 paintings as a grouping before breaking up the series.

To see each painting "uncropped" go to my personal blog at www.marybethbrath.blogspot.com.

Sunset Over Martha's Vineyard Original Art Painting by Daily Painter of Pennsylvania Mary Beth Brath

Sunset Over Martha's Vineyard by Mary Beth Brath

8x24" Acrylic on Canvas

Dramatic. This was the scene from the balcony off my bedroom at Martha's Vineyard this past summer. I painted this from a photo while in my studio this week.

 

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Long's Point Beach on Martha's Vineyard Original Art Plein Air Paintings by Mary Beth Brath

Long's Point study #1

8x10" acrylic

Long's Point study #2

5x7" acrylic

These quick plein air studies were done back to back on the second day of my plein air trip to Martha's Vineyard this past September. The first day of the trip was spent exploring the Island. On day 2, we went to Long's Point.

These paintings have a different feel than the other paintings I created that week. I was de-stressing from a crazy year and settling into the mood of the Island. I worked out a palette of colors that made the rest of the week go extremely well. Now that winter is here, I plan to work on studio paintings from my journey and will use the same color choices used while working plein air.

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Mt. Gretna PA Pond Original Art Plein Air Painting by Daily Painter of Pennsylvania Mary Beth Brath

Mt. Gretna Pond by Mary Beth Brath

6x6" Acrylic on Masonite

100% Plein Air

My last post on the DPP blog was from a day of painting at Mt. Gretna PA. The painting shown above is the second painting created that same day.

I was so comfortable while painting this scene. I placed a towel on the ground and sat down. No easel either - I just held the panel in my hand and used the paint that I laid out for the painting created earlier that day.

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Mt. Gretna Beauty Plein Air Original Art Painting by Daily Painter of Pennsylvania Mary Beth Brath

Mt. Gretna, PA. by Mary Beth Brath

8x10" Acrylic - Plein Air

This past summer, I went on a painting trip to Mt. Gretna PA with the Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters. The homes and landscaping are amazingly quaint and classy. I had a wonderful time painting this lovely home.

The painting sold later that day to the owner of the home.

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Two Leaf Portrait Original Art Paintings by Daily Painter of Pennsylvania Mary Beth Brath

Acrylic on Canvas Paper

Just paint. That is what I did. I went out into the yard a couple of weeks ago, grabbed a couple of leaves and headed for the studio. These were really fun and they "kept my brush wet".

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All Is Well With A Candle In The Window - Origianl Art Painting by Mary Beth Brath - Daily Painter of Pennsylvania

All Is Well With A Candle In The Window

President James Buchanan's Home in Lancaster PA

by Mary Beth Brath

Finally - finished. I enjoyed an awesome day of plein air painting with members of the Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters recently. I had most of the painting finished on site but I needed to adjust some angles, put a candle in the window and simplify colors.

I was intrigued by this quiet rear entrance covered with a very healthy grape vine. There was no candle in the window - that was my doing. The "grape vine" of gossip surrounding Buchanan's presidency is also quite healthy. My candle symbolizes peace and assurance that all is well.

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Iris Series No. 13 by Mary Beth Brath - Daily Painter of Pennsylvania

Iris Series No.13 by Mary Beth Brath

10x8" Acrylic on Canvas

I painted this one earlier this year and knew I needed to come back to it. Tonight I added the emerging bloom on the left.

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Hemlock Valley Original Plein Air Painting by Mary Beth Brath - Daily Painter of Pennsylvania

Hemlock Valley Plein Air by Mary Beth Brath

10x8" Acrylic on Masonite

Last week was full of painting and family fun. Northwestern PA is such a joy. I rode my bike packed with plein air supplies down a dirt road and set up on one of my favorite bridges. I used to swim in this creek as a child.

 

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Four Daily Painters of Pennsylvania Recently Exhibited in the Chelsea Arts District of Manhattan - Thom Glace, Debra Tritt Kreiger, Patricia A.Griffin and Mary Beth Brath

4 DPP members were included in the "Bound by F" exhibit that recently showed in NYC. The exhibit was a group show with 18 artists from PA and NY. Everyone's work was related to the letter "F".

 

from top - Deb Kreiger was "bound by F" with Feline and Food, Mary Beth Brath with the Floral Iris Series, Patricia Griffin with Fur, Thom Glace exhibited Fish next to Mary Beth with Famous (Paul Simon tribute).

 

View From New Century Artists Gallery - Brath demo/study of the entrance of Bertrand Delacroix Gallery.

Daylily #1 Contemporary Original Art Painting by Mary Beth Brath - Daily Painter of Pennsylvania

Daylily #1 by Mary Beth Brath

Daylily #1 is an 8x10" acrylic painting on Masonite. I painted this about 2 months ago from a photo taken last year in my yard. This year's daylilies are ready to burst open and I am looking forward to painting directly from nature. If interested in purchasing, contact me at mbbrath@gmail.com.

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Iris #11 Original Art Floral Painting by Mary Beth Brath - Daily Painter of Pennsylvania

Iris #11 by Mary Beth Brath

7x5" Acrylic on Panel

I have been working on my next series and forgot to finishing posting my Iris series. Enjoy.

 

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Iris #10 Original Art Floral Painting by Mary Beth Brath - Daily Painter of Pennsylvania

Iris #10 by Mary Beth Brath

8x10" Acrylic on Panel

Iris #10 includes more action in the background than the other paintings in the series. I changed the colors a few times and am quite pleased with the final result.

 

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Iris #9 Original Art Floral Painting by Mary Beth Brath - Daily Painter of Pennsylvania

Iris #9 by Mary Beth Brath

10x8" Acrylic on Panel

 

And the series continues. I bought black frames and wire for the series today. Next to prepare all for hanging.

 

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