Readers & Bookstores- Downstairs

Downstairs
man reading book in bookstore


G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2011
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While walking up the stairs of a bookstore I looked down and saw this great view of a man reading on the ground level. The books are bathing in light giving the painting this wonderful atmosphere I absolutely love. If you're interested in purchasing Downstairs you can enter the auction here.

Yesterday I finished decorating for the show with my great-uncle Jopie Huisman. It looks fantastic! I got my own space upstairs showing 15 larger scaled paintings, including 3 brand new ones which I'm going to present to you next week. I will also post pictures then. The show opens 14.00h, saturday april 9, sure hope you can make it!

kind regards, Gerard

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Gerard Boersma -Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

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Los Angeles Cityscape Two, abstract painting by Carol Engles

11 x 17 watercolor with pastel and charcoal on paper.

jcengles@verizon.net

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California Abstract Artist Carol Engles

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Spain,Onda, Watercolor Village House Portrait 3/30/2011 by Nicola Dalbenzio

Spain, Onda, Village House Portrait

Watercolor

11x14

3/30/2011

This is one of many beautiful possibilities available in

Onda, Spain on street view.

Above the cliffs is the Castle of 300 Towers (not seen here).

Onda has a long tradition of production of ceramics.

nicoladalbenzio.blogspot.com

nickied11@yahoo.com

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DANCING COLORS KOI II ~ ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING 30X30 by MARCIA BALDWIN

A COMPANION PAINTING

"DANCING COLORS KOI II"

30 X 30
OIL ORIGINAL

Artist, Marcia Baldwin

Available in My Ebay Store

"DANCING COLORS KOI" No.1

30 x 30

OIL ORIGINAL

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"Special Occasion"

"Special Occasion"

by Kathryn Morris Trotter

20x20"

oil on canvas

www.kathryntrotterart.com

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EXPRESS YOURSELF by Linda Popple

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This was painted for Sharon Hodges' moleskin. Her theme is "Express Yourself" which I do each time I paint. Painting in these moleskins is fun, but a bit stressful. This time my palette fell upside down on Sharon's open book. The page next to my painting has splotches of color and now needs to dry. I apologize, Sharon! I'm a klutz! I hope I get better at this or I'll never be asked to paint in anyone's moleskin again. The moleskins are found at TEXAS MOLESKIN ROUND-UP. You can see some fantastic work there and enjoy following the moleskins!

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DANCING YELLOW FLOWERS BY ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

6 X 6 OIL ON PANEL

$100 plus s/h

These beautiful Lady Banks roses cascade all along the fence in front of my house announcing the arrival of spring.  

For questions, comments or to purchase this painting

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blog

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ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK
GULF SHORES, ALABAMA

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The Contemporary Classical Romantic Figurative Paintings by Anthony A. González

"Because I Want To"

Oil on Linen Canvas 24" x 18"

This is a Classical Romantic Figurative Original Oil Painting by

Anthony A. González

email: Anthony A. González

Portrait Commissions are accepted.

Visit my website and blog to see more works:

www.obra-de-gonzalez.com

www.anthonyagonzalez.blogspot.com

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Cable Car by Bill Brauker

Cable Car
11 x 14 inches
Oil on wood panel.
(c) Bill Brauker

For awhile I have been kicking around the idea of painting iconic American images. This is the first of those paintings.

San Francisco is a wonderful place to visit. So much to see and do. If you have never been there. Go.

Contact me if you are interested in purchasing this painting for $300(free shipping). Credit cards welcomed.

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Grapes of Wrath by Linda Hunt

Grapes are very challenging to paint and this painting was no exception. The title came right to me as I was working! I usually struggle a bit with titles. I backlit the still life so that I could get the transluscent quality of the grapes.

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Johnson City 3 by Kirk Witmer

Oil on archival canvas panel - 6x8"

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The pathways in the Johnson City settlement just seem to wind on and on. October was a good time of year for a nice long walk. I thought this painting has pretty good "aerial perspective" and really shows the distance and the length of this path. (Location: 30.2745,-98.414795)
Click here to see my whole series on Johnson City.

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Email the artist at: khwitmer@juno.com

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A Cat Painting in Acrylic by Pattie Wall

Jacques

8" x 8"

acrylic on wrapped canvas

a Siamese cat portrait by Pattie Wall

This one is painted from a photo supplied by the owner.  Painting the eyes first, is always how I start, if that doesn't work out I don't go on until it does. 

This one captured amazement in his eyes,

that something (the camera) was trained on his face.  That expression was what prompted me to paint him!

See other paintings and read about life as an artist living in Kansas on my blog called Dust Off the Butterfly.

My website is here http://www.pattiewall.com/

email me at pattiewall@hotmail.com

ARTIST        PATTIE WALL         KANSAS        U.S.

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In Other Worlds by Silvia Williams, contemporary artistother

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WIP-2 Success & Prosperity by DEE LESSARD

Success & Prosperity    oil by Dee Lessard

I have done the under-painting in the brown monochromatic color mix of half raw umber and half Burnt umber (Adding white to lighten the mixture where needed.) The whole thing starts to take shape based solely on tonal value, much like a black & white image only in sepia color instead. By mapping out values it helps to see where your contrasts are and how your eye travels around the painting.

 I had this stage of the painting done for quite some time and wasn't really thrilled with it. Sometimes I have to "live with" something for a while and figure out why I feel the way I do.  As an artist we are always evolving ad growing (at least that's what we hope for and what's fun about art). And recently I figured out why it lost interest for me and was able to go back in and fix it! The problem? There were 2 round things next to each other and was not interesting at all. In case you are wondering...the white "round" thing in front was a type of peonies. As you will see in my next posting. I changed it to a different type of peonies.

If you are interested in following this process by e-mail (and haven't signed up yet) you can sign up on my blog on the right column.

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SCILLA

SCILLA

Nancy Herman

oil on canvas

8" x 6"

Scilla or Siberian Squill does actually grow in Siberia.  This tiny but very hardy flower is probably coming up somewhere in your yard if you have some property in the North East.  It not only comes up every year but spreads in mysterious ways all over the place.  I look forward to discovering what new place it will pop up every year.  Last evening I passed a front yard completely covered in blue.  What a treat.

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Olives and Lady Bugs

I started this painting thinking about dots and drew the cups. When I decided to make them green with red dots my mind went to olives. I added the lady bugs because they look like red dots, then the dragonfly because I gave it red dots for eyes. Now that I have painted this I know I want to paint a few more making some changes with them a s I go. Oh the wonders of an artist with a wondering mind.

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Olives and Lady Bugs

About This Painting:
Olives ad Lady Bugs
5x7 oil on canvas mounted on hardboard

Media: oil painting
Size: 7 in X 5 in (17.8 cm X 12.7 cm)
Price: $125 USD

How to Purchase:

Buy this painting on PayPal
Price: $125 USD plus $10 USD s/h
Or, send me an email

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Paintings in Progress

Dane

2' x 5'

oil on canvas

Angel Descending

oil on panel

CLAIR HARTMANN, ARTIST
WILMINGTON, NC

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LITTLE BOY IN A GREEN SHIRT PLAYING IN THE SURF BY ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

7 X 5 OIL ON PANEL

$100 plus s/h

For questions, comments or to purchase this painting

email me

To see more of my original paintings browse through the over 500 paintings in the older post on my

blog

To see some of my available larger paintings click on the tab that says 'larger paintings' at the top right of my blog. Or check out all my daily paintings by clicking

my gallery

ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK
GULF SHORES, ALABAMA

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"Liz in Yellow" by Kathryn Townsend

"Liz in Yellow", 12 x 9 In, Oil on Panel
This is from the series I am doing of my daughters. I am not trying to make these paintings perfect, but rather catch the feeling. I'm not sure it portrays how she was feeling or how I am feeling! When they pose for me for photographs they do lots of different angles in the light and then run off to whatever else they are doing.

Purchase this unframed painting for $135 from my blog.
Contact me if you would like to purchase a plein air frame.
My blog: http://kathryntownsend.blogspot.com 

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Horse, Equine Oil Painting in Process....

Horse

16x20 inches

Oil painting in process

Here is my second attempt at a horse painting. So far, I like it quite a bit. As usual, I had a considerable amount of resistance and procrastinated endlessly before I stepped into my studio to work on it. I'd completed most of the horse and still had the background and mane to finish. I struggled with what to do for the background. I began to see colors,...started with the red on the upper left...skipped down to the lower left and painted in blue and purple, added some white and yellow to blend...and fooled around a bit until I was tired. So here we are....with much less resistance. 

I'm almost finished the the large still life I'm working on in my downtown studio and will bring this painting with me tomorrow to work on. 

I realize it is not finished yet, but I'd love to hear your ideas for a name....email me any names for this painting might that pop into your awareness....I might choose one...

Today's Quotation: "The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire."  

~Sharon Ralls Lemon

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ABSTRACT TEXTURED WHITE FLOWERS by OLGA WAGNER

Here are some white flowers - boldly fighting the winds and the snow showers! Where is the SUN???

TOGETHER WE STAND

4x6 Oil on Raymar Canvas Panel

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Framed $100.00 No Frame $70.00

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The Help Japan Challenge

5" by 5" daily acrylic painting

Painted on a 3/8" thickness hardboard panel with a hanging slot on the back.

I recently found out about the "Help Japan Challenge at DailyPaintworks.com.
Please check out all the wonderful works that are being auctioned to benefit the victims of the devastation in Japan.

The proceeds of the sale for this painting will be donated to the Japanese "Aid for Bed" - Directly Helping by Providing Shelter for the Displaced.

Verification of the donation will be provided to the buyer.

To bid on this painting you can follow this link.

My blog - http://riahills.blogspot.com
contact me - rh@riahills.com

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Limes and Apple by Dave Froude

Title: Limes and apple 2

Medium: Acrylic 9 x 12

The last painting I did so well, I thought I would try something similar, However this time, the limes, had been through enough sitting under the hot studio lights that they revolted in this one. We did come to an agreement after I said I don't like you and you don't like me but we have to get through this, so they promised to stick around a little while longer but fought with me the whole time. So here is the second version of this subject, this one turned out better than I thought it would judging by how it started, I keep telling myself the fight is worth the effort.

Enjoy

Comments welcome.

visit my blog at daybe.blogspot.com or email me at daybe@davefroude.com

Dave

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Stores & Interiors- Check Out

Check Out
redhaired woman paying for groceries at supermarket


G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2011
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At the supermarket I saw this lovely redhaired woman paying for her groceries at the check out. Just a perfect scene for todays painting!

Tomorrow I'm going to pick up paintings at broadcaster Omrop Fryslan and bring those (at least a couple) to my upcoming show with my great-uncle Jopie Huisman in Workum. I'll be there all day decorating and well, just making sure everything is ready for the show! Looking forward to it!

kind regards, Gerard

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Gerard Boersma -Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

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EDDIE (HFM) BY PASTELIST SUSAN RODEN

EDDIE (Hollywood Farmers Market)

SUSAN RODEN

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6" x 6" pastel, glass + gold leaf frame

$295 + $15 insured priority shipping

A day of blues with no funk

while  dragging . . .  lost my snap.

Grappling for a smile . . .  hey, music is the trick!

Eddie is at the Hollywood Farmer Market 

and entertains the kiddies with happy songs. 

See the tykes hop like jumping beans!

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Red Geraniums, original notecard art by Carol Engles

ink and colored pencil on paper.

jcengles@verizon.net

carolenglesart.blogspot.com

California Abstract Artist Carol Engles

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GREEN JAR by Linda Popple

6x6 Oil on Gessobord

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I've had a few ..... ok, MANY wipe-outs this last week! I think I'm back on track. I paid a price for being gone for nine days over spring break and it's been hard to get my juju back. Vacation was worth a few bad paintings and the frustration that comes with it. We visited with family in Florida and Alabama and really had a great time. But, as always, it is good to return home. :-)

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Harmonic Space - Original Oil Painting Marsh Landscape

DIANNA POINDEXTER CONTEMPORARY REALISM

LANDSCAPES   AND   NATURE

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In this painting I tried to capture a meditative, spiritual place.  The size is 20x24 on gallery wrap canvas and is painted in Oil.  Please click here to purchase.  Thanks for looking!

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KITTEN ON A HUNT by OLGA WAGNER

PROWLER - 6x8 Oil on Raymar Canvas Panel

Available

Framing Example...

BLOG: http://www.catclawsstudio.blogspot.com/

E-Mail: olga.t.wagner@gmail.com

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Johnson City 2 by Kirk Witmer

Oil on canvas panel - 6 x 8"

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Second in my Johnson City settlement series. Just on the other side of the fence from the first one. (Site Location: 30.274468, -98.415796)

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Modern Metallic Minimalist Landscape by Iowa Artist Toni Grote

Todays painting is for an original acrylic on wood panel 10x10 called "Blue Metallic Landscape". I have had people asking to purchase paintings without going through ebay so I am going to try adding Paypal buttons to my posts. This painting is $75 with free shipping! But for those who would still prefer to purchase through ebay or see more pics then
please click here.

If you would like to purchase directly from me then

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18x18 Blue Night Landscape Beach Seascape Textured by Iowa Artist Toni Grote

Todays second painting is called "Blue Night Magic" and is an original acrylic on wood panel 18x18. This painting is offered at $175 with free shipping and you can purchase through Paypal via the Buy it Now button below. To see closeup pics or purchase through ebay then please click here.

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HANDSOME RED TABBY CAT by OLGA WAGNER

I am a sucker for red tabbies and this one is a total cutie. This boy is currently in a tough fight for his life, as he was recently diagnosed with Lymphoma... My heart and prayers go out to his parents.

HORTON - 6x12 Oil on Stretched Canvas

NFS - Commissioned

Framing example...

BLOG: www.catclawsstudio.blogspot.com

E-Mail: olga.t.wagner@gmail.com

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Tinajon at the Door or Welcome Home Bougainvellia

Copyright 2011 Maria Soto Robbins

I admire artists that have a  knack for creatively naming their paintings. Not me.  I'm afraid that I'm very unimaginative when it comes to titles.  It is what it is, as far as I'm concerned and my title usually reflects that.  So, I thought it would be fun to ask my Facebook Friends to suggest some titles for this painting. Here are some of the good suggestions: 

• Welcome Home
• Tranquility
• Peacefulness
• My Secret Place
• Tinajon en la Puerta (Earthen Jar at the Door)
• Tinajon de Verano (Summer Earthen Jar)

I couldn't settle on just one so it has two names. It is what it is! 




Dimension: 11x14x .75" gallery wrapped canvas 

Media: Oils 


Please click here to get more information on Tinajon at the Door or Welcome Home Bougainvellia 
Maria Soto Robbins
Miami, Fl
msr107@gmail.com
http://artbymsr.blogspot.com

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The Contemporary Classical Romantic Figurative Paintings by Anthony A. González

"Forget Me Not"

Oil on Linen Canvas 12" x 9"

This is a Classical Romantic Figurative Original Oil Painting by

Anthony A. González

email: Anthony A. González

Portrait Commissions are accepted.

Visit my website and blog to see more works:

www.obra-de-gonzalez.com

www.anthonyagonzalez.blogspot. com

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Farm Fresh Eggs - still life oil painting

Copyright © 2011 Linda Apple

"Group Hug"
oil on gallery wrapped canvas
8"x8"

There's nothing like a good FARM FRESH egg!

If you want get in touch - just click here for questions or price! (include title)

AVAILABLE TODAY - click here for larger view and purchase info

or commission your own painting - just click here and get in touch!

More Art by Linda Apple

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