Premiere Cupcake

8" x 8" daily acrylic painting 

surface - stretched canvas

Thanks to my friend Pamela's photo I was able to paint another cupcake. I frequently forget my camera.
I usually fill up more space on my surface but I wanted to try a different background. When I stepped back from the painting it looked like the cupcake was on a stage for it's premiere.

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Key West Pinks Gulf Coast and Caribbean Seafood Phyllis O'Shields Pastel Artist

Gulf Coast Seafood

Seafood from the Gulf Coast and the Caribbean

Pastel Study Key West Pinks

Phyllis O'Shields Contemporary Impressionism

http://www.oshieldsfineart.com/

Studio 704.394.7382
            

Today will continue  a series of posting of illustrations that will be used in an illustrated book of  Gulf Coast Memories and especially the foods of the Gulf Coast and the Caribbean that I grew up eating and cooking.

These illustrations in pastel, cover memories from New Orleans, Florida Pan Handle, South Florida, Florida Keys, South Carolina Low Country and  the Caribbean.

These are areas are rich in tradition and in receipes handed down for generations.

Many delightful memories of sitting on the beach or in the back yard peeling "Key West Pinks".

Everyone knows that the famous "Key West Pinks" are the most celebrated shrimp, delicate and delicious a real tradition during the winter holidays.

http://floridakeystreasures.com/keysrecipes/key-west-pink-shrimp/
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From the docks to your door Key West Pinks

Order Fresh Shrimp here.

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Autumn Romanced by mixed media abstrract contemporary artist Silvia Williams

 This is a mixed media work on canvas 8x8. The work has many layers of paint and has touched of pastels as well as being painted in acrylics. Visit me at http://silviawilliamspaintsmixedmedia.blogspot.com or click on gallerytwosixtwo@gmail.com  to purchase this work and many more.

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WEDDING DRESS AT THE CLEANERS

WEDDING DRESS AT THE CLEANERS

Nancy Herman

8" x 6"

oil on canvas

I think I have seen more wedding dresses in the windows of cleaning establishments in small towns than on brides.  This one in Narberth caught my eye as some departing customers were reflected in the window.

$125.00

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ABSTRACT and ANOTHER TASTY RECIPE by OLGA WAGNER

Way too much on my plate lately! Work is crazy busy which doesn't give me too much time to get into the studio. This weekend is already scheduled to the max. Between the Art Festifall in Chapel Hill and setup for Equestrian Special Olympics in Raleigh I feel a bit overextended... But, that is life and I am lucky to be able to do all these things!

This painting is VERY different from my usual work. As an artist and a person, I always try to stretch my boundaries and try new endeavors. I believe that all my work with palette knifes tough me to be much less afraid of not getting the the likeness just right and let become much looser in my painting.

This painting still has an Animal presence...Can you spot it?...Hint: Closeup is in the 3rd image

To be named - I need to sleep on it...
16 x 20 Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

Available www.olgawagner.com

Closeup of color layers and textures

Close-up of the Paw

I had to share another great recipe that I found extremely easy and absolutely YUMMY! I LOVE to eat great food, but I don't care for spending too much time the Kitchen. My life is way too hectic as it is...Also, my pantry (or whatever you would like to call it) is rather pathetic, and thus I always look for recipes with the least ingredients...

This creation is from the kitchen of Emeril Lagasse and only had a total pf 6 ingredients (including salt and paper)... I ended up adding some lemon juice and lemon rind to it for an added kick.

Link to the Recipe is HERE

Crispy Pan Roasted Chicken with Garlic-Thyme Butter

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September Field One, abstract landscape by Carol Engles

10 x 14 watercolor and pastel on paper.

jcengles@verizon.net

carolenglesart.blogspot.com

California Abstract Artist Carol Engles

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Still life, limited brush strokes challenge by Marion Hedger

This painting was in response to a weekly challenge on dailypaintworks.com. The challenge was to assemble 2 to 3 items into a still life arrangement and calculate the minimum number of brushstrokes required for the painting.

Blue vase, bowl and pear still life limited brushstroke challenge

A4 size, oil on canvas board

My website http://artbymarion.co.uk/

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I set up the still life on a glass sheet over a dark red cloth to see if I could capture some reflections and then illuminated it with a flood light on the right. I drew in the design with a watercolour pencil, indicating the large masses. I calculated I needed a minimum of 32 brushstokes to create the painting.

I had two practice runs on scrap cardboad coated in gesso before committing to the canvas baord. This practice helped me to find out how to manipulate the brush to get the long gestural strokes in one pass and what thickness of paint to use. With my first effort, I stopped counting my strokes after about 50 LOL. My second effort was more successful as I realised I had to thin the paint a little so that it would flow more easily. When I moved onto the canvas board the surface was much easier to handle and I had ALMOST finished at 32 strokes but couldn't resist some fiddling. So I used about 40 strokes to get this far. I mainly used a large No.10 brush which certainly helps with the no fiddling rule!

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Agave on Clayboard by Helen Read

Agave, 6x6" Acrylic and watercolor on clayboard

For the month of October -  $30.00

after 10/31 - $100.00

Ready to frame

(Shipping $10.00 in US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax) 

The latest from my studio is offered at the very low "featured price" of $30, just for this month  or until it has sold!  This one is done on clayboard, using acrylic and watercolor.  

I love the shadows and jagged edges that show up on the leaves and in the shadows. 

Please click here to find out how to have this shipped to you right away!  

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To find out more about my work, please visit my blog, 

Brushstrokes, etc. 

or 

Visit my website 

Helen Read - The Studio Upstairs

Wheaton, IL - United States 

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COLORFUL, SPICY AND HOT PEPPERS by Elizabeth Blaylock

5 X 7 OIL ON PANEL

$100 plus s/h

Yesterday, another daily painter Carolyn Finnell was in Gulf Shores vacationing and we had a great time visiting over lunch. 

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my blog

ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

GULF SHORES, ALABAMA

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Gourds Still Life by Dave Froude

Title: Gourds
Medium: Oil on 11 x 14 wood panel

Here they are finalized a few of my favorite things to paint, brass, gourds and ceramic. Worked a bit on the gourds and foreground this morning, and created a lot more contrast. I like the nice painterly effect I managed to pull of with this one. Which is quite a departure from the first time I picked up a brush again a few years ago, where I was more focused on creating a very tightly rendered painting, thankfully I got away from that and in turn things are looking a lot more realistic, funny that.

Not sure if this is for sale at the moment as I have a juried show to enter and still in the process of making my selections.

Enjoy
Visit me blog at daybe.blogspot.com or email me at here
Dave

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Gulf Coast and Caribbean Seafood Lobster pastel Phyllis O'Shields

Gulf Coast Seafood

Seafood from the Gulf Coast and the Caribbean

Pastel Study Lobster  

Phyllis O'Shields Contemporary Impressionism

http://www.oshieldsfineart.com/

Studio             704.394.7382      

Today will begin a series of posting of illustrations that will be used in an illustrated book of  Gulf Coast Memories and especially the foods of the Gulf Coast and the Caribbean that I grew up eating and cooking.

These illustrations in pastel, cover memories from New Orleans, Florida Pan Handle, South Florida, South Carolina Low Country, the Caribbean.  These are areas are rich in tradition and in receipes handed down for generations.

Thank you for viewing  Phyllis O'Shields

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Thinking about the future - Cristina Dalla Valentina

Pensando al futuro
acquerello su carta - 25 x 35 cm

Thinking about the future...

You can buy this painting on my blog

or you can email me for information

Contact me to request a portrait of your child, of a loved one, of yourself... or even of your favorite pet! Go to my Commissions page!

You can find me also here:
My blog A Blob of Color
My Gallery & Shop Page
My Commissions Page
My Facebook Page Cristina Dalla Valentina Art (become a fan!)
My Flickr 

My email 

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I'm an artist from Verona, Italy.

I paint mainly in watercolor, a medium that I love for its freshness and versatility.

In my paintings I transfer the emotions and the feelings aroused by the life around me.

Among my favorite subjects you can find people and portraits, landscapes of cities and countryside, trees, flowers and animals.

My observation of reality at first goes through my camera lens, then continues in the contemplation of the colors and shapes, and finally expresses itself in the play of the watercolor on the paper.

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Colorful Appaloosa Horses Galloping, Equine Art by Theresa Paden

 

Colorful Appaloosa Horses Galloping

"Dawn's Early Light"

By Theresa Paden

30 x 40"

Acrylic on 1.5" deep gallery wrapped canvas

Email me for purchasing information

theresapaden@gmail.com

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Fire On The Mountain, "Abstract Acrylic Landscape Painting," by Marina Petro

Fire On The Mountain

20" x 20"

Original oil painting on canvas

Abstract Landscape

Only one in the entire universe...and it could be yours!

Details and purchasing information  HERE or EMAIL me for other purchasing options and inquiries. 

Certificate Of Authenticity provided with every original painting.

The inspiration for this painting was a photograph that my very talented friend, Zoe Murphy, shot. I saw it on her Facebook page and asked permission to use it as reference for a painting.  Her photo is just below...I began the painting...at first I was pleased with what was emerging on the canvas but as I continued to paint, I felt I was messing it all up....yup, I was.  I took the painting off my easel and placed it on the floor about 8 feet away and began studying it.  I was not pleased at all with my progress. I decided to turn the painting around and voila!....it seemed to come together magically. That's when I painted in the moon, signed it and called it a day.....

On another note....for my subscribers who are from the NY Capital Region. The Arts District on Beekman Street in Saratoga Springs, NY is celebrating American Craft Week Saturday, October 8, from 10-5 pm. My studio will most likely be open until 7. 

There's an open invitation to artists and crafters to set up a table to display and sell your work. There is no charge. There was a great response to last year's celebration...

 Today's Quotation: "When you're in doubt, be still, and wait; when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage. So long as mists envelop you, be still; be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists - as it surely will. Then act with courage." 

- Ponca Chief White Eagle

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Green Light Night Beach Seascape by Iowa Artist Toni Grote

Wow, what a powerful painting! This is a large painting 24x24 mixed media of acrylic and oil. To see a couple of closeup pics or purchase then please click here.

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Red Acrylic Original Painting 24x24 Ocean Beach by Toni Grote

Todays painting is for a colorful original acrylic painting on wood panel 24x24 I call "Ocean Dance".
I love the hot and cool color combo that will spice up any wall in your home! To see closeup pics or purchase then please click here.

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Elizabeth Barrett Original Oil Painting- Portrait of a Woman

"Portrait of a Woman"

by

Elizabeth Barrett

8"x10" Oil on canvas

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LION CUBS on Canvas by OLGA WAGNER

I started on these precious little boys back in February and put them away for a few months. Few weeks ago reworked the background and once again, set it aside for a while. Last night I looked at this as it was painting hanging in my studio and decided that I was finally done with it. It is so much brighter and more airy than my first attempt... I am HAPPY!

LOVE YOU BROTHER 24 x 30 x 1.5 Oil on Stretched Canvas

Available www.olgawagner.com

February version - feels very COLD and DREARY.

Last night's dinner - There is nothing COLD and DREARY about this little beauty!

This must be the prettiest roast chicken that ever came out of my oven. And the best part was that it was as tasty as it looked. The recipe for this bad boy can be found here . I made a few minor modification, such as adding more garlic (can you ever have enough garlic?) and carrots.

I will be using this "Garlic-Orange-Butter' rub on my turkey this year - it was absolutely DELICIOUS.

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Night Fishing on the Chateaugay by Doreen Stopczynski

A beautiful little  lake on the Canadian border of NY.
Acrylic on a 20x24 stretched canvas. $350.
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Looking For Trouble by Doreen Stopczynski

 

Looking for trouble is acrylic on a 8x16 canvas panel. $300.

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Peter's  Piano II

A Homage to Peter Max

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12 x 16 Oil Painting on Canvas
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I did a Homage to Pater Max in the beginning of the year titled
Peter's Piano. I have to say that it is one of the most popular paintings for
this year. I did several similar, but not the same commissions, including a
very large format commission for a friend of Peter Max's, which just
thrilled me. I Check out his site www.themaxcollector.com

I thought it would be great to do another now as Peter just released
 his new isong
Check it our at the links below
You have to love him. He has works all over the place and knows
 so many people and other artists. What a legacy!...and such a nice guy too! I
have listed some facts about him here that I thought were interesting.
 Always learning something new! Love it!

This painting is 12 x 16, a really nice size and different from the first
 Peter's Piano at 11 x 14.
It is my impression of combined elements from five of Peter's
 paintings including his self portrait. The flooring is from another as well as
the Baldwin Piano that he painted. What great colors!
Custom Floater Frames are available upon request.

This would make a great gift for a Peter Max Lover.
Thanks Peter. Love ya!
Enjoy!

NPR Limited Edition Peter Max iSongBook
In honor of NPR's 40th anniversary, the iconic pop artist 

Peter Max
 has graciously designed this limited edition 

Tivoli iSongBook for NPR.

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LIFEGUARDS

LIFEGUARDS

Nancy Herman

8" x 6"

oil on canvas

Growing up going to the shore every summer I was a little in love with one life guard after another.  That athletic, tanned, manhood keeping everyone safe from the 'undertoad' got my rapt attention every time.  Finally, when I was 16, I was invited to the Life Guard's Ball by one of these God's of the beach.

I thought that experience, which was more of a wrestling match than a ball, had cured me of this fascination forever.  However, while thinking about this painting, I realized I actually married a swimmer who was at one time a Life Guard. 

$125.00

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Chubby Birds painted in oils

The Birds and The Bees

About This Painting:
The Birds and The Bees
This oil painting is 5x7 and painted on canvas that has been mounted on a museum quality panel that is ready to be framed.

Media: oil painting
Size: 7 in X 5 in (17.8 cm X 12.7 cm)
Price: $100 USD

How to Purchase:

Buy this painting on PayPal
Price: $100 USD plus $10 USD s/h
Or, send me an email

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Cheerful Chicken Paintings by Theresa Paden, Now on Note Cards

Great Gift Idea!
Rooster and Hen Note Card Set

These cheerful chicken paintings, by Theresa Paden, are available as a
set of 12 cards (3 of each design) and 12 envelopes.

Cards are 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

and are blank inside so 

you can write your own message. 

$16.00 + $1.00 shipping within the U.S.

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Queen of the Pond by Christiane Kingsley

*Please email me if you are interested in this painting.

This painting of a single waterlily flower has a delicate oriental look. It is painted in watercolors on a 8" X 8' watercolor paper adhered to a 1" thick cradled wood panel; it is varnished in order to be displayed like an acrylic or oil painting. No glass! It could even be left unframed and displayed on a small easel or on the wall.

Please email me for the price and purchase info

View some of my other paintings on the Artists International Gallery

I invite you to visit my blog to see works in progress and discussion of my process. Please email me if you have any questions.

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Red On Demand by California artist Nancy Eckels - abstract, contemporary, modern art, painting

 I've been working a bit more with palette knife recently,

and I love how it looks.  It is, however, a whole

different ballgame, so I'm definitely feeling the learning

curve.  This will take some concentrated effort...but who cares?

IT'S FUN!!!!!!

Click on the image to see larger version.

Acrylic on canvas   30" H x 50" W

For more paintings, visit my blog and my website

To purchase, email me:here

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APPLES, LEMONS, AND RED FLOWERS by ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

11 X 14 OIL ON CANVAS

$425 plus s/h

This colorful still life oil painting of fruit and flowers is from another arrangement I set up for my workshop.

For purchasing or questions click 

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To see more original paintings visit:

my gallery

or browse through over 600 paintings on

my blog

ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

GULF SHORES, ALABAMA

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Elizabeth Barrett Oil Painting Child at the Beach

"Child at the Beach"

by

Elizabeth Barrett

6"x6" 

Oil on panel

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Paintings with Expressions and Attitudes of Women by Anthony A. González

"That Is Why"

Oil on Linen Canvas 16" x 12"

by

Anthony A. González

This is an Original Figurative Oil Painting that conveys the

Expression and Attitude of the Woman 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

ARTIST

ANTHONY A. GONZÁLEZ

SPRING BRANCH, TEXAS

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Homage to Mouly, A Gathering for Marcel, by k Madison Moore PA Artist

 A Gathering for Marcel

©kMadisonmooreMkM2011

16 x 16 Oil Painting on Canvas

Art within Art Series

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Beth Barrett Child with Flowers

"Child with Flowers"

by

Beth Barrett

6"x6"

Oil on panel

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FUN CONTEMPORARY HAPPY COW by OLGA WAGNER

Another fun and happy cow painting! Loved working on this girl. I recently joined the Focal Point Gallery in Chapel Hill and promised them a few fun and bright paintings. This one looks sharp in a 3" Gold frame and will look fabulous hanging on display.

WHAT A STUNNER
12 x 24 Oil on Canvas

Available www.olgawagner.com

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Grey at a Gallop, equine art by Carol Engles

14 x 16 oil pastel and ink on paper.

jcengles@verizon.net

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California Abstract Artist Carol Engles

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OLD PITCHER WITH FLOWERS AND APPLES by Elizabeth Blaylock

5 X 7 OIL ON PANEL

$100 plus s/h

This floral still life oil painting is one of the arrangements I had for my workshop last week

For purchasing or questions click 

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To see more original paintings visit:

my gallery

or browse through over 600 paintings on

my blog

ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

GULF SHORES, ALABAMA

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ANtique Candlestick Telephone still life

Copyright © 2011 Linda Apple

"The Old Candlestick" 

  9"x 12"

oil on canvas 

Sometimes I miss the old rotary phones. This one is even before my days! :) 

Candlestick Phone - 1908 In the early days of the telephone, prior to the development of the rotary dial, telephone calls were operator-assisted. To place a call, you were required to pick up the telephone receiver and wait for the telephone operator to answer with "Number please?" You would then ask to be connected to the number you wished to call, and the operator would make the connection manually, by means of a switchboard. 

Have a great day - and maybe CALL an old friend!

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