This is a 10 x 8 panel with heavy textures and a very “painterly” approach to hydrangeas. If you would like more information, click here.
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Sun Lover
This 10 x 8 painting was featured on the front page of Dailypaint Works in December 17, 2019 and attracted several favorable comments before the day ended. It is painted on stretched canvas. Click here for more information.
My latest magazine article with paintings
I have written an article for the Breeze Magazine of the Low Country, the April edition just now online. Click here to read my article called “An Artist Paints Bioluminescent Creatures.” Please turn to page 32. Paintings of five creatures are included with the text.
Roses after d.Longpre
One of my favorite nurseries that feature antique roses is that of David Austin. These large, romantic roses are similar to those grown in the 19th century. This 10 x 8 painting is on a panel. Click here for further information.,
Green Symphony
This 6 x 8 painting on panel was inspired by a sketch I made in Randolph County, around the area of Maynard, Arkansas. Notice the bent mail box. It used to be a favorite prank of teenagers to try to hit mail boxes. I’ve had to replace several! Click hereto see the price of the painting or to learn more about it.
Sparrow
Most of my bird paintings are small paintings on canvas panels. This one is 6 x 6 inches.. Click here for more information on this painting or to see others.
Cedar Waxwing
Every year a whole flock of cedar waxwings flies in to eat the berries from the Photenia trees in the back yard. They stay for several days and when they have stripped off every berry, they are gone! This is a small painting, 5 x 7 inches. A frame that will hold a 5 x 7 panel can be found in nearly every store as it is one of the most popular sizes. Click here to learn more about this painting.
A Tangle of Tulips
This 8 x 10 inch painting featuring yellow tulips has already sold, but you can see more paintings by clicking here. Interesting art can be found in online galleries. Fantastic collections online allow you to by-pass galleries and dealers who mark up art over 100%. Don’t ignore online options when you shop for art. Fantastic collections can be found in many places.
Garden Tulips
These garden tulips originally came to me from a florist’s shop planted in a painted bowl but in full bloom! I enjoyed them immensely and painted several canvases of them. This painting is sold but you can see others by clicking here. This painting is on a panel.
Panels were used by many of the Old Masters and are often preferred by many artists because of the rigid, smooth surface. A panel is easy to fit in almost all standard frames and framing a panel can be a do it yourself project. It can also be mailed easily.
Stretched canvas, on the other hand, can fit into standard frames only with special clips. Many people hang stretched canvas without a frame. “Gallery wrap” canvas is stapled to the back of a two inch wooden frame and hung just as it is. Artists often paint the sides of gallery wrap.
Wild Roses
This is an oil painting on a 6 x 6 inch linen stretched canvas. For more information about the painting, click here.
Many people think that oil paintings are better than acrylic paintings but this is not true and I would not worry about acrylics v.s. oils when selecting a painting. Many acrylic paintings are hard to tell from oil paintings and can often be painted exactly like oil paintings depending on the skill of the artist. Both kinds of media are long lasting and can be framed without glass.
You should also not be concerned about whether the painting is on stretched canvas or on a panel. I will write about this in next week’s blog.
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