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The Quartet

Posted in Animals, Travel, tagged Hilton Head Island, Ibis on December 31, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Take a look at this quartet we saw on our bike ride this morning. Can’t wait to paint this one!

The Marsh from the Bridge

Posted in Travel, tagged Hilton Head Island, Marsh on December 30, 2013| Leave a Comment »

I am heading across the bridge this morning to go to Beaufort to have brunch with a friend. I took photo a few days ago when I rode across on the bicycle. I love driving the back roads to see different things so of course, I will have camera in hand. This view is certainly one I will be painting soon.

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Bikes and Horses

Posted in Travel, tagged Hilton Head Horses, Hilton Head Island, Hilton Head public art, public art, sculpture on December 29, 2013| Leave a Comment »

We enjoyed a relaxing day yesterday biking around and stopping to see some amazing art. These horse sculptures just stand out in an open space by the marsh. I couldn’t find anything nearby who said who created them so I Googled it when I got back to the house. Here is what I found:

“These unique horse sculptures are a part of Hilton Head Island’s growing art collection. May 1st they were placed on a parcel of town-owned property beside William Hilton Head Parkway near mid-island. The sculptures are by Jonathan Bowling of Greenville, NC and are made from repurposed steel. Previously they were on display at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn on the north end of the island.”

I have been wanting to learn to weld so this makes me want to even more!

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No Time to Paint

Posted in daily painter, tagged fruit, still life on December 28, 2013| Leave a Comment »

No time to paint yesterday as I was traveling. VACATION….finally! WooHoo. Going to enjoy some time off but, of course, when you produce art for a living you still see art and paintings everywhere you look. You just can’t shut it off so this morning I saw this still life in the kitchen. 🙂 Maybe I will paint it.

I am hoping to gather some reference photos today and visit an art exhibit or two. More to come…

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Maggie-the Blue Tick Heeler

Posted in Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, Blue Tick Heeler, Cattle Dog, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Virginia Artist on December 27, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Maggie’s Painting

Maggie’s reference photo

Maggie, the Blue Tick Heeler, is another commission I did for Christmas.

Maggie is an acrylic on 12″x12″ canvas. I was just told yesterday that she was a big hit with her recipient. I like hearing that.

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Walking the Boardwalk

Posted in Commissions, tagged daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, portrait, Virginia Artist, watercolor on December 26, 2013| 1 Comment »

“Walking the Boardwalk”

Reference photo

I was thrilled to be asked over the last month or two to do several commissions this Christmas. I have been waiting to post them on my blog so that I would not spoil the surprise for those receiving them as gifts. Now I can share them with you.

“Walking the Boardwalk” is a watercolor of a father with his kids walking down a boardwalk. I love the image that was sent to me so it was a really fun piece to do.

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Merry Christmas!

Posted in daily painter on December 25, 2013| Leave a Comment »

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Rex-the Border Collie

Posted in Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, daily painter, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Virginia Artist on December 24, 2013| 1 Comment »

Rex Painting

Rex Reference Photo

Rex, a beautiful border collie, is a commission that I did as a Christmas present. I just got this message on Facebook from Sue, the recipient: “Thank you so much for doing a painting of my dog Rex (border collie) for my brother as a gift to me. It is just beautiful!”

I love hearing back from people who have received presents.

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Adults Paint Pets!

Posted in Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, cat, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait on December 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Pat

Margaget and Adele

Michelle and Susie

Odalys

Yesterday we had the adult “Paint Your Own Pet Portrait” workshop and we had a great group that painted some terrific portraits.

Great job everyone! I am looking forward to painting with you again sometime soon.

If you missed this workshop we will be painting pet portraits again at the 1st Saturday Paint Party on January 4th at 4 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Arts Council. Just register now and then join us for the fun in January. You don’t want to miss this!

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Kid’s Paint Their Own Pet Portraits

Posted in Animals, Art Class, Dogs, Paint Parties, Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, cat, cat portrait, daily painter, dog portrait, horse, horse portrait, impressionism, pet portrait, Rescue dogs on December 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Yesterday afternoon we had the Kid’s “Paint Your Own Pet Portrait” Workshop. It was so much fun!!!! The kids did superb work on their portraits. We had dogs, cats, and horses. They were all so different and all so good! Great job young artists. I love seeing the enthusiasm of young painters creating beautiful art.