Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

This painting was inspired by a photo taken by a friend on her farm in Ohio. She was out on her evening walk. The road is actually gravel, but I felt like a dirt road with some mud puddles would be nice. To see more of my work please visit my website at  www.melissaatorresart.com . I post my work for sale at my  Etsy  shop. Follow me on  Facebook . Thank you for looking!

"A Road Less Traveled", this is a small painting, 6" x 8", oil on canvas panel. It has been deer hunting season. I desperately wanted to paint this scene in the woods, halfway down my friends' driveway in an active hunting area at dusk. Not a sane choice to make especially with no hunter orange clothing to wear, but... I drove down to the spot. Set up against the front of my van in the middle of the drive. Whistled a happy tune and began to paint until the colors disappeared on my palette and in the woods... If you'd like to purchase, please click Go to my Auction, bidding starts at $100.00 US. Subscribe to my "New Paintings" mailing list. Each day that I create a new painting it will be sent to your email box. Other works found at Thaw Malin Art

"Evening Wood", this is a small painting, 6" x 8", oil on canvas panel. I love taking care of my friends' cat while they are away. There are so many wonder views around the old family homestead. I had to stop while driving out and capture this one in the evening light. With my hood up to keep me warm and not making too many fast movements, I fit right with the turkey flock as they slunk in to their roosting pines. They paid me no heed 20 feet away from their launching lawn as they each revved up for take off into the tops of the pine trees. I felt, truly, like a fly on the wall as they trotted past me from all directions to get settled in... If you'd like to purchase, please click Go to my Auction, bidding starts at $100.00 US. Subscribe to my "New Paintings" mailing list. Each day that I create a new painting it will be sent to your email box. Other works found at Thaw Malin Art

"Early Shadows", this is a Small painting, 6"x 8", oil on canvas panel. I woke up early, very early for me, knowing this would be the perfect warm windless morning in which to create this painting. It has been in my mind for most of a year to do an early morning shadow painting down along the docks. It was an even better morning than I could imagine. The fishermen were not out and about as the season was still early. No pick ups driving back and forth with gear. No attitudes about the painter taking up the roadway. No shower of dust from the road bed as someone had to race by for who knows why. No trucks crowding out the view of the old fishing shacks. Just a great morning to be out painting here... If you'd like to purchase, please click Go to my Auction, bidding starts at $100.00 US. ...