Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

Local Vinyard by Sheri Jones 8 x 10 oil on canvas This was painted as a demo last night at D'vine Wine during the Last Friday Gallery night in Granbury. It was a fun evening with a DJ and karaoke going on the whole time. Some were good, some not so good, but still entertaining. This painting is available for purchase.

Trio de Rouge, Poppies by Nancy Medina 11X14 Oil on Linen Board Available in My Daily Painters Gallery Nancy Medina Web Site Nancy Medina Art Blog Trio de Rouge Poppies is a new painting drying on the easel in Flower Mound Studio. On Friday, a dear painty pal, Judy Mackey , and I will head out to the Dallas Arboretum to paint plein air. Painting outdoors can be a real eye opener to the little things mother nature hides from all but the most observant. While painting these poppies one morning plein air, I heard a "pop!" and there was a little poppy egg, freshly hatched, lying at the base of a newly unfurled bright orange bloom. I captured a photo of it for you on my art blog today . I'll bet there is an interesting scientific name for this but I love the idea of poppies hatching from eggs, don't you? I promise to share photos from our exciting plein air adventure on Friday on my blog, so stay tuned! I'll be the lady in a goofy hat with paint on her nose.

“Transitional Tones” ©2010 Niki Gulley 12” x 12” oil on canvas I created these birch trees with palette knife and extremely thick oil paint to achieve texture and suggest the energy found in nature. The image is painted around the sides of the 1.5 inch deep gallery wrap canvas so that it looks three-dimensional and can be hung as is without a frame for a contemporary look. These chunky birch paintings look great in pairs and threes. See NikiGulley.com for companion paintings or stop by my painting booth this weekend in Chicago at the Lincoln Park Arts & Music Festival to see more of my textured palette knife paintings in person. For more details, go to chicagoevents.com/event.cfm?eid=189. Or, e-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com with any questions or comments.

"Fleeing Storms", this is a small painting, 6" x 8", oil on canvas panel. This was a short and quick painting session. Short because I got there while the sky was rolling out the colors, but right at sunset. Quick because after 25 minutes it became hard to choose my pigments and the recent rains brought out all the mosquitos and then some. I never packed up faster and ran to my van... 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

Butternut Glow 5x7 inches Oil on Canvas Panel by George De Chiara I have to admit I was pretty amazed when I cut this open to see the wonderful color inside. I knew when I saw it that I wanted to paint it. After struggling with the arrangement for a while I settled on this. I think I was being a little timid with cutting up the squash, which limited me to what I could do with it. After all, I couldn't put it back together if I made a mistake. When I was done painting, I gave the squash to my wife since she wanted to cook it, and then cleaned up the studio a bit. When I went out to the kitchen, I noticed how nice the arrangement was my wife had made on the cutting board. "I've got to get another one these and try this again", was the first thought to run through my head, which was then followed by my best Homer Simpson "Doh!" To read more about this painting please visit my blog. http://georgedechiara.com/blog Visit my web site to ...

© 2010 Gwen Bell 6 X 6 oil on canvas I purchased 3 of these small bottles and thought I'd try my hand at colored glass. To purchase this painting click here. Please visit my blog or online portfolio.

As Time Goes By Geraniums by Nancy Medina 12X10 Oil on Linen Board Available in My Daily Painters Gallery Nancy Medina Web Site Nancy Medina Art Blog As Time Goes By, Geraniums, is a new oil painting drying on the easel this evening in Flower Mound Studio. I received a note from a client this evening who had purchased one of my large sunflower paintings for his wife for their 40th wedding anniversary. They received the framed painting in the mail today and were delighted with it, and said at first they were a bit nervous buying art online, because they had never done so before. Now, he said, they were very glad they did. What an honor that a painting I created will commemorate such an important event in their lives. I hope it gives them years of smiles.

"Sidetracked" Click Here to Bid The Wally Workman Gallery in Austin will be celebrating its 30th anniversary next month(reception August 7th) with new works from 40 artists (me included). If you're in the area next Saturday, please join me!

Meme's Chick 5x7 inches Oil on Canvas Panel by George De Chiara This little red is one of the dozen or so laying hens my wife's grandmother (Meme) is raising this year.They are very entertaining to watch. I spent about an hour in the pen photographing them. Obviously painting them from life would be a little harder than I was up for, especially for the first attempt. I think if I do a few more, I may be comfortable enough to try them from life, but for now, my photos will have to do. To read more about this painting please visit my blog. http://georgedechiara.com/blog Visit my web site to see more of my work. http://georgedechiara.com If you would like to purchase this painting visit my auction here .

Rubber Boots for Sale by Sheri Jones 9 x 12 oil on gallery wrapped canvas With a camera in my handy cell phone, I take photos everywhere. Inspiration is around every corner. The bright colors and simple shapes are what drew me in. This painting is available for purchase. Sheri@sheriart.net sheriart.net sheriart.blogspot.com

AVAILABLE Recently I was sick and in the hospital. A dear friend Charlotte came by after my release and brought these beautiful Sunflowers. Who would not feel better seeing the bright sunny faces of these Sunflowers. The warmth of their color reflects the warmth of the person that delivered the special arragement. May you have friends that bring sunshine into your life in your time of need and may you find your easel friendly. 20 x 24 original oil on canvas contact artist to purchase Pat@meyer.net PatMeyerdailypainter.blgospot.com Major Credit Cards accepted Labels, Sunflowers, oil, originial, still life, fruit, floral, colorful

Birch Study 5” x 7” oil painting by Niki Gulley Fresh off the easel! Extremely thick oil paint with lots of movement and texture. If interested in purchasing or seeing other birch studies, contact me at Niki@NikiGulley.com . These miniature paintings look great in pairs and threes! Or, stop by my painting booth this weekend in Chicago at the Lincoln Park Arts & Music Festival. See http://www.chicagoevents.com/event.cfm?eid=189 for more information. My website - NikiGulley.com

The Wild Side - Pansies by Nancy Medina 8X10 Oil on Canvas Available in My Daily Painters Gallery Nancy Medina Web Site Nancy Medina Art Blog

"MAGNOLIAS" 24" X 30" Watercolor by Margie Whittington available, contact: mawhittington@gmail.com http://www.mwhittingtonart.blogspot.com/ http://www.margiewhittington.com/ http://www.canvasbycanvas.com/

"Opening, Mudflats", this is a small painting, 6" x 8", oil on canvas panel. Not only had the pond just been opened to the sea, but a call from a painter friend had encouraged me to come enjoy some new views. The Land Bank, which owns this property, mowed the field along the edge of the Great Pond to keep invasive species at bay. Usually this is done at the beginning of spring, not mid summer. Now some of my favorite fall grasses will be stunted and not really ripe to paint. But right now I may walk all over this mowed poison ivy area where I never would have done this time of season. This has opened up vistas never contemplated. It has also riled up all the ticks which had been happily going about their business at the ends of long grass stems, a few of which have made it back to my studio... 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 creat...

Painted Tin 5x7 inches Oil on Canvas Panel by George De Chiara I'm very happy to report that this is daily painting number 100 this year! I'm now officially half way to my goal for 2010. As for tonight's painting, this tin is the other item I picked up last weekend (see yesterday's post). I painted a bit more of the detail than the one I did yesterday, mostly because I felt the painting needed it, though, honestly, these details also very hard to resist. After all, it's the patterns in it that prompted me to buy it in the first place. I also took another shot at painting the carnations since they were still fresh. This time I added some dark red ones, which I enjoyed because it allowed me to use stronger, purer colors. To read more about this painting please visit my blog. http://georgedechiara.com/blog Visit my web site to see more of my work. http://georgedechiara.com If you would like to purchase this painting visit my auc...

Oil on canvas panel, 6x6 -- View eBay Listing One of my favorite breakfasts--it ranks up there with eggs benedict and hot fudge sundaes (yes, for breakfast!!!).... Website: www.kkartstudios.com Blog: www.kristinekainer.blogspot.com E-mail: kristine@kkartstudios.com

Monet's Garden Irises by Nancy Medina 36X36 Oil on Canvas Daily Painters Gallery Nancy Medina Web Site Nancy Medina Art Blog Monet's Garden is a large painting of irises based on flowers growing at a nearby restaurant's garden. I snapped the photos of these lovely blossoms blowing in the wind, and tried to capture some of that movement here.

Last week I returned to this painting and changed the temperature of the river. It was painted from a plein air painting done at Rocky Mountain National Park.

Click to bid This painting is done in oils and measures 10"x8". I had fun setting this up and painting from life. Barbara

Today's Quote:  "A painting is never finished--it simply stops in interesting places." --Paul Gardner  (quote found in Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way) A RT.  SUNFLOWER SINGLE watercolor painting on 140# cp paper 4x6 inch postcard size Inquire about this original painting. Email artist@vbridgeshoyt.com ... and such is  L IFE.   Never finished, never perfect, life simply stops in interesting places.  Just stops.  Reason enough for making each day as interesting as possible. You can see more of my daily paintings at  Texas Sauce Art Life .  Click here  to get there. http://txsauce.blogspot.com

Carnations 3x5 inches Oil on Canvas Panel by George De Chiara Over the weekend my wife and I went to a few garage sales to see what type of still life subjects we could find. The picking were pretty slim, but we did find this little vase. For this painting, I simplified the design since I wanted to work on the shape. I'll save a more detailed painting for another time. We had a few carnations around the house, so I added those and then got to painting. I've been keeping a very loose count of my daily paintings, and, according to that count, this is daily painting number 99. I need to double check to be sure, but I've very excited to be just about at the half way point for my goal this year. To read more about this painting please visit my blog. http://georgedechiara.com/blog Visit my web site to see more of my work. http://georgedechiara.com If you would like to purchase this painting visit my auction here .

A Cup of Poppies by Sheri Jones 5 x 7 oil on canvas This was inspired from a photo taken in my garden. I was attracted to the bright colors and simple shapes. I painted it with a palette knife and lots of paint. Available for purchase Sheri@sheriart.net sheriart.net sheriart.blogspot.com

"Tomorrow's Promises" ©2010 Niki Gulley oil on canvas • 48" x 60" I wanted you to feel the joy and peacefulness of walking through a protective cathedral of branches on a beautiful autumn day. With the soft light illuminating the walkway and golden skylights above, the only sounds to be heard are the crunching of fallen leaves underfoot and a slight breeze flickering the leaves overhead. What lies ahead? The mysterious glow from beyond beckons you forward. Tomorrow's promises await. If you'd like to see "Tomorrow's Promises" in person, visit me this weekend at the Lincoln Park Arts & Music Festival in Chicago, chicagoevents.com/event.cfm?eid=189 , or e-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com . To see more of my new textured oil paintings, visit NikiGulley.com .

This is a companion piece to my previously posted "Sunflower Ink" and both pieces need a new home. Contact artist@vbridgeshoyt.com or click on the Email Me text below for more information.  Thanks, Vernita  SUNFLOWER WINDOW  © V. Bridges Hoyt 2010   4x6 inch postcard size  watercolor and ink on 140# cp paper  Daily Painting.  Available.  Click here to  Email Me !  Up-to-Date Absolutely the Latest News:  www.vbhoyt.com

"Side Dish" Click Here to Bid Please forgive my lack of posting the last couple of days. I was taking a little break. I have to remind myself sometimes to get out of the studio. To replenish my creativity but also to just ... relax. And spend time getting other stuff done. It feels good.

Bella Blanco - Geraniums by Nancy Medina 8X10 Oil on Canvas Available in My Daily Painters Gallery Nancy Medina Web Site Nancy Medina Art Blog It's been a busy weekend in Flower Mound Studio, celebrating the hubby's birthday and coming home to a neighborhood with no electricity last night. It was an interesting way to learn that we could not get into the house, because we had no key to the storm door or the back door, and the garage opened only with the use of electricity. After a few hours in the dark getting acquainted with the mosquitoes, the CoServ folks were there to save the day, or the eve. The pugs were quite glad we had decided to stop all that pointless puttering around outside instead of being indoors with them, where we belonged. Hats off to all those hard working people who come out in the heat, cold, and awful weather and at any time of the day, just because it's their job. They sure are tougher than I am! Take a peek at my art blog today to see the flowers t...

© 2010 Gwen Bell 6 X 6 oil on canvas SOLD I found this tiny red glass vase and 2 others while fabric shopping. This is my first attempt at painting colored glass and it was quite a challenge! Please visit my blog or online portfolio.

Warm and Sunny by Sheri Jones 10 x 8 oil on canvas panel The hot Texas sun makes my sunflowers pop with color, begging me to paint them. They are an easy target and I am always willing to give a go. This painting is available for purchase Sheri@sheriart.net sheriart.net sheriart.blogspot.com

© 2010 Gwen Bell 6 X 6 oil on canvas SOLD This little teapot is just the right size for a single cup of tea. I've had it for a long time and can't imagine why I've never painted it. Please visit my blog or online portfolio.

"Obnoxious Stack" Click Here to Bid See how the stack on the right is leaning a bit close to the left stack? Where's the personal space? Huh? -- I really enjoy doing these stacks.  Carol

"Asters", this is a small painting, 6" x 8", oil on canvas panel. A rainy afternoon, evening painting from the van. The sky held back until close to dark when it ripped. I barely got the window cracks closed. The wind was from the best direction to show this boat in profile. I've been scouting it for 2 months and nothing was a go before. Light or wind or traffic, something was never right... 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

NOT FOR SALE This painting was a practice Just For Fun! It is wonderful when you can take time to just paint for fun and experiment with color, texture and composition. That is what this painting was all about. Letting go and trying some new fun things. The great thing is that I learned some new tricks and going to incorporate some of these techniques into new paintings. May you just do something for fun today and may you find your easel friendly. Pat @Meyer.net PatMeyerdailypainter.blogspot.com

Poppy Path by Nancy Medina 12X10 Oil on Museum Quality Linen Board Available in My Daily Painters Gallery Nancy Medina Web Site Nancy Medina Art Blog Poppy Path is a painting in palette knife and oil drying in Flower Mound Studio this evening. It's been a very busy week, with a new foster pug coming to stay for a while, unpacking from a recent trip, and getting caught up on tossing the ball for Studio Director AnnieBelly. Today a friend recommended the "sock monkey beds" in Walgreens. I raced to the nearest Walgreens to procure one for my first in command, and they were out. All was not lost, however, since the puppy dog beds were nice, fluffy, and also on sale. The picture on my blog today sums up Annie's reaction to her latest acquisition.

“Queen Ann’s Lace” by Niki Gulley 7” x 5” pastel My last miniature floral pastel – painted from life. To see this pastel and several of my other latest paintings, stop by my booth at the Ann Arbor Art Show, booth #B212, a2statestreetartfair.com Or go to my website at NikiGulley.com . E-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com .

First Year Memories 11x14 inches Oil on Canvas Panel by George De Chiara Here's the finished painting. Visit my blog for complete step by step progression of this painting. If your interested in purchasing this painting, please visit my auction . My web page: www.georgedechiara.com My Blog: www.georgedechiara.com/blog

Bowl of Peaches by Sheri Jones 8 x 10 oil on canvas This was painted from a set up in my studio. The peaches were not quite ripe with I set this up. By the time I finished a day or two later the peaches were at their prime and just delicious. This painting is avaible for purchase. Sheri@sheriart.net sheriart.net sheriart.blogspot.com

Sunflowers 1 By Lewis Bowman 11 x 14 Oil in canvas (palette knife) SOLD To view more of my work go to www.bowmangalleries.com

This is my version of my nephew Kyle's ceramic jug. He gave me this after he made it. I thought it just screamed to be painted. It measures 12"x6" and is available for purchase. It is signed and email if you would like to purchase Barbara Click to bid

Golden Moments by Emily Leland I grew up in New Mexico with wide open spaces always surrounding me that seem to continually draw me to paint spaces and the depth of it. Looking onto the hillsides surrounding Fredericksburg today I am captured by the beauty in these moments looking outward. On this particular occasion, an afternoon sunset without the reds and oranges but just a brilliant gold. Sometimes you can rush out there to paint a sunset hoping for burst of color and it happens in a different way. But isn't that life. Oil on Wrapped canvas 24"X48" See http://www.emilyleland.com

Purple Promise Sunflowers by Nancy Medina 10X8 Oil on Museum Quality Linen Board Available in My Daily Painters Gallery Nancy Medina Web Site Nancy Medina Art Blog Purple Promise Sunflowers is a new work drying on the easel this evening. I spent the past few days reacquainting myself with my pochade box, plein air painting. It is pretty remarkable what you can see in a flower outdoors, in the sun, that you cannot detect in a photograph, even on a 52-inch color Hans G screen. I'm looking forward to the fall when painting outdoors will not be an exercise in surviving the heat. In the meantime, I've got my trusty, goofy hat to keep me safe from the sun.

Just about done with this painting. Be sure to check my blog for further details on the painting progress and step by step photographs. Tomorrow I should easily finish this one up. http://www.georgedechiara.com/blog

"HELL'S GATE, POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE, TEXAS" Watercolor 5" x 7" by Margie Whittington available for pricing information contact: mawhittington@gmail.com http://www.mwhittingtonart.blogspot.com/ http://www.margiewhittington.com/ http://www.canvasbycanvas.com/

Small Gifts - Poppies by Nancy Medina 6X8 Oil on Museum Quality Linen Board Available in My Daily Painters Gallery Nancy Medina Web Site Nancy Medina Art Blog Small Gifts, Poppies, is a new oil painting drying on the easel this evening in Flower Mound Studio. Tonight I have four assistants in the studio, with a new foster pug, Tanner, snoring at my feet after an exhausting day. This little fellow has spent all six of his years in a cage in Oklahoma, and is luxuriating in his newfound freedom. I am not rich, so I cannot give millions to animal rescue. I work a full time job, so I cannot give all my time to pug rescue. But I have a few hours a week I can contribute. I hope that if you have a heart filled with love for animals, you can find a way to share, even if it is a small gift, for your favorite animal rescue. You can see Tanner's story in the video link below, and the day last week when four of our volunteers rescued 14 pugs from a puppy mill. All of these little ones will go t...

“Autumn Symphony” ©2010 Niki Gulley Pastel • 24” x 36” This is a quiet, protected creek by our house that I like escaping to when I need a break from city life. On this perfect autumn day, there was the gentlest of breezes rustling the leaves, the vibrant fall foliage was at its peak and the only sounds to be heard came from the trickling of the nearby waterfall and the birds’ sweet melodies. To see this pastel in person, visit my booth, #B212, at the State Street Art Show in Ann Arbor, MI that runs from today through Saturday. a2statestreetartfair.com Or, e-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com for more information. Visit my website at NikiGulley.com

Follow me from start to finish on my current painting, First Year Memories. It's an 11x14 inch oil on canvas panel. I have a lot more on the set up, techniques and progress of this painting on my blog . So be sure to stop by! www.georgedechiara.com/blog

I kayaked to face cliffs that rose out of the water. The sun reflected off these mineral rich rocks, making them sparkle warm red, buff and tan. Using water from the river, water media and sitting in the water, I painted a quick study.

Rounds of Red and Gold by Sheri Jones 16 x 20 oil on canvas This was inspired from the fresh flowers out of my garden. I love working in the garden and the fruits of my labor. Available Sheri@sheriart.net sheriart.net sheriart.blogspot.com

AVAILABLE This last week was such a life changing moment. My heart said it was time to give me some problems and off to the hospital. When you are laying in the bed I found you can choose two directions to go. Either feel sorry or feel blessed. My decision was to feel blessed by God. He has lead me through life and this is another chapter to open and explore. This interruption in daily life has given me pause to say "This Day Is Glorious". May you feel blessed today for this is the day the Lord has made and may you find your easel friendly. 20 x 24 original oil on cotton canvas Painted the 2nd week of July contact artist to purchase Pat@Meyer.net PatMeyerdailypainter.blogspot.co, Major Credit Cards accepted Labels, oil, floral, original, still life, flowers, fruit, impressionistic

Sliced Apple 3x5 inches Oil on Canvas Panel by George De Chiara One of the appeals of oil painting for me is the option to use a painting knife, which allows for a very thick application of the paint and strong edges. It also lend itself to some very interesting color blending since the knife can blend the colors as you're painting with it. I just got a new set and wanted to test them out. They looked so shiny and clean sitting next to my pallet and I knew I couldn't leave them like that! While normally I believe you should use the correct tool for the job at hand, I really wanted to practice with my new knifes. I did almost this entire painting with them. I used a few brush strokes in the end to clean up a few of the edges and correct a little drawing here and there, but that's about it. To read more about this painting please visit my blog. http://georgedechiara.com/blog Visit my web site to see more of my work. http://georgedechiara.com If ...