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Fresh Clippings 5x7 inches Oil on Linen Panel by George De Chiara Win this painting! It's simple, just like my Facebook page and when I reach 200 fans, I'll have a drawing to see who wins the painting. No strings attached, no gimmicks, it's really that easy to win. Currently, I'm at 180 fans, so someone will be winning this painting soon. You can like my page here .  I've had these flowers growing in a pot out by our garden all summer. Somehow through the 60 plus days of 100 degree weather we've had, I've been able to keep them alive and growing. That is until the other day when I was mowing the lawn and accidentally knocked the pot off the ledge it was on. It flipped over and landed upside down, breaking almost all the flower stems. I couldn't believe my bad luck! When I was done mowing, I went back and cut all the broken stems off and put the flowers in a vase. I originally thought I would paint them that way, but I wasn't happy with...

Wildflower Bouquet by Sheri Jones 20x16 oil on canvas This was inspired from a small still life I painted outside in my yard. The flowers I picked in a field not far from home. The bright color of the indian paint brush flowers are what I love most about this painting. This is available for purchase. $250.00 Sheri@sheriart.net http://www.sheriart.net/ http://www.sheriart.blogspot.com/

A potential client called Tuesday.  She wanted a painting of a horse  for a staff member that was moving? (Her) Can you paint a horse? (Me) Yes! What's your budget?  Acrylic or watercolor? Canvas or Paper? What size? What color horse? The head only or standing, running, rearing up, bucking,..? You want it when? Thursday? Sure! (Her) Can you add a windmill and water tank? (Me) Sure! "Memories" 11"x14" Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas SOLD! My Website My Blog

Some of our painters and their wonderful paintings from our Santa Fe Workshop. Plein Air Painting & Photography Workshop in Santa Fe, NM Day 5, afternoon Show & Tell After some free-time sightseeing, gallery hopping and shopping in downtown Santa Fe, we gathered later that afternoon for a final critique and to show off our work. Students get so nervous about the word critique, that I really prefer Show and Tell. Everyone gets so into their work on location that they don't always get an opportunity to see what others are doing, so this is a great way to share what we did, offer pointers and praise! For the painters, we chose our best 3 or 4 paintings from the week, and for the photographers, Scott put together slide shows of their strongest shots. And, for a perfect ending to the week, we celebrated with a delicious New Mexican dinner at La Choza. Some of our group celebrating a successful workshop over an authentic New Mexican dinner. • If you'd like more in...

Sweet Cantaloupe and Sunflowers by Nancy Medina 12X12 Oil on Canvas Panel Shop in My Daily Painters Gallery Nancy Medina Web Site Nancy Medina Art Blog Sweet Cantaloupe and Sunflowers caused quite a stir with the four-footed studio assistants. Little noses were pointed upward, and eyes were searching the heavens for morsels that - if only an earthquake or some other wonderful event would happen - could fall to the ground and land in little mouths. Even the hubby had to be forewarned that at least a portion of the sweet fruit on the kitchen counter must not be consumed, and must be reserved for the easel. Now that the painting is done, however, the cantaloupe will have to face its own demise, doled out to little mouths that have been eagerly waiting all evening, and then the rest chopped and packaged tightly in tupperware for a lunchtime treat at work tomorrow. Rarely is there a time when fruit props in the studio do not instill high drama. I'm sure the same is tr...

"To The Beach", this is a small painting, 6" x 8", oil on canvas panel. These dunes can be a very menacing place from which to paint, mosquito-wise and people-wise. The hurricane must have whipped those little insects into soup as only very small, recent hatchlings came out to suck on me. And the beach goers, well they must have left this island or just had better things to do than come out on a warm eve and watch the sun setting... If you'd like to purchase, please click Go to my eBay 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

Hot Terra Cotta 6x6 inches Oil on Canvas Panel by George De Chiara SOLD It's been a little over a week, maybe even closer to 2 weeks, since I last painted. Raising a newborn and a 22 month old has really started to catch up with me and my wife. We both are starting look a little exhausted and sleep deprived at this point, but there is hope. The baby is starting to sleep longer at night and our 22 month old is starting to adjust to her new sister and slipping back into her routines.  Anyway, I've been thinking about doing this painting for a while now. It's a commission piece for one of my collectors who wanted a painting to go along with one of the 50 paintings in 50 days pieces he bought. That painting was of cayenne peppers , so to complement it, he wanted haberneros. Habeneros have beautiful variations in colors that range from bright yellows to deep reds when on the verge of being overripe, so they make great subject matter for still lifes. I really didn...

Hillside Oak by David Forks Oil on panel, 8"x10" I started this painting from a photo I took between Sisterdale and Fredericksburg, Texas, but after my initial block in I just wasn't happy with it. The photo is drab and lacking of any real beauty. I was initially attracted to the image because I liked the oak on the hillside but there is little else appealing about it. I decided to put the photo away and paint it the way I wanted it to look. I am much happier with it now. Much better to work from life when possible but it isn't spring, bluebonnets are not out, I am not in the Hill Country right now, and the heat is  barely tolerable. davidforks.com dforks.blogspot.com

This is how I want to remember Pedernales Falls, when it was most dramatic and powerful.

Sweet Smiles Sunflowers by Nancy Medina 12X12 Oil on Canvas Panel Shop in My Daily Painters Gallery Nancy Medina Web Site Nancy Medina Art Blog Sweet Smiles Sunflowers is a new painting in the studio, on a day that had a very nice moment I think I will never forget. A few moments before mom was checked out of the hospital this afternoon, and before she left for home, she received a phone call from my niece, Robin. This was the first day of College for Robin. Robin's school day ended at 2:30 pm. At 2:35 pm, the phone rang and she was calling for my mom, to tell her how it went. She had psychology today, and her friend was in the class with her. Robin really liked her psychology course. I am so proud to have a niece who has such a lovely heart that her first thought on such an important day was for her grandmother. I can't think of anything more wonderful that could have happened, can you? Robin has spent almost every weekend since she was a tiny toddler at her gr...

Sunrise at St. Ignace 9x12 oil on canvas $150 www.martierains.com martierains@sbcglobal.net Another beautiful sunrise. This one shines on Lake Huron at St. Ignace, Michigan. I began shooting as the sun peeped over the horizon and continued until it illuminated this huge tree. With several photos to choose from, this is my favorite. It pays to get up early! You can purchase this painting by clicking here .

"G. H. Sluiceway", this is a small painting, 6" x 8", oil on canvas panel. Back in my watercolor period I painted in this area once. It felt so much better creating this scene in oils today. The paint just seemed to flow right off my brushes. After Hurricane Irene yesterday, all the leave are beginning to show subtle browns and reds. The vibrant greens of summer have turned in the space of a day... 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. Othe...

Summer Lotus by Sheri Jones 10x8 oil on canvas I painted this at the Dallas Aboretum on Saturday. It was growing in the same garden as the waterlily I painted earlier in the morning. A common misconception is referring to the lotus as a waterlily but it is an entirely different plant as can be seen from the center of the flower which is a round seed pod. The warm temperatures and moving light forced me to work quickly and this was my result. I painted this with a palette knife and lots of colorful paint. This is available for purchase. $100.00 Sheri@sheriart.net http://www.sheriart.net/ http://www.sheriart.blogspot.com/ 

9x12 pastel by Niki Gullley Plein Air Painting & Photography Workshop in Santa Fe, NM Day 5, location: downtown Santa Fe On our last morning of our Santa Fe workshop, we headed back to downtown Santa Fe and settled in a quiet shady spot to paint the geometric adobe architecture of the Loretto Inn. After a week of painting everyday, everyone was loosened up and jumped right into their paintings, creating some of their best work and in a matter of a few short hours! Some of our group enjoying the shade on the last day of our Santa Fe workshop. Nancy Standlee, thinking outside the box, painted the Loretto with this eye-catching yellow umbrella at the café next door. Beautiful! • If you'd like more information on our upcoming Plein-Air Painting & Photography Workshops , please e-mail me at Niki Gulley , or visit my website at nikigulley.com/?page_id=13 . • To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, go to nikigulley.com , or to purchase this plein ...

Botanical Gardens Lilies 11 x 14 oil on Ampersand $200 I painted this today in the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens. The temperature was 107 and I was in the full sun, but in the end I was fairly pleased with this painting. To see more of my paintings and sculptures see my blog douglasbclark.blogspot.com  and my website douglasbclark.com.

Haul'n Hay Watercolor by Suzy 'Pal' Powell blog The inside of an old truck.  I loved the way the light was coming in, and the old worn out seat, and door. There was nothing left of the seat other than springs!

This painting measures about 5x7, it's matted and framed.  It done with watercolor and mixed media on paper.  Without a mat, it's about 6"x8".  This painting is still available for sale.  Please contact me for more information. My Website - http://www.svetlananovikova.com/ My Facebook - www.Facebook.com/SvetlanaNovikovaArt My Youtube - www.Youtube.com/SvetlanaNovikovaArt Order My Prints - http://www.svetlana-novikova.artistswebsites.com/ My Twitter - www.Twitter.com/Artjoy

Dale's Gate 11x14 oil on canvas $235 www.martierains.com martierains@sbcglobal.net   A few months ago, we were visiting a friend in Tempe, Arizona. As we were leaving early the next day, the morning sun created interesting shadows on his backyard gate. Dale's gate became a painting as soon as we arrived home. You can purchase this piece by clicking here .

Red Roses Emily Leland 15X15 oil on Board I have had such fun recently painting flowers again. In this drought it is fun to go buy them and paint them as my garden is certainly not producing them. Also See www.emilyleland.com for pricing with our without frame

Purple Studio Irises by Nancy Medina 12X12 Oil on Canvas Panel Shop in My Daily Painters Gallery Nancy Medina Web Site Nancy Medina Art Blog Purple Studio Irises is a new work drying on the easel in Flower Mound Studio, and it's been an eventful week here. Mom is back in the hospital after she suffered a fall at home on Friday, but the good news is that she is doing very well. She has to use her oxygen all the time now, and the cord for her oxygen got tangled in her recliner Friday morning and she fell trying to untangle it. Fortunately, my aunt and my niece were there, and my niece (who is partially deaf) heard mom ringing her bell and woke up and came downstairs to help mom up and call for help. We are hoping she'll be home from the hospital in just a day or two. In the meantime mom's had lots of visits from daughters and loved ones. The ICU waiting room has become a very familiar place for my family. I cannot imagine what it would be like to be going...

Three Bald Cypress miniature | Barbara Haviland - Blog Barbara47haviland@sbcglobal.net Web site: http://www.barbarahavilandfineart.com  © Barbara Haviland This painting is a daily painting and is 3 bald cypress at sunset. I do have a frame and it is 20.00 extra. I have painted a companion piece to this one. http://barbarahaviland.fineartstudioonline.com/works/701113/three-bald-cypress-miniature Title  Three Bald Cypress at Sunset Medium  oils on canvas panel Size  4"x5" Signed by Barbara Haviland

 O Happy Day by Leada Wood© http://www.leadawood.com/ www.leadawood.com/blog  This is a mixed media painting on canvas 12x12, with a two inch cradle. No need to frame as the painting goes around all sides. This painting has cheery colors and lots of interesting messages and layers of texture. The little sunflower is clay and sculpted by me! Of course I had to add my signature blings to complete the painting. This cheerful painting is for sale and would be uplifting everyday!

'Just Be Yourself' Suzy 'Pal' Powell Torn Paper Collage blog I love zebras, and enjoy painting them, so thought I would try a torn paper collage... I think it needs a little tweaking but will decide in a couple days if I want to change anything. As I was doing this I was thinking of the people in this world who want to copy others, and not be themselves..thus the name. She has different stripes, eyes, etc. So she can just be herself!

Warm Waterlilies by Sheri Jones 8x10 oil on canvas I painted this today at the Dallas Aboretum. I meet up with artist, Doug Clark, Olivette Hubler, Chris Taplan and Hi Chi Lee. Even though the temperatures rose to 107 today, it was a lovely morning. We were nestled under trees in the shade painting the waterlilies. We were near a stream and waterfall, which seemed to be one of the coolest spots in the garden. This painting is available for purchase. $100.00 Sheri@sheriart.net http://www.sheriart.net/ http://www.sheriart.blogspot.com/

7x5 textured oil by Niki Gullley Plein Air Painting & Photography Workshop in Santa Fe, NM Day 4, afternoon location: Red Rocks After painting the scenic overlook in the morning, we headed a little north of our location and focused in on this lone clump of unusual, striking rocks (scene below.) The distinct coloring and striations, made for a fun but challenging exercise in texture, light and shadow, and shape. By day 4, everybody was past their jitters from earlier in the week and thoroughly enjoying painting outdoors. With more confidence, they quickly sketched in these rock formations and complete some amazing pieces in just a couple of hours. Some of our group painting on our day 4 of our Santa Fe Painting & Photography Workshop. One of my students putting in the final touches of her painting. • If you'd like more information on our upcoming Plein-Air Painting & Photography Workshops , please e-mail me at Niki Gulley , or visit my website at nikigulley.c...

Spring Valley by David Forks Oil on panel, 8"x10" Another made up Hill Country scene painted pretty fast with fairly loose brushwork. This painting is for sale via Ebay auction. Starting bid ONE PENNY. Click HERE to bid. davidforks.com dforks.blogspot.com

Larry's Finnish Sauna | Barbara Haviland - Blog © Barbara Haviland   This painting was done from a friends camp and with his permission to use the photo. I liked how the sun was streaming thru the trees. I think it would be a lovely place for a retreat. Title Larry's Sauna Medium oils on canvas panel Size  11"x14" Signed by Barbara Haviland

"Goldenrod Of Summer", this is a small painting, 6" x 8", oil on canvas panel. This is a different view of one of my often painted subjects. The goldenrod in the sunlight and the creeping shadows helped to make a quite dramatic contrast... 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

©2011 Artist: Sheri Cook 9 x 12 Watercolor and Ink http://www.happyhorsestudio.com

Maryann's Bike by Sheri Jones 16x20 oil on canvas We had an artist gathering at Maryann Brummer's property. She and her husband had a number of props out for us to paint and this was one of them. This was inspired from a photo I took that day. It's a nice reminder of a great day with good friends. This is available for purchase. $250.00 Sheri@sheriart.net http://www.sheriart.net/ http://www.sheriart.blogspot.com/

Acrylic on Canvas 16X20 - SOLD It has been a busy week! Thank you, Lord! I have finished several commissions. Our good friend, Mike asked me to paint one for his office. He wanted a stormy sky, a stormy sea, a huge rock with a man hanging on to it reaching out to someone in the waves and a sinking boat in the background. Hmm!?!  What should I use as a reference. We are in a drought.  Our lake is at 2 percent-not 2percent low.  That would be 98 percent low.  So, no waves! Storm clouds have been scarce as hen's teeth.  With the moral decline we have seen a lot of shipwrecked lives.  The waves behind the figure in the water are dark and pulling. The wave in front of the figure is light and figure on the the rock is holding  on tightly with a strong right arm.   My Blog My Website

Creamer and Sugar Bowl | Barbara Haviland - Blog Barbara47haviland@sbcglobal.net Web site: http://www.barbarahavilandfineart.com © Barbara Haviland I did this from a set-up  and I really looked to find all the values and tints of color.This painting is done in oils and on a canvas panel. Title Creamer and Sugar Bowl Medium  oils on canvas panel Size  12"x9" Signed by Barbara Haviland http://barbarahavilandfineart.com/works/497556/creamer-and-sugar-bowl Barbara thanks for viewing my art

Pencil portrait - 9x12" on 100lb Bristol American poet Walt Whitman (1819–92) Author of "Leaves of Grass" I thought I'd better post something in here before folks started wondering if I'm still alive. As Mark Twain once said, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." :) I'd been thinking for quite some time that if I could improve my drawing skills, it might help me become an even better painter. So I bought a box of pencils to practice with and six months later I finally got around to opening them up. Since then I've done five pencil portraits and this is my fourth. If you're interested you can see the others on my blog . The source photo for this drawing is known to be one of several taken of Whitman at the time, but he chose this pose as his favorite. Visit Kirk Witmer Fine Art Website | Blog Email the artist at: khwitmer@juno.com Click here to see more comments about this work from artists world-wide. If you'd like...

Daydreamer Poppy Bouquet by Nancy Medina 11X14 Oil on Linen Board Shop in My Daily Painters Gallery Nancy Medina Web Site Nancy Medina Art Blog Daydreamer Poppy Bouquet is a new painting in the studio tonight, as I begin work on a new commission for a special little girl. I had a nice surprise today when I learned that the Dallas Arboretum had placed one of my rose paintings on the front of their Web site to announce their adult painting classes for the fall. I immediately texted mom, of course, only to hear that she had already seen it on The Facebook, thanks to my sister. Again, I have to say, mothers know everything. I hope if you are in the North Texas region you will join me at the Dallas Arboretum for an indoor painting workshop on Saturday, October 8. We are going to have a fun day at the most beautiful gardens in Texas. I am going to keep my class size small so I can focus on every student, and all levels of experience are welcome. So hurry and sign up for Pa...

Went back to the same location, this time with more anticipation of how the scene would play out:

Heart's Harmony Hydrangeas by Nancy Medina 11X14 Oil on Canvas Panel Shop in My Daily Painters Gallery Nancy Medina Web Site Nancy Medina Art Blog Heart's Harmony Hydrangeas is a new work in Flower Mound Studio, and it's another hot day in Dallas, Texas. I didn't have time to buy any fresh flowers this afternoon after work, so I pushed my paints in an abstract way to intensify some temperature changes and have fun with color. My hydrangeas are from a photo taken in Carmel, California a few months ago, a trip I now remember with great nostalgia, since we had to layer our clothing and wear jackets in the evenings. I do think that if Global warming is on its way, I'd like to be stuck on the part of Earth that freezes, rather than the part that broils.

"Wild" Mark Nesmith Pastel on Paper 8" x 8" 2011 This is a small (8" x 8") pastel painting on paper from a hike in the Post Oak Preserve near my home in Seagoville.  I painted it pretty quickly and originally planned to work up the grasses in the background a bit more, but I decided I kind of liked the freshness and left it alone.  You can learn more about hiking in the Post Oak Preserve and about the painting at http://paintdailytexas.blogspot.com/2011/08/wild-is-just-short-drive-away.html , or visit http://www.marknesmith.com/ to view more of my oil and pastel paintings.

This small gouache on watercolor paper is up for auction on the Daily Paintworks site. It is a scene from Australia, one I did a few months ago in pastels, but wanted to see the effect with gouache. Hope you like.It was great fun to do. Love doing those water refections! If you wish to place a bid on this painting please go to : Daily Paintworks

9x12 textured oil by Niki Gullley Plein Air Painting & Photography Workshop in Santa Fe, NM Day 4, morning location: Rio Chama On Day 4 of our Santa Fe workshop, we headed out early for our most complex location, a striking scenic overlook of the Rio Chama. Being perched along the rim of a cliff, our group was a little nervous, but once they adjusted to the height, they could really appreciate the beauty of the scene for their paintings. With so much going on below and only a half day to capture the landscape, we had to majorly simplify the canyon into basic shapes and colors. The river not only served as a perfect focal point, but also created a soft flowing line to lead the viewer's eye through our paintings. The rocky mountains provided a contrasting craggy texture and the green foliage added some life and color to the desert landscape. Choosing to paint with palette knife today, I had a lot of fun playing with textures and mixing colors, which ended up adding to a fee...

This is my very first attempt at painting horses...and now I know why. I have spent days on this, and still not finished, but wanted to share my attempts. I am a new blogster on this site...and a new member of Artists of Texas, Contemporary Fine Artists International, and a newbie at marketing my art. I hope I can contribute some small tidbit to making your day brighter.

Daisies and Fruit a Still Life | Barbara Haviland - Blog © Barbara Haviland This painting was set up in my studio and painted with a knife. The painting is done in oils and on a canvas panel. Just perfect for your kitchen or dining room. Daisies and Fruit  A Still Life Medium oils on canvas panel Size  11"x14" Signed by Barbara Haviland http://barbarahaviland.fineartstudioonline.com/works/698998/daisies-and-fruit-a-still-life Barbara