Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

6x6 Oil on Ampersand Gessobord NFS Click HERE to view my blog. This little girl with pink cheeks and braids is my granddaughter, Abby.  She is a couple of years older now and she still has pink cheeks and sometimes still wears braids.  Abby is not only beautiful, but she is smart, has a wonderful sense of humor, kind, talented in music and art, .......... :-) Remember Art Linkletter?  Just try not to laugh! Have a wonderful first weekend in December!!!

The Way of the Pilgrim 24"x30"x1.5" Mixed media on canvas Studio Sale! Purchase Information Free Shipping within US Original abstract painting by Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist Filomena de Andrade Booth Please contact me for additional information fil@filomenabooth.com Visit my website to see more of my original abstract paintings! Click here to get my monthly art newsletter!

Abiding Love Geraniums by Nancy Medina 16X12 Oil on Archival Panel Purchase Information Flower Painting Workshops Nancy Medina Web Site Following an excursion after dark into the yard to cut flowers from my container garden, Abiding Love Geraniums took the place of some uncooperative white lilies. Sometimes a vase argues with me, and sometimes a flower will demand emancipation from the spotlight. That's when the Viva paper towel dipped in a tiny bit of turpenoid comes in handy to wipe the slate clean, and an entirely new painting evolves. After several days of white flowers in red vases, it seems proper to tilt things a bit and paint red flowers in a white-silver vase, don't you think? The studio models take a bow!

Contemporary Roosters and Chickens This painting is a fun and colorful piece that I completed last week.  I was experimenting with the background, using ink.  The expressive roosters and chickens are in oils.  This is on a 36" x 36" gallery wrap canvas, so it is ready to hang...a frame is optional.  I need to title this painting....any suggestions would be appreciated!  This painting is c urrently hanging in  Dallas at the Dutch Art Gallery .    Thanks for viewing.  Kay@kwyne.com.

  © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2012 Walk In The Garden Oil on Canvas/Sold Visit http://lauriepace.blogspot.com to view more of my work

Gold In Them There Hills   ©   8x6 inches  * Oil on panel George De Chiara Click here to bid.  When I made plans to go painting with a few friends at Tandy Hills, I assumed we'd have a beautiful sunny day since that's what we've had for the most part every day this fall. Somehow, it seems like the weather knows it's time for me to paint because that rascally sun stayed mostly hidden behind the clouds most of the morning. It wasn't until..Read more on my blog here. www.georgedechiara.com

A Year of Aspens each 7.5 x 22" I had started doing these aspens a few weeks ago.  The idea first came to me while hiking in Beaver Creek, Colorado.  I took so many photos trying to capture what it was like to be surrounded by so many aspens.  Did you know that ... read more See the process and close up details of these paintings on my facebook page: Liana Yarckin Watercolors www.lianayarckin.com

Let It Snow White Hydrangeas 8X10 Oil on Archival Panel Purchase Information Flower Painting Workshops Nancy Medina Web Site I know I shouldn't name paintings after holiday themes or particular topics that have a short shelf life, but I just could not help myself because I want it to SNOW! I've been invited to join a very talented group of local artists for their annual show and sale at Cripple Tree Studios December 1-3. I'll be there at 1 pm Saturday and sure hope to see you! I'll have nine of my newest paintings available, and a few might even be just a little damp around the edges. Stop by and say hello, get a little paint on your elbows, and get some holiday shopping done! Holiday Show and Sale December 1-3, 2012 10 am to 8 pm The Cripple Tree Studio 9825 Fort Worth Drive Argyle, Texas 76226

8x8 Oil on Ampersand Gessobord To view larger click on painting. To view my blog click HERE. Qiang Huang set this week's Daily Paintworks challenge as the "Color of Blue."  To add to the challenge the painting should be high key and no red or orange is to be used as a contrast.  I immediately thought of my husband's shirt.  I painted it on a panel with a black ground on it.  I like it!  Thanks for a great challenge! For more information on this painting, click here.

      © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2012 Autumn Horse 5x7 Oil on Canvas Visit http://lauriepace.blogspot.com to view more of my work.

"Harbor Moon", this is a small painting, 6" x 8", oil on canvas panel. At different times, I have sailed by, walked by, driven by, gotten close and moved afar to view this black hulled vessel. The large shape and oh so dark a black is not a color subject I would normally choose. But the mystery of ship drew me to it. I chose an evening with a falling breeze and donned my winter gear to keep me warm in the cold of the shadows as I worked. The ticking time bomb of the leaving light kept me focused and working fast. Painting from top to bottom, as I got to the details of docks and boat, the moon unexpectedly appeared. While it climbed the heavens as I moved my paints, I held my breath for fear my time was up and it would disappear before it reached it full splendor just about the eastern cloud bank... If think you'd like to purchase this piece, please click Go to my Auction, bidding starts at $100.00 USD. ...

Freedom! Don't Take It For Granted!  Watercolor 8"x10" Won first place in the CFAI November art challenge-"Grateful".  I know that this patriotic porch looks more like a 4th of July painting but I am so grateful for our freedom and I don't ever want to take it for granted.   To Purchase

Rolled Gold  ©   11x14 inches   *   Oil on panel George De Chiara If this scene looks familiar, it's because I painted a smaller version of this same spot a few weeks ago. You can see the results of that painting trip  here . I went back because I really wanted to do a larger version of this field of hay bales. Luckily, they were still there. Fall has definitely hit this place since the last time I set up my easel. Read more on my blog here . www.georgedechiara.com

Allegria 20"x36"x1.5" Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Purchase Information Original abstract painting by Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist Filomena de Andrade Booth Visit my website to see more of my original abstract paintings! Click here to get my monthly art newsletter!

Blue Monday Lilies by Nancy Medina 10X8 Oil on Archival Panel Purchase Information Free Shipping Through the Holidays! Flower Painting Workshops Nancy Medina Art  I decide what to paint each day as almost the last step before picking up the brush. I mix most of my colors directly on the canvas, with the color reaction occurring when the brush picks up the hue beneath and around where it touches the surface. Visit my art blog today to see this painting step by step, and hear more about how it was created. I intentionally staged some orange on blue in Blue Monday Lilies, can you tell where I did that? You as the artist have the tools to create drama in your paintings, find opportunities in your floral setups to lay brilliant complements atop one another. Lay a stroke of pure color and fight the urge to blend it away. Don't turn down the volume, turn it up. Let your color sing! The studio  models take a bow!

“Cascading Rhythms” ©2012 Niki Gulley 12” x 24” textured oil on canvas Water pounds its way down the falls: cascading, rushing, charging into the riverbed -- flowing over rocks, swiftly moving forward. Untamed, the surge finds its way over, under, around the boulder-strewn river. Tumbling waters drive up mists above the falls, the rhythmic sounds create a soothing harmony below. Autumn’s low light casts long lines through the Aspen trees and glowing verge. E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her contemporary landscape paintings. Please visit  NikiGulley.com .

      © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2012 Pony Express Two sold 8x10 Inches Acrylic on Canvas Visit http://lauriepace.blogspot.com to view more of my work

Sunny Geraniums 14x11 oil on canvas This was inspired by  a photo taken in Pienza, Italy. It was on our last day and we were given free time to wander and shop. I found these bright red flowers in the courtyard of an old hotel. I was attracted to the contrast between the old stone work and the shadowed courtyard. It made the flowers pop. I painted this with a palette knife and lots of colorful paint. This is available for purchase. $300.00 Sheri@sheriart.net www.sheriart.net www.sheriart.blogspot.com www.cfai.co/sherijones/

Rose Berry Love by Nancy Medina SOLD 8X10 Oil on Panel Purchase Information Flower Painting Workshops Nancy Medina Web Site Rose Berry Love is the newest small painting in Flower Mound Studio, and I've shared it with you step by step below. Tomorrow it will be time to go back to the desk job for a bit at the magazine, but there is another holiday to look forward to just around the corner! I've shared this painting with you step by step on my art blog , and my Facebook fan page. Enjoy! The studio model takes a little bow!

Horizon Series: Abstract 1027 22" x 30" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Palette Knife Painting This abstract went through alot of changes before it was completed. When I started it, I was using a totally different color scheme and did not know I was going in this direction. I applied layers and layers of color...there is alot of movement and depth in this abstract. I used both the brush and palette knife on this one. Lines, shapes, color and texture...it is all on this canvas. I really like this size canvas...it hangs well above a dark piece of furnture or tilted up against the wall, sitting on a table or cabinet. This contemporary abstract is on gallery wrap canvas, so no frame is needed. It is ready to hang! Thanks so much for viewing this blog. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing this painting. Have a great day! Kay Contact me:  kay@kwyne.com  or 214-532-0325.

8x10 Oil on Gessoed Panel Click on painting to view larger. To view my blog click HERE. For more information on this painting, click HERE.

     © G.O.D. Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2012 Pony Express SOLD 8x10 Acrylic Visit http://lauriepace.blogspot.com to view more of my work.

White Rose  © 6x6 inches Oil on panel by George De Chiara Click here to bid. Imagine my surprise to find most these lovely white roses still going strong this late into the fall. I'm not sure why I'm so surprised, since we've had a wonderful fall so far filled with warm days and cool nights (that's Texas warm and cool which means it's been between 50 and 80 most of the time). We haven't had much rain... Read more on my blog here . www.georgedechiara.com

The Church Pianist was done for a friend, who plays the piano at our church. She is always there, always plays perfect! I know she practices a lot! Suzy 'Pal' Powell Website

12"x36"x1.34" Acrylic abstract of a red vase sitting on a black table.It's painted on a gallery wrap canvas and is ready to hang.It's a perfect painting for a small,long,area. 350.00 +18.00 shipping You can purchase it here or on my website artabstractz.com You can also e-mail or call for more information tim.lincoln@aol.com  

Arabesque 36"x30"x1.5" Acrylic on canvas Purchase Information Original abstract painting by Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist Filomena de Andrade Booth Click here to see more of my original abstract art! Please contact me for additional information fil@filomenabooth.com Click here to get my monthly art newsletter!

Sugar Bowl Pansies by Nancy Medina SOLD 8X10 Oil on Panel Purchase Information Flower Painting Workshops Nancy Medina Web Site In an attempt to show a smidgen of self-discipline and restrain myself from painting my new red vase ad infinitum, I painted a white sugar bowl today. A dear friend asked how to make the whites and I thought you might like to know, since I also happen to be infatuated with white flowers lately. Visit my art blog to read a bit about my method! Put a little joy in your brush and join me for a flower painting workshop to hear more tips for making your flowers sing with color. The new year is just around the corner. What a great time to loosen your approach to painting and learn to fall in love with your easel again! Click here for the scoop on my Flower Painting Workshops

Lemon Wedge miniature oils by Barbara Haviland | Barbara Haviland - Blog This miniature oil is done for your kitchen. The painting is signed and is part of my daily art.  Lemon Wedge oils on canvas panel size  5"x5" purchase price 50.00 http://barbarahaviland.fineartstudioonline.com/works/557585/lemons-wedge-miniature-oils-by-barbara-haviland

"Fire and Gold" ©2012 Niki Gulley oil on canvas • 36" x 48" I love the first signs of fall – the crisp feel in the air, the crunching of leaves underfoot, the beautiful autumn colors, and being totally immersed in nature in the middle of a forest without a care in the world. In Fire and Gold I wanted to recreate that joyful feeling, choosing warm reds and yellows of autumn and using energetic strokes with my paint to heighten that mood. Building up first thin transparent layers and then thick textured layers of oil paint also add to a certain glow and magic in the final piece. E-mail  Niki Gulley  for more information. Or, visit  NikiGulley.com  to see more of her contemporary landscape paintings.

Fall Sumac, by Jill Randall 9”x12” Oil    I have painted in this area with my friend, Sheri Jones, several times.   But In the past, I couldn’t quite capture the colors or get the paint thick enough.   I love the way Sheri uses the palette knife to get her rich colors and decided to give it a try.   With a photo for reference, I used my small palette knife which was fun and very satisfying to paint the fall colors.    

12x6 Oil on Panel To view larger click painting. I hope y'all had a good Thanksgiving!  Mine was a week full of good food, laughter, and the best family ever!!  I love it when we can all be together.  Now it is time for a return to the easel.  For the past few weeks I've had a struggle.  It was wipe out after wipe out.  After a week without painting, I am hopeful that when I go to my studio tomorrow I will encounter a better day.   "Solitude" is one of my paintings that survived. For more information on this painting, click HERE.

      © Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2012 Headstrong 12x12 inches-Oil on Canvas Visit http://lauriepace.blogspot.com to view more of my work

 I thought of all my art friends as I painted this! Thought of how much we help each other! It is so great to be able to ask any of you for advice, your opinion, and you always give yourself freely! so...this is us working together! What fun it is! Suzy Pal Powell website

Pastel Pond 16x20 oil on Raymar canvas panel I love the soft morning light and get to enjoy in on my way to work. I almost never drive straight to work, but take side roads to see how the morning light effects the landscape. I am gathering photos for inspiration and have collected a few during our fall color display.  This in in the Benbrook area, near their city park.  It was painted with a palette knife and lots of colorful paint. It is available for purchase. $500.00 Sheri@sheriart.net www.sheriart.net www.sheriart.blogspot.com www.cfai.co/sherijone/

This is one of an ever expanding series of paintings called "Forgotten Dreams". I was inspired by cave paintings from all over the world. I used lots of texture to lend the work the look and feel of stone. I used charcoal and dry pigments to lend an air of authenticity to the work. I am amazed at the sophistication of our ancient ancestors and the beauty of their work that still survives.

Song of the Seas 24"x24"x1.5" Acrylic on canvas Purchase Information Original abstract painting by Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist Filomena de Andrade Booth Please contact me for additional information fil@filomenabooth.com Visit my website to see more of my original abstract paintings! Click here to get my monthly art newsletter!

Shades of White Lilies and Red Berries by Nancy Medina 16X12 Oil on Panel Purchase Information Flower Painting Workshops Nancy Medina Web Site Shades of White Lilies and Red Berries is the newest work in Flower Mound Studio, as we continue to celebrate my new red vase *sound of trumpets*. The first time I knew I'd be painting the vase was on my way to teach a class in North Texas. I studied all of the red and maroon cars and trucks I passed along the way, thinking about what shades would be most striking lying next to one another (my students know, this is where I say "lay the color next to, but not on top of, the shade next to it, and blend only where they touch!") Fight the urge to blend blend blend and let those pure color notes to shine! Here's to shining over the holiday season to come - be colorful, and don't let anyone dim your wattage!

http://nancymedina.fineartstudioonline.com/dataviewer.asp?keyvalue=13043&subkeyvalue=1028302&page=WorksZoom Love Always Lily and Rose Garden by Nancy Medina 36X24 Palette Knife/Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Purchase Information Flower Painting Workshops Nancy Medina Web Site Love Always Lily and Rose Container Garden is the newest work in Flower Mound Studio, and was finished around 3 am. If it weren't for caffeine, I'm not quite sure I could have pulled this off! It's been a few days since I painted, and I just returned from one of the best Thanksgiving meals ever at Mom's house. My sisters and our family have so much to be thankful for, another year with Mom, being at the top of that list. Here's wishing you a wonderful holiday with lots of delicious things to eat and loved ones nearby! Visit my Facebook page to see this painting created step by step Detail from Love Always Garden

      © Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2012 White Stallion Gallop - 12x12 - Oil on Canvas Visit http://lauriepace.blogspot.com to view more of my work.

End of Day 44"x30"x1.5" Acrylic on textured canvas Purchase Information Original abstract painting by Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist Filomena de Andrade Booth Visit my website to see more of my original abstract paintings Please contact me for purchase information fil@filomenabooth.com Click here to get my monthly art newsletter!

Contemporary Aspens Oil on RayMar Panel Palette Knife Painting This painting is getting framed in  Dallas at the Dutch Art Gallery . This panel has loads of texture since I used the  palette knife to apply the oils.  The colors are bold and vivid.  Thanks for viewing this blog and the art posted here.   Have a great day.....Kay  

  ©Laurie Justus Pace      Graphics One Design 2012   Winter Storm Moving In 18x24 Oil on Canvas  Visit http://lauriepace.blogspot.com to view more of my work

Pumpkin Coffee 6x8 inches Oil on panel by George De Chiara Click here to bid. I've been do so much plein air painting lately that I almost forgot how much fun a still life is to paint. I was in the mood to do something that represented fall to me. After trying out a few different items with my miniature pumpkin, this one turned out to be the most satisfying. With the addition of a few autumn leaves...Read more and see complete step-by-step images on my blog here . www.georgedechiara.com