Daily Painting 1041 House of Refuge Commission WIP continued

Here are the latest, first photos I did the plants and the next set is the start of the roofs on the buildings.

Oil Painting "Table Centerpiece" by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, Florida

"Table Centerpiece"

 

© NORA KASTEN 2010

Oil painting on linen   (30 x 24 inches)

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Beach Afternoon Mini Florida Landscape of Ocean, Palm, Beach, Starfish by Judy Batterson

Beach Afternoon Mini 3" x 3" Florida landscape on mini easel. Just for fun, I used three colors of artists grade acrylic paint to see if I could take the challenge of mixing them for a beach scene. The colors were bright yellow-green, bright orange, and bright blue with a tube of white. Acrylics dry much faster than oil, so I had to paint fast. After mixing these crazy colors, I ended up with a fun and whimsical palm along the shore! For oil mini-paintings, see my website www.judybatterson.com.

FULFILMENT original mixed media painting by Kaye Hanna

11 x 13 Original painting on paper using mixed media with calligraphic text subtly woven in. Gallery framed, the painting floats with cream mat around it. The text comes from an old hymn: "...from the best bliss this world imparts, we turned unfilled to thee again". Available for purchase. kaye@kayehannastudios.com

CIRCLE - MARK SCHWARTZ

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Circle
22 x 30 inches, watercolor on paper -$285.00
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Circle is a playful approach to the shoe.
This particular piece plays with color off the free hand pumps with there signature circle
backs!

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SHOE ART
ART SHOES
WHIMSICAL PAINTINGS OF SHOES

Springtime Romance , Abstract Painting by Sandra Gail

This is an 11x14 painting on watercolor paper. It painting is the first in the Romance of Springtime series. If you would like to purchase this painting, contact me at
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LEGS- MARK SCHWARTZ

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Legs
10 x 15 inches,watercolor on paper - $200.00
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Burnt orange watercolor,legs moving in high heeled sandals.
This piece has a bit of an abstract feeling to it that makes it fun to look at!

MARK SCHWARTZ
SHOE ART
ART SHOES
WHIMSICAL PAINTINGS OF SHOES

Daily Painting 1040 House of Refuge Commission WIP continued

Here is the latest, I have started the beach and rocks.

Oil Painting "Cheesecake & Brass" by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, Florida

"Cheesecake & Brass"

© NORA KASTEN  2010

Oil painting on linen   (12 x 16 inches)

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COLLAGE ONE - PAINTINGS OF SHOES - MARK SCHWARTZ

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Collage One
22 x 30 inches,watercolor on paper - $325.00
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This is a wonderful example of my work in collage form.
I love the colors involved,they compliment and work so very well in this piece!

MARK SCHWARTZ
SHOE ART
ART SHOES
WHIMSICAL PAINTINGS OF SHOES

Daily Painting 1039 House of Refuge Commission WIP continued

Here is the latest, I have started work on the sky and water on the two paintings.

Oil Painting "John Simrell/Whole Foods" by Artist NORA KASTEN Naples, Florida

"John Simrell/Whole Foods"

  © NORA KASTEN 2010

Oil painting on canvas   (30 x 24 inches)

"I painted this from a photo of my son, John, who is the Regional Finance Director for Whole Foods Corporation.  John was on the huge market floor below the corporate offices in Roswell, Georgia when the photo was taken."   

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Daily Painting by Sally Shisler, "Story Road" $150

Another wonderful surface to paint on is Claussen's #13 premium line portrait linen. It's a bit slick, but there seems to be a tooth to it that takes the knife & the paint in a way that's sufficiently controllable for me. The luster of the paint is superior to to the Art Alternatives linen that I've been raving about! At least so far as immediately goes. We'll see how it dries. I like this painting very much. I spent most of yesterday painting WAY out in the middle of nowhere. Which was perfect for the way I felt after spending an uncomfortable night of little sleep. It was gorgeous here yesterday - perfect temp and beautiful light. So, I took my time with a different painting, finished up feeling passably OK about it, then on the way home I saw this scene. It's in Ocoee, my town. Not more than a few hundred yards from a neighborhood I shouldn't have been driving through. But I loved the late afternoon light on this pale green house, and wanted to see if I could catch it quickly. Luckily, there was able to pull off onto a side road to set up. Again, the surroundings weren't too bothersome (a little traffic & some wind) and I was able to knock this out pretty easily. There are some things I'd change if I was brave enough. Mostly design stuff. But since I worked out so many potential challenges during the painting session, I'm leaving well enough alone!

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TURQ - MARK SCHWARTZ

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Turq
15 x 24 inches,watercolor on paper - $225.00
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Turq is a great example of my using double images layered over each other.
Three sandals floating down the paper in all there glory!

Spiraling Outward lll Original Abstract Acrylic Painting by Kaye Hanna

Original (10x10 gallery wrap) is sold, however giclees are available and commissions are welcome. Contact Kaye Hanna Studios at kaye@kayehannastudios.com.Visit my website www.kayehanna.com

Oil Painting "Miss Seventeen" by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, Florida

"Miss Seventeen"

© NORA KASTEN 2010

Oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas   (48 x 40 x 3 inches)

"You're in for a nice treat when you visit the NORA KASTEN website."

Daily Painting 1038 House of Refuge Commission WIP

These are works in progress, I have a commission to do two of these paintings, each 18 x 24 inches of the House of Refuge in Stuart. They are going to go to two members of a family and they want them painted as close as possible alike. The client wants them like the 8 x 10 House of Refuge I did awhile back. (Daily Painting 1000) So I am painting them at the same time. I have about 8 hours in the paintings so far.

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Untitled # 3
18 x 40 inches,watercolor on paper $375.00
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Untitled # 3 is a very strong example of the shoe as an art form,in this painting the shoe takes on color and shape,but takes on a bit of an abstract form as well.
Accented by a star on the cross strap this piece takes on a very dynamic stance.

MARK SCHWARTZ
SHOE ART
ART SHOES
PAINTINGS OF SHOES
WHIMSICAL PAINTINGS OF SHOES

Oil Painting "A White Rose II" By Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, Florida

"A White Rose II"

© NORA KASTEN 2010

Oil painting on linen    (20 x 16 inches)

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Paradise Found, original Florida oil landscape of beach, ocean, and palms by Judy Batterson

20 x 28 original oil Florida landscape of billowy clouds and soft sands along a stretch of palm covered islands. The original and giclees are available. Details at www.judybatterson.com

WRAPPED - MARK SCHWARTZ

Wrapped
22 x 30 inches,watercolor on paper
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SHOE ART
ART SHOES
PAINTINGS OF SHOES

Daily Painting by Sally Shisler, "Azalea Season" $125

"Azalea Season" (4x4")-201034
I packed so much study & prep into this little painting, small as it may be. As I've mentioned over this past few weeks, I'm experimenting with my materials. Up until now, the trials were mostly with the surface. I've settled (for now) on Art Alternatives medium weight 100% linen - primed with clear gesso. It's a beautiful mid-grey with a very nice texture. Yesterday and today were spent with hours of paint mix experimenting. For the last 3 years, I've been using Georgian oil paints. Mainly because of their affordable price, and I was painting much, much larger. I never used any kind of medium or solvent in the mixes at all - just pure paint. Most of my colors are mixed with white, and the Georgian has a very nice soft mixing white that I've really favored. However - it seems the time has really come to upgrade to all professional materials. So Winsor Newton is my pick because of their relative juiciness compared to the others. Tried Gamblin and they seem too pasty.

I did some research on the properties of the different whites. I really hate the super opacity of pure titanium, (save for a specular highlight area). Ideally I'd use flake white (tit. + lead), which seems to be the most translucent of all whites, but the toxicity of the lead white in it does not appeal to me at all. And there was something about the zinc that turned me off - can't remember now. Sooooooo - I then did some research on walnut oil, and I think I've found a workable solution. I'm mixing it in fair amounts with Winsor Newton tit. white, and it makes a super juicy mixing white that I'm really excited about.

If anyone knows of any reason why these two should not be married - please speak now!

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Daily Painting 1035 Coconut Cove

I have been painting a lot lately, just haven't been posting. The weather has been beautiful lately, I haven't been online as much. I had fun painting this, broke a few painting rules. The books all say you shouldn't paint an even number of subjects and I have four main palms but I like how it came out anyhow. Its 9 x 12 inches oil on masonite

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FLOWER SANDALS - MARK SCHWARTZ

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Flower Sandals
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Flower Sandals ,color and more color, they seem to be be in a falling pattern on the paper
this is a very strong piece,simple but strong.

MARK SCHWARTZ
SHOE ART
ART SHOES
PAINTINGS OF SHOES

Lake of The Woods, 16x12, palette knife exhibit coming up in Atlanta

"Lake of the Woods", 16x12, oil on masonite

Some of you may remember this painting from last fall. It has been juried into an exhibit of Southeastern palette knife painters, to be held in Atlanta from April 2nd to April 30th. Juror of the exhibit is Angela Nesbitt, a talented palette knife painter who creates wonderful figurative work with an abstract quality, using a palette knife. The exhibit will be at The Gallery at Paper Mill Village, and the reception will be Friday April 9th from 6 to 8:30. Please stop by to see the exhibit if you are in the area!

To see Angela's work, please go here.

To visit my blog and see more of my work, please go here, or visit my website at Maryanne JAcobsen, Fine Art.

Sandpiper Tracks, original Florida Oil Landscape of Beach, Ocean and Sand Dunes by Judy Batterson

8 x 10 original oil landscape. This painting has been sold, but I have similar works available.
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St. Augustine- "Bottom of Bridge Street", 20x16, oil on linen

"St. Augustine, Bottom of Bridge Street"- 16x20 , oil on linen

This is a view of the doorway into the courtyard of The Sanchez House, in St. Augustine, a lovely old historic house that was built by Jose Simeon Sanchez, one of the Spanish colony of Florida's first and foremost statesmen. Crafted of coquina stone, the house hosted the prosperous and distinguished Sanchez family until the 1950's.

The gesture of the bougainvillea (which is the focal point of the painting) directs the eye towards the palm tree, which leads the eye to the little sailboat. Hence the viewer's eye is led through the composition in a circular fashion.

Bridge Street in St. Augustine is one of my favorite streets. It has a couple of real old quirky homes on it with wooden doors that just seem to scream out, "Paint Me! Paint Me!"

So I did just that. I painted this old wooden door, set in stone at the bottom of Bridge Street on the site of the old Sanchez House, and crowned with a garland of bougainvillea for good measure. I happened upon this gorgeous scene while out for an early morning bike ride while visiting St. Augustine. The camera was set on some sort of weird setting, but no matter. I was determined to paint the scene regardless of my lousy photography!

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Oil Painting "Am I Blue" by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, Florida

"Am I Blue"

© NORA KASTEN 2010
Oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas  (30 x 30 x 1.5 inches"

"Please visit the Nora Kasten Fine Art website."

WEBSITE:  www.norakasten.com

Oil Painting "Roses & Gold Band" by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, Florida

"Roses & Gold Band"

 © NORA KASTEN 2010

Oil painting on textured linen    (12 x 16 inches)

"I hope you will visit my website to view the many paintings there."

WEBSITE:  www.norakasten.com

Lynn Morgan figurative contemporary pastel paintings

"Shop"
21" x 27"
pastel on sanded paper

I have several paintings created from images I encounter in my everyday comings and goings around town. This is a series from images seen at my local mall -- a great place for people-watching.

Acrylic Painting "Apples & Oranges" by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, Florida

"Apples & Oranges"

© NORA KASTEN 2010

Acrylic painting on gallery wrapped canvas   (30 x 40 x 1.5 inches)

"This painting is for sale at Sheldon Fine Art Gallery in Naples, Florida"

WEBSITE:  www.norakasten.com

Oil Painting "Interior Design" by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, Florida

"Interior Design"  Sold

 © NORA KASTEN 2010

"This is a small oil painting on linen  (12x9 inches)"

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Oil Painting "I Like Pink" by Artist, NORA KASTEN / Naples, Florida

"I Like Pink"

© Nora Kasten 2010
Oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas  (6x6x1 inches)

"The Nora Kasten website has so many more paintings for you to view"

WEBSITE:  www.norakasten.com 

Lynn Morgan figurative contemporary pastel paintings

...from my Gallery Series:

"Mission"

27" x 21"
pastel on UArt sanded pastel paper

Please see my other artwork on my website:
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Oil Painting "Spring Tulips" by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, Florida

"Spring Tulips"

 Copyright © by Nora Kasten, 2010

Oil painting on linen  (16" x 12")

"If you like this painting you will enjoy visiting my website and veiwing so many more."

WEBSITE:  www.norakasten.com

Oil Painting "Call Me Red" by Artist NORA KASTEN / Naples, Florida

"Call Me Red"

Copyright © by Nora Kasten, 2010

Oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas  (30"x30"x1.5")

"Please visit my website to view traditional as well as abstract paintings"

WEBSITE:  www.norakasten.com