11 by 15 watercolor on paper $175.00
Don’t laugh but I have painted this painting three times. I’m not sure why I find it intriguing but I do. Now don’t get me wrong I have changed a few things each time and they are all a bit different yet very much a like. Perhaps its like having the same dream, you don’t know why that happens either.. but it does. I love these colors and the idea of the path and the trees…
Watercolor on paper, 11 by 15 $150.00
Bachelor’s Buttons, a Wood Pecker and an old stump.
This piece was inspired by the wood peckers that come to my house to eat suet. I assume this bird is a he, its a beautiful bird with a touch of red on his head. He is very comical, he walks up and down the tree trunk, I guess looking for bugs or whatever and when I come outside he just walks around to the other side of the tree.
I live in a condo so space is limited. Here I have a metal tub I’ve filled with water and have put in several water lilies and some other plants, water hyacinths and a plant that kind of looks like a caterpillar.
I was planning to draw from a live model today but she didn’t show up. That happens every now an then. I was surprised because I’ve used this model many times and she has always been on time and ready to go. No drawing for now, I guess I need to get with it so I’ll have something to post tomorrow…
11 by 15 300.0
Raccoons are cute little guys and very frisky. I’ve raise a few and have found them to be a handful and don’t encourage you to try to keep one as a pet. I just raised them till I could turn them over to a rehabilitator who taught them to get their own food in the wild and set them free.
9.5 by 13 (inches)Watercolor on paper 75.00
I hadn’t painted on paper in a while and kind of missed the way paper feels and looks. So here is a good old fashion watercolor. Last week the Cherry trees bloomed and the pink color was so engaging. I was sad to see the blossoms starting to turn brown and fall to the ground so quickly, you would think they would last longer.
Of course being an artist has its rewards by painting one, I can keep them around a bit longer
5 inches by 5 inches
watercolor on gessoed illustration board. 35.00 plus shipping
This landscape was painted with thick watercolor and very little water. The colors are naples yellow, primary red, indigo, pthalo blue and pthalo green .
watercolor on gessoed masonite 5.75 by 5.75 $40.00
This would look great in a thin black frame with a wide white mat. Or on an easel.
I need a good word smith to help me name these paintings. I called this “velvet meadows” because when wet, the textured gessoed masonite (especially on the green portion) reminded me of velvet.
5.75 by 5.75 watercolor on paper. $40.00
I squeezed this painting in between dinner and errands. I had only one hour so I had to really paint fast. I like sunsets and trees but sometimes I feel that everyone paints them and I should concentrate on other things….but if you think about it.. you can say that about anything.
5 by 7 40.00 clayboard this piece can be framed without glass.
Evening snow was inspired by seeing some trees at night with the moonlight shining down’
They looked frosty and bright against the darkness of the night sky.
4 by 7 watercolor on paper 30.00
$30.00 SOLDThis lovely watercolor piece is 5.75 by 5.75 and is painted on gessoed masonite. It can be framed without glass or as a traditional watercolor under glass whichever you prefer.
6 by 7 inches watercolor on 140 lb artist grade paper. $44.00 I was taught to paint snow by Zoltan Szabo and my snow paintings are not half as beautiful as his because in my estimation, he painted the most beautiful snow paintings ever.This little piece of paper was cut from my ten foot roll of paper when I was preparing my large 35″ by 35″ piece. Its an odd size but would look great in a square mat and frame. If you want it framed in a black frame ( 6 inches by 6 inches )with a white mat, I could do that for you for an additional $20.00 plus an additional $3.00 shipping and handling.
This little snow scene was inspired because I needed something simple and uncomplicated as my painting brain has been in high gear these last few days. I have been visualizing all the fish I need to paint into my large Koi painting. Its sort of like looking at the clouds and seeing objects in them. In this case not only do I have to imagine them, I also have to figure out the color combinations and how to achieve the look without overly painting them. So this takes a lot of concentration and I needed a painting break. These snow paintings are very relaxing and calming.
Special of the week!I try to post everyday by 7 p m and the only way I did it today was to paint a small painting. This is a 4 by 6 inch painting and is the special of the week. $20.00 plus 5.50 postage. go to http://www.dailypainters.com on Thursday and you can buy it with a credit card or paypal. You’ll have to contact me by email if you want to send a check, shantmarie@aol.com and that works too. Tomorrow is Art’s ( my husband) birthday and he is going to the Dr.. to try and get a release to go back to work. The Dr.s want him to take a few more months to rehab and get his strength back. He lost a lot of weight and has just now started to put it back on. He still has some pain but he feels its manageable. He doesn’t want to go on permanent disability and he wants to go back to work soon. It has been seven months and I think at work they will let him ease his way back into his duties. He has been weaning himself from his meds and by Feb 4th we’re hoping he will be pain free. I will miss him around here all day.. but I will also be glad to have our old life back.
5 by 7 watercolor on Gessoed illustration board. 40.00
15.00 plus S & H
A painting a day 