While the Sun Shines III

I've had these lilac roses for ten days and they are still going strong so I will continue painting them or "make hay while the sun shines" Lol.

While the Sun Shines III
Oil on canvas board 8"x8"
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While the Sun shines II

Today the weather has been magnificent!!  Still very fresh, blossoms everywhere and the promise of rain....bliss

While the Sun Shines II
Oil on canvas board 8"x8"
SOLD

Luton  4/05/2013

While the Sun Shines

On the whole I think I am pleased with this one, not too much fussing and expressive.

While The Sun Shines
Oil on canvas board 6"x6"
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Lilac Rose in Purple Tinted Vase

Lilac Rose in Purple Tinted Vase
Oil on canvas board 4"x4"
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Imagine my delight when my next flower order was for lilac roses and white chrysanthemums !!

Wedding table Centrepiece

Simple Pleasures

I bought a set of  three ceramic ducks from a charity shop . Combining them with the jar of daisies speaks to me of simple and pure pleasure. Working with mainly white and greys was not as hard as I imagined.

Simple Pleasures
Oil on canvas board 8"x8"
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A Little Rose Painting

I highly recommend these small square canvases, they are perfect for artists who don't have alot of time, but have a big love for painting.

A Little Rose Painting
Oil on canvas 4"x4"
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Fruit and Flower

A simple orange ..how difficult could it be !!!!

Fruit and Flower
Oil on canvas board 4"x4"
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April Sunrise

This the view from our bedroom window of the houses opposite us with a road in between. I painted this a couple of weeks ago ,the leaves are out on the silver birch now.

April Sunrise
Oil on canvas board 4"x4"
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Red Rose

The wedding I arranged the flowers for is over and I got all my vases back and surprisingly some of the flowers too.Most of the time the guests pick the flowers out of the vases and I get empty vases.
My house smells like a flower shop at the moment...I am blessed.   :  )

Single Rose
Oil on canvas board 6"x6"
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Sunny Disposition

Sunny Disposition
Oil on canvas board 8"x8"
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He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.
Plato

Red Roses in Blue Vase

I had to arrange some flowers for a wedding last Friday and I was lucky to have some of these beautiful large red roses left over. They have the sweetest fragrance .

Red Roses in Blue Vase
Oil on canvas board 8"x8"
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Grazing II

Its been a glorious day today with blue skies and fluffy clouds!!

Grazing II
Oil on canvas board 8"x8"
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Pink Carnation in Purple Tinted Vase

“It is good to love many things, for therein lies true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” ~Vincent van Gogh

Pink Carnation in Purple Tinted Vase
Oil on canvas board 4"x4"
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Gratitude

“When you are grateful fear disappears and abundance appears.” Anthony Robbins

Gratitude
oil on canvas board 8"x8"
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Abundance

“Expect your every need to be met. Expect the answer to every problem, expect abundance on every level.”
~ Eileen Caddy

Abundance
Oil on canvas board 4"x4"
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Mum and Plum

Its funny how you can paint any subject over and over again and yet still end up getting stuck.I had to scrape this one twice before I was satisfied with the result. Its something I very rarely did,I feel that is progress to admit to a mistake and persist with it and keep trying.

I listen Marvin Gaye alot and in particular this song.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1uelY2SGmw

 

Mum and Plum
oil on canvas board 4"x4"
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Dots And Clementines

My heart goes out to the people in Boston, any loss of life is a loss to the world.

Dots and Clementines
Oil on canvas board 6"x6"
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Spring Ducklings

Last night I decided to try more often to take each image and explore it in different mediums.It actually felt liberating and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Spring Ducklings
Biro and Tombo Marker

Spring Ducklings
Watercolours

Spring ducklings
Oil on canvas board,6"x6"
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Living a Life

Living a Life
oil on canvas board 8"x8"
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It feels to me that before I started painting i was waiting to live a life  and now I am actually living a life.Although I have so much to learn I am so glad I am on this journey.

Pepper and Aubergines

Ok ,guys I would love to know who is your favourite actor and why,is it looks? The way they act or both?
My favourite actor  of all time would be Burt Lancaster,he had passion ,there was that sparkle in his eyes that was mesmirizing. My favourite film

Pepper and Aubergines
Oil on canvas board 6"x6"
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 that starred Burt is The Train,its set in 1944 Paris and a train full of art treasures. I love that film and could watch it over and over again.

Spring Bouquet

I went shopping for groceries and also came back with this bouquet of hyacinths,tulips,some yellow spray that I can't name,daffodils, anemones and pink carnations.Hopefully i will be able to paint all the flowers eventually.I allow myself the luxury of flowers because I gave up buying the latest fashions long ago.Its all about what I can paint and my next painting. : )

Spring Bouquet
oil on canvas board 8"x8"
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Light

How light bounces of different surfaces is actually what painting is all about. Trying to capture the light is elusive but oh so fascinating.
I haven't been painting much these last few weeks,I think the long winter was dampening my spirits.I know that is really not an excuse.A dear friend and artist has said to me to keep my brushes wet and I think ultimately that practice of painting everyday is the best teacher so any time away from painting I regret very much unless its absolutely necessary. So I resolve to paint and post more regularly. I hope and wish that all my fellow artists out there also find joy in their art and find more time to paint.

Light
Oil on canvas board 4"x4"
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Whisper of Pink

The sun has been shining,the blossoms are finally coming out of hiding.Spring is here at last and it feels like the world is waking up from a long,cold sleep. A friend says its bad luck to pick blossoms from a tree and the trouble with hearing something like that is even if you try not to believe in it

Whisper of Pink
Oil on canvas board 8"x8"
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 there is always that doubt in your mind.So I will wait until I see some blossoms that have fallen off and paint them or take some photos.

Grazing

This is a scene from our local  farm.

Grazing
Oil on canvas board 6"x6"
SOLD
 

With spring being so late I bought this radiator bed for our cat,she absolutely loves it and spends most of the day in it.

Toni keeping warm

Pink Rose in Purple Tinted Vase

I've been decluttering like mad and it feels so good to clear out yesterday to make room for tomorrow.


Pink Rose in Purple Tinted Vase
Oil on canvas board 4"x4"
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Awakening

I love watching the process of how a lily opens up to the world .

Awakening
Oil on canvas board 8"x8"
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The Thames at Westminster (After Monet)

What was I thinking when I chose this painting as this months challenge on Karen d'Angeac Mihm's paintingfromthemasters.blogspot.com/    

The Thames at Westminster (after Monet )
Oil on paper specially made for oils.


 

I picked this painting because I thought it would be easy!! This is my fourth attempt,and because time has nearly run out on this challenge I decided to go ahead and post it.

Baby Figs

I was so happy to find these at the local grocery,they are beautiful and very sweet.

Baby Figs
Oil on canvas board 4"x4"
NFS

Pink and Blue

Pink and Blue
Oil on canvas board 4"x4"
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I bought this vase a few  years ago from a couple of ladies who were fundraising.They were also knitting babies clothes and blankets .I so admired them that day,their generosity of spirit and skill.

Yellow and Orange

Just out of interest guys, what was your favourite cartoon and why?

Yellow and Orange
Oil on canvas board 4"x4"
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Mine has to be Top Cat,I love TC with a passion.He was cool ,confident and a very smart cat and made me smile and laugh throughout my childhood.

Tulips in Blue Vase

Tulips in Blue Vase
Oil on canvas board 6"x6"
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Where is spring ??!! In the next 24 hours we have snow ,icy winds and heavy rain forecast.Thank goodness at least spring is in the shops.

Follow That Dream

I look at roses and I can't help myself ..I have to paint them.Each rose presents a different challenge that is irresistable.I have a simple trick to make them last as long as possible,I cut the stems shorter and shorter and this revives them and lengthens their life.

Follow That Dream
Oil on canvas board 6"x6"
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This particular rose was pointing forward as if to say ...follow that dream.Keep going my friends ,if art is in your soul,you have to paint,there is no question about it.

Orange Edges

Orange Edges
Oil on canvas board 8"x8"
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“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” ~ Edgar Degas


These roses were part of my wedding anniversary present.  : )

Mags

Mags
Oil on canvas board 6"x6"
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This is a commission for a very nice lady who has already bought a  chicken painting from me.Mags was a beloved pet and it was my pleasure to paint her,although it was hard going.

Pink Edges III

Pink Edges III
Oil on canvas 4"x4"
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My dear artist friends....can you feel another question coming on???  I would love to know what music you listen to when you paint,if any. I love all sorts of music and today I heard this in the car...it just blew me away,I felt like I could be floating on a cloud listening to this........Alt-J - Something Good

Loop The Loop

Loop The Loop
Oil on canvas 4"x4"
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This pigeon is dreaming of an exciting flying manoeuvre!!  I guess we all have dreams. : )

Pink Edges II

The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real.Quote by Lucian Freud.

Pink Edges II
Oil on canvas board 8"x8"
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Sunny Day

Sunny Day
Oil on canvas board 6"x6"
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Its snowing outside and although I do enjoy the beauty of snow I would love to have some warmth and sun.So this is my wishful thinking painting on Mother's Day.

Pink Edges

Pink Edges
Oil on canvas board,6"x6"
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“Art will remain the most astonishing activity of mankind born out of struggle between wisdom and madness, between dream and reality in our mind.” ~Magdalena Abakanowicz

Aubergines

Aubergines
Oil on canvas board 5"x7"
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I think I'm going through a purple phase. : )

Purple Tulips IV

I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.
Jackson Pollock

Purple Tulips IV
oil on canvas board 8"x8"
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March Sunset

For this month Karen D'Angeac Mihm  blog has very kindly let me choose the challenge .She has created this blog to help us learn ,its called Painting from the Masters.Check out Karen's ,Darla's and Rochelle's  versions of Cezannes apples which was last months challenge....amazing!!!
I chose Monet's The Thames at Westminster,I hope you all have a go .

March Sunset
Oil on canvas board 4"x4"
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My painting for today is this sunset from my backgarden.

Purple Tulips II

Purple Tulips II
8"x8"
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One of my very nice collectors asked me to paint another purple tulip painting as she missed the auction on DPW, its very similar but not exactly the same.This is the style that I enjoy painting in the most,very loose and with lots of artistic license. : )


Ever the economist, I now have a bunch of tulips still going strong and a whole lot of paint in various shades of purple already mixed and waiting to be used.


Thankyou so much for all your comments,I particularly loved everyones comments about their hopes and dreams.


Purple Tulips III
Oil on canvas board 8"x8"
SOLD