ORIGINAL PAINTING OF A BLUE FLORAL RIVER

 

Hey Friends,  Do you think this looks a river?  A river of sweet smiling hyacinth !

A few yellow tulips thrown in, to make it really colorful.

 

It's for auction, starting at 99 cents in Ebay. CLICK HERE.

 

You could win it for your Mom or your Wife.         Doesn't cost anything to try.

 

Happy Trails

ORIGINAL PAINTING SPRING TREES

 

Hey Friends,  The Double Line Painters including me hung NEW work at the Harrogate/Salem Terrace this morning.  This new work looks very nice, and you are welcome to go by there any time.

Click Here for the Harrogate website and directions.

 

The piece above is hanging there plus a couple more.

 

CLICK HERE for the DLP blog and more views of work.

 

Have a wonderful Spring evening.

 

Happy Trails

ORIGINAL ART OF DOUTHAT STATE PARK NO. 12

 

Hey Friends,  Today is Sunday and it has been close to zero for a couple of days now here in the SW Mountains of Virginia.  The weather reports say we are going to get a ton of snow starting in the morning.  I feel really sad for the little birds and their skinny little legs.  Hope they make it.

 

So this day was spent on the couch in front of the TV painting little 5x7's so I wouldn't lose my mind.

I painted from photos taken at Douthat State Park (that's no. 12 above) and a very embellished scene from Garrett farm and a foggy morning at the Crazy People on the Hill and a Dragon Fly on a flower just to make me happy.

The No. 12 above is available in a Ebay Auction - CLICK HERE.

 

Please come back. I will post the other little guys here tomorrow.

 

Happy Trails

ORIGINAL PAINTING OLD WALNUTS ON GUM SPRINGS

 

Hey Friends,  A horizontal landscape painted a few months ago en plein aire.  I tweaked it last week and finally decided it was finished.  This is the little sprout of water that is basically drainage from all the mountains around us.  It usually dries up in the summer unless it's a very wet season.

Soon it will be time to go there again - YAY!!

 

EBAY AUCTION

 

Happy Trails

Original Landscape Painting - Blue Ridge Parkway Series

 

Hey Friends,  Life can get in the way of computer time, can't it?   It's a beautiful life though.

 

I remember well the beautiful warm day I was on the Parkway and took the photos for this painting.  I pulled over on the edge of the road but wished I could walk up that hill and see the valley.  I don't remember what stopped me.  In a hurry as usual, I'm sure.  I do believe I SHOULD go back and take that walk.  The worst that could happen would be the arrest for trespassing.  Right?

 

This little memory is for auction on EBAY.  Will not engage until Thursday night.

 

Happy Trails

ORIGINAL PAINTING OF "MYSTERY TREES"

 

Hey Friends,  Another "start" is finished.  This is the view behind the Home Place Restaurant on Rt.311-headed towards Catawba.  Beautiful piece of land.  These trees really caught my attention.  I did not do them justice.  I was finishing this painting from a photo and I'm sure the colors were incorrect.  I need to go back before they change colors

 

It is supposed to be in the upper 50's tomorrow (Tues) so that sounds like the place to go!

 

I was painting this start on the spot with my friends from Texas and they did not think the trees were Mesquite but were not sure.  So they remain a mystery.

 

This is for auction on EBAY- CLICK HERE

 

Happy Trails

New Listings

 

Hey Friends,  Posted a couple new items in Etsy and Ebay.

"April Showers" is in Etsy,   CLICK HERE.

 

And this first in a series of Autumn Colors is in Ebay,   CLICK HERE.

I'm in a hurry to get to work on my commission, so not much commentary today.

 

Happy Trails

Travel Well

New Auction and more Windy Plein Aire

 

Hey Friends,  Been a little while.  I'm still here and going strong.  Out there with the other members of the Double Line Painters in Salem today.

But first go check out this flock for auction on EBAY.

 

Here is the view we had this morning at Salem Terrace @ Harrogate.  Beautiful day after all the poo poo reports from the weather men.  The clouds were really moving on.

 

Here is the little sketch I finished before we had to break for lunch.  Plein Air is hard work.

We, the DLP's, will be painting, or making cards, next week, Wed. the 12th, at 2nd Helpings Gallery on Williamson Rd. from about 10:30 til 1.

We would love for you to come by and chat.  Take a tour through this impressive little gallery.

 

Til then - Happy Trails

PleinAir Painting in Bedford, Va.

Click for Ebay

 

Hey Friends,  It's been too long since last post but this has been a crazy summer, year.  Much like the last few.  The painting above was done yesterday while visiting the Wharton Garden beside the #Bower Center in Bedford, Va.  My painting Group, the #Double Line Painters, was delivering the work done for the # "Barns of Bedford " project.

 

Here is the Ole Gal painting on the first one.  I think I need to lighten the bricks before I post here.  I took several photos as the piece progressed and will let you see them after I finish.

 

And here is the little #sky painting, started next.  I was a bit tired & lazy so I sat for this one.  Seemed to make it go faster or it could be I've painted tree lines so often, I've got the hang of it now.  This garden had some gorgeous trees.  A couple I've never seen before.  One really large tree w/large pale pods, Judy called a "Kentucky __something__Tree.

I will post the first painting tomorrow I hope.  And details about the exhibit "Barns of Bedford".

 

Happy Trails

Travel Well

 

"Poppies in My Field"

 

Hey Friends,  Another mind bending view of my field.  This time with the tasty little poppies and a row of beautiful trees at the ridge line.

This is for auction in Ebay - Click Here for a look.

Happy Trails
Travel Well

"The Crazy People at the Top of the Hill No. 1"

Hey Friends,  I put a good bit of texture with a sandy gel and an orange bag on the surface, first of all and let that dry.  Then back in with one of my favorite cheap brushes from Cheap Joes.  I think they are called "Golden Fleece" brushes.  I've had mine for years and its taken a lot of abuse.
I really enjoy abstracting the landscape a bit.
This is a new addition to the ebay auctions.  Click Here to Look.

 On another subject, I went to walk a bit at Green Hill Park on the Roanoke River, here in Salem, after making my mail run.  I knew it was time for the Mertensia (Va.Blue Bells) and wild phlox to be blooming.  Mertensia is the prettiest flower to have ever lived.  The shades of blue and pink together on one plant is an artist dream.  I could never do them justice with my little camera OR my brush and paint.  It's is one of those creations you must see in person.

Anyway when they are in bloom that's all I want to paint.  Over and over.  But I've got other paintings that need to be done.  I've got to get something started to finish at 2nd Helpings Gallery in Roanoke tomorrow.  Our group of fab artists, "the Double Line Painters" will be painting from 11 til 1pm or whenever the crowd dies down.  And the 27th of April, we will be at the "Blue Ridge Winery" in the Eagle Rock area.  Again painting for your entertainment and displaying our work for your perusal and purchase.  Hope you can come chat with us for a while.

Happy Trails
Travel Well

" Rock " a palette knife study

"

Hey Friends,  A tree, a tree stump and a rock.  Should make a simple statement so I can use the palette knife for a change,  This was done last spring, when the greenery was just starting to poke out.
I missed the phlox and mertensia colors at first but I like the contrast between the rock and trees now.
This can be found in an Ebay auction here.
Happy Trails
Travel Well

" RACE "

Hey Friends,  The weather was pretty pleasant for a change here in the mountains of SW Va.  I know THAT ground hog saw his shadow today and we in for more of the same old cold stuff but for a few hours today the sun was warm and lifted our spirits.  How do people north of us stand it so long?
If I had my way (money) I'd live in Key West, yes sirreeee.

Anyway I'm putting this little babe on Ebay for auction starting at a penny.  It is a nice size at 8" x 24".  A long horizontal is easy to find a home for, lots of nooks for this size.
Happy Trails
Travel Well

Day 29 of 30 day Challenge "Smith Mountain Lake"

Hey Friends, Well this is water, yes.  Lake water, not ocean water.  But it'll be fine.  I love water any way you paint it.  This 10"x 8" acrylic plein-aire was painted this past summer while we, the DLP, were at Midge Club house at Smith Mountain Lake.  This is a pretty big lake here in SW Virginia.  It was constructed by AEP years ago and has a lot of retirees around it.
This is going over to Ebay for auction starting at a penny !  Right !
Click Here for the auction link.

Happy Trails
Travel Well

Day 26 Almost done ! Myrtle Beach State Park #3

Hey Friends,  Some trees at Myrtle Beach State Park, SC.  I was told the salty sea air causes the trees to naturally prune themselves by dessicating the foliage on the sides facing the ocean.  The trees were more naked and flat on the right sides but it just looked stupid to me in this little painting.  So I fixed it OR did I?
CLICK HERE for the ebay auction.

Happy Trails
Travel Well

Day 21 "Alley #2 "

Hey Friends,  Alley #2 is horizontal, #1 was vertical.  It is 5"x 7" and painted on a gessoed panel.

For auction in Ebay, CLICK HERE to check it out.

Happy Trails
Travel Well

Greenway between Colorado & Apperson

Hey Friends, Took a little walk along the Roanoke River as it flows through Salem. Yesterday was a beautiful day here in the mountains of SW Va.
Next Thursday, the 5th of april already, our group will meet at this spot for some Plein Aire painting !!! I DO love to paint outside. And there is plenty of beauty here to capture.
The photo above is right along the rivers edge and if you only look at this edge you would think it was some place tropical.

This is a photo of our beautiful wild flower, Mertensia, or Va. Bluebells. Their color is so intense I can't seem to find a paint that suits.

And obviously, this is the fun spot. Someone has even put little strips of wood for a ladder up the tree. Summer memories ! I didn't test but I'm sure the water is too cold yet.

Happy Trails.

LOVE THAT COBALT

This post is being published Wed. Feb. 18th.2009. Can't figure out how to change the date on a draft.

Hey Friends,

This was painted a couple of years ago also. It is watercolor. I remember why I gave it that title. I had a new tube of cobalt violet and cobalt green and the colors are lucious. Cobalts colors are heavy, they come from minerals. So when you put a brush, dripping with color, on watercolor paper (this is Arches) the mineral sinks to the bottom of the liquid before it starts to dry. You get a granulated effect. Just beautiful! I got the idea for this composition, while at a workshop, being held at a local artist home. There were easels and such everywhere.

This is double-matted, under glass, and the metal frame is gold and deep. It measures 20"x16". Normal selling price is $200.00 but for this studio sale, $100.00 and $3.00 shipping will work.

Shipping for this size would be around $23.00, so that's a good deal also. Click for my etsy shop.

Happy Trails.

SPRING BULBS

Hey Friends,

I painted this several years ago, using watercolor. I remember the little area being close to Tanglewood mall area. Off of Starkey Rd. It has been demolished and a nursery sits there now. It is double-matted and in a metal frame that is a greenish-gray color. Pretty much the color of the under mat. It measures 20" x 16" and is under glass. It is a soft, dreamy type of landscape, some might say romantic.

This size normally sells for over $200.00 but a studio sale should put it at $100.00. And I'll ship it for $3.00. Normally shipping would be about $23 for this size. So that's a deal.

It's a pretty piece - don't let it slip away. Click here for my etsy shop.

Happy Trails.

POPLAR

This painting came from the same area as the next post, VIEW ALONG THE PARKWAY. The same overlook but in another direction. We have a lot of Poplar trees here in Virginia. I'm not sure of their habitat range. Even though a common tree it is still pretty and a good shade tree. I welcome any comments but I won't be able to read them until about Saturday or Sunday, the 5th or 6th. My computer needs some refurbishing or something to that effect. My computer geek daughter has to work on it for me. Thanks for visiting and if you desire to own this painting or give for a gift CLICK HERE and you will wind up on ebay. SOLD