White Hibiscus Painting

White Hibiscus Painting
Painted in a friend's garden while standing in the shade with the bush catching the sun,
I was especially struck by the beautiful blue color of the sky.
I'm trying to get a better photo without a blue cast, the white looks much white in person.

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If you go to this link, you can see it with a magnifying feature and observe that the brush strokes are nice and noticeable.  I always like to do this since it's so hard to really see these paintings online.

Standing Tall

This 6x6" oil painting on masonite board will look great on a shelf or table with an easel stand.

I have painted a few little gem paintings lately that have the blue and yellow or blue and white color combination. Initially I got interested in painting flowers because I love COLOR and flower paintings are the most colorful thing to paint for intense clean color.

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Fort Myers Palm Tree

I spent a day taking photos, it was so much fun.  I love trees of all types but these are fascinating.  I remember the people I was with at the time, it was a very good day.  

This 8x10" (oil on canvas on gatorbord) painting has much more beautiful color than the picture portrays.  

It has a despoke solid maple urethaned floating frame, the outside dimensions of this artwork are 10x12". 

Gatorbord is a special type of backing that is very strong but light weight then canvas is attached it that backing.  The weight of the frame is 1.6 lbs so the shipping costs would be more.

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Florida the Beautiful

This is my favorite of all the palm trees I've painted, it really is beautiful. It is a realistic version with a lot of coconuts and a lot of variety in color and brush strokes. The colors are very vibrant--more vibrant that they look here.  

You can almost smell the beach and hear the lapping waves and the bird calls! :)

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Wild Orange Day Lily by the River

I love day lilies. I have all kinds and colors in my garden. Last summer I was painting in my garden and this view caught my eye with the river and the woods in the background. 

Even though blue and orange are compliments, the sky and water were a very light gray, and it gives it the wilderness look I like.

I then made a giclee of this and painted the water and sky blue on the giclee to see how I would like it, 

and I'm so glad that I left this original the way it was.

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German Mountain Road, 6x6" oil on masonite

This painting received a "best picks of the day award" on my on-line gallery:  Daily Paintworks!

I painted this for the DPW Challenge, German Mountain Road. 
I had submitted an earlier version and wanted to re-work it so here it is. 
This little gem has high contrast and noticeable texture and brushwork.  
You can almost smell the air and feel the heat of the sunshine. :)

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European Arches

This scene is familiar with many visits and memories of my trips to Europe.  It's 9x12" oil on board and you can see and feel the texture of the canvas.  Sorry about the image, I didn't have it downloaded on my laptop before leaving a couple of days ago for Florida for the month of February.  I had to clip it from another source, not a good one for sure, but you can see it better if you click on the link to the on-line gallery :)

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I love outdoor cafes in Europe and all the medieval arches and stone patios, roads, etc.  I also love umbrellas and warm colors, so this charming scene has everything.  I like the jumble of cafe tables and chairs in the foreground and that it doesn't take away from the umbrellas and arches.  I have taken about 10,000 pictures in Europe and will be going back to the Alsace region of France this September (2020) on a painting trip--that region has very German influenced architecture.

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Flowers with Orange Stripes

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I was showing a friend of mine the various Challenges on the Daily Paintworks page, 

and we saw this great challenge for stripes, 

so I LOVE ORANGE and couldn't wait to give it a go.  

I hope you will love it too.  Besides the flower petals are very dramatic, don't you think?  

And that sliver of light!

John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead, Haverhill MA

A small group of us painted here at the famous John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead in Haverhill, MA.  He is a renowned American poet. 

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John Greenleaf Whittier Homstead, 8x10" oil on board

This 8x10" painting is available unframed now for $150 including tax.  

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Necco Wafers, 6x6"

Remember Necco Wafers?  

Here is some information about how and why I decided to paint this kind of candy.  I tried to perk up the image with a colorful cascade of stripes because the candy and the packaging of these Necco Wafers is very light, the candy has a delightful sugar haze on each piece and the package is wax paper-like. This is a very old-fashioned candy which I used to get from my grandfather when I was a child. The manufacturer was located in Cambridge near Boston, Massachusetts. I guess I was in a crazy colorful mood when I chose to paint it this way.

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Snickers Candy Bars 6x6"

Everyones favorite candy bar--Snickers

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M & M's Candy

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M & M's Candy

This painting has a lot to it, lots of brush strokes

and lots of texture, not to mention, lots of colors!

Can you find the blue one peeking out of the package?

Sugar Daddy Lollypop

(Little 6x6" painting - I like the polka dots :)

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Mounds Bar - Candy Bar Series - 6 x 6"

Mounds Bar - Candy Bar Series 6 x 6"

I haven't posted in a long time and I'm going through the motions now by posting this small gem, candy bar painting.  When I painted this, it took time to arrange the design.  The questions were, "how do I present it, how do I tear the wrapper and still retain the name in a readable way.  What color background looks good with chocolate brown?"  Let me know what you think. :)

Gloucester Dories 5x7"

Gloucester Dories are special in this area and hand-made.

On a hot day I painted these dories on site (en plain air) on a wharf in Gloucester Harbor (Massachusetts).  Later on I painted a larger studio work 8x10" with a little more detail.  This small work has nice shapes and colors and an interesting design.  

Gloucester Dories, 5x7", oil on gessoed masonite panel
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German Mountain Road, 6x6"

This was painted for a Daily Paintworks Challenge.  It is an original oil painting.

German Mountain Road, 6x6" original oil painting 
on gessoed masonite panel
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Orange Stripes with Sunflowers, 6x9.25"

This rectangular gessoed plywood panel painting is an original painting completed for the Stripes Challenge on the Daily Paintworks web site.

Orange Stripes with Sunflowers, 
6x9.25" oil on gessoed plywood panel
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The Flower Market

I personally can't wait for Spring to arrive!  With that in mind, I had to paint some flowers.

The Flower Market, 6x6", oil on gessoed masonite panel
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Grandma Mason Cup

This was my grandmother's china set which she received as a wedding present back around 1910.  I've been wanting to paint a cup for a while now.  My whole art career and love of art started with my grandfather who had me draw cups.

6x6" oil on Gessobord

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Gubbio, Italy, Church 5x7

Gubbio, Italy beautifully modern small church.

Gubbio, Italy Church, 5x7" oil on masonite, Bid on Auction

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