Spring Breaking Through - Tree-Scape Triptych

The latest painting to come off my easel is a very symbolic piece of art....."Spring Breaking Through". The vivid color and happiness of spring, breaking through the darker, colder months of winter. I know everyone, everywhere is a bit disenchanted with winter this year and this piece is meant to portray the excitement of those first few days of spring.

Each panel measures 18" x 6" on 1 1/2" deep gallery wrapped canvas.

Lets hope for an early spring this year, maybe in March we'll all get to see spring breaking through in our own part of the country. www.artfulcreations.etsy.com

Spheres Of Light

A brand new year.....but an older painting, well, not old but this multi panel acrylic painting was my last of '09.

"Spheres Of Light" is a dreamy and colorful contemporary tree-scape painted on 2 14" x 18", 1 1/2" deep gallery canvases. The total size is a large 18" h x 28" w.

High up in the treetops, spheres of colorful bright light are growing from the branches to produce a lovely glow in the sky.

The sides are painted a sleek black to go with any interior.

I hope you've enjoyed "Spheres Of Light" and that the colorful sky brings you cheer and light on a winter's day. www.artfulcreations.etsy.com Happy New Year!!!!

Under The Trees.........

I was really inspired to paint "Under The Trees" after our trip to Mohonk a few months ago. There are so many gorgeous sitting areas there, nestled under trees, by the lake and in the woods, that I really wanted to paint one of them.

I wanted it to be a contemporary painting though.....maybe a bit whimsical at the same time. The circles are growing up from the ground and between the tree roots.

They are also growing from the tree branches in varying colors of blue and purple. The black trees and bench are set against a colorful background that reminds me of a rainbow.

Painted on gallery canvas that is 1 1/2" deep, "Under The Trees" measures 11" x 14". I Hope you've enjoyed my contemporary take on an outdoor scene. Available through my ETSY shop: www.artfulcreations.etsy.com

Among The Branches.....

I finished this set of paintings after I got back from my trip to Mohonk.... I wanted Among The Branches to be a piece with earthy tones and lots of different looking textures.

It is amazing all the textures and designs you can create with lots of fun and unexpected tools. For instance, my husband's old shirt made its way out of the basement again to create the swirled blue and burnt sienna background.

I have to admit that instead of going for a clean piece of shirt, I reached for the paint encrusted piece I saved from last time. It was mostly stiff as a board but somehow it worked beautifully to help me create the background.

Luckily we have many more of these old and torn shirts in the basement as we like to use them to wash the car and any other wet and messy chores that come along. Anyway, a few cut pieces of shirts will not be missed but my paintings sure enjoy and benefit from them.

This painting is available on my ETSY site at: www.artfulcreations.etsy.com

A Dark Forest....

A new painting just emerged from my Studio ...... "Dark Forest".

I can see now why artists love to paint tree-scapes, they are quite zen and the possibilities for how they are painted and structured are simply endless.

The middle panel is 11" x 14" and the side canvases are 6" x 8"....put together it all measures 14"h x 23" w. The background is very textural and I had a lot of fun painting it. Would you believe it was painted using pieces of one of my husbands' old shirts??

I was at a crafts fair this past weekend and while eating our lunch under a shady spot, Chris and I got to see a bird handler, he had hawks and owls and other wild and exotic birds. Just seeing him gave me so many ideas for future nature paintings. That just goes to show that inspiration can come from just about anywhere and when you least expect it. "Dark Forest" is now in my ETSY shop:

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Fluttering Out Of My Studio.......

"Flutter" has just lifted its wings and flown from my studio. I love watching Hummingbirds in my garden each year, they seem especially drawn to my Cascade Geraniums, which I have hanging right outside my back door.

These tiny, quick moving and very graceful birds are amazing to watch and I knew I wanted to create a painting to capture the delicacy of their movements.

Flutter is a contemporary garden-scape painted on 1 1/2" deep gallery wrapped canvas.

Each canvas panel measures 6" x 8" for a total size of 8" h x 18" w. I decided to go with a black background to highlight the white/gray flowers and the Hummingbird in its full color, for what I hope lends itself to a contemporary feel.

I hope perhaps that this painting might inspire everyone to look for Hummingbirds in their own garden each year. Enjoy!!!! This acrylic painting is available in my ETSY shop:

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