Texas Bluebonnets, 8x10 Oil on Canvas by Carmen Beecher

NFS

Van Gogh would have liked these flowers. They are pretty ornate, with little white dots all over them, so the big decision is: how much detail? I may go back and put a bit of blue in the sky, even though there wasn't any, just so the painting doesn't seem quite so divided into three parts.

Carmen

Jimmy Longacre_subjective realist landscape paintings_APRIL'S GIFT

This one was rather experimental.  When I saw this cluster of wildflowers, I knew that I had no interest in going for the detail.  The impact, for me, came from color and pattern of the grouping. So, I decided to go after it in a very direct manner.  By the time I was finishing I was having a lot of fun moving lots of paint around with the knife and brush.  Practicing to handle the knife so as not to overwork the paint was very instructive to me on handling the brush as well.

APRIL'S GIFT

©Jimmy Longacre 2014

9X12 oil on canvas panel

Jimmy Longacre

subjective realist landscape paintings

MY WEBSITE

MY BLOG: Paintbox & Easel

GALLERY LINKS

River's Edge Gallery Kerrville TX

Capital Fine Art Gallery Austin TX

"Hill Country Treasures" by Kyle Wood

SOLD

"Hill Country Treasures" by Kyle Wood

11" x 14" Oil on Canvas

What a great day I had at The Dutch Art Gallery on Saturday, May 18th!  I was scheduled to do a oil painting demo and had no idea what kind of traffic we were going to have.  Luck would have it, that a true value hardware store in the same shopping center as the Gallery was having a grand opening celebration.  The parking lot was jamb with cars and we managed to draw in some first time visitors to the Gallery.

This painting was placed in a silent auction and was sold to the highest bidder.  Also, I managed to sell five other paintings of mine.  Two of them were miniatures that I had brought in and they sold fairly quickly.  Those who came into the gallery, got to watch me paint and I received many compliments on my work.

Overall, it was quite an eventful, a rare treat to sell multiple works in one day!

 

To see more of my work, please visit my website at www.kwoodfineart.com.

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

"Spring Majesty" by Kyle Wood

"Spring Majesty" by Kyle Wood

4" x 5" Oil on Canvas

Here is one of my recent works that I completed within the last few weeks.  I find small paintings to be a great springboard activity for coming up with ideas and compositions for larger paintings.  Once you have a thumbnail or two worked out, it makes it easier to transition to larger painting.  If you are interested in purchasing this piece, please contact me.

To see more works of mine, please visit my website at www.kwoodfineart.com.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

"Hill Country Blues" (ACEO) by Kyle Wood

"Hill Country Blues" (ACEO Original)

2.5" x 3.5" by Kyle Wood

For about month now, I have been focusing on creating ACEO miniature oil paintings instead of larger studio pieces. I have had so much fun painting on a smaller scale. Here is a rendition of a typical Texas Hill Country Spring with the sweet aroma of Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrushes.

To see more of these, please visit my website at: www.kwoodfineart.com or come to The Dutch Art Gallery and see them on display. There website is www.dutchartusa.com.

Also, if your interested in purchasing an ACEO or wanting something commissioned, please contact by email at kwoodtexasart@yahoo.com.

Thanks for stopping in and have a wonderful, joyous Holiday Season!