Spring is in the Air - Jonquils

Jonquils (Aka Daffodils) 8"x8" Oil on Canvas.
$125 plus $10 shipping (USA)
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A taste of spring, I can feel it in the air. Or at least, I think I can feel it. The days are staying lighter longer, and isn't Daylight Savings coming up this weekend? Spring Forward! Though losing that extra hour of sleep isn't quite that enticing.

Technical, Process Oriented Stuff

Sometimes a good day is just working with materials, striving for craftsmanship. Today I stretched the 40"x70" canvas. Heavy duty stretcher bars, CD#12 cotton duck canvas from Utrecht Art supplies. Squared the stretcher bars, attached the cross braces, stretched the canvas. Tomorrow, we gesso.

Pete decided to help out by looking pretty.

S #4

This is, I hope, the final preparatory sketch for a large commission - the final piece should be 40" wide by 70" high. Probably twice as big as most of the work I have done so far. The three previous sketches were nice, and one was a clear favorite on my facebook page. But the client asked for something in between the three - not a full body, but not an extreme closeup. I think this is a nice solution. See the twinkle in his eyes?

By the Light of the Moon - Nocturne Feb 2012

4 1/2" x 6 1/2" Oil on Artboard (archival cardboard)
$35.00 plus $5 shipping

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I've never tried a Nocturne style painting, found it very interesting. I was just caught up by the way the moonlight filtered through the pine trees in front of our house, silhouetting the tree and the huge grain elevator across from our house.

Heartfelt Thanks

I'd like to extend a truly heartfelt thank you to everyone who followed me through the 30 Works Challenge!
Though I finished 7 days later than I planned, I did finish all 30 pieces. The experience was just as challenging as the past 3 years, and I have again learned a lot about my process.
Thank you to all my supporters and fellow art patrons who bought one or more paintings, and thank you to all of you who "liked" a piece or two on my FaceBook Fan Page, Dreaming Lotus Studios.

Happy Holidays to all and may we all be happily creative in 2012!!

Warmly, Dana

#30 of 30 - Persimmon and Impression of Old Lace

Persimmon & Old Lace

Oil on Canvasboard, 10"x8"

SOLD

#28 & #29 - On the Road & In the Garden

The Way to Uniontown

Oil on Canvasboard 10"x8"

$40 plus $5 shipping (US)

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Stone Lantern

Oil on Canvasboard 8"x10"

$40 plus $5 shipping (US)

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