Who Needs Sunshine

"Morning Mist"

12x6  Oil on Paper

$135

I seem to be drawn to water, no matter which coast, rain or shine.  Give me a view of the water & I'm good to go.  Hoping to get lots of painting done this week & hope to share some news by weeks' end. 

East vs. West or rather Southern vs. California

"Afternoon at Crystal Cove"

9x12

The difference between the southern coastline and California coastline are the beautiful cliffs and rocks.  What fun it is to paint the "splash" of the waves as they break against the rocks.  Still having fun and enjoying my new life.

Low Country Revisited - SOLD

"Glow on the Marsh"

18x24  Oil on Linen Panel

There was a time when I painted marshes quite often.  Then I lost interest in the subject but when you come across a scene as beautiful as this...hard not to grab the brush and paint away.  

Anticipation - SOLD

"Autumn on the Bank"

5x7 Oil on Linen Panel 

It's another 4 to 6 weeks before the colors show up but I
couldn't wait. Come on autumn!

Commission

"Rubber Ducky"

10x10  Oil on Linen Panel

Just completed this commission.  Ready to be varnished & shipped. Commissions can be challenging but fun.  Really enjoyed painting the kiddie pool & water.  Who knew that would be the really fun part. 

After the Rain - SOLD

"After the Rain"

8x8 Oil on Linen Panel

$135 - SOLD

Love how everything is softened after the rain.  Certainly getting 

inspiration daily with all the rain this summer.

Play Time - SOLD

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"Play Time at Beach"

8x8 Oil on Linen Panel

$135

First day & first painting of my 10 day unplugged painting "staycation".  Hoping the rest of the paintings flow like this one did.  Yaye!

Oldie but Goodie SOLD

"Stand Tall, Study"

9x12  Oil on Panel

$250   NOW $200

Digging through some older pieces & discovered a favorite of mine.  I always have a stack of panels of unfinished or didn't quite make the cut" paintings to serve as underpaintings for new pieces.  Somehow this got buried in the wrong pile.  My discovery could turn into a good deal for someone.  

Painting Zone

"Peaceful View"

6x6  Oil on museum quality panel

At Auction on DPW

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Buy/Auction/16475

Peaceful mood, peaceful painting.   Nice to be in the painting zone again.

"A" at Play, New Series

"At Rest"

8x8  Oil on museum quality panel

Well, I'm back painting from my crime partner Julie Hill's photos.  This started with Julie going out to paint "en plein aire" and it ended with her having a new summertime job...taking photos of her daughter to supply my next summer series.   To make things a little more interesting, fellow blogger & wonderful artist, Dana Cooper, threw me an Amanda Paint Off Challenge.  So Julie is feeling the pressure to supply her "best" friend  photos, Amanda's making her list of what would she would accept in payment for her modeling, Dana is working on getting her own set of shots and I'm happily painting away. Stay tuned...it could get very interesting.  Have a Happy 4th!!!!!!!!!

En Plein Air

"Frolicking"

6x6   Oil on museum quality panel

$95

My partner in crime, Julie Hill, has been trying her hand at plein air painting the last few days.  While painting from some lovely sites, she's been "kind" enough to share her photos with me.  Living in California with beautiful scenery and wonderful weather has made me a little envious given that I'm currently landlocked and hot!  So while she paints the scenery, I've to decided to join in by painting her daughter playing in the stream.  Thanks for sharing Julie and tell Amanda that she is the perfect model. 

I Got Nothing!

5x7  $95 + $10 s/h

I've officially run out of names for paintings and evidently I can't photograph this marsh so it doesn't look like  it's running down hill & to the right.  And here I thought the morning had gone so well.  Despite the "technical" setbacks, I happy with painting.  Spent the morning playing with this marsh scene in preparation for a 24x36 painting.  Will post another study of the sun rising over the marsh.  Can't quite decide which one will make it to the larger canvas. Well, enough about painting, my next pressing matter is what "drink" to have while watching the Preakness. In the meantime, anyone got any titles in mind for this painting?

Warm Up

5x7   

I usually dive right into a painting but this morning I decided to "warm up" with a palette knife painting.  What fun!  Having painted this marsh view a few times, it was nice to approach it from a different perspective.  Can't be too literal with the palette knife.  Tell me what you think. 

Over the Dam

6x6 

Seeing a theme in my work lately.  The last several paintings are of places along the coast or water.  Guess I'm feeling a bit landlocked this days.  Wishing spring would permanently arrive with constant sunshine.  Also, sometime this week I will have few "fun" announcements.  Just ironing out a few details & then I'll be able to share them with you.  Thanks for following "Fresh off the Easel".

Revisiting Italy

8x6  

 Here's a demo that I did for a student today.  It's from a photo that I had taken in the Cinque Terre region of Italy several years ago.  Cinque Terre is a series of 5 villages set along the coast of Italy.  You can walk between these towns along the rocky, rugged coast.  Not a journey for the height challenged but beautiful nonetheless.  I  hiked between three of the villages before taking a gelato break, catching a boat &  train for the last two.  Worth the hike to see the beautiful coast dotted with terracotta colored buildings & turquoise waters. 

"Perfect Picnic Spot"

6x6 

This painting is truly "fresh off the easel".  Wiping paint off my hands, I'm desparately wanting winter to disappear.  This piece is all about spring.  Can you image throwing the blanket down, opening the picnic basket & toasting the day with a glass of wine?  If spring doesn't arrive in the next week or so,  I may have to shoot that groundhog!  Happy thoughts.

If you are interested in this piece, you can contact me at kelleyart@gmail.com

Pursuits

SOLD

6x4  $95 + $10 s/h

Keep a girl away from her easel for two weeks & watch out when she gets back to painting.  I painted 3 pieces yesterday.  I have so many ideas rattling around in my head it's a bit hard to focus.  A painting a day has been the rage for the past few years but I'm going for "paintings" a day. We'll see how long that lasts.  Happy Valentine's Day.