Freezia

4.5 by 4.5

This is from an arrangement of flowers I found at the nurses station. After a patient leaves (if they don't take them home) their flowers are placed on a shelf usually there are three or four arrangements sitting up there each day. I borrowed a few sprigs or a vase of flowers to paint. Everyone knows I'm an artist. They find it interesting that I paint these things. They probably wonder why the small format since I've never told any of them I'm a daily painter. Along the window sill, on the TV and behind the bed the little art gems sit.. little daily paintings. Scrapes of paper with a small designs or flowers... Each one sitting there, proof that this man has someone who cares. Someone who likes to remind the world there is beauty outside these walls. Soon, one day we'll walk together and see the flowers growing again. So I keep painting and I keep leaving little flower paintings around his bed. Its like a garden of sorts. Tulips, sunflowers, roses, Daisey's and now a freezia.

Pink Roses for me too

4.5 by 4inches $30.00
This is the companion painting I made for the other small rose bud painting I completed earlier this week. I have tried to sneak in painting whenever I can, usually when I’m waiting or if Art’s (my husband) asleep, it’s a saving grace for me and something that’s helps me get thru each day. Its the one constant. Like an old friend, my palette and brushes are there for me, I find comfort and solace in painting.

I have been a little down this week and I guess its because it has been so long now…going to the hospital everyday and hoping that all will be better tomorrow. Of course tomorrow is the same thing and days have turned into weeks ( six weeks) each day seems to be no-different than the next. The long days and nights seem almost a blurr to me and I’m tired most of the time.
I’m glad have the little dailies to paint, its like a small oasis in an unfamiliar landscape. I’ve tried not to write about my husband’s accident because I’m an upbeat person who likes to be positive. To talk about each procedure, each, situation just seems to dwell on the negative. I’m sure he will be 100% one day, its just going to take time.

Little Pink Roses

I like to paint these small floral paintings without drawing them first. Its gives a person freedom to allow the paint to guide you. I also have a companion piece that I have paintd. This is 4 by 5 and is for sale for $40.00

My husband has an infected liver and he is on antibiotics. In a few days he should be better. These pink roses were part of a floral arangement which was in the waiting room.

Parrot Tulip 3 by 5 inch watercolor

3 by 5 inch watercolor on paper. $25.00 My husband is getting better, Today makes six weeks since his accident. I have tried to keep up with my daily painting but I have been busier then usual. I have been taking a little travel kit with me to the hospital each day and painting these little paintings.

Poppies

I love poppies and they make me turn my head and look at them even while driving thru the mountains. You see… they plant them along the sides of the roads in North Carolina so there will be thousands of them blooming all at once. Hugh plantings usually near the off ramps… Virant green foliage and bright red orange flowers. Individually Standing tall and blowing in the wind. Its more than an artist can take in at one time. Of course in this drought we are in, I didn’t have any poppies to see today. I painted these from my memories of the poppies I saw this spring along side of the road while driving up to Wild Acres. This is a haven for me and I think of this artist community often when stressed. If you have been up that way you know what I’m talking about. It’s very beautiful.

Wooded path

I have painted this painting three times and I think I finally got it right. This is a 15 by 22 and it was painted in the spring. I like to use purple and green and find they compliment each other better than expected.

Aster

Here is a painting I did today while waiting for my husband to get out of surgery.

4.5 by 4.5 $40.00

Waiting

I took some small ACEO size paper and pitt pens to the Hospital yesterday. While waiting to see my husband, I drew this gentleman who was sitting with me and about 50 other folks. He pulled his cap down over his head and tried to sleep. Later when I got home I painted it yellow, it seemed to speak of the mood in that room.

Kitty and color charts

I thought you might like to see my cat Chubbs. She's sitting on top of my flat files near my computer router and my color charts. I made these charts because I like to actually see the colors on watercolor paper after they have dried. I compare the brands and find the best one for me. I encourage all artist to do this and to also learn the properties of their paints. So many times I have found paints may be very much alike in color and value but may have other properties such as staining or granulation which can be used at different times to get certain effects.

Red on Red ACEO

I like to paint landscapes using only one side of the color wheel and this little ACEO was painted with alnalogous colors.

Nude "Ginger" graphite on paper

This is a twenty minute drawing from a model.
$40.00 9 by 11 graphite on paper ...I miss watercolor, Tomorrow I paint!

Sunflower madness

This was painted a a month or so with a companion piece and I had so many paintings it never got posted. 50.00 Watercolor on clayboard

Beagle Boy

$40.00 graphite on paper 8 by 11

I love dogs and I like drawing them. Many times I'll watch a dog sitting under a table at a coffee shop, and just like a person they emote a personaility and this Beagle was such a happy dog. I just had to draw him.

silver and silk

This watercolor I painted a while back but wanted to put it up today for you to see. It is six inches by nine inches, watercolor on paper. silver can be fun to paint but also a bit tidious. Silver acts like a mirror and your actually painting the colors around the pitcher which are reflecting back. I had to actually not paint my own reflection which always appeard in the pitcher each time I sat close to the set up.

Scott a Nude

9 by 11 graphite on paper. 40.00

If you look closely you can see another drawing which is under this drawing, Its interesting that I didn't see it but the camera does.

Nude Candace

This is a sketch from one of my sketchbooks. It was a twenty minute sketch done with a model.

Nude Stella

9 by 11 graphite on paper. 40.00

self

This little painting is 3inches by 4 inches watercolor on paper.

I may use this in a collage it isn't for sale.

The couple

The days seem to be running together and the dog days of summer are upon us. I long for the cool days of fall and the quietness of the woods near the lake when the only thing to think about is that moment.

Koi 79 6 by 6 on ampersand

50.00
This is one of the tiles that I finished today. It fits with several others ( I've made) to make a set. In a way it looks a bit like a koi pond. I'll get the others out and try to photograph them together so you can see how the tiles look when they fit side by side.

Abstract in red, blue and yellow

I came home late last night... started to paint and this is what appeared on my easel. All I can say about this painting is ... It was a rough day yet painting made me feel 100 % better. Painting is therapeutic for artists.

Sailing

3 by 5 watercolor on paper. Today as I drove across the Buster Boyd bridge I spied a small sailboat barely moving in a light morning breeze. I wondered about those folks sailing in the early morning. I thought it must be fun to be out there on the water.

Ancient Ritual #23 ACEO

This is part of a series that I'm painting. The Ancient ritual series, which has been very popular and most have sold. This is #23 in that series. It is an abstract aceo, painted in mixed media on paper and sprayed with a pastel fixative to provide a bit of durabilty. Unfortunately is is reflecting a bit of light on the top left hand corner. If you would like a better photo I will try to get one to you.

I love this piece. I think to paint abstractly helps me manage my daily life struggles. I hope you enjoy your day.

$15.00 2.5 by 3.5

Legend of the Koi

The Mythology Of The Koi

Of all the symbols we see in Japan, the Koi or Carp is one of the favorites. It is seen as a symbol of perseverance and success in life because of its loveliness and grace of motion, and many of us, who never had an interest in Koi, leave Japan with a special feeling for the orange, silver and brass-colored fishe we so often see. Carp are often projected swimming upstream which also portrays perseverance, something necessary to swim upstream and according to Chinese mythology a carp which succeeds in swimming upstream and hurdling the upper rapids of the Yangtze River will be transformed into a dragon.
Carp Kites flown on ‘Boys Day’ are still very prominent, especially in the Japanese countryside. A black carp represents the male head of the family, the eldest son gets a red carp (Higoi-hi = red) only slightly smaller than the father and all successive sons receive progressively smaller carp.
The imitation of the fish that swims against the strong current and even surmounts cascades, acts as an inspiration to the sturdy youth to overcome all difficulties and obstacles encountered in the stream of life.

9 inches by 5 inches.. watercolor on paper. 50.00
Shantmarie@aol.com

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Happy Saturday

Voyeur ACEO

2.5 by 3.5 $13.00 plus S&H $2.00

If you would like to buy this card... go to www.dailypainters.com anytime after August 1, 2007 and you can pay thru pay pal.


thanks for stopping by!

Koi blue and gold

I painted a koi last year that was gold and blue and I liked the combination. Here is another one. 5.5 by 11 inches 40.00

Pine cone an ACEO

This little card was painted a few weeks back when I had so many backlogged and couldn't post all of them. This ACEO never got to be posted. Now that things are so hectic, I'm letting you see all the paintings that are stacked up here on my table.

I love pine cones I think they're a perfect little package.

Lavender Magnolia

This painting is a little darker than many I paint. The flowers are also a bit different. I wanted to paint the flowers as they just start to open up, almost like big buds.

$250.00 11 by 15

Pink Magnolia

Opps I was so busy yesterday, I posted to three of my blogs but forgot this one. So sorry. You can go to http://shantimarie.wordpress.com if you want to see yesterdays painting. I have painted florals for years and nowadays I try to make them a bit more interesting. This painting with the pink and the green is exciting and I think its because its a split complimentary painting. BUT the purple just seems to make the painting. what so you think?

Koi in Sepia

This painting is 6" by 9" and is painted only with one color, Sepia. I had to get out of bed this morning at 3:30 (so I could get everything done including my painting) so I figured I would paint something a little more tonal than colorful. I think this looks like an old JapaneseInk painting or a black and white photograph.

I like it. $50.00 shantmarie@aol.com for inquiries

Home grown Sunflower

$13.00 2.5 by 3.5 this ACEO is signed and dated. It was painted on site at Boyd's produce farm in SC.

Tropical Koi

This is six inches by six inches, is paintedwith watercolor on Ampersand and I think I am going to paint a comapnion piece because I love the way one fish is swiming into the paitning.

Two pieces become one... Koi tiles

Here is a look at how the pieces are coming together. I have started two more so we'll see how it goes.

If you would like to see a photo of my work station you can go to http://shantimarie.wordpress.com its my other blog. I'm really busy and posting everything to four blogs has gotten a bit difficult. Maybe next week will be better!

"Koi Tag " watercolor on Ampersand 6' by 6"

I picked up larger pieces of Ampersand (6 by 6) and thought I would try some of my Koi in the larger format.
They look very bright and the ampersand gives them a bit of texture. $50.00

They are covered with Fixative to help make them a bit more durable. They can be framed with or without glass.

Eternal Summer ACEO

It’s hot here in the south and there aren’t any Palm trees growing around here… but thinking of them reminds me of eternal summer.

I love the fronds the look shape and colors… The variety of Palms are endless and they always give you a feeling of Vacation or relaxation.
In South Carolina many palm trees grow in the state but along the coastline. Since I live in the western part of the state ( in Piedmont area) I only see them when they’ve been planted and these don’t seem to do too well. They get a bit frosted and look like a transplant that never really adjusts to its new surroundings.

I grew up in California where the various palm trees grow in people yards and in back lots long forgotten. I miss them at times but I do like the Pine trees and I guess its a pretty good trade. Pine trees have a scent at least. These last few days have been hectic and yet I have put my daily painting up everyday…sometimes as late as midnight, but I’ve put them up all the same and I hope you understand if some of theses paintings may be less than detailed. I have been painting a daily painting since last August and many of the paintings do not represent my BEST work but they show that I have painted each day. This was the commitment and I’m trying to fulfill that commitment.
If you stop by you can at least see what I have completed.

This ACEO is slightly abstracted, its a mix of realism and various shapes. I like this combination, not quite abstract, not 100%realistic…. but a mixture of the two.

The Cicadas are out tonight in full force and there is a gentle rain falling. The rain doesn’t seem to stop their call or song which ever it is. The sound migrates thru the air growing ever louder as one starts and the others chime in till they reach a crescendo of sound…then the sound dies down, slowly dwindling to almost quiet, till another one starts and the whole thing starts up again. Its a nightly ritual here in July and August. One day I hope you may visit the south and hear their song for yourself. Its truly unique.

Pinks ACEO

2.5 by 3.5 $13.00 watercolor on paper.

Southern Pines ACEO

I'm out of town for a day or two... I'll be back ASAP.

Boyd's Sunflowers an ACEO and a field trip

I painted four different paintings today at Boyd's farm. All are of his Sunflowers and the fields sourrounding his home. This little card I did as a warm up. I was suffering from sensory overload. If anyone wants sunflower pictures let me know I took 86 photos. The Color, The Bees, The birds, The Frogs? Yes frogs, there was a pond near me and they kept talking or croking all day long. Wonderful experience I may go back next week when the seeds are actually in the subnflowers so I can get some pics of birds. I get some of the photos up ( on the blog) tonight so you can see some of them.

Moods

I guess my scanner needs a bit of a clean up, this is a little blurry too.

I'll take it apart tomorrow and give it a good cleaning.

This is $13.00 plus 1.5 S&H.

Blue Ridge View ACEO

This is a little out of focus sorry... its an ACEO its for sale for 13.00 Signed and painted on both sides. If your interested in it, I can take another photo.

Little Magnolia ACEO a painting a day

Ink over watercolor on paper $13.00 Plus 1.00 S&H

Ancient Ritual Series. # 20 a painting a day

This is 4" by 6" and is for sale for 40.00 I love this series and continue to paint more of these little abstract. In fact I have painted a number which have not actually been on my blog. So there are a few out there that have not been seen, maybe if I don't have anything to put up on my blog I'll put one of them up.

I can't tell you enough how great it is to paint in a series. As an artist you learn so much and you can really respond to the paintings while working.

Try it, even if its only three paintings, I think you'll enjoy it.

Zman A painting a day

I love painting things in black and white. Here is a Zebra I call Zman. The size is 15 by 8 and is for sale for 100.0

Sunflower Breeze

Are you getting tired of these sunflowers? Ok so maybe this is the last one... 3 by 5 watercolor on paper. 30.00

ACEO sunflowers go wild!

ACEO 2.5 by 3.5 watercolor on Matboard. 13.00 Free shipping!

Sunflower Magic 1 and 2

Here are the two paintings I did last night, many days when I paint, I will paint more than one painting and usually I just post one but since these are almost companion pieces I decided to post them both.


Both of these are on Ampersand painted in watercolor and are 5"by 7"

Summer Berries

This watercolor on paper is four inches by five inches. $30.00 The berries grow on the edge of the woods everywhere and are getting ripe with all this warm weather.

I went to "the body" if you haven't seen this show, its very interesting and of course educational. I loved the horse with the rider.

If you haven't heard about this show...Its actual human bodies that have the skin removed and they are infused in plastic resin. This preserves the bodies allowing the viewer to look at each organ and each muscle or bone. I've always been interested in medical things and found it fascinating.

Ancient Ritual 19 ACEO

This little ACEO went thru about four color changes. Have you ever done that? You start out with an idea and pretty soon the piece looks nothing like what you started out with.

Summer fun

This is a small original work of art, it measures 4" by 3"
$20.00