Paintings of France, Italy and Beyond

Things have been quiet around here, namely because we’re still recovering at our house from an awful flu. It threw a wrench in our Valentine’s day plans, but at least I managed to capture my  flowers before they faded.

It’s always good to sharpen the saw by painting from life. The weather’s been pretty mild this winter, but lately it’s been crazy-windy. Otherwise I’d be painting outside these last couple of days. But a still life is a good teacher as well, though you don’t have the ever-changing light:

“Spring Mix”
Oil on Canvas, 16×12″

The title is actually the same that I am using for an upcoming show I’m preparing for in April, so I should be posting a number of flower and garden-related art between now and then.

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This painting sold last night at my gallery exhibition preview, but it’s still on view tonight for the First Fridays downtown art walk. It is a companion to another Tuscany painting I blogged about a couple of days ago:

“Lingering Light, Tuscany II”
Oil on linen, about 3.5″ x 7.75″

If you’re doing the downtown art walk tonight in Richmond, come by Jennifer Young Studio & Gallery and see all of the “Small Stuff” — miniature paintings and prints –on display for the holiday season. The gallery is located at 16 East Main Street between 1st and Foushee.

If you’re not in Richmond, I am continually uploading new paintings to my web gallery, or you can see them offered first here, on the blog. I’m also offering free shipping (with some restrictions) until the end of the year, for holiday shopping convenience.

Useful links:

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Here’s one of many small pieces that will featured in my “Small Stuff” show that opens next week at Jennifer Young Studio & Gallery. It’s a colorful still life painting of apples in a translucent red bowl:

“Three’s a Crowd”
4×5″, oil on canvas

Set on a gold mini easel, this little piece is great on a shelf or mantle with other objects d’art. In the gallery I have it grouped with a couple of my gallery wrapped mini florals:

More mini paintings and vignettes will be featured as my next show draws ever closer. Stay tuned! **UPDATE: This piece has sold. See some of the other small works I have available for sale here and here. For more information about any of these pieces, please visit my website or just contact me.

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According to Wikipedia,

“Squidoo is a network of user-generated lenses –single pages that highlights one person’s point of view, recommendations, or expertise.”

According to me, it’s pretty addictive! I’ve really been enjoying surfing it, and I’ve also created a couple of lenses of my own. My most recent lens is: Hanging Artwork and Caring for Your Art Collection. While I’ve blogged some of this information before, I’ve included new content on my lens that I hope will be of interest to art lovers and art collectors. I’ve also just updated my other lens on landscape painting with new content, so check them out! And if you enjoy my lenses, please consider leaving a star rating for them at the top of the screen.

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Ah red. I am so attracted to this color. If you walk into my house almost every room has at least a little touch of red (not every room but almost!) My kitchen is painted a wonderful deep shade of red. The color of blood, red symbolizes life and vitality. It also symbolizes passion and fire. In Feng Shui, red is associated with romance, wealth, and happiness. I suppose it is no wonder I am attracted to it.

This painting is 12 inches high by 6 inches wide. It is painted on a gallery wrapped canvas, and the edges are finished off with a color that coordinates with the painting.

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