Feather Dance Oil Painting Portrait Farm Animal Art Rooster

Oil on stretched canvas, 14" x 11".

While thinking about a new year starting as many people are, I followed an impulse to loosen up with color and bolder strokes.  A rooster or chicken painting is a great way to express this feeling.  So, this guy is really strutting his stuff, showing his colors and lovin' it!  I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year!
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Table Rock Lake Oil Painting Landscape Summer Branson Ozark Mountains Commission

Oil on hardboard, 8" x 10"

I enjoyed this commissioned painting!  It is the view from a collector's deck on Table Rock lake in southwest Missouri, near Branson.  It will be a gift for her husband and I hope he likes it too.  The lake's reflections are still and serene.
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Two Basenjis Oil Painting African Dog Art Pet Portrait Commission

Oil on hardboard, 8" x 10"

Basenji dogs have such distinct features along with intelligent and sometimes comical expressions.  They really are characters when you meet them personally, which I've had the opportunity to do because my friend and neighbor has a cute one!  They are described as "barkless dogs", but they can make a bark-like sound if they really want to. 
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Young Hunter Oil Painting Pet Portrait Animal Art Golden Retriever Puppy

Oil on hardboard, 8" x 6".

Backlit by the morning sun, this young Golden Retriever sees something interesting.  I enjoyed using the subdued colors of her fur in shadow.  Her intense concentration seems to be in contrast to her still puppy-like features I think.  And that's just another interesting part of this painting that I wanted to explore. 
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Friendly Burro Oil Painting Donkey Art Pet Portrait Commission

Oil on stretched canvas, 14" x 11"

This was a commissioned painting of a furry burro with a sweet, intelligent gaze.  Donkeys' ears are so interesting because they are ridiculously long and floppy.  I also love the fuzzy humps on their foreheads which are nice for scratching and rubbing. 
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Red D'Anjou Pears Oil Painting Still Life Miniature Art Fruit

Oil on hardboard, 5" x 5".

I love to paint the red and yellow colors of D'Anjou pears, and this petite painting captures them at their shiny best.  Pears together always have great "body language".  I chose to use dramatic lighting to highlight this pair.
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Montezuma's Castle Oil Painting Landscape Desert Western Sedona Arizona Ancient Ruins

Oil on hardboard, 8" x 10"
The colors and shadows of these ancient dwellings were fascinating to paint.  My daughter recently visited Arizona with a friend from Phoenix. I asked her to take lots of pictures and she did!  I chose this subject first because of the colors and also the feeling of forms within forms going back into space.  Montezuma's Castle is a National Monument near Flagstaff and is actually misnamed  by early settlers because Montezuma was never there.  It is one of the best preserved cliff dwellings in North America.

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Purple and White Viola Oil Painting Still Life Flower Art botanical

Oil on stretched canvas, 7" x 5" x 3/4".

Lovely and cheerful violas come back every spring in a pot on my front porch and they glow in the sunlight. I painted this single bloom larger than it's real size because the blooms are very small.  I planted an additional patch this fall in the backyard so that I can enjoy even more of their sparkling "faces". 
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Portrait of Maggie Oil Painting Jack Russell Dog Art Pet Portrait Commission

Oil on stretched canvas, 12" x 9"

Maggie has a trademark pose, it seems, of curling her left paw under while stretched out and relaxing in her family's home.  I think she feels confident of herself and her place in life and that shows in her portrait.  This was such a nice commissioned piece to complete 
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Ribbon and Red Oil Painting Still Life Ornament Art Christmas Holidays

Oil on hardboard, 6" x 6"

Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone it's time for Christmas decorations!  I painted one of my red bulbs neslted in some ribbon with accents in sparkly gold tones.  Painting the shiny roundness of the ornament was the most fun in this piece.
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Magnolia and China Oil Painting Still Life Flower Art

Oil on Raymar panel 8" x 6"

It's not actually a Thanksgiving theme because spring Magnolia blooms are in the painting, but I wanted to repost the painting because it included a piece of my mother's china which was always used at Thanksgiving and Christmas too.  I saw that the color of the Magnolia blooms were echoed in the china and that was the hook for me to paint this still life.

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Resting at Stone Bridge Oil Painting Figurative Landscape Palette Knife Art Autumn Trees Forest

Oil on canvas, 14" x 11"

While hiking at Mt. Nebo state park in Arkansas recently, I captured a really nice composition of another hiker on a stone bridge with my camera.  The lighting was fantastic.  The basic forms were easy to read and I loved that.  I kept it loose and used a palette knife for most of the painting, and I decided that the figure should be integrated into the woodland setting which would be best for the painting overall. And by the way, just for the record, the resting hiker was my husband. 
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Saluki Portait Oil Painting Dog Art Pet Portrait

Watercolor on Arches, 2.5" x 3.5"

I enjoyed painting ACEO's because I learned how to include the needed detail and drama in such a small format.  This was one of my favorites.
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Wet Autumn Oil Painting Landscape Art Autumn Trees Forest Woodlands

Oil on hardboard, 7" x 9"

This was one of several interesting forest "still lifes" that I composed with my camera on a recent hike.  In this one, rocks and tree limbs are surrounded by a very shallow creek filled with fallen colorful leaves.  It was an attempt to capture the feeling of the place with its intense coloring and movements of shapes.  Only in a few places could I see the reflection of the blue sky above.
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Another One Oil Painting Jack Russell Dog Art Pet Portrait Water

Oil on stretched canvas, 6" x 8" x 3/4".

One of my favorite commissions from the past was this J.R.Terrier retrieving his ball in his family's pool.  These wild and crazy Jack Russells usually love the water.  And I've found from experience that they will do pretty much whatever they like, and they think they are smarter than their people in some families. But they are so darn cute and sweet!.  What can one do?! 
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Nestling Red Fox Commissioned Oil Painting Wildlife Animals

Oil on hardboard. 9" x 12"

Now that I've painted a red fox for a commissioned painting,  I'm really intrigued by their great coloring and penetrating eyes.  I'd love to paint another one! This fox was nestled up against his/ her long bushy tail. I kept the background loose to suggest a woodland environment in the fall or winter months.  I always learn more "painting stuff" and more about myself with each painting that I do and this is especially so when someone asks for a particular commission like this one. 
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Half-Haltered Oil Painting Horse Art Pet Portrait Country Western

Oil on hardboard, 8" x 6"

This grey mare seems to be glancing around as she relaxes during a break on a trail ride.  I love to capture the expressions of horses this way.  The afternoon lighting highlights her white forelock, mane and ear tips, giving them a wonderful  glow. What fun to paint!
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Crazy Little Hot Peppers Oil Painting Still Life Art Ornamental Vegetables Garden

Oil on canvas, 6" x 8"

Peppers make great painting subjects, and these wildly bright ornamental ones bring October colors into the mix also.  I'd been admiring my neighbor's flowering peppers in a pot for a long time and finally took some photos of them.  I liked the way I could play with the composition. The leaves were sunlit and the peppers protruded out in so many ways.  Photographing them was exciting and painting them was even more so. Thanks, Sharon, for your gardening skills in growing these colorful treasures that are pleasing to the eye. I know, you'll say that all you did was water them once in a while!
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Blue Vase and Pear Oil Painting Flowers Still Life Art Botanical Garden

Oil on stretched canvas, 11" x 14"

I've been working with bolder and more vibrant colors lately in my smaller studies that don't usually get posted.  (laziness on my part).  But I did like this larger one of a striking blue vase with an assortment of colorful flowers and the understated pear behind the rose.  Strong sunlighting on the still life group made the shadows interesting shapes and these were my favorite areas of the painting.  Different but fun and that's fine with me!

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Smiling Corgi Oil Painting Welsh Dog Art Pet Portrait

Oil on hardboard, 8" x 10"

A friendly Welsh Corgi was hanging around with his family at Devil's Den state park in Arkansas when I showed up for a hike with the Trailblazers' hikiing club.  I took lots of great pics on the trail we hiked, but this photo of him and his shadow just had to be painted. I loved the looser feel of it, though I did put too much detail in later in my opinion.  Overall, though, I was happy with it.

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Snapdragons Oil Flowers Still Life Botanical Garden

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 8"

My snapdragons did survive the winter I discovered and the cooler weather has made them spring back to full bloom.  I particularly liked the coloring of this smaller variety.  It will be time to do some plein air painting at the fall festival at Neumeier's nursery again this weekend for myself and other artists here in Fort Smith.  It's alway fun to be surrounded by great flowers, food, arts and crafts, and musical talent in the fall weather!
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Spotted Calf Oil Painting Cow Art Farm Animals

Oil on hardboard, 7" x 5"

There's just something about a calf's face that is compelling to an animal admirer like myself.  This calf was photographed earlier this spring on our route into town (or back from town) on Tennessee Ridge Rd.  She wasn't shy about having a stranger talk to her and take photos.  I wanted to showcase her unique coloring but also portray her with some mystery. 
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Tabby Reach Oil Painting Cat Pet Art Maine coon

Oil on hardboard. 6" x 8".

I intended to play with the sunlight streaming across this tabby Maine Coon kitten lying on the floor with a basket.  I was pleased with the painting when the details of the tail in the background pushed it back in space and the front leg and paw came forward.  The kitten's eyes are interesting, but the movement from foreground to background is what makes it works as a painting to me.  Dramatic lighting is exciting!
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Bleeding Hearts Oil Painting Flowers Still Life Art Botanical Garden

Oil on hardboard, 6" x 8"

Bleeding-Hearts are shade-lovers and I saw mounds of them among ferns when I visited Garvan Gardens near Hot Springs  recently.  They were waiting to be painted with the glow they had from a shot of sunlight coming through the dense leaves and other greenery.  It was like being in another little world in the gardens.  I was surprised when I saw how bright the sun was still shining after driving back into the "real world".
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Twin Irisis Oil Painting Flowers Still Life Art Botanical Garden

Oil on hardboard, 10" x 8"

This is a pink/purple Iris painting I did last year that I'm reposting.  I really like the flow of it in a painterly way and I just enjoy Irises - period.  I'll be gone from my studio for a few days with some artist pals.  We're going to explore a few art galleries in Hot Springs and stay at a beautiful, historical B & B.  This should be a fun adventure!  I have some commissions to return to when I come back that I'll be looking forward to painting.
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Orange Poppies Oil Painting Flowers Still Life Art Botanical Garden

Oil on hardboard, 8" x 6"

I've stayed with a very limited palette for this small painting of  bright orange/red poppies lit by gloriously strong sunlight. Phthalo blue is a color I haven't used much before and it's the blue primary for my color mixing.  It's a learning experience that I am open to and enjoying.  I used some juicy, thicker paint for the blooming poppies.  I'd love to hear from other artists about their favorite palettes or favorite colors!
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Just Peeled Oil Painting Fruit Still Life Art Orange Citrus

Oil on hardboard, 5.25" x 6"

Near complimentary color notes of oranges and blue-violets make this painting of orange slices hum and vibrate.  This keeps me interested the entire painting.  I guess it's because my eyes and/or my brain stay alert and interested to see how the finished image will turn out!  I've painted this subject before but in watercolor.  The oil colors made the oranges seem transclucent also, so I like this approach just as well.  This painting will be shipped with a small display easel.  Please see the photo below!
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A great way to display petite paintings such as my painting above is in a small display easel.  Below is a photo of my painting,  "Black-Capped Chick-a-Dee", in a small easel on a table in my entry room.  Each petite painting that you collect from me will now come with one of these easels so that you can display this way, or if you prefer, you can frame it and hang it on your wall.

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Tiny Crimson Sweet Oil Painting Lilly Still Life Art Watermelon Garden Fruit

Oil on hardboard. 5" x 7".

I always have some of these very small (runt!) watermelons in my garden spots growing among the few normal size melons each summer.  This one was especially precious and I painted it on a white tablecloth to celebrate its uniqueness.  I ended up celebrating roundness both in the watermelon and in the folds of the cloth and I thought that was pretty cool.  It was actually an excuse to paint the green and creamy-white stripes of the melon I'm sure.  Oh, by the way, it wasn't edible but I didn't care!

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Swallowtail Oil Painting Tiger Butterfly Landscape Bugs

Oil on hardboard panel, 5" x 6"

I felt the need to be playful and painted a butterfly painting for some fun this summer.  I snapped several photos of a Tiger Swallowtail (I think?) on my Lantana flowers.  I loved using a cerulean blue color along with the colors of the flower and plant, and of course, the delicate butterfly with its interesting pattern.  The intermingling of  colors in the background felt good to me as a backdrop for the "flutterby". 

I hope everyone's summer has been good!  I'm surely enjoying the slightly cooler temps where I am in Arkansas.  I've been thinking of joining a hiking/photography group this fall so that I can gather some inspiration.
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Tucked Away Oil Painting Victorian House Portrait Historical Home Architecture Landscape

Oil on hardboard panel, 12" x 9"

Some ideas I finally get around to painting. I found photos I'd taken of a quaint Victorian house in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where I lived previously. A narrow turret on a corner of the house with a tall dark window was attractive and so was the "homey" front porch with geraniums and fern. It looked "set apart" from the rest of the busy world. I think the painting conveys a dreamy sort of feeling and this made it special to me. I think I'd like to find some more old photos for inspiration!
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Of course, I didn't at first tell you the problems I had with the painting.  I didn't realize I was painting some of the vertical images off center or "cockeyed".  A t-square comes in handy in these situations.  I should know these things!  If you have a photo that you think could be a little piece of something special I'd love to see it.
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Cerulean Tube Oil Painting Still Life Art Blue Color

Oil on hardboard panel, 7" x 4"

I had some fun painting one of my tubes of paint - cerulean blue. Also posted is a photo of the "still life" I worked from. Many times I wonder what an artist was actually viewing when painting something specific so I included this reference for others to see what I was viewing while I painted. I like to paint my own vision into the subject and that makes it feel "just right".
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Sable Papillon Oil Painting Dog Pet Art Miniature

Oil on hardboard, 3.5" x 2.5".

This is a favorite ACEO size painting of mine from the past. It looks just like my little Papillon, Nina, who graced my life for 13 years. I love the Papillons' earnest and intelligent looks along with their sweetness of disposition. I haven't painted this small size in quite a while and when I look at many of my older ones with a fresh eye, I like the way that they come together as a larger piece when enlarged on the monitor. There's something to be learned from that and I'm beginning to understand it (internalize it?!) Maybe it's the look of simpler, bolder strokes made with determination. . . .

I'd love to paint a similar painting in a size you'd prefer! I've been busy getting paintings finished for a couple of competitions coming up soon and also for a charity silent auction. There will be fresh daily paintings coming very soon!

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Pasture Friends Oil Painting Horse Art Farm Animal Portrait Equine

Oil on hardboard, 9" x 12".

Two young horses are captured in an early morning pasture in this painting. I liked painting the subtleties of light on the forms of the colt and filly. Naturally, trust is implied with one resting its head on the other and it's a feeling I get from the painting, but I didn't want to overstate it.
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Teresa's Sunflower Oil Painting Still Life Flower Art Botanical Garden

Oil on hardboard panel, 8" x 6"

A friend had a sunflower plant that grew very tall before blooming with this lovely head. I liked the shadows made on the large leaves too. Sunflowers are always a riot of color, and as an artist, you just have to let the painting compose itself and have fun with the color!
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Eggplant and Pattypan Squash Oil Painting Still Life Art Vegetable Garden Kitchen

Oil on hardboard panel, 8" x 10"

I bought these little gems from our local farmers' market in downtown Ft. Smith, Arkansas. I quickly arranged them for a painting and this was the result. These little Pattypan squash come in many variaties and are also called Granny squash and Scallop squash, along with many other names. They also vary in color. The ones I purchased were a deep gold color and I knew they would look good with the dark eggplant's purple tones.

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Home Grown Oil Painting Tomatoes Still Life Art Vegetable Garden

Oil on hardboard panel, 6" x 6"

We are in the midst of tomato season and this is a previous painting of mine of tomatoes in a bowl that I wanted to revisit and ponder upon things I liked about it and things I'd like to change. Well . . . . . I still like it, but I see some improvement possibilites. I did really like the glassy look of the bottom of the bowl behind the tomatoes.
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Floating Pelican Oil Painting Animal Art Water Fowl Bird Wildlife

Oil on hardboard, 10" x 8".

I caught this pelican enjoying a float along a waterway when I visited the zoo at Brownsville, Texas. The float and pelican seemed to flow together as a unit and I planned to paint the scene someday. And I did so recently. I love to paint birds and water!

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Little Red Pony Oil Painting Shetland Art Pet Portrait Horse Commission

Oil on stretched canvas. 10" x 8".

This 10 x 8 commissioned portrait of a Shetland pony sold for $125. Please ask me about a similar painting if your are interested. I think the longish hair on her neck and chin add to her charm. And also the hair on her stout little ears. I've painted Welsh ponies too, and I believe they are usually slightly larger than the Shetlands. If anyone knows more information of interest about these two breeds please share it with us! I adore ponies of all sizes. I feel most comfortable around those who don't kick . . . . . or nip . . . . . !
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Summer Friends Oil Painting Still Life Art Food Garden Vegetable Tomato Garlic Hot Pepper

Oil on hardboard panel, 5" x 7"

For those of you who like fresh, homemade salsa, you'll recognize the main ingredients needed to make it. I painted my subjects - tomato, garlic and jalepeno pepper - near a brightly lit window so that they glowed from the sun. Their colors reflect on each other and onto the small plate. This says "summer" to me and I like the excitement of the broken color!

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Avocado 2 Oil Painting Still Life Art Food Garden Vegetable Kitchen

Oil on hardboard panel, 6" x 8"

My second in a series of avocado paintings has two halves standing. One with pit in center and one with scooped-out pit center. These color mixtures are delicious - especially the delicate tones of the "fleshy" part of the avocado fruit. Yes, avocados are fruits, and they're actually berries, technically. Just think of it this way - does it ripen after being picked? If yes, it's a fruit. Maybe more information than you wanted to know . . . . . !
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Yellow Haired Girl Oil Painting Portrait Sketch Art Childhood Figure

Oil on canvas, 14" x11"

I put some finishing touches on this portrait sketch of a young blonde girl with an almost pouty expression that I've had in my studio for a while. I liked her unkept appearance and the loose feel of the painting. In truth, I didn't want to overdue it and add unneeded details that would subtract from the painting in the end. This kind of portrait work is rewarding to me as an artist.
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Avocado 1 Oil Painting Still Life Art Food Garden Vegetable Kitchen

Oil on hardboard panel, 6" x 8"

I've been doing a series of small avocado paintings thanks to a commission from one of my wonderful collectors for a painting of an avocado. I loved working with the color mixtures and decided to keep doing them till I lose interest, or get too busy with something else.
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Fiery Red Oil Painting Horse Art Arabian Western English Riding

Oil on canvas, 24" x 12".

This painting is a handsome and spirited Arabian stallion showing off his energy. I loved painting his red shades against the darker background. Movement and musculature made it an interesting painting for me.

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Shiloh Oil Painting Beagle Pet Dog Art Hunting Hound

Oil on canvas, 6" x 6".

Studio sale! A cute Beagle pooch on staple-free edged canvas, ready to hang unframed if desired. I hope everyone had a great weekend! I spent a fun day playing with brushes and tubes of paint, worked in my garden, and then enjoyed colorful fireworks after dark. A terrific way to celebrate the Fourth of July!

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Old-Timer, Clyde Oil Painting Pack Mule Pet Art Western Horse Ride Saddle

Oil on hardboard, 9" x 12".

I met this old-timer at a horse ranch in my area of Arkansas/Oklahoma. Clyde is thirty-five years old and still has spunk and personality. I'm sure he has securely made his way along many, many miles up and down mountain trails in his lifetime. The fourth largest peak in Oklahoma, Sugar Loaf Mountain, is in the background.
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Little Trucker Oil Painting Dog Art Pet Portrait Yorkshire Terrier

Oil on canvas. 6" x 8".

Yorkies love to go places with their people any way they can manage it. This eager pup is only asking to go along in the back of a pickup truck. This painting is sold but I can paint a similar painting for you or a commissioned piece of your pet from a photo.
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Sunflower Medley Oil Painting Flower Still Life Botanical Floral Garden

Oil on hardboard, 6" x 8".

It's time to paint sunflowers again and I have two started in my studio. In the meantime, I have a previous image that I'd love to paint again for a collector. It's a close-up of three sunflower heads painted with loose brushwork and great colors! A 6 x 8 would be $90. I could paint it in a larger size also.

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"Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen." - Leonardo da Vinci

English Moor Pony Oil Painting Pet Art Exmoor Horse British Isles

Oil on Canvas, 10" x 10".

The beautiful English Moor ponies are natives of the British Isles and some still roam free. They are very sturdy and can withstand rough climate conditions. Their long, thick manes are just one of their many attactive qualities. Wow, would I like to work with (and curry!) a large, muscular pony like this English Moor. I can repaint this lovely painting for you. The 10 x 10 size is $125 with $10 shipping. I can paint it larger also. And please consider a commission painting of your horses and pets from your photos!

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