Gloria J Zucaro's Rectangle Challenge "Sun and Wind"

6"H x 6"W  Original Oil on Raymar Canvas Panel Unframed with small stand for display. 

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This painting will be sold on The Daily Paintworks site and the money will be donated to The Africa Challenge for starving children presented by Carol & David Marine.

This weeks challenge was to make a painting with  rectangles only.   It was a lot of fun and the necessary simplification of the shapes was really a good lesson for Plein air or still life.

By The Bushel by Pam Holnback

By the Bushel  
100 Garden and Floral Oil Paintings, 85/100
6" x 6"  Oil
$75.00 + $10. s/h  click here to bid

"END OF SUMMER" SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  All other sizes are marked down as well.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

I just ran into Walmart.  When I was walking out the door I noticed the most wonderful smell.  Right on the front walkway, chiles from Hatch, New Mexico were being roasted.  They were selling them by the bushel.  Boxes and boxes of them were stacked up near the roaster.  I wish I'd had my camera or phone.  You gotta love living in the west!

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New Life In An Old World...

To my eyes  these eggs look as if they are in a pre-historic cave like setting,which is apropo for their existence on the planet. My fascination  with the egg as subject matter continues.... 10 x 10 acrylic on linen gallery wrap...contact gigihackford@yahoo.com...

Wyoming Catch of the Day

Friday, August 26, 2011
"Wyoming Catch of the Day", was selected as part of the FAV15% (jury's favorite 15% of the entries) in the July 2011 BoldBrush Painting competition.

"Wyoming Catch of the Day"
16" x 20"
pastel
To purchase this painting contact me at:
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Detail

100 Garden & Floral Oil Paintings, Original Artwork by Pam Holnback, 85/100

Three Amigos,  100 Garden and Floral Oil Paintings, 84/100
6" x 6"  Oil
$75.00 + $10. s/h  click to bid

"END OF SUMMER" SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  All other sizes are marked down as well.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

I love it when a blogger friend suggests a title.  This title was suggested by great commenter Sherry Autumnleaves.  It fits perfectly!  Thank you!

Gloria J Zucaro's ""POLKA-DOT DOLLS"

 8"H x 8"W  Original Oil on Raymar Canvas Panel

Unframed with small wood or metal stand for tabletop or shelf, $75.00

Framed $90.00 in plain black wooden frame.

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Unframed/Framed

Option 1-Unframed $75.00 Option 2-Framed $90.00

         This is another fun project done at The Clearing.  Object to create "wall paper" with polka-dots, whether subdued, small in size or vibrant and varied in size.  Here I used a set of old plastic doll house furniture as my still life set-up.
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Gloria J Zucaro's "Shadow Stack"

11 1/2"H x 9 1/2"W  Original Pastel on Sanded Paper.

$100.00 Unframed  $150.00 Framed with double mat, glass, frame.

$125 with Double Matt and Plexi , no frame.

S&H to your ZIP.

Unframed/Framed

Option 1-Unframed $100.00 Option 2-Complete framing $150.00 Option 3-Mat,plexi $125.00

                      This is a pastel I did  at The Clearing Folk Art School in Door County, WI in July in a workshop with Frankie Johnson..  The object was to place a fabric with design into the back and foregrounds and show how they changed both in perspective and color value.  We each set up our own still life arrangement with our choice of fabric.  Of course, I had to choose a fabric with aqua/turquoise!  These circular boxes came from Ikea and stack within themselves from about 8" diameter down to a one incher.  They are each a different jewel tone in color.  I like things a little off kilter and a large contrast between light and dark.
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Three Hot Ones by Pam Holnback

Three Hot Ones
100 Garden and Floral Oil Paintings, 84/100
6" x 6" Oil
$75.00 + $10. s/h  click to bid

"END OF SUMMER" SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  All other sizes are marked down as well.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

I have quite a few of my paintings for sale at Summerland Gardens.  Not only does Summerland Gardens have flowers, great things for your garden,  an incredible gift shop and an art gallery with work by local artists, but they also offer cooking classes.  And, they are now roasting organically grown fresh green chiles from Hatch, New Mexico.  (Ok, I should have mentioned this with my last post!)  Hatch is known for it's large, meaty and distinctively flavored chiles. (I sound like a commercial!)   They're fabulous! And available hot or mild, fresh or roasted, by the bushel or by the pound.   So, back to the cooking classes....not sure what to do with green chiles?  There is a green chile cooking class this Wednesday, August 24th!  And, of course, new daily paintings of chiles!  Now I really sound like a commercial!  The roasting will continue into the fall.

100 Garden & Floral Oil Paintings, Original Artwork by Pam Holnback, 83/100

Hot Or Not?
100 Garden and Floral Oil Paintings, 83/100
6" x 6"  Oil
$75.00 + $10. s/h  click here to bid

"END OF SUMMER" SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  All other sizes are marked down as well.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

At this time of year, many people roast chilis.  Fresh roasted chilis are a great addition to a meal.

Gloria J Zucaro's "Cherries For Ann"

5"H x 7"W Original Oil on Stretched Canvas

SOLD

At the end of an afternoon of painting, I whipped this little piece off in a flash.  I was surprised when another artist friend said "I love it!  Can I buy it from you?"  So here it is Ann, and "thank you!" 

Gloria J Zucaro's "Dingo"

7"H x 5"W Original Oil on Stretched Canvas

$65.00 Unframed  Plus S&H to your Zip

   
I acquired this "Occupied Japan" figurine many years ago and have had it on a display shelf along with decorative boxes that I collect.  When I had finished painting the three dogs?,wolves?, foxes?, I decided to ask someone else what these canines were  The answer was dingoes!  So here they are, a mama and her two pups.

Birthday Bougainvillea

Diane Mannion, Birthday Bougainvillea, 6x6" oil

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"Rock Garden" For Carol Marine

8"H x 10"W Original Oil on Raymar Canvas Panel

$75.00 Unframed  $90.00 Framed.  Plus S&H to your ZIP

This painting is entered into the Daily Paintworks Auction site, 

with bidding starting at $50.00 Unframed.

Happy Birthday, Carol!    I think the elements in this painting speak to Carol's personality.  Extremely strong and stable as a rock, at the same time beautiful and delicate in appearance.

Carrot Art Is Good For The Eyes...

Carrot Art Is Good For The Eyes...this small painting has alot of texture especially the carrot...and is always fun to paint and I do paint alot of carrots ! 6 x 18" acrylic on linen gallery wrap...$100 inc.shipping... contact gigihackford@yahoo.com

Gloria J Zucaro's "Peach Tea With Tina"

6"H x 6"W  Original Oil On Canvas Panel

$65.00 Unframed  $85.00 Framed in Black Wooden Frame.

Unframed/Framed

Option 1-Unframed $65.00 Option 2-Framed $80.00

       
Fourth of July weekend, my fellow artist friend ,Tina, invited me and another artist friend to her house for painting and a barbecue.  We arrived early afternoon...twoish, and starting setting up our easels.  Tina asked me what I had brought to paint as a still life.  "I thought you would have the still life for us!", I said incredulously!"  How ungrateful I was!  She had made three stations, one for each of us, and all I had to do was to have something to paint.  Well, she offered us a drink of a delicious peach tea she had made and garnished with peach slices and cantaloupe.  AHA!  I will paint my glass of tea against one of Tina's pretty fabrics in the background.  A different glass of  tea was consumed several times during my painting  efforts as it was a hot day even in her air conditioned "Vitamin D" room,(studio with floor to ceiling windows).  After we finished our paintings, Tina had prepared a delicious dinner...cheese burgers(she barbecued herself), tomato salad, cold slaw,  home- made potato salad(my contribution), and Maria the other artist had made several delicious chocolate desserts..frozen banana dipped in chocolate ganache, pound cake in ganache, and Fromage Blanc that she made herself topped with chocolate and fresh blueberries and strawberries.   There was lots of wine and great conversation, too!   A wonderful party.

"Red Carnation" By Kelli Miller

This carnation was very difficult for me to paint. As hard as I tried I couldn't see the layers. I lost track of how many times I wiped it and started over! I finally got it on the umpteenth time. Woohoo!!

Impressionistic Floral by Pam Holnback

On My Deck
100 Garden and Floral Oil Paintings, 81/100
12" x 12" $245.00 + $10. s/h click to bid

"END OF SUMMER" SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  All other sizes are marked down as well.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

These geraniums were so much fun to paint.  We have 5 big pots of them in the corner of our deck.  I sat in the shade (part of the deck is covered) and painted away.  We all have tubes of paint that we rarely use, maybe from past workshops, or given to us by someone sometime.  I have a tube of red paint called "Geranium Lake".  I have no idea where I got it, but I used it in this piece. And, the reds work!

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Near Home

Near Home... the egg... a recurring symbol for my art....appears again ... in a precarious position...life is a delicate balance...yet safety and comforts so near....6 x 12 acrylic on linen gallery wrap $ 100...contact gigihackford@yahoo.com

Gloria J Zucaro's "Ribbon Bird"

6"H x 6"W  Original Oil Painting on Raymar Canvas Panel

$65.00 unframed  $80.00 framed in plain black wooden frame.. Plus S&H to your ZIP.

Unframed/Framed

Option 1-Unframed $65.00 Option 2-Framed $80.00

         This little bird is about 3 inches tall and is one of my collectibles.  He is a porcelain figurine made in Japan.  Now my porcelain bird is much more subtle in color, mostly shades of gray-blue, but somehow???  The reason he is called ribbon bird is because the orange dishtowel behind him has the multicolored ribbons along one edge and he is sitting right among them.

Impressionistic Floral by Pam Holnback

Pink Ladies
100 Garden and Floral Oil Paintings, 79/100
8" x 10" Oil on
$100.00 + $10. s/h  click here to bid

END OF SUMMER SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

I think that these roses look like a group of ladies excited by what's in front of them!

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Gloria J Zucaro's "The Remains Of The Day"

6"H x 6"W Original Oil on Raymar Canvas Panel

Starting bid on the Daily Paintworks site $45.00  If you would like a frame, it is $15.00 extra which is the actual price I paid.  Add S&H to your ZIP

In June I celebrated my birthday with my son, Louis, his wife Amy and there adorable 3 year old, Enzo.  They prepared a whole celebration for me with dinner and a delicious red velvet cake.  They insisted I take the remaining cake home with me even though they are three and and I am one.  So the next day when I went to the Mainstreet Art Centre to paint, I took the one-half remaining cake to share with my fellow artists.   However the plan was to paint it first.  So I got about two thirds of the way finished with the still life and it was break time.  We usually listen to an instructor talk about a specific painting subject like values or edges or about an artist that may be of interest.  We all gather around and have a cup of coffee or tea and whatever treats people have brought in.  I decided to share the cake at that time instead after lunch, because many of the morning artists would have left.  Well, the cake was really enjoyed...but it was now a small piece and I had begun the painting with one-half a cake.  When I went back to my painting, I just could not seem to finish it properly......so here are the remains of the day! 

Carrot Art Is Good For The Eyes

Yes, carrot art is good for the eyes!...6 x 18 gallery wrap...acrylic on linen $100... contact gigihackford@yahoo.com .... welcome to view The Daily Painters of Alabama...and more
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Gloria J Zucaro's "Beauty & Wisdom"

6"H x 6"W  Original Oil On Raymar Canvas Panel

$65.00 Unframed   $80.00 Framed in Plain Black Wooden Frame

Unframed/Framed

Option 1-Unframed $65.00 Option 2-Framed $8.00

         I painted this still life from a beautiful wooden Asian fish that a friend gave me for my birthday, and his com-patriot, the Asian gentleman I used for "Asian Magnolias". 

Gloria J Zucaro's "Pitcher With Cherries"

6"H x 6"W  Original Oil on Raymar Panel

$65.00 Unframed

 $80.00 Framed in Plain Black Frame,plus shipping to your ZIP.

Unframed/Framed

Option 1-Unframed $65.00 Option 2-Framed $80.00

       

 This was my first painting with cherries and a pitcher.  I posted the second one earlier.  It was more of a close up, so that the cherries were the focal point instead of the pitcher being the focal point.  I like them both, but then, I am fond of pitchers...especially if they are turquoise in color!

Impressionistic Floral by Pam Holnback

END OF SUMMER SALE!  All paintings purchased in the month of August will be marked down.  My 8" x 10" oils will be on sale for $100.00.  My 6" x 6" and 6" x 8" daily paintings will be on sale for $75.00.  Please email if you are interested in a painting posted in the past and I will change the paypal button just for you!

And Now Some Pinks

8" x 10" oil on board

$100.00 + $10. s/h click here to bid

We have quite a few varieties of pink flowers in our back yard throughout the summer. These vine roses (I'm sure that there is a real name!)  are now gone, but looked beautiful while they lasted. 

"Five O'clock" By Kelli Miller

Just got back from vacation. It was cooler in Mexico than it is here in Denver! In Mexico it didn't matter whether it was 5 o'clock or not. We saw people drinking at 9:00 in the morning! We at least waited till 12:01 :)

6x6 oil

"Crystal Light"

10"H x 8"W Original Oil painting from black and white photo provided in this week s Daily Paintworks Challenge.  Each participant to use the photo and their own color scheme.  This painting will be up for auction on the Daily Paintworks site with a $75.00 starting bid.  Search for auctions under my name. 

This was a really enjoyable picture to paint.  I sort of rearranged things a little bit, asIi usually do by looking from a little different angle,making the crystal decanter larger and scooting over the small crystal ball and window closure.

Once upon a time....

Eleven eggs... there is a story here somewhere...the egg has appeared the same throughout the ages... symbolic of life and transformation of energy... the perfect environment the perfect food....my fascination continues as I get comfort and satisfaction painting this gift from nature...3x18 acrylic on linen ...contact
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