Contemporary Floral, "Red and Green 19," by Amy Whitehouse

Oil, 16" x 20" $600

Cheerful and bold, this floral arrangement

should bring smiles and a light heart.

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"Celebrate!" Contemporary Abstract Floral Still Life by Amy Whitehouse

Oil, 20" x 30" $700

A deconstructed floral arrangement

gives a chance for flowers to float

and take on fantastical forms.

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Realistic Large Floral Painting, "Red and Green," by Amy Whitehouse

24" x 30" x 1.5" Oil, $600

This larger-than-life painting of a red rose

is ready to hang. The 1.5" sides are painted

the same green as the background.

A focal point for any room.

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"Old Red" Contemporary Still Life Oil Painting by Arizona Artist Mary Opat

"Old Red" Contemporary Still Life Oil Painting by

Arizona Artist Mary Opat

8" x 10" Oil on Stretched Canvas

This old pickup has served it's owners well and now holds beautiful

flowers on a farm in Northeast Iowa.  View or purchase this or

my other paintings at Mary Opat Art

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The Color of Light by Pamela Blaies

Orchard Apples

10" x 8"

oil on linen

I chose the different kinds of apples for their varied colors, because although this painting is about light, I wanted it to feel colorful. Creating light on canvas with oil paint often involves sacrificing color because adding white makes color less saturated.  However, using color temperature along with value can achieve not only more colorful paintings, but also pretty dramatic light effects. It might be a little difficult to see in the photo, but the brightest highlights that seem white are actually clearly identifiable colors when you look closely. The dark red apple's highlight is cobalt blue, the bright red's is viridian and the bottom apple has a cool pink highlight. Since the temperature of the color in the highlight is cooler and has a dramatic value contrast to the local color of each apple, they read as bright light reflections that are more interesting than simply white.

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Hope to See You in Houston! by Pamela Blaies

Red Tulip Bouquet

14" x 11"

oil on linen

Preparing for the Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park 2014 coming up next weekend. Just packed up the last painting that will be headed to Houston. I hope to see you there!

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Color and Light Reflections by Pamela Blaies

Antique Glass and Red Tulips

oil on linen

24" x 18"

These red tulips begged me to take them home from the market. I had fun painting them all last week. In this composition, I put some antique bottles right up next to a bouquet of them which created some beautiful color and light reflections.

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Painting Glass by Pamela Blaies

Apples and a Green Glass Bottle

14" x 11"

oil on linen

Surrounded by a sea of cool colors, the one Red Delicious apple in front tries to steal the show. But I think the star is the green glass bottle. Painting glass with all of the dimension, subtle color and reflections is challenging and fun!

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Watch My New Demonstration Video by Pamela Blaies

Keepsake

12" x 9"

oil on linen

I just posted about this painting yesterday. I didn't think I would get the video put together until next month, but I had an unexpected afternoon off and here it is.

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Sweet Memories by Pamela Blaies

Keepsake

12" x 9"

oil on linen

I went to hang my pretty, new, yellow anniversary roses to dry and needed to make room on the hook. Turns out these red roses were still hanging there from last year's anniversary gift. Keepsakes and sweet memories!

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Taming Pthalo by Pamela Blaies

Apples and Antique Silver

6" x 6"

oil on linen

I've gotten a little behind on my posting and blogging. It's been a fun and full week with the kids' end of school parties, getting them ready for camp and my mom visiting. Today I will be working on painting #71 of 100. This petite painting project is so fun - experimenting with color and light, exploring composition and daily practice! On this one, I used Pthalo Blue instead of Ultramarine, just to see what it can do. It is strong and a little tough to tame, but wow, what beautiful deep reds it can make!

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Poolside Plein Air by Pamela Blaies

Backyard Begonias

4" x 4"

oil on linen panel

I don't do much plein air, but this afternoon was so gorgeous I couldn't resist painting poolside. It was warm with a light breeze - just enough to keep away the bugs! These cheery begonias were in a little shady spot with just a bit of light filtering in.

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Sometimes Less is More by Pamela Blaies

Red Rosebud

6" x 6"

oil on linen panel

I found this rosebud in my yard on a rosebush full of blooms. I was tempted to add another rose to the composition, but sometimes less is more and this was one of those times. I love the elegance of this painting.

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Red Apple Slices by Pamela Blaies

Red Apple Slices

6" x 6"

oil on linen panel

Here is Petite Painting #7. To make the green grapes look illuminated, I painted the lightest part of the grape first to make sure the color I mixed stayed saturated. The cast shadows of the grapes really makes this light effect pop. Anyone up for a snack?

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