Sunday, February 27, 2011

"Countryside" Miniature Soft Pastel Painting by David Patterson

"Countryside" - 2.62"x2.12" Miniature Soft Pastel Painting

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Jack Russell Terrier dog painting on collectable plate by Tanya Amberson


Jack Russell Terrier Dog Painting JRT, painting by Tanya & Craig Amberson

SOLD

About This Painting:
Beautiful Jack Russell Terrier painting on 11" collectable plate. Made with loving care and attention to detail, this original acrylic painting would be a wonderful addition to any dog lovers home. I've added a clear satin acrylic varnish to protect the painting. This plate is for display only, not to be used with food.

Media: Acrylic
Size: 11 in X 11 in ceramic plate

10% of sale proceeds to benefit Old Dog Haven senior dog rescue

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

"Wildlife Refuge" by David Patterson

"Wildlife refuge" - 4"x4" Soft Pastel Painting
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

"Forgotten Field" by David Patterson

"Forgotten Field" 12"x18" Soft Pastel Painting

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Liver Dalmatian - Original Dog Painting by Tanya Amberson


Liver Dalmatian _ Original Dog Painting, painting by Tanya & Craig Amberson

"Liver Dalmatian" by Tanya Amberson

About This Painting:
Portrait of a majestic Liver Dalmatian. These unique color of Dals have brown noses and gold eyes, rather than the black noses and brown eyes of their black and white counterparts.

10% of sale proceeds will go to support the good works of Willing Hearts Dalmatian Rescue.


Media: Acrylic
Size: 8" x 10" on gallery wrapped canvas

How to Purchase:
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Red Flowers Oil Painting by Mary Jo Zorad

Red Flowers Commissioned Painting
16 x 20 on Gallery Wrap Canvas - Sold




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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

A Noble Face - Bull Terrier Dog by Tanya Amberson


A Noble Face - Bull Terrier Dog, painting by Tanya & Craig Amberson

"A Noble Face" by Tanya Amberson

SOLD

About This Painting:
I always enjoy painting this striking breed of dog. They have such regal features. This fellow reminds me of the Bull Terrier in one of my favorite childhood films, The Incredible Journey.

Media: Acrylic
Size: 8 in X 10 in

We are available to do custom commissioned paintings of your pets.

Please email for details: TanyaAmberson@frontier.com

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Goldfinch Bird Mixed Media Painting by Mary Jo Zorad

Goldfinch Mixed Media Painting
On watercolor paper.
By Mary Jo Zorad
5" x 7" Matted - Available

Watercolor and acrylic painting. 
Just waiting for the goldfinch and their buddies 
to show up in Washington.  We do have the Jays, Junkos and Black Capped Chickadees 
showing up for the suet block food.
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Saturday, February 12, 2011

I'm Puuurfect! - Tabby Cat Painting by Tanya Amberson

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I'm Puuurfect! - Tabby Cat Painting, painting by Tanya & Craig Amberson

"I'm Puuurfect!" by Tanya Amberson

Can any creature look as self-contented as a cat?

Media: Acrylic
Size: 8 in X 10 in


Sorry, this painting is sold 

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"Countryside III" by David Patterson

"Countryside III" 3"x3" Miniature Soft Pastel Painting

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

"Shy Elk Calf" by Kristin Jurist Haakenson

Shy Elk Calf
acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas
11" x 14"
$365 framed
Available for purchase from Freshwater Studio & Gallery, Dillon, MT

I still had wet paint leftover from some recent paintings, so I decided to keep rolling with the elk theme and produced this little guy. I never realized how knobby an elk calf's knees were until I painted them...

April had covered the hills
With flickering yellows and reds,
The sparkle and coolness of snow
Was blown from the mountain beds. 
-Amy Lowell, "Azure and Gold"

Kristin Jurist Haakenson

Brown Tabby Close Up by Mary Jo Zorad Washington Artist

 This is Window Willie
a Brown Tabby that I knew as a child.
One of three beloved cats.
This painting is sold.

 Thought for the day.
If we contemplate ourselves, 
we will see that we are not deamons or animals,
or men or gods: 
we are simply the essence of perfection, perfect souls. SM.

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Wandering Elk by Washington Artist Mary Jo Zorad

Wandering Elk Oil Painting
Oil on Canvas 12 x 16
By Mary Jo Zorad of Olymipa, WA


Occasionally I will view these majestic animals in the distance.  Once while driving to my favorite hiking area in the early morning, there in the middle of the road, stood this huge animal.  At first I thought it was someone's wayward horse.  But no, as I drove closer the elk slowly sauntered off the road and into the forest.  What a site.  This painting is sold.

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All rights reserved.

Monday, February 7, 2011

"Awakening" by Kristin Jurist Haakenson

Awakening
acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas
18" x 24" x 1.5"
$775 unframed
Available for purchase from Freshwater Studio & Gallery, Dillon, MT


Here's another elk in dawn light with an entirely different color scheme & mood (as compared to Morning's Call). Iridescent copper paint is mixed in with the pigments to give the piece a more subdued glow.

I've been having a lot of fun trying new directions lately - it's far too easy to box oneself in, so I'm working on experimenting more and forcing myself to let go of the attention to composition in my reference photos. Over the past few months, I've been focusing more on the portraying the form of a subject (I waxed philosophical on that in July) - I'm trying to convey the "elk-iness" of an elk, the "morning-ness" of morning, etc. I have a lot of work to do, but it's an exciting journey:)


How fair it comes, the wonderful hour
When nature from sleep awakes,
And over the face of the earth at last
A newborn gladness breaks!
The stars grow pale in the shadowy sky,
And over the mountains creep
The mists that are part of the waking world,
And part of the earth's sweet sleep.
The restless birds in the tree-tops high
Are shaking their wings at last,
And chirp, and twitter their songs of praise,
As the dawn comes on so fast.
But who can tell of the wondrous charm,
When over the distant hills
The day's bright king in his glory comes
And the earth with radiance fills?
Now scatter, ye mists, from the mountain-side,
And die in the sky's soft blue;
For the dawn has passed, and the day is here,
With its light and joy so true. 
-Mary Dowe Brine, "The Awakening"

Kristin Jurist Haakenson

Pastel Horse Oil Painting New from my studio by MaryJo Zorad Washington Artist

Contact me to purchase by check or paypal. Mary Jo
 Oil Painting 16 x 20 Available

"Intuition is perceived mostly through the heart,"PY
So true, if you open your heart you will perceive the multitudes of your spiritual nature.

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Sunday, February 6, 2011

"Morning's Call" by Kristin Jurist Haakenson


Morning's Call
acrylic on canvas
24" x 12"
$625 framed
Available for purchase from Freshwater Studio & Gallery, Dillon, MT


This was my first attempt at painting an elk, and surprisingly enough, I found that the antlers were my favorite part of the process...I had assumed that they'd drive me batty. I mixed more of that lovely iridescent gold paint in with my pigments. I dripped paint from the bottom of the canvas toward the top to vaguely suggest the appearance of a field.

Have you ever heard an elk's bugle, by the way? It's a really surprising sound for such a massive creature to make.

Kristin Jurist Haakenson

"Cannon Beach" - Soft Pastel Miniature by David Patterson

"Cannon Beach" 3"x3" Soft Pastel Painting

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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Friday, February 4, 2011

Waiting ~ Friesian horse Painting by Tanya Amberson

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Waiting ~ Friesian horse Painting Amberson Art, painting by Tanya & Craig Amberson

About This Painting:
This painting always reminds me of a horse I had when I was a kid. He was meaner than sin but he was always waiting at the corner of his pasture, across from my bus stop, every week day afternoon. He would prance and kick up his heals along the fence line, following me as I walked home. A nice memory.

Media: Acrylic
Size: 10 in X 8 in (25.4 cm X 20.3 cm)

How to Purchase:
This painting is sold

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Original Dalmatian Painting on Plate by Tanya Amberson


Original Dalmatian Painting on Plate by Tanya Amberson, painting by Tanya & Craig Amberson

SOLD

About This Painting:
Beautiful one of a kind hand painted Dalmatian on 11" collectible plate. Made with loving care and attention to detail, this original acrylic painting would be a wonderful addition to any Dalmatian lovers home. I've added a clear satin acrylic varnish to protect the painting. This plate is for display only, not to be used with food.

10% of sale proceeds will go to support the good works of Save the Dalmatians and Others rescue in California.

Media: Acrylic
Size: 11"


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Morning Mist


Morning Mist
acrylic on canvas
16" x 20"
$575 unframed
Available for purchase from Freshwater Studio & Gallery, Dillon, MT


I finished this painting up at an Art-a-Thon at the Proctor Farmers Market in Tacoma, WA way back in July 2010. We were painting all day at the market to raise money for the food bank. It was a great experience, but the weather was so cold, windy, and drizzly - strange weather for July! Alexis St. John, another artist painting at the market that day, said the buffalo had a very meditative look to him, so I decided to keep going in that direction with the painting.

Kristin Jurist Haakenson