The Lazy Red Pear II ~ New small pear painting

The Lazy Red Pear II

6"x 6"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

~Sold~

A new small pear painting is a composition I have done before. I just this painting. I am very happy with the way it turned out.

The Lazy Red Pear II was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a gallery wrapped museum quality canvas with painted sides to allow for hanging without a frame. Painting was finished with a light coat of varnish.

This painting has sold. To see more painting currently available for purchase, visit my website gallery or my Etsy.com store.

Up Next~

I am almost finished with the martini painting, taking a brief break from it to do smaller works. I am also starting still life painting from a reference photo I took of flowers at my daughter's baby shower. My granddaughter is now seven months old, so that was a while ago.

Thanks for stopping by and check back again soon.

Torrie

Red Geraniums ~ New Small Painting

Red Geraniums

6" x 6"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

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The original plan was to sit on the porch and paint~ well, the heat wave came much sooner than I expected and I have not been able to sit and paint on the porch, so the next best thing--paint what is on the porch. This potted red geranium lives on my front porch with several other geraniums of varying colors. Hopefully, at some point in time, I will be able to sit and enjoy the porch and paint without burning up.

Red Geraniums was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a gallery wrapped museum quality canvas with painted sides to allow for hanging without a frame. Painting was finished with a light coat of varnish.

This painting is available for purchase by using the Paypal button above or at my website gallery or in my Etsy.com store.

This weekend has flown by and I did not get as much done as I wanted, but tomorrow is another day~ check back again soon and see what I come up with.

Thanks for stopping by,

Torrie

Yellow Pear II - Redux ~ New Pear Painting of Old Pear Painting!

Yellow Pear II - Redux

8" x 10"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

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Yellow Pear II

~2005~

Yellow Pear II - Redux is my entry to the 2010 Redux show at EBSQart.com We all change. We all grow and evolve. We all have things in our past that we would do differently if we were to be presented with the same situation today. This show gives you the opportunity to do just that. For Redux, you revisit a work of art you created in the past, and reinterpret it in the present.

This was so much fun to do~ I selected one of my early pear paintings from 2005. I have painted so many pears over the years, 2005 is just about where the pear phase started. These were both painted using acrylic paint on a gallery wrapped canvas.

Yellow Pear II - Redux has sold.
~Coming up next~
I am almost finished with the new large version of Martini Stirred. Just the detail work on the glass left to do. I have also started a small painting of the red geraniums on my front porch.
Thanks for stopping by,
Torrie

Finally~ A New Pear Painting!

The Big Red Pear

16" x 20"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

~Sold~

A big red pear with a loosely painted light colored background.

The Big Red Pear was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a gallery wrapped museum quality canvas with painted sides. Painting was finished with a light coat of varnish.

The Big Red Pear has sold.

Well, vacation is over and Mom is back safely to Texas, time to get back to work. There is so many things I need to get caught up~ the new martini painting is almost finished. There are paintings to do for several challenge blogs and then there is the "Rip off" show coming next month.

Check back again soon, I will be painting as fast as I can.

Torrie

Golden Martinis ~ New Large Martini Painting

Golden Martinis

16" x 20" x 1.5"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Collection of the Artist

Two loosely painted golden martinis with a hint of olives.

Golden Martinis was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a deep gallery wrapped museum quality canvas with painted sides. Painting was finished with a light coat of varnish.

This painting is in the collection of the artist.

It has been a while since I painted martinis-- it has been fun. I am almost finished with the new Martini, Stirred painting. After that, there is the large pear painting to finish.

There are so many things I want to paint~ and so little time!

Check back soon for another new painting.

Thanks for stopping by,

Torrie

Martini Painting in Progress~

In Progress~

Martini, Stirred VIII

16" x 20"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Martini, Stirred VII

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This weekend was supposed to be filled with painting.........well, didn't happen.

Miranda and Dustin found the perfect house for their little family and we spent the weekend moving from various storage buildings in Charlotte and Shelby to Morganton. It was a fun filled weekend with the unforeseen mishaps that often accompany moving. Once all the boxes are unpacked and everything is in place, we will have fun with decorating!

Time to get back to painting. By popular demand, I am working on two martini paintings. Here is a glimpse of Martini, Stirred VIII in progress. This will be similar to the previous Martini, Stirred painting, but I think I will add more swirls of color.

The second martini painting will be shades of gold, yellow, brown and a touch of red. This will be a very loosely painted and more abstract martini painting.

Hopefully, there will be a completed martini painting soon.

Have a happy Monday~

Torrie

Salt and Pepper on Green ~ Prints now available

Salt and Pepper on Green

Available now in Print

A collector purchased my Salt and Pepper on Red painting and decided her best friend needed the same painting in green. She commissioned this small salt and pepper still life painting. A print of Salt and Pepper on Green is currently available in my Gallery at Fine Art America.

I spent last evening at the gallery crawl in the NoDa area of Charlotte. It was so much fun~ Viewing the work of other fine artists is so inspiring.

Today~


I will be spending the day in the studio today. Currently in progress are two new martini paintings and a new large pear painting. All the paintings are 16" x 20". The new pear painting is a colorful red pear with a light in color loosely painted background.

Thank you for stopping by~

Torrie

Now Available at Fine Art America

Big Bird - 2007

I have recently partnered with Fine Art America to offer prints of my original paintings through their website. You can now choose from a large portion of my work including paintings that are in my private collection.

When I painted Big Bird - 2007, I never imagined how popular he would become. Prints and cards are now available at Fine Art America.

Up Next~

Coming soon, almost finished with new martini paintings and new large pear paintings. Check back again soon.

Thanks for stopping by~

Torrie