FIve Lemons

Five Lemons

18" x 24"

Acrylic on Deep Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Available for Purchase 

$300

I have painted this composition a couple of times small.  I thought it was time to go big.  I love painting lemons and will be doing another lemon painting soon!

Five Lemons was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a museum quality gallery wrapped deep profile canvas with painted sides to allow for display without a frame. Painting was finished with a light coat of varnish. 

To see this painting and all the current available paintings to purchase, stop by my Etsy.com store.

Thanks for stopping by!

Torrie

The Lemon Tree

The Lemon Tree

6" x  6"

Acrylic Paint on Ampersand Gessobord

~Sold~

This is one of my very favorite paintings, one I thought of keeping~ but, there is no room in the studio to keep all of my favorites.  

The Lemon Tree was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a museum quality Ampersand Gessobord with painted sides to allow for display framed or placed on a small easel.  

I am currently working on four commissioned paintings~ hopefully, will have something new for the stores soon~

Thank you for stopping by~

Torrie

  

Day Seven and Day Eight~ Just Two Days Behind!!

 

Just Lemons II

6" x 6" 

Acrylic Paint on Ampersand Gessobord

~Sold~

Pear Reflections III

8"  x  8"

Acrylic Paint on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 

~Sold~

Day Seven and Eight!  ~30 Paintings in 30 Days with Leslie Saeta   I am playing catch up!  Painting as fast as I can!  

Just Lemons II was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on museum quality Ampersand Gessobord with painted sides to allow for display without a frame. Painting can be placed on a small easel. Painting was finished with a light coat of varnish.  

Just Lemons II has sold.

Pear Reflections III was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a museum quality Gallery Wrapped Canvas with painted sides to allow for display without a frame. Painting was finished with a light coat of varnish.  

Pear Reflections has sold.

Day Nine is completed and just needs to be photographed~  Baseball IV will be posted tomorrow, but it has sold.  

I have to finish Day Ten and Day Eleven and it will be smooth sailing....or maybe not.

See you tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by~

Torrie

June Lemons

 

June Lemons

5" x 7"

Acrylic on Ampersand Gessobord

~Sold~

This weekend flew by~  I didn't get as much done as I wanted to.  There will be more lemon paintings.  I have them sketched, they just need paint!  I love painting on Gessobord.  The surface is a dream to paint on and slips easily into a purchased frame.

June Lemons was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a museum quality gallery Ampersand Gessobord. Painting can be placed in a small frame and also be placed on a small easel for display.

This painting has sold.

Feeling better everyday and there are so many paintings floating around in my head, I need to get them on canvas!  More painting tomorrow~

Thanks for stopping by~

Torrie

Lemons and Creamer II

 

Lemons and Creamer II

6" x 6" 

Acrylic Paint on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

~Sold~

Running late this evening~  New lemon painting~

Lemons and Creamer II was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a museum quality gallery wrapped canvas. Painting can be placed in a small frame and also be placed on a small easel for display.

This painting has sold.

I am current working on a large pear painting~  Hopefully will finish in the next few days~

Thank you for stopping by!

Torrie

Tulips and Lemon

 

Tulips and Lemon

6" x 6"

Acrylic Paint on Ampersand Gessobord

~Sold~

Tulips and Lemon was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a museum quality Ampersand Gessobord.  This painting can be slipped into a frame or placed on a small easel for display.

This painting has sold.

I have been busy with transferring files and data over to the MAC and the G-drive from the old PC.  It is time to shut it down.  It has been keeping up with everything for ten years and it is tired.....and slow, kind of like me ~ HA!  I am almost finished with all the closet cleaning and rearranging that comes with a new year~ now back to painting!

Thanks for stopping by~

Torrie

Flow Blue Creamer and Lemons

 

Flow Blue Creamer and Lemons

6" x 6" 

Acrylic Paint on Ampersand Gessobord

~Sold~

Finally a new painting~  The storage building is empty, the taxes are done, the old computer files are being moved to the new hard drive~ so much to do, but almost finished!  Time to get back to painting!

Flow Blue Creamer and Lemons  was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a museum quality Ampersand Gessobord.  This painting can be slipped into a frame or placed on a small easel for display.

This painting has sold.

Up Next!

More painting~ I am in the mood to paint flowers~ roses, tulips, and hydrangeas to come!  An early spring on canvas.

Thanks for stopping by~

Torrie

Tea with Lilies

 

Tea with Lilies

5" x  7"

Acrylic Paint on Ampersand Claybord

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This is painting #5 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days with Leslie Saeta.  I was afraid to start this painting, another floral failure would have rocked my confidence enough to slow down my 30 in 30.  I am so happy with the way this one turned out.  The vase was a Christmas present from Taylor last year and the teacup belongs to my sister Cindy.  Maybe having things I love included in the composition made it easier to paint.

Tea with Lilies was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a museum quality Ampersand Claybord.  This painting can be slipped into a frame or placed on a small easel for display.

This painting has sold.

I spent the evening going through magazines and looking at pictures for inspiration for the next painting....so far nothing....may be a landscape!

Thanks for stopping by~ see you tomorrow,

Torrie

New Painting! Just Lemons ~

Just Lemons

6" x 6"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

~~Sold~~

Just Lemons is the last of the lemon paintings for now. This painting is available for purchase in my Online Gallery and in my Etsy.com store. I love painting lemons, but I have to get busy and finish my "Ripped Off" entries. Once I have finished the nekked lady....up next are:

Martini paintings

Poppy landscape

Bird's Nest painting

Finish the Red Hydrangeas for Courtney

and something special for Kevin

This should keep me busy for a while.

Thanks for stopping by~

Torrie

Apple and Lemons ~ New Painting Today!

Apple and Lemons

6" x 6"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

~Sold~

Taking just a short break from painting pears. This is Apple and Lemons currently available for purchase in my EBSQart.com gallery and my Etsy.com store. I have another lemon painting in progress.

I am finishing up my second entry in the "Ripped Off" show at EBSQart.com. I am ripping off the logo painting of Dee Flouton. It is an 8" x 10" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.

Well, off to the studio,

Thanks for stopping by~

Torrie

The Orchid and the Dragon - SOLD

The Orchid and the Dragon

8" x 10" Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

~Sold~

I have just finished "The Orchid and the Dragon"

I bought an Orchid at Lowes one year. When the blooms died, I sat the little pot near the window in my studio. It had just two leaves draped slightly over the pot. I watered it when it was dry and my little clay pot with two leaves kept me company. Slowly, there came two more leaves.....and then this little stalk started winding its way out of the little clay pot. I really don't know how long it took to bloom, but I was so proud when four blossoms came. The flowers lasted for quite some time sitting on the mantle in the living room. I took several reference photos, I was so proud of my little orchid. The blooms have long since died and the little orchid had to be transplanted into a larger clay pot. It is once again getting watered regularly at the window in my studio, waiting patiently for another bloom.

The teacup is from a Dragonware tea service that belonged to my grandmother.

This painting is also available for purchase directly from my gallery using the link above or in my Etsy.com store.

Well, I had better get busy.

Thanks for stopping by!

Torrie

New Puppies!

New Puppy Art!

White Dog

Available for Purchase at:

http://stores.ebay.com/Torrie-Smiley-Original-Works-of-Art

Brown Dog

Available for Purchase at:

http://stores.ebay.com/Torrie-Smiley-Original-Works-of-Art

I recently painted Murphy and Nik for the Portrait Swap on EBSQart.com and I had such a wonderful time painting Murphy (hound-collie mix), I decided to try some more pet pictures in oil this time. These are small oil paintings on 6" x 6" canvas panels you can either frame or put on a small display easel.

These were supposed to be a West Highland Terrier puppy and a Yorkshire Terrier puppy, but the Yorkshire terrier ended up looking like a Cairn Terrier instead....well, guess I will just practice some more. I still have not painted my Stella (black and tan dachshund wiener) or my sweet Sadie (pound puppy mix).

Today, I will be starting a small acrylic painting (8 x 10) on gallery wrapped canvas. This will be of a blue and white creamer with a yellow lemon. You will see it listed on eBay soon!

Thanks for stopping by.

Torrie