New Pear Painting~ Golden Pear with Grapes

Golden Pear with Grapes
6" x 6"
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
~Sold~

Finally, a new small pear painting~

I am still working to finish a commission but decided to take a break from that and paint a little pear.

Golden Pear with Grapes was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a gallery wrapped canvas with painted sides to allow for display without a frame. Painting was finished with a light coat of varnish.

Golden Pear with Grapes has sold. To see more paintings currently available for purchase, please visit my website gallery or my Etsy.com store.

For more information, click here to email the artist, Torrie Smiley.

Well, it is late, off to bed to dream up more paintings~

Thanks for stopping by,

Torrie

Happy Friday~ New Pear Painting!

Golden Pear on Blue II

16" x 20"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

~Sold~

A new large pear painting available for purchase in my EBSQart.com online gallery and in my Etsy.com store.

I will be painting all weekend. I have several commissions to complete, among them a 30" x40" version of California Poppies.

The weather is so beautiful and my flowers are blooming. I will probably begin new floral paintings and take advantage of all the blooming flowers in the yard.

Enjoy your weekend, stop in again soon~

Torrie

Spice Pear ~ New Pear Painting

Spice Pear

6" x 6"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

~Sold~

This is a new pear painting available for purchase in both my online EBSQart.com gallery and in my Etsy.com. There will be more pear paintings to come, hopefully by the end of next week.

Next Painting?

This is my newest roomy. I noticed her the other day when I was working in the flower beds in the front of the house. She has been very attentive to her nest. She is really nice about posing for my endless picture taking. This painting is still in the planning stages, hopefully to be finished by the end of next week.

Thanks for stopping by~ have a wonderful weekend!

Torrie

The Wine Red Pear ~ New Large Pear Painting

The Wine Red Pear

16" x 20"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

~Sold~

The Wine Red Pear is currently available for purchase in my online gallery at EBSQart.com and my Etsy.com store.

Spring is definitely here! So much to do....in the studio~ still completing commissioned paintings, working on the upcoming show in Shelby, and the Different Strokes from Different Folks Challenge is back on again. On the home front~ cleaning out closets, planting flowers, and paying taxes!

Well off to get busy! Enjoy your Monday, stop in again soon~

Torrie

Lemons and Cream II

Lemons and Cream II

8" x 10" Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Commissioned Painting

This is the second in the series of three commissioned paintings. The next will be Tea with Lemons II.

So many ideas, so little time to paint! Look for new paintings soon. There will be more pears, landscapes, and martinis!

Thanks for stopping by......

Torrie

PS....If I seem to be distracted.....I will be 49 on Wednesday.........time flies when you are having fun!

Pears and Pink Tulips, Just listed for Sale!

Pears and Pink Tulips

16" x 20" Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

I have just finished "Pears and Pink Tulips". You can purchase directly from me by clicking the link above, or shopping in my Etsy.com store or at ArtbyUs.com.

I have started something new. My baby girl has come home for Spring Break from UNC Chapel Hill. It is so nice to have her home safe. While we were watching the Duke/UNC game the other night, it came to me. I will be painting a Martini painting very similar to the Award Winning "Martini, Stirred". This time it will be Carolina Blue--with a Basketball in the center instead of the olive. Check back again soon to see how it turns out! I often catch Tar Heel fever after a visit to the campus. Courtney thinks she gets to take it back to school with her.....we will have to see about that!

Thanks for stopping by!

Torrie

New Pear Watercolors available on Etsy.com

New Pear Watercolors

Available for Purchase at:

http://www.torriesmiley.etsy.com/

Pear Series Ten

Pear Series Eleven

Pear Series Twelve

Pear Series Thirteen

Pear Series Fourteen

These small watercolors (5" x 7" on 300 lb Arches Paper) are available for purchase in my Etsy.com store: http://www.torriesmiley.etsy.com/

My apologies to anyone trying to visit my website the past few days. It is back up and running. iPower has been a pain!

Time to get back to work! I am on vacation from the "real job" for a while and I am trying to make the most of it!

Thanks for checking in.

Torrie

Cleveland County Fair

New Pear Painting on eBay

For Sale in eBay Store:

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

Two Pears sold almost immediately after being posted on Etsy (it was not even dry yet), so others were painted by request of the slow shoppers who missed out.

I said I was finished for a while with the watercolors, but I seem to can't get away.

I will be at the Cleveland County Fair tonight at the Art Exhibit. I will be painting watercolors while I am there. I will post some of them tomorrow.

Thoughts for the upcoming painting week: Something different, something large, and something in oil. I do complain about oil---but it is fun!

Have a wonderful day! See you at the water wheel! : ) ......(It's a County fair thing)

Torrie

New Pear Painting

New Pear Painting

Two Pears

eBay store auction:

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

I have not painted pears in a while. I was really pleased with the way this one turned out. There are days where things just come together and you don't want to stop to sleep or eat, because the ideas and ability may not be there when you come back.

Two Pears - Pear painting in progress.

This is the photo reference that was used to paint Two Pears. I really don't know how my brain took the two green and red pears above and turned it into this.......but, I hope it remembers how... I do believe art comes from both skill, god-given talent, and dumb luck.

Thanks for stopping by... I am working on the old red boat in oil, so I am covered in paint....

Torrie

The Watercolor Series Continues

New to the Watercolor Series

Landscape Series One

Pear Series Three

Lost Marbles Series One

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

These are the newest watercolors to be added to eBay today. I hope you are enjoying the small watercolors so far.

I was asked to participate in an International Art Competition at www.artistsemerge.org There is some striking entries. Check out the current show.

Miranda has gone to a wedding in Florida, so me and the girls (Stella - dachsund and Sadie - pound puppy) are enjoying our quiet time.

There will be a full weekend of painting, so check back again soon.

Torrie

More in the Watercolor Series

The Watercolor Pear Series

Pear Series One

Pear Series Two

eBay store auction:

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

These are the newest addition to the small watercolor series. They are available on eBay.

I will be in the studio today having fun painting. Check back again soon for more new paintings!

Torrie

Pears and Grapes, Three Olive Martini, Etsy, etc..

New Art

Three Olive Martini - II

Available for purchase at my eBay store:
http://stores.ebay.com/Torrie-Smiley-Original-Works-of-Art

Pears and Grapes

Available for purchase at my eBay store:
http://stores.ebay.com/Torrie-Smiley-Original-Works-of-Art

These are the two new paintings listed on eBay. Please check them out. I have joined another artist website. You can find it at http://www.torriesmiley.etsy.com/ The art will be the same as listed on eBay, (I can only paint so fast), but it will be just another site for my work to be found and purchased. Check it out, you may find other artists using that website that would like to collect.

I am staying busy with painting, working, and the other real-life daily stuff. I have painted my last Martini for a while. There has been several requests for more Martinis but I am ready to paint something different. I also have some commissions to do. The commissions are in watercolor, so I will have to re-tool the studio for watercolor.

I am going to try to start plein air painting once a week....I may end up twice a month, but I will let you know. The weather is great and it will be fun to paint outside. I plan on doing quite a bit of outdoor landscape painting in the fall and take advantage of the trees changing color. I am lucky enough to live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, I should take advantage of that.

Well, I had better get to the studio. I have been on the computer all day.

Thanks for stopping by.

Torrie