Lemon ~

Lemon

6" x 6"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

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This is my latest painting for the challenge painting group at www.rookiepainter.blogspot.com.

I love painting lemons and I jumped at the chance to participate in the challenge.

Lemon 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 other paintings currently available for purchase, please visit my website gallery or my Etsy.com store.

This has been a very busy week~ Not much painting was done. Hopefully, the children are all settled, everyone is getting into a routine. We still have to buy a bed and a sofa for Taylor's new apartment. But, there is always time for shopping~

Since I have not painted, my head is filling up with paintings that need to be on canvas before I forget them. New ballerina paintings, lily pond paintings, and a pineapple painting are on the list of things to do.

I did catch a painting sale at Michaels, found a new color I absolutely love! This color will definitely be in the new pineapple painting.

Well, I am off to get some paintings started.

Thanks for stopping by~

Torrie

Happy Monday~ New Painting, Georgia Peach

Georgia Peach

6" x 6"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

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Reference photo from

RookiePainter.blogspot.com

This is my painting for the current challenge at RookiePainter.blogspot.com. I love participating with the group when time permits.

Painting peaches is a bit more difficult than I thought. Pears are much easier!

Georgia Peach 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 paintings available for purchase, please visit my website gallery, or my Etsy.com store.

Up Next~

So much to do~ I have sketched out a rooster painting, I have not done a rooster in quite some time. I am in the farm animal mood, so maybe I will do a cow next.

Lately, I have been in the mood to paint with watercolor. I may drag out the watercolor paint and the pastels for a change of pace~

Thank you for visiting,

Torrie

Another Red Pear ~ New Small Pear Painting

Another Red Pear

6" x 6"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

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A bright red pear with a soft vanilla white with a touch of olive green background. I also used the same deep blue-gray-green color I often use in my backgrounds. I just added a bit more off white.

Another Red Pear 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 other paintings available for purchase, visit my website gallery or my Etsy.com store.

Up Next~

I am currently working on completing my painting for the Rookie Painter blog. I have also sketched out a new rooster painting. I have not painted a rooster in a quite a while, so this should be fun.

Hopefully, I will get to paint more this week~ in between playing with the family.

Check back again soon,

Torrie

Four Cherries ~ New Painting Today~

Four Cherries

6" x 6"

Acrylic on Canvas Panel
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I have started participating in the new challenge painting group at www.rookiepainter.blogspot.com
~ when time permits. This was a fun painting to do....I love painting cherries.

Four Cherries was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a small canvas panel. Painting can be framed or placed on a small display easel. Painting was finished with a light coat of varnish.

This painting is no longer available for purchase.

Currently, in the studio~

I am working on my submissions for the "Ripped Off" show at EBSQart.com. I am about half done with the Orchid painting and I will be shopping this weekend for a canvas for the third painting. It is going to be the Golden Gate Bridge and I want a long thin canvas.

Well, it is late and tomorrow will be a very long day~

Stop by again soon,

Torrie

The Glass Birds ~ New small painting

The Glass Birds

6" x 6"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
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This is my latest painting for the challenge painting group at www.rookiepainter.blogspot.com. These birds are so cute.

Reference Photo

www.rookiepainter.blogspot.com

The Glass Birds 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.

I have been enjoying participating in the different challenge painting blogs. It takes some of the pressure off of deciding what to paint next. Yes, sometimes you do run out of ideas. I am trying to get time to finish one for www.virtualpaintout.blogspot.com I have been wanting to jump into participating in this one for a while, but just now finding the time.

This is a big weekend around the house, Paige is 23 today and there will be a weekend of fun. Audrey Grace will be here. She is 6-months old today. ~Time does fly. I will try to work in some painting between the fun and pool time.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Torrie

Yellow Tulips ~ New painting today~

Yellow Tulips

7" x 9"

Acrylic on Canvas Panel

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I have completed my painting for the painting challenge at:

http://www.rookiepainter.blogspot.com/

I am so glad I finished my commissions in time to participate. This was really a fun painting and I am very happy with the way it turned out. The reference photo we used for the challenge is below.

Reference photo for Yellow Tulips

Yellow Tulips was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a canvas panel. Painting was finished with a light coat of varnish.

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

UP NEXT~

I am finishing up the second ballerina painting (16" x 20"). I am also thinking of painting a geranium in a clay pot to go with the challenge painting that I just finished.

The next large painting will be a martini painting. I have not painted a martini in a while.

Well, off to paint~

Thanks for stopping by,

Torrie

New Large Ballerina Painting~ The Ballerina IV

The Ballerina IV

16" x 20"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

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A ballerina in pink and white with a muted gray/blue/green background.

The Ballerina IV 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.

This painting has sold.

I love painting ballerinas and should paint more of them. I have a larger version of The Swan almost finished. It is also 16" x 20" and is the same as the previous small versions of The Swan.

I have finished my painting for The Rookie Painter painting challenge blog. I will post the painting tomorrow after I take pictures. It is nice to get back into the swing of things. I am almost finished unpacking boxes after the move to Charlotte and Audrey Grace is almost six months old- healthy and beautiful. Life is good~

Check back tomorrow for my painting of the yellow tulips.

Thanks for stopping by,

Torrie