New Ballerina Painting ~ The Swan IV

The Swan IV

16" x 20"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

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I have finished the second large ballerina painting. I love painting ballerinas.

The Swan 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. To see paintings currently available for purchase, please visit my website, or my Etsy.com store.

I have been asked to paint more pear paintings. After looking through my online stores, I do need to add a few pears in different sizes. Watch for new pear paintings on 6"x 6", 8" x 10", and 16" x 20" gallery wrapped canvas.

Well, off to get busy, I am still unpacking boxes from the move....and mom's upcoming visit is just weeks away!

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

Happy Friday!~ New Lily Pond Painting

The Green Boat at Giverny

11" x 14"

Acrylic on Canvas Panel

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I am painting a large Monet-type lily pond painting for myself and currently working on small studies to see which composition I like best. I went through several paintings and pictures from Monet's pond and loved the green boat.

The Green Boat at Giverny was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a museum quality canvas panel. Painting was finished with a light coat of varnish.

Up Next~


This weekend I will be finishing up the two ballerina paintings. Just a few final touches and they will be done.

After that ~ who knows. I think it is time for new rooster paintings and a new martini painting.
Thanks for stopping by,
Torrie

New Pear Painting~ The Green Pear

The Green Pear

6" x 8"

Oil on Canvas Panel

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A single green pear with a light loosely painted background.

The Green Pear was painted using professional artist grade oil 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 available for purchase using the Paypal button above for $35.00 with $8.00 United States Priority shipping.

You can also purchase this painting from my website or my Etsy.com store.

UP NEXT~

I will be finishing up my last two commissioned paintings this weekend. They are two paintings of a lily pond. I will post pictures as soon as they are finished. The buyer is choosing between the two. One of the paintings will be available for purchase. This will end the backlog of commissions.

I will be finishing the large ballerina paintings next. These are both 16" x 20" versions of the original smaller Ballerina painting and The Swan paintings.

After that....who knows, I have so many ideas. I will be doing a few large paintings for my new place, I will post pictures when they are done so you can see the paintings that I keep.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend~

Torrie

Mystery Artist Show and Sale

The Mystery Artist Show and Sale

Torrie Smiley

The Family

Kevin, Audrey Grace, and Dustin

The Gallery

All the paintings in the show were 5" x 7"

Refreshments

The Mystery Artist Show and Sale in Shelby, North Carolina was so much fun. I love participating in the event and will be there again next year.

I spent the weekend in Chapel Hill, NC visiting with Courtney and wandering around taking pictures. I take my camera everywhere and take reference photos for future paintings. There will be some fun ones coming up soon.

Today, I will be finishing my last commission that should have been done several months ago, then I will be finishing paintings that have been on the easel for a while. Ballerinas, pears, flowers~

Have a wonderful day, thanks for stopping by~

Torrie