"Beauty of Creation" 9x12 oil on linen by Leslie Newman

"Beauty of Creation"

9x12

Oil on linen

This sunset I painted from an evening we spent on a mountain top

In Cotter, AR during May 2014.

A friend and I attended a 3-4 day paint out on the White River.

It was such a wonderful time. One night after dinner, we were

Invited by a few other notable plein aire  artists to join them on

This mountain top to paint the sunset.

I got a start and then finished at home in my studio.

Creation provides us with a nightly artistic

Display. We live in a beautiful world!

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"Bashful in Bolivia II" 11x14 oil by Leslie Newman

Bashful in Bolivia II

11x14 oil

This pretty girl I recently re-painted to focus on her hands. They were quite difficult

To do the first time around! I just wasn't 

Happy with them. So, I dug in for a

Second time. I glazed over them several times

Until I was happy!

This picture was originally taken in Bolivia on Christmas Day

Several  yrs ago. The young girl got bashful at the last

Minute and covered her face. 

I hope you enjoyed this young beauty!  All of the color I her many cloaks, 

Her hat, and dark eyes and her hair tell her story.

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"Red Barn" 3"x5"

Red Barn

3" x 5" oil on hard panel

I painted this small piece last week. I had been watching a

Alaska survival program on Discovery. I noticed a portion of the show

Where there was a scene similar to this. I was wanting to paint

A quick painting that evening. So, without any reference to

Look at, I did this country scene from memory. The red bldg. really stands out

Against the complementary greens.

I did this very quickly and really like it. There

Is something so simple and fresh about it.

It is a scene I think that literally could be found

Anywhere. I hope you enjoy this small red barn painting.

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"Kirby the Cairn Terrier" 9x12 oil

"Kirby"

Meet Kirby, she was a delightful Cairn terrier that lived for over 15+yrs.

Kirby and my Cairn Terrier, Ollie were half sisters. Ollie and Kirby have now both 

Passed over the rainbow bridge.

Our beloved Ollie, was put to sleep just one mo ago. It was so

Hard but the loving thing to do for her. She lived

15 yrs 11 days. Kirby and Ollie shared the same Sire.

Kirby lived about 15 yrs and 3 months.

I wanted to paint this memory painting for my good

Friend Sue,in West Des Moines, Iowa.

We both will be hopefully be getting new cairns soon.

My current male cairn, JJ needs a new buddy.

What a fun, loving,devoted, and feisty

Little breed. An ancient breed from the Scottish highlands, this 

Breed dates back 500 yrs. Cairns were bred to get all 

critters out of the rocky cairns, (stacks of rocks) that

Would identify properties and farms etc.

My Ollie tried to take on a black bear that dared to walk into our back yard when

We were living in New Jersey, about 10yrs ago.I quickly

Averted a bad situation!  They truly do have the

heart of a lion.

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"A few of my favorite things" 4" x4" oil

A few of my favorite things......

First, there is some Coco Chanel perfume, then add some great lipstick....

And finally I have my grandmothers 1930's

Favorite broche! This painting I set up and did as a quick little still life.

I hope you enjoy it!

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"My favorite boots! 8x10 oil

My favorite cowboy boots! I love these boots, I wear them almost all of the time!

They look great with tucked in skinny jeans, or under black or khaki pants.

This was the Christmas for cowboy boots.  I bought All three of

Our grand kids cowboy boots for

Christmas. They were so cute to see them wearing them on their tiny feet. 

I have a boot collection, but only two pair of 

Cowboy boots. Definitely plan on adding more!

I am painting in Leslie Saeta's 30 day 30 painting

Challenge. Unfortunately, life got a little crazy the last week and I fell

Behind. I might only end up with 25 paintings this month. That is still

A huge amount of paintings for a month.

Thanks for taking a peek at my work!

"Antique Pewter with Figs" 16x20 oil Antique, metals,peonies

This painting is for Day 19 of Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days. 

I was busy with family and didn't get as much painted in the last two days.

So, this is an older painting I did about 6-7 yrs ago.

My husband inherited some antique pewter pcs from his Mom. They are several

 hundred yrs old. Hand forged and hand stamped with monograms and the

marks from the maker.

At the time,I enjoyed painting the lights, darks, and mid-tones 

Of the pewter and figs reflecting off of each other.

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