Front Yard Peonies | plein air painting close to home
Front Yard Peonies Oil on linen panel 8×10″ Check out Jeffrey Smith Art on Etsy for purchase inforamtion on this painting. This has been a strange spring in Minnesota. Over…
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Sunflower Bouquet, Cloudy Day | Floral painting en plein air painting
I am unapologetically a fan of sunflowers. By far my favorite flower, they have so much personality and impact — I just love them! One of the benefits of painting…
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Peonies and Pewter Vase | Peony floral still life painting
Peonies and Pewter Vase $200.00 Free Shipping I think peonies are one of the greatest things about spring. Every year, I look forward to painting these big, beautiful flowers. …
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Ranunculus and Apples| Still Life Painting on a Mission
I have been out exploring the world the last few weeks, armed only with my pochade box and paints. Today, however, I returned to the studio to complete the above floral painting that will…
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floral | Painting | Still life
Flowers and Pears, One Final Look at an Oil Still Life Painitng
Flowers and Pears is done! I am quite happy with how this painting ended up. From a distance, this still life feels very tight, very detailed. When you get close…
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Pears and Flowers, work in progress.
The image above is a work in progress shot of the still life that I’ve been working on in my studio. In setting up this painting, my plan was to create an…
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floral | Painting | pastel | Still life
Forsythia and Copper Canister, final
I do love reaching the end of a painting! I had such a wonderful time working on this piece. It has been far too long a break from pastel this…
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Forsythia and Copper Canister, update #2
I’ve been digging through my boxes of pastels to find colors that I can use to unify areas of the painting. To do this, I try to find a color…
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color | floral | Painting | pastel | Still life | Work in Progress
Forsythia and Copper Canister, work in progress update
I finally got back over to the studio today. We have been moving from an apartment in the Warehouse District of downtown Minneapolis, to our first house, over in Saint…
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floral | Painting | pastel | Still life
Forsythia and Copper Canister, work in progress.
Today I thought it would be great to have another dose of spring. I have loved forsythia since I was a kid. I have some great memories of a forsythia bush…
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Orange and Blue, Potted Begonia
I had the best time painting this one. Hands down….the most fun I’ve had the easel in a long time! I’m not sure what it was about this set up. Perhaps…
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color | floral | Still life
Yellow Roses and Swedish Tapestry
I really wanted to try out a yellow background. I not sure why. That was my over riding thought as I was heading to the studio this morning. I have had a couple…
