These intense Petunias, Day Lilies and a Monarch Butterfly are painted on a 12″ square canvas. Although I rarely paint on canvas I did this one with the goal of capturing the cropped effect close up photos have. I have received a great many positive reviews on this unusual (for me) item. I have placed this painting in a wooden frame with a purple stain. It is available with or without this frame. Do you want to know more about this piece? Send me an email or leave a comment. Click the link ‘Sue Banks on Etsy‘ if you are interested in possibly purchasing of this piece.
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Delphinium Chair with Hand Caned Seat
Larger than life lavender Delphiniums grace the backrest of this vintage chair. The flowers are hand painted in acrylic paint in a hyper-realistic style with a touch of soft focus. I really like the effect and I hope you do too. The chair itself is done in soothing blues, purples and greens. The darkest color is very deep purple. On the back side I painted a Silver Studded Blue butterfly. I also hand caned the seat. It turns out this sturdy chair might be pretty old as I found that the caning holes were clearly hand drilled. They were irregular in size, placement, and spacing, making this quite a challenge for a first time caner! I have included an image of the rescue chair as it first came to me! Look what a little paint and love did to it! If you are interested in possibly purchasing something similar to this piece please Send me an email or leave a comment.
Chair Painted With Ribbons and Dried Roses
I chose a palette of grays and browns for this surprisingly colorful chair. The ‘natural’ wood grain on the legs and back supports is faux work as the chair was painted cream when I found it. The seat is painted to look like someone casually set down two dried long stem roses with trailing ribbon. Hopefully the ribbon looks like you should brush it aside before you sit down! The next three pictures zoom in on more detail.Can you tell that these flowers are not moist and fresh, but crisp and carefully preserved? The shadows are very important to the illusion of being real. the swallowtail. He’s painted with the same limited palette as the seat decoration.
This chair is for sale @ $150 plus shipping and handling. If you are interested in possibly purchasing of this piece or you want to know more about this piece Send me an email or leave a comment.
Peach Roses on Slate with Brick Wall
Lush peachy pink colored roses in all stages of blooming are painted in acrylics as they climb a brick wall on a 19″ X 12″ piece of old roofing slate. Some roses are heavy with petals glistening in the sun, others are barely opened buds or drying rose hips. The background bricks were inspired by the dark stains imbedded in the old slate. My signature insect here is a pale Malachite butterfly.
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