Tag Archives: Blue

Commisioned Work, Hang On The Wall, New

Blue Colonial House Portrait

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The owners of this lovely blue Colonial home commissioned this portrait of their home  when they knew they would be moving.  I photographed it a few times last summer to catch all the beautiful flowers and then used my artistic license to put them all in bloom together.  The piece is painted on a wooden plaque 14″X10″ and is only a little larger in scale than the miniature three dimensional houses I painted exclusively for many years.  This was like old times for me and I loved doing it.  If you are interested in having a portrait done of your home please contact me.

Chair, Children's, Commisioned Work, New

Butterflies, Wild Flowers and Stripes on a Child’s Chair

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This little chair is a charmer with wonderful ‘bones’.   It inspired me to paint the cohesive wide soft stripes behind the flowers and butterflies.   All the butterflies are real species and most are native to the Northeastern US which is where the little girl who now owns this chair lives. Of course I would never ignore the back!! Don’t you just love Lunar moths? I chose to paint wild flowers like Chicory and wild Asters which are so much less formal and more likely to be part of a child’s real world.

Table

Pedestal Table With Faux Delft Tile

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I painted this graceful pedestal table so that it would appear as if it was covered with real  blue and white Delft tiles. The inspiration for the center classic windmill scene was an old delft plate and the  border tile designs, and the pedestal motifs, are loosely based on real tiles which I found in my research.  All the varying shades of blue and ‘gold’ leaf are are carried into the table base and legs as well.   The table is 24″ tall and the top is 14″ across.   If you are interested in possibly commissioning a similar piece or  you want to know more about this piece  Send me an email or leave a comment.

Commisioned Work, For Sale, Holiday items

Holiday Stockings with Dinosaurs

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This third set of large personalized holiday stockings was created completely from scratch for a family with a young son. When the family requested dinosaurs, I had a moment of hesitation and then a burst of inspiration. Dinosaurs must have enjoyed playing in the snow, right?  And they would have build snowosaurs wouldn’t they?  Do you see it???   This cat with the red satin ribbon bow and Chickadees  was based on a beloved pet.  I really like the birch trees and the antlered reindeer for the Dad    I placed the painted cotton fabric on quilt batting and machine quilted around the larger areas, and stitched straight lines of quilting on the back side.  The approximately 16″ tall stockings have a satiny lining and a cuff on the top with the painted name name of each family member.  A sturdy loop is stitched into the top back edge.  If you are interested in having me paint stockings for your family please contact me through this site. Orders for this year’s holiday season must be received before October 31 of the current year.  4 stockings for $400, 2 for $250.