Temporarily out of commission...

My computer imploded this weekend and I am blogging from my iPhone. I hope to have a working computer by the coming weekend, sorry about the inconvenience and I look forward to returning to my normal schedule of posting.

No new Bountiful Observations painting will be debuted this week.

Have a wonderful holiday today and keep cool and enjoy the day,

Liz

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

What are you up to this weekend? 

I am hopeful that ours will be filled with a bit of gardening and a bit outdoor grilling.  I still have to convert one of my flower beds to summer flowers, my pansies have just been too georgous to pull out!  However this weekend we are going to have a few days of really hot weather, so what better time than to convert the beds to summer flowers.  Which flowers do you like most in your garden?

And I am looking forward to chilling with a cold, eating some grilled veggies and maybe a hamburger.

Hope you have a great one! 

Liz



Starting up the Potomac River Series again...

Potomac River Series 28

{approx. 5" x 7" (12.7 x 17.8 cm) – oil on gessoed paper}

$95 + S&H

I am will be starting up this series again this summer, and this is the first of many to come...

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Here is a recent photo of Naomi {she turned 10 months old yesterday}, we were out for a morning walk and it was a bit crisp...

Peonies {Bountiful Observations no. 21}

Peonies

{8" x 8" (20.3 x 20.3 cm) – oil on canvas panel}

Click here to Purchase

Framed painting: $400.00 + S&H

Peonies from my garden.

Each year I add one more peony bush to my flower boarder hoping to one day have a profusion of flowers because I believe you can never have to many of these luscious blooms. These were the only blooms I got this year and I savored every moment of them.

{14" x 14" (35.6 x 35.6 cm) with frame}

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This is a painting from my Bountiful Observations series, with 25% of the net proceeds of each sale being donated to the American Horticultural Society.

Spring Harmony

{20" x 16" (50.8 x 40.6 cm) – oil on linen}

Available for purchase via my Esty shop

Framed painting: $1,200 + S&H TBD
 

Currently in an exhibition at Artomatic, Crystal City, VA
(delivery at the end of the exhibit - June 23, 2012).

This Friday is the opening night for Artomatic, an open art event held periodically in the DC region, and this painting is my newest painting to be included in my display area. 

In 2009 I also participated in this event, here is what my wall looked like then...

I will share a photo of my wall on Friday, so please stay tuned!

Azaleas and Bowl {Bountiful Observations no. 20} SOLD

Still Life with Azaleas and Bowl

{8" x 8" (20.3 x 20.3 cm) – oil on canvas panel}

SOLD

Framed painting: $300.00 starting bid + S&H

I have a flowerbed on the side of the house that is home for two azalea bushes, and every spring these bushes provide the most beautiful bright pink flowers. A gift I look forward to every year and lament when the flowers fade...

{14" x 14" (35.6 x 35.6 cm) with frame}

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This is a painting from my Bountiful Observations series, with 25% of the net proceeds of each sale being donated to the American Horticultural Society.

Petunia with Blue Willow Saucer {a small floral painting} SOLD

Petunias with Blue Willow Saucer

{7" x 5" (17.8 x 12.7 cm) – oil on linen panel}

SOLD

Unframed painting: $100.00 starting bid + S&H

Another petunia made it into the studio... and as the weather warms up I am hopeful more will be available to paint...

It is raining here in the DC region, good for the flowers!

Have a good evening,
Liz

Two Petunias {a small floral painting}

Two Petunias

{7" x 5" (17.8 x 12.7 cm) – oil on linen panel}

Available for purchase via Online Auction

Unframed painting: $100.00 starting bid + S&H

Last month one of my birthday gifts from S. was the removal of a dying juniper that took up almost half of the flower bed that boarders our driveway. Now that it is gone I have been able to fill in the space with a lilac bush and other annuals, including the petunias in this painting.

Pansies {Bountiful Observations no. 19}

Pansies in a Silver Cup

{8" x 8" (20.3 x 20.3 cm) – oil on canvas panel}

Click here to purchase

Framed painting: $400.00 + S&H

Amazingly we have had a cool spring, so my pansies are still going strong in the garden. My friend Jane told me that when you plant pansies in the fall that they will come back stronger and more beautiful than before in the spring, and boy was she right! The pansies have been blooming like crazy since late February...

{14" x 14" (35.6 x 35.6 cm) with frame}

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This is a painting from my Bountiful Observations series, with 25% of the net proceeds of each sale being donated to the American Horticultural Society.

Pear and Pewter {a new daily painting} SOLD

Still Life with Pear, Pewter Mug, and Bottles

{7" x 5" (17.8 x 12.7 cm) – oil on linen panel}

SOLD

Unframed painting: $100.00 starting bid + S&H

Hello,

After a few weeks of being pulled in different directions, I was able to paint a daily painting, which really means these little paintings are really *almost* daily paintings :)

Last week I was working on a larger 20 x 16 inch painting and it is almost done, so soon I will be able to photograph it and share it with you.

Thanks for reading,

Liz