First Day of Spring! Original Plein Air Landscape painting

First Day of Spring

10"x8" oil

$175 free shipping

Ahhh, first day of spring!! I went painting outdoors for the first time today. It was dark and gray here, but the temps were nice and winds calm. Perfect plein air weather. My plein air friend, Robyn, invited me and took me to this gorgeous spot. I can't wait to go back when it greens up a bit, but painting these earth tones was a nice change from the bright green and reds I've been using.
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Boy and His Ball #6 original oil painting

Boy and His Ball #6  "Bounce It"

6x6"oil
$175

Here is #6. Some may recognize it as one that I have already done. That was a 8x8 and I decided to try it again, only do it in 6x6 so it would match the others and I might enter it into Randy Higbee's 6x6 show. I wanted to try this one over, because I felt in the first one, that he was taller and older than 2 1/2. This one looks more like his size at the time. He wasn't potty trained at the time I took the photos, so his "pampers" show at his waist line. My grandkids are growing way too fast, I would like them to stay this size for a while. I can't believe that Skylar, my oldest grandson, will be 9 next month!!!!

I know these titles are lame, I could really use some help in finding titles for all six. Something simple.

Thanks so much for view my art.

Boy and His Ball #4- original oil painting

Boy and His Ball#4

6x6 oil on Raymar board

$150

Continuing my series of the red ball and his boy :)  I've always loved this little shed, and I'm so glad that I took so many photos of it because a few months later it was torn down :( My little grandson, Xavier, has such a great life on the farm, playing with his sisters, kitties, dogs, tricycles, chasing balls, throwing rocks and all the other joys of playng outside in wide open spaces in the sun and Nebraska wind.

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Boy and His Ball- oil painting

Boy and His Ball

8"x8" oil

$150 plus $8 shipping

Gah!!! Writing regularly in my blog is one of the new years resolutions that I have not been keeping. No excuses. I am happy to say that I have been painting regularly though!! I did this little piece a few days ago. That's my adorable little grandson, Xavier with his big, red ball. He is 3 now, but last spring when the photo was taken he was two and a half. I was visiting my daughter, Jaimi and her family at their farm and got a bunch of great photos of little Xavier with his ball. I plan to do a series of these, so stay tuned.

For now, my attention has been on a commission that I am doing of Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. It's a challenge to me, because I'm not used to working so large-it's 4'x2'. I'll be posting that soon.

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jacki

"River Song"

I started out painting this "en plein air" on a bridge over the Middle Saluda River at Jones Gap State Park in June of this year. It's much larger than I have ever attempted outdoors and was quite a challenge. I made three trips to the park (about an hour from my house) to paint it at the same time of day and same lighting conditions. I also worked on it in the studio to finish it. I hope to paint this large again, but I better get faster at it or make sure to paint a subject closer to home. This will be hanging at the West Greenville Art Festival in the Pendleton Street Arts District the weekend of September 18 and 19. Stop by and say hi and see this piece in person.

Untitled

28" x 22 x .75" oil on stretched canvas

$575 plus postage

Juried in!

I was happy to hear recently that my painting "What now?"was juried into the Spartanburg Artist Guild Annual Show. This is the second year that one of my paintings made it into the show. I was so impressed with the quality of the art there and wanted to see if I could get one in this year to prove to myself that last year wasn't a fluke.
$250
$275 framed
add $10 shipping

Fishing on the Toe River

In May, I competed in a Plein Air Paint-Out in beautiful Burnsville, NC. This is one of the two paintings I entered. It was a cloudy day as I painted alongside the Toe River. It was so enjoyable. The competition was excellent. I was so impressed with the entries. I did not win anything that night, but had a great time meeting artists from the Ashville/Burnsville area. The judge did an excellent job (I agreed with her choices). I look forward to going back next year. This photo seems a little blurry, I 'm going to have to try to get a clearer one.
Fishing on the Toe River
11x14 Oil on Raymar panel
$350. unframed, $450 framed plus $10 shipping

Rose Garden at Furman Univ.

A couple of weeks ago,I had the joy of spending a morning in the most incredible rose garden I have ever seen. The gardener told me that I had picked the perfect time to be there, while the roses where in full bloom. I wish my painting could do the vivid colors of the roses justice. I painted this on location there, under a shady spot in the corner of the garden. I could live there, I love it so much. I must say, I was quite overwhelmed by the sights and had such a hard time deciding what to paint. Once I found my location, what a challenge it was to try to keep everything organized. The light was changing, so I had to stop after an hour and a half, leaving out the gazebo. Today, I worked from photos that I took that morning, and painted the gazebo into the scene.
Furman Rose Garden
9x12 oil
$200 unframed
$225 framed
plus $10 shipping

Alaska Woods in October

I painted this one "en plein air" while in Alaska in October. This was the scene in the back yard of the people's home that we stayed at-John and Linda Luberger in Wasilla. I had to quit before I was finished and never got back to it until yesterday in my studio. I added some color to brighten it up a bit to make it more like i remember the scene. I love the lighting in Alaska that time of year. The sun is so low in the sky through out the day, so it looks like morning all day long=my favorite lighting for painting. I was so inspired to paint while there, but only got around to painting one afternoon. If I ever get to go back, I will definitely make a point to spend more time outside with my paints!

8x10
oil on gessoed board
$150 unframed $225 framed, plus $10 shipping.

Patio at Mary's, Greenville, SC

Way too hot to paint outdoors. I know, I'm a wimp, and am choosing to stay inside my air conditioned studio to paint from photos. Not as much fun, but comfy.

This painting gave me so much trouble. I spent 2 1/2 days struggling and fighting with it. I'm so glad to be done. I blame it on the lighting in my studio, and the light in my house, for the most part is just too dark. It looks fine while on my easel with the easel light on but as soon as i turn off the light , the colors look so dull and dark. So, today, I went over it with my easel light off, going only by the light from my window. It looks so much better now.

I've been wanting to paint this scene for a long time now, and have gotten out of my system. It looks nice in a gold frame.

I'm getting ready for the West End Art festival in Greenville, in mid September. Come and see me there if you live in this area.
Patio at Mary's, Greenville, SC
9"x12"oil on gessoed panel framed in quality gold tone frame
$200 plus $10 shipping

If interested, email me at jacki.newell@gmail.com

Sunflowers

I just finished this one from photos taken one morning on my walk. I couldn't believe what a hard time I had with it. I was going to do a larger one with sunflowers, but I don't think so now.

Sunflowers

10x10x1" oil on gallery edged stretched canvas

$200 unframed. $225 framed, plus $10 shipping.

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Completed Painting-"The Arbor"

I finished this last night. The final phase was adding details, fixing a few things that were bothering me, mainly the color of the shadows-I grayed them down a bit.
I'm sending a photo of this off to a competition for the Masters Garden Society here in the Upstate. We'll see what happens.

18x24x1.5 oil on stretched canvas.

$450 unframed plus $10 shipping.

Email me at jacki.newell@gmail.com if you are interested in purchasing this painting.

Step #2 Painting Demo

This is how far I got yesterday before I had to quickly change clothes and get to my chiropractor appt.At this stage I used a large brush throughout and tried to get the canvas covered, rather than concentrating on one area. I am not putting any details yet. The bright orange on the sides are the parts I didn't get to and the original tint of the canvas is showing through. Actually, it looks like dawn or evening sunlight shining through, maybe I should keep it there.

Potted Hibiscus, Laurentzen Garden

I just finished this and am trying to figure out if I want to do a larger one of this same scene. Sorry for the lousy photo, my husband has the good camera with him and mine is having problems.


Potted Hibiscus, Laurentzen Gardens, Omaha
8x10 oil on canvas board
$150 unframed, $200 framed.

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Water Lillies II

This was done in my studio, working from photos that I took at Table Rock State Park a month ago. I worked on it right before i left for vacation and thought I would finish it when i got back home. So, later, when we arrived home, I tried to decide what to do to finish it, but couldn't come up with anything, so maybe it is finished. My son Ryan, who is my trusted art critic says to leave it alone, it's done.
So here you go-



Water Lillies II 24x18x1.5 oil on stretched canvas
$450 unframed.
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in purchasing this painting.

Front Range, SOLD

Today, with the help of my friend Cheryl, I had a great viewpoint of Colorado Springs to paint from. When we got there, Pikes Peak was in full site, but by the time I came back from using the gas station restroom down the street, Pikes Peak was hidden behind clouds. I hadn't taken photos of the peak, so just had to go ahead and paint it obscured, not what i wanted to do, but what could i do? I painted this while sitting in my truck because of the sun and wind. My sun umbrella would never have stayed in place with the way the wind was blowing. I've only painted from my vehicle a few times, but should do it more often, when the wind is blowing and there is no shade, it was comfortable.

I painted this exclusively with the pallete knife.

View of Colorado Springs

10x8 oil on gessoed board

SOLD

I'm back

I've been painting, just not posting because of problems with our internet service. It's fixed now. Yay. What a pain to be without it.

Here's somethig I painted en plein air last Friday at Table Rock State Park, SC. What a treat to be able to sit along side a lake with water lillies on a beautiful morning.

It's 14x11 oil on a canvas board by Raymar.

$275 unframed, $300 framed.

Email if interested

jacki.newell@gmail.com

Jones Gap again

Here's a painting I did with the pallette knife on the second day at Jones Gap State Park. I really was disappointed in it while there, but now, after taking another look at it, I like it. I feel it captured the chaotic movement of the water swirling and the dappled sunlight that was constantly changing and getting me so confused.

Yesterday, I took my Dave and 2 of my grandsons, Skylar (7) and Breckon (5) to Jones Gap so they could experience the beauty of the river and deep shade of the forest on such a hot and humid afternoon. It was great, we had so much fun hiking along the river, crawling around the rocks and watching the boys wading, throwing rocks and all that comes with little boys discovering nature. The air around the water was cool and as long as we were in the shade, the heat of the day was quite tolerable.




Saluda River, Jones Gap State Park, SC
10"x8" oil on panel unframed
$150 unframed. $225 framed. Plus $10.00 shipping


If interested in purchasing this painting, contact me at
jacki.newell@gmail.com

Falls Park, Greenville, SC

This needs work, but I'm posting it anyway. What a perfect summer day it was today. I sat in a shady spot overlooking the beautiful waterfalls in Falls Park, Greenville, SC. I'm not particularly proud of this one, except for the fact that I managed to keep everything organized and it is arranged very much like the actual scene. I need to work on the rushing water, to make it more water-like. Because of all the rain, it really is rushing and powerful this year. It was viewed from a distance and i don't like the fact that it looks like a miniature waterfall viewed up close, rather than the large powerful waterfall that it is, further away. I will try to fix that. I'll post it again sometime to campare the two. It was so fun, though, to sit and paint in such a beautful park on a perfect summer day.

8x6 oil on canvas board

$95 unframed, $145 framed plus $10 for shipping.

Fun at Folly Beach, SC

Here it is. I am seeing some things I need to fix. This one was alot of fun to paint with such bright colors.




Folly Beach
6"x 6"x3/8" oil on panel
$75 plus $10 shipping
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