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"Sun and Sand", plein air, 8x10, beach, Pier, Florida art, impressionist art, seascape, beach umbrella 27 Aug 2013 | 03:13 am
"Sun and Sand", plein air, 8x10 (Note: You can click on the image to see the brushwork better!) This is a quick beach sketch that I did today at Venice Beach. The mid-day heat was horrific and so wer...
"Happy Together", 25x35,oil on wrapped canvas, Maryanne Jacobsen art, still life, oranges, sunflowers, roses, pitcher, window seat 23 Aug 2013 | 04:02 am
"Happy Together", 25x35,oil on wrapped canvas I don't often paint larger works, unless it's a commission, mainly because it takes a lot of paint. But after being in a rather apathetic spell all week...
"Ginger Jar and Green Grapes", 14x11, oil on linen, ginger jar, rose, red rose, green grapes, still life, ceramic jar, impressionist art, palette knif... 19 Aug 2013 | 05:32 am
"Ginger Jar and Green Grapes", 14x11, oil on linen I sometimes go out to thrift shops and look for little prizes that are inexpensive and can be incorporated into still life paintings. So last week ...
"Looking for White Rabbits", 9x12, color study, little girls, white dresses, gardens, roses 15 Aug 2013 | 05:19 am
"Looking for White Rabbits", 9x12 This was a study in trying consciously to mute my colors, rather than over-saturating them. I have heard a lot of people say that it is hard to learn a colorist te...
"On a Clear Day you can See Forever", 9x12, oil on panel, trees, water, tiger Lillies, Rockport Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Old Garden Path, Captain's Ho... 13 Aug 2013 | 11:37 pm
"On a Clear Day you can see Forever", 9x12, plein air The painting above was done during my recent trip to New England. Once again we stayed at the lovely"Captain's House" on Marmion Way in Rockport...
"Misty Morning, Southwest Harbor", plein air, Claremont Hotel, croquet, Southwest Harbor Maine, 10 Aug 2013 | 01:52 am
"Misty Morning, Southwest Harbor", 9x12, oil on board, plein air oil sketch Last week after the Castine Plein Air Festival, my husband and I decided to spend a few days at Southwest Harbor, Maine. S...
"A Taste of Alsace", 40 x30 oil on canvas, Strasbourg, France, Little Paris, paintings of Strasbourg 9 Aug 2013 | 04:27 am
SOLD "A Taste of Alsace", 40 x30 oil on canvas This painting was a commission based upon a smaller painting of the same scene that I did. The client saw the smaller piece in a gallery and commission...
"Dennett's Wharf, Castine", 9x12, plein air- , Castine art, scenic coastlines in Maine, Scenic harbors, Wharfs, boats, Kayak shack, Castine 5 Aug 2013 | 01:20 am
"Dennett's Wharf, Castine", 9x12, plein air- available This was the second painting that I did for the Castine Plein Air Festival last week. (see yesterday's blog post for more about the Paint-out.) ...
"View from the Pentagoet Inn", 9x12, oil on panel, Castine plein air festival, Pentagoet Inn, Castine, Maine, scenic towns in Maine 4 Aug 2013 | 06:45 am
SOLD "View from the Pentagoet Inn", 9x12, oil on panel (Note: Unfortunately, I do not have a better photo of this painting as it sold before I could take a decent photo) Just got back from the Casti...
Two national shows and three roses!- American Impressionist Society, American Women Artists, Castine Plein air, Maryanne jacobsen art, roses, vase 2 Aug 2013 | 08:07 pm
"Pas de Trois", 8x8, oil on board You know you haven't blogged in awhile, when some of your readers send you emails asking if you are well! I apologize for not blogging over these past weeks, but ...
