Poetry in Light

• oil on canvas panel
• 8x10
• Daily Paintworks
• http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/717271

Painting a barn is always a fun project.  All look somewhat weathered to me and most look a little

 (or a lot) 

rundown.  Most painters agree that a not so beautiful scene will often make the

best painting....although I don't think I can put the reason in words.

I painted this one with my plein air group but also did more work in my studio,  Once I get it away from the subject matter I can be more objective and often see something that I want to "improve."

I am including a photo of the barn from where I was standing.  It's always fun to see

what was really there.

Painting at the Mint

Painting on the Grounds of the Mint Museum

8x12

oil on canvas panel

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/connie-snipes/the-grounds-of-the-mint-museum/474581

I painted this one en plein air last Tuesday with my painting group, The Plein Air Buds.  The grounds of the Mint Museum are fairly extensive with trees, open areas of grass, roses, etc.  I walked around looking for a spot--as I usually do when I arrive.  Finally I knew I better get started so I decided on this one.  In plein air painting it is important to always set the easel up in shade, or otherwise you painting will be too dark.  Been there!  I brought it inside and it just died right before my eyes!

Ivy on the Tree. North Carolina

8x10, oil on canvas panel
95.00
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Brown Cottage, Maine

8x8, oil on canvas panel
95.00
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The Light on the Boat, Maine

8x10, oil on canvas panel
95.00
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Dappled Light on Farm Buildings

8x10, oil on canvas panel
95.00, includes shipping

Small Town Buildings, Macon, Mississippi

8x10, oil on canvas panel
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I wandered about this town around dusk, the Golden Hour for light.

Nestled in the Trees, Late Afternoon

8x10, oil on canvas panel

95.00, includes shipping

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Farm House and Barn

8x8, oil on canvas panel
95.00, includes shipping
For purchase, please email me: gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com

Road to the Beach

8x8, oil on canvas panel

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Cedar Tree and Limestone (sold)

6x8, oil on canvas panel

Another scene from Mississippi. The white looking "dirt" is limestone. I have been told that Mississippi was once under a shallow sea. The sea animals including microbes made the limestone in which cedar trees thrive.

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The Water Tower

8x10, oil on canvas board

This is another plein air I painted while on my Mississippi trip. I believe this was in Crawford, MS, but I'm not sure. They tend to run together after a while, and I did not take notes. It has the dappled light that I love with the added bonus of the water tower shape--it doesn't get any better than that!

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Charlotte Farmhouse (sold)

8x10, oil on canvas panel

I spend some time riding around looking for likely painting sites. This charming farmhouse is really not too far from me. Much building is taking place outside 485 in Charlotte, but it is still possible to find rural pockets to paint.

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Road to the Tree Farm, North Carolina

8x10, oil on canvas panel

This is the road we take to the tree farm in Union County. It's a beautiful area, and I love to paint it.

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The Red Umbrella (sold)

8x8, oil on canvas panel

I love to garden and also take garden tours--a inspiration for gardening and painting ideas. This garden entrance was perfect for a painting...the dark foreground with a few ellipses of light opening into the green expanse of the garden with that lovely focal point, the red umbrella.

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