On my last plein air painting trip is rained for 2 days and was overcast some of the rest of the time--not good conditions for someone who likes to paint light. I took this photo of a puddle by the gravel road just as a bit of sun showed up.
6x8, oil on canvas panel 95.00, includes shipping I had a chance to visit a koi farm and took many, many pictures. They are so beautiful. It is just a pleasure to paint them. This is a "soft" painting, with few hard edges. To buy, please email me: gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com
6x8, oil on canvas panel 95.00 My goal this summer is to paint more figures and to use more figures in my landscapes. I am also playing with camera adjustments trying to get rid of the washed out look. It seems I have also made the image much smaller.
9x12, oil on canvas panel 95.00 This is larger format compared to my other paintings. With a wide frame this painting would work well on a wall over a table, etc. To me, anything under 8x10 should be placed on a small easel and displayed in a bookcase or on a table. Can you tell I have strong opinions? email: gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com
8x10, oil on canvas panel 95.00, includes shipping email: gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com How about a nice, cool looking painting of water while we are all sweltering in this heat wave?
This charming produce stand is a few miles from my house. They sell delicious corn and the people are nice. My painting friend, Jessica, and I set up around 9:00 in the trees behind the stand. By 11:00 we were sweltering in our high humidity heat wave Charlotte weather. The subject was worth it. I also took photos of other sides of the stand and plan to do a small series.
This scene is from Possum Corner, Mississippi. If you have been following my blog you may recall my painting of The Road to Possum Corner. I loved the old red shed/barn with the intense shade and the truck, of course. I'm so glad places like this still exist.
8x10, oil on canvas pane 95.00, includes shipping I especially enjoy painting pine trees because of the openness between the limbs, letting the sky show through. I chose to lean toward lavender for the sky to accentuate the misty atmosphere. If you would like to buy, please use paypal button on side bar.
email: gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com I collect abandoned bird nests. The one in this painting comes from a horse farm and is made of mane and tail horse hair. The egg was found abandoned on the ground.
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Welcome to my painting blog. I am a retired high school art teacher who always wanted more time to paint, and now I have it! I also post on Facebook regularly and would love to be a friend. My Facebook page is Connie Gatlin Snipes. My email is gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com