The Road to Lovell

8x10, oil on canvas panel

95.00

To purchase, please email gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com

I shall be leaving tomorrow for 3 plus weeks, so posting will be somewhat spotty.

I am taking my paints with me, but I will be keeping the grandchildren, 6 and 4, and we all know these two do not always mix well! Please check back. I have several started that I know I'll finish and post. Thank you for visiting my painting blog.

Farmhouse with Four Chimneys, North Carolina

8x10, oil on canvas panel
95.00
If you would like to buy this painting, please email. gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com

Raku Pottery, Andy Smith, North Carolina

Today was a hectic day for me, and I did not finish my painting for the blog. So-0-0 I am taking you to the pottery exhibit I attended two Saturdays ago. The work is done by Andy Smith, nationally recognized potter, who lives in a rural area of Marshville, NC. I have a wonderful collection of his work and treasure each one.

Look carefully at this one in order to see the design. His surface design, it seems to me, reflect influences of Frank Lloyd Wright, Art Deco, and Art Nouveau.

His pot silhouettes are classic, beautiful shapes. You will notice a unifying black on each of them. This is the raku procedure in action. Pots are first bisque fired, then glazed, refired to a high temperature in about 45 minutes, removed red hot from the kiln with tongs, and plunged into a barrel of leaves, etc. Of course the leaves catch on fire and the smoke makes the black areas which are unglazed, and gets into the fine line crackle of the glazed portions. It is quite dramatic! The process originated in Japan, but American potters have modified the procedure somewhat.

Isn't that a gorgeous shape? If you look carefully, you can barely see the fine line crackle.

Have a great day tomorrow and check back for one of my paintings. My thanks to all of you.

The Kitchen Garden, Italy (sold)

8x10, oil on canvas panel
95.00
If you would like to buy this painting, please email me. gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com

Green Trim on the Yellow House, Maine (sold)

8x10, oil on canvas panel
95.00
To buy, please email me. gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com

The Ida Lou

8x10, oil on canvas panel

The Ida Lou is a commisioned painting. Please email me if you have a subject you would like painted. gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com

The Light on the Boat, Maine

8x10, oil on canvas panel
95.00
To buy, please email me. gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com

Gazing Ball and Daylillies

8x8, oil on canvas panel
95.00
To buy, please email me at gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com

I'm so Lonely I Could Die

8x10, oil on canvas panel
95.00
The title came from an old Elvis song--quite appropriate since I found this building in Mississippi.
To buy, please email. gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com

The Courtyard Garden, Italy (sold)

8x10, oil on canvas panel
95.00

Several years ago I spent a summer in Italy sketching and painting. This painting is from a sketch and a photo I took at that time.
If you are interested in buying this painting, please email me.
gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com

Riverside Park, Cramerton, North Carolina

8x10, oil on canvas panel

95.00

To buy, please contact me. gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com

Summer Clouds over Eaves Grocery

12x12, oil on canvas panel
220.00

Free Painting

Many thanks to all of you who asked that their name be included in the list for the drawing. I appreciate your interest in my work. Although I had very few comments, I had a great response by email. Please "stay tuned" as I shall be doing this again.

The drawing was done for me by a neighborhood child. The winner is Celeste from Mo. Congratulations, Celeste. Please send me your address, and I'll mail it to you next Thursday.

The Yellow House, Key West

8x10, oil on canvas panel
95.00
To Bid, please click on: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190241362809

Rural Store with Vines

8x10, oil on canvas panel
95.00
If you are interested in this painting, please email me. gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com

The little window with the blue trim was made up to make that part of the painting more interesting However, I have seen enough of these type buildings to know it would have been perfectly at home in this setting.

The Red Hay Wagon Behind the Barn

8x10, oil on canvas panel
95.00
If interested in buying this painting, please email me at gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com

Don't forget to put your name in the drawing for the free painting. See the July 27th post for instructions.

Pink Roses in the Garden

8x10, oil on canvas panel
95.00
Sometimes the Buy Now button is having a bad day and will not work for me. If you are interested in this painting, just email me. gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com

Event Marker: Free Painting

8x10, oil on canvas panel


To mark my year (plus a few months) of selling on the internet, I shall be giving away the painting above. The drawing will be Friday night, August 1. I'll announce the winner on the next day, August 2. To have your name entered in the drawing, please leave a comment on any of the posts between now and Friday. Please give me a way to identify you such as your name (first is fine) and a city or state in case there are two Lindas or Bobs. If you can't get the comment section to work for you, email me at gatlinsnipes@hotmail.com

I'll pay the postage if you live in the US. If not, you will need to spring for it.

The Two Boats

8x10, oil on canvas panel
95.00, includes shipping

Dancing Rabbit Creek, number 2 (sold)

8x10, oil on canvas panel

95.00, includes domestic shipping

The Noxubee River in Mississippi is the Indian name for Dancing Rabbit Creek. I painted a slightly different angle a few weeks ago and had a huge response to it, so I decided to paint another as I often do with favorite locations. No two paintings look alike--I would make a terrible forger

Lobster Shack, Revisited

8x10, oil on canvas panel
95.00, includes shipping
We bought lobster here while on a painting trip in St. Andrews, Canada. Lobster was 5.00 a pound at that time and wonderfully fresh.

Pond at The Cloisters, Charlotte, NC

8x10, oil on canvas panel
95.00, includes shipping

French Garden behind the Wall

12x12, oil on canvas panel
220.00, includes domestic shipping
This is a larger format than I usually offer on my blog. Framed with a wide plein air frame will make this piece a substantial work of art for your home. This is painted from a photograph. I spent several weeks in France a few years ago...everything seemed paintable!

Connie Winters Painting Workshop, part 3

This is the last installment of Connie Winter's painting workshop, although she did a wonderful demonstration each morning for 5 days. The pic about represents the final finishing stage although she will work on it more at another time. After massing in all the areas, she takes a small sable brush and redraws in order to refine the shapes, correct any drawing errors, and to add detail. Lately she has been leaving some of the redrawn lines in the finished picture, although she eliminates most or softens them.

Tomorrow I will begin posting my own work again. Toward the end of the week I'll post the painting that will be given away in a drawing of names.

Connie Winters Painting Workshop, continued

Pictured above is Connie's paint set up...quite innovative! A large piece of glass sits on a compartmentalized box which holds her tubes of paint. It's on a hinge, so she does not have to move the glass to get to her paints.To the left is attached a wood board with drilled holes for brushes and knives. Someone in the workshop mentioned that one could be made from an old dresser drawer.

This is the step she calls massing in. Fairly thin paint is applied with cross hatching strokes, painting out side the drawn lines so that the colors overlap somewhat. There is no attempt at detail.

Tomorrow I'll post the next steps.

Later next week I'll be posting a FREE painting that will be given away to someone who puts their name on the list. Stay tuned!