ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor with gouache, 2008.
A handsome Prince reclnes on embroidered cushions, fruit in a golden bowl for him to eat.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Hamlet Hamster
"The Hamletster" Sepia ink, gouache and watercolor ACEO
A Hamlet hamster holds the skull of a Yorick hamster.
What with all the popularity of hamsters lately, this just had to happen. Alas, poor Shakespeare!
Happy Nun - Unmentionable
This watercolor was made for this moth EBSQart Show - Unemtionables Underwear
its' a squared art 5.5 x 5.5 inches painted on Arches 14olbs paper.
There's a story below it:
There’s a way to say here in Italy that says:” The dress doesn’t make the monk”…
This paint is inspired by a fact really happened to me when I was a young girl and used to spend some days during the summer with my friend Emanuela at her home near the sea in Tuscany.
One day, I was hanging up my bikini after coming home from the beach and saw a nice g-string (quite innovative at that time) hanged there, as neither me, my friend or her mother used to use this kind of underwear I asked who was the owner of this garment.
The replay to my question was like a frozen shower to me, because I discovered that the owner was my friend’s aunt that was in vacation there too.
What shocked me was that the aunt was quite old and that she was a nun!!!
That’s quite unmentionable and if I hadn't seen it with my eyes I would difficult have believed this, in this case we can say: “the dress doesn't make the nun”
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Texas Live Oak Tree, Barn and Bluebonnets Watercolor Painting
This is an original watercolor painting of a typical Texas Hill Country scene, with Live Oak trees, an old barn, and Texas Bluebonnets. The size is 5"x7", and it is matted in an 8"x10" beveled white mat. This painting is available on ebay at the moment, but I have others available on my web site, or by commission.
My web site: http://billingsleyrose.tripod.com/
Friday, May 23, 2008
Summer's Where?
We had three or four days of sun with temps in the 90s, I remember them well. Just last weekend the AC was a necessity. Now the heat comes on and it's in the 50s. I really enjoy warm summer nights. These dunes remind me of the Lake Ontario shore I visited each summer as a child. Able to stay up later because school was out, we'd play in the dunes until the sun set.
Warm Night
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Puss in Boots with Buttes
This is what I call Fun Art. People used to tell me I should be an illustrator, because I have a way with stuff like this, but I've come to realize it's not really illustration at all. It's something else. Fun Art is somewhere between fine art and illustration. Like fine art, it's an expression of the artist's own sensibilities, ideas, and themes. And like illustration, it's accessible and well, fun!
ACEO done on 140 lb watercolor paper, with watercolor and gouache.
Puss has gone out west to seek his fortune, and to help
poverty stricken cowboys strike it rich.
He's wearing hand stitched cowhide boots, faded blue
jeans, a belt with a classic big cowboy style buckle
(silver, with his initial), a brand new denim vest, a red
bandana with paisleys on it (a western tradition), and he's
cut a couple holes in his Stetson for his ears (cats are
allowed to do that).
In the picture are prickly pear cactus, a cow skull, a
blooming century plant (agave), and in the background,
distant buttes.
Puss is doing the archetypal "cowboy lean" against the
fence. He's got his lariat ready to rope some stray dogies.
Back Yard Jungle
This month's entry for Nibblefest on eBay. We have a palm tree in our back yard, and I painted it plein air. Watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, 9 x 12.
(well you guys, didn't mean to let a whole month slip past me before posting here again. thanks for all the comments on the great cosmic frog...I replied to it. I really appreciate this group!)
The White Witch ACEO
ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor and gouache, 2008.A portrait of the wicked White Witch, Queen of Narnia in C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
Pinking cherries in Pecetto - Italy
Watercolor on Favini 150 lbs watercolor paper15 x 12 inches
This is a watercolor I made for a show in my local Univeristy whose Theme was Pecetto and its traditions and landscape.
Well, Pecetto is an ancient village on top of a hill. The zone around is full of cherry trees ans I prefered to focus my imagination on the pick-up moments in spite of most people that pointed on monuments and old walls.
In the background I've sketched the village surrounded above by the Alpes scenary, in the center is the Monviso where the Po river has its source.
I'm experincing new way to paint, more water and lights effects.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The English Boy ACEO
ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor and gouache, 2008.
A young english man on a summer day in a country garden.
Potted Plants
(c) M Pruitt 2008Here in the Northwest, we had a sudden 3 day spurt of hot weather (in the 90's). I went out with my husband, picked out and potted some annuals for our deck, which inspired me to complete this painting I had begun the week before.
It measures 8"x4". I had the perfect frame for it and it's for sale in my Etsy shop - frame and all!
BTW- we're back to our typical spring - cool and rainy!
Jungle Native
I listed this ACEO for this month's NibbleFest Art Contest (NFAC) May Theme is Jungle life
It's painted on ARCHES 140lbs Watercolor paper with Winsor & Newton Artist paint.
It's a portrait of a Native Jungle boy stretching his arch to hit an animal while hunting.
It's a portrait of a Native Jungle boy stretching his arch to hit an animal while hunting.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Out with the Old...
This is the first time I've participated in an ACEO fad. Apparently Hamsters are the new Crow, so here is Out With the Old... (conspired by the hamsters of course.) watercolor and ink 2.5 x 3.5
Fresh ACEO
ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour with gouache, 2008.
A fresh smelling guy straight out of the shower with a "fresh" attitude!
Monday, May 19, 2008
Padme
5 x 7 inches, watercolor with gouache, 2008
A painting of Natalie Portman as Padme Amidala as she appeared in the Star Wars film Attack of the Clones.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Pale Yellow Cabbage Roses Watercolor Painting
Pastel botanicals are always the first things that pop into my mind to paint. I love the pale, pale vintage David Austin cabbage roses. This painting is 4" x 6".
Visit my web site at: http://billingsleyrose.tripod.com
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Pale Peach Cabbage Roses Watercolor Painting
I love pale pale vintage-looking cabbage roses. Especially the ones that are so heavy that they hang upside-down from the vine. This painting is 4" x 6".
My web site: http://billingsleyrose.tripod.com
My watercolor blog: http://paintinginwatercolor.blogspot.com
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Monet Wannabe
I went plein air painting with some friends on Thursday but I am more interested in painting them than the landscape. This is a quick watercolor of my friend, Peter Yesis. We only had about 30-45 min after lunch so we had to paint quickly. You can see Peter's blog post along with his completed painting here.
"Monet Wannabe"
7 x 5 watercolor on 300 lb. Lanaquarelle
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Mr. Tumnus ACEO
ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor and gouache, 2008.
A portrait of Mr. Tumnus, the faun from C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe".
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
My Backyard
(c) M Pruitt 2008I love living in the Northwest. I love the green. I love the rain. I love the trees and the hills and the great volcanic mountains! When a group on Etsy named VAST - Visual Arts Team had a May challenge of creating something in the theme of "My Backyard" I thought about painting the deer standing among trees and ivy - or with a piece of one of my roses in it's mouth.
But then... the more I thought, the more I realized that my backyard is bigger than just my "property". My backyard is The Columbia Gorge... and all it's beauty. I live less than a mile away from The Columbia River and a Lewis and Clark campsite!
So here's my painting cropped to an 8"x10", representing my backyard titled "The Great Northwest"
Monday, May 12, 2008
Julius Caesar ACEO
ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor and gouache, 2008An ACEO of Julius Caesar, the Roman politician, general and dictator whose assassination brought about an end to the Roman Republic.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Is this all I get? fanstasy watercolors...
"So Many Stars Up in the Sky, Which One is Mine?" OSWOA / 4x6 inches
This mermaid asks, "Where's mine?" Yes, Mark knows I say the last one often, especially when it comes to home-cooked meals ;)
Listed on Ebay because they said they were having a listing sale but for some reason I'm being charged regular price - wtg! Bid here
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