Shepherd Girl and several other of my paintings here are inspired by the art work of Daniel Ridgway Knight, an American artist from the past century, who spent most of his life and work in France. A contemporary to Sisley and Renoir, he painted peasant men and women involved in rather leisurely tasks out of doors with nature also being […]
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I like painting portraits, and this is one of the first ones I did. It’s actually a portrait of a young actress. Asian Girl Painting, Asian Girl Portrait Painting, Girl Painting, School Girl Painting, Sunday Best Girl Painting, Sunday Girl Painting, Young Asian Girl Painting, Young Asian Girl Portrait Painting, Young Girl Portrait, Young Girl Portrait Painting, Young School Girl […]
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“The Road back” is the road to childhood, in which the colors are bright, the wind always tells a story, and time seems to have stopped. This is the hour before sunset when the wild flowers’ fragrance fills the air, tree shadows stretch long and uneven, and the horizon is lit up by the golden sunlight. What comes to mind […]
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Lady Blue is a fashion-inspired work of an elegant young woman with a floral arrangement in the background. Lady Blue, Lady Blue Painting, Lady In Blue Dress Painting, Lady In Blue Painting, Modern Lady In Blue Painting, Woman In Blue Dress Painting, Woman In Blue Flower Dress Painting, Woman In Blue On Stairs Painting, Woman In Blue Painting, Woman In […]
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Camellias grow in abundance in China and Japan and have a great cultural significance. As every flower out there, they too have a meaning. The white camellias in this painting symbolize adoration and are usually given to someone who is very well liked. Using the hidden messages of flowers to show care and appreciation for a friend or loved one […]
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If you adore a flower it will share its heart with you in an instant. Its beauty is so pure and innocent, Its perfection–breathtaking. Loose yourself in that moment, and time will stop. What is it in a flower That makes your sentiments so tender? Is it its softness, or the way it expresses the light? Is it something from […]
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Coneflower is the common name of 10 species of herbaceous flower plants in the daisy family. Most of us know it as Echinacea, a plant that is used in herbal medicine. Echinacea is a very popular garden plant for its beautiful flowers. Echinacea, milk thistle, artichoke, hawthorn berries, and olive leaves are at the top of the list of the […]
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by Marieta Darrah Can you walk slowly into the garden and hear the little daisies sing. Up they look toward the glowing sun and see butterflies’ wings. In their song of joy and harmony they tell stories of little ants, of birds and bees flying all around, and the neighbor’s kitty sitting on the fence. Spring makes the daisies so […]
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The Dusk Flowers by Marieta Darrah In the hour before the sunset the flowers flood my room with fragrance, and on the wings of a crane I reach a far away land. It is the blessed season, my work load is halved, on the wings of the white crane drunk with the dusk fragrance. Asian Flowers Painting, Japanese Abstract Gold […]
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Fish prints are some of my most favorite. When I learned about Gyotaku, all I wanted to do was fish art. It is quite an experience, and in order to get a good print, be ready for some practice. I remember going through a whole pad of rice paper experimenting again and again. Gyotaku (from Japanese “fish print”) dates back […]
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