Texas Heartland, Original Painting

I finished Texas Heartland today with the addition of the lettering to the barn.  I made several additions and changes to the painting since my last posting to bring the sky and landscape in harmony.  I planted more blue bonnets and trees, and also made the sky brighter.  This painting was done as a commission.

Comments are welcomed.

God Bless You,
jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Texas Heartland, a painting in progress

I am real excited about the painting I started yesterday.  I call it Texas Heartland and will be evident when the painting is finished.  The work is in acrylics on a 11x14 inch stretched canvas.  I was given the goals for the painting and I get to design and paint what I love to paint most-- Texas barns and blue bonnet fields.

In the above, the first picture shows how the work starts, and continues into the second picture in developing the basic layout.  Notice the changes from the first to second picture.  Painters designing on the canvas continuously make changes throughout the work until it is refined and finished.  I rerouted the road a couple of times to find the best approach to the barn.  I call this stage of the painting the "block in", where basic layout and components are done and the entire painting has color on it. Also referred to as the under painting. The edges are painted with a dark brown to push the scene forward.  Now that a foundation is established, the filling and refinement starts.  Check back for the next stages to be posted.  Blue bonnets are coming.

God Bless You,
jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Fishing On The Flats, Original Oil Painting

Fishing on the Flats, 12 x 16, Oil on Gallery Canvas w/edges painted

$400 plus S/H/appl. taxes

Fishing On The Flats is a painting capturing one of the beautiful sunsets God gives us everyday.  The joy of getting to fish in one of these remote spots is shared by many fisherman on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.   I love to fish, but I think I enjoyed painting this scene more than going fishing this week.  Many Thanks to my friend Rockey for letting me use his photo for reference.  I can paint a favorite fishing memory for you.  Email me for information.

Hope your like the painting.  Now let's go fishing!  

God Bless You,

jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Pink Dogwoods, Original Oil Painting

I finished another small oil painting of dogwoods this week on a 8 x 10 inch gallery wrap canvas.  This one has an interesting background created from imagination and left over palette.   I like the brights and soft pink blends in these little guys.  Dogwood trees have a four petal flower and are among the earliest in the forest to blossom and create beautiful landscapes.  I like the way each flower has unique shapes and appear to be floating.  I used some impressionistic technique for the leaves and simple blends of aliz. crimson with white. The painting is $100 plus shipping.  I hope you enjoy the painting.

God Bless You,
Jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Little Beach Bird, Original Oil Painting

I finished the second painting of the bird on the beach.  I like to paint groupings of related subjects and plan to add more to the sea bird list.  Sounds like an excuse to go to the beach and marshes for pics and inspiration.  Hope you like the painting.


God Bless You,

jimmie@jimmiesart.com

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A Little Bird on the Beach, Original Oil Painting

This little shore bird is painted on a 8 x 10 gallery wrap canvas in oils.  I have another view of him in progress and should finish it soon.  We are fortunate to live within a half hour driving time of the Gulf of Mexico.  Hope you like the painting.  (Sold)

God Bless You,
jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Finished Oil Paintings, This Week

Forget Me Nots (Left)

Dogwoods (Right)

Lilacs (Left)

Bluebonnets (Right)

I finished the first three over the weekend and the Bluebonnets last week.  The pictures are good, but there is no comparison to actual paintings on canvas.  Lighting and computer monitors result in a slight color shift.  All four are painted in oils on a gallery wrap 10 x 8 canvas in the portrait format.  The edges are also painted with the same dark green to harmonize the paintings as a group.

The paintings in this post are sold,  Please email me if you are interested in purchasing a painting or having commission work done.  Inquiries and comments are welcomed.  I hope you like the paintings.

God Bless You,

jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Old Time Pump

Old Time Pump is an original oil painting on a 8 x 10 gallery wrapped canvas with edges painted and ready to hang on somebody's wall.  I used the old antique pump we have in our garden as the model and flowers we saw around a telephone pole at our last show.  Art is so much fun that inspirations can come from anywhere.

After finishing the pump this morning, I started on four new paintings this afternoon.  Hope you like the painting.

God Bless You,
jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Hummingbird In The Garden, Original Oil Painting

Hummingbird In The Garden is an oil painting on a 10 x 8 inch gallery wrapped canvas with edges painted.  This is another small painting I did freestyle.  Hope you like it.

God Bless You,
jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Smiley Sunflower, Original Painting

Smiley Sunflower is an oil painting on a 10 x 8 inch gallery wrapped canvas with edges painted for hanging without a frame.  I used the freestyle approach to paint the scene without references, sketch or pattern.  Just imagination and brush.

God Bless You,
jimmie@jimmiesart.com