Texas Ranch Barn, an original acrylic painting by Jimmie Bartlett

'Texas Ranch Barn' is a commission painting I finished earlier this month on a 16 by 20 inch gallery wrap canvas. The buyer wanted it for his wife's birthday as she likes Indian Paintbrushes and Bluebonnet wildflowers which are in the foreground. He wanted a rusty vintage truck in the background. There are numerous barns in Texas with our state flag painted on them. The old tractor, cattle, and hay in the barn are nice embellishments. Also, there are no fences or trees to block the view of the wildflowers. The background trees and sky full of clouds push the scene forward nicely. Hope you like it! Prints are available.

God Bless You,

jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Artful play painting Colorful Hydrangeas

I painted this patch of Hydrangeas yesterday using the wet on wet technique with no real plan in mind.  Just wanted to relax and have fun. The back ground was already prepared so to speak as I had been painting it with leftover paint from prior paintings.  The background was created with lots of texture as I just spread the paint  on with the palette knife.  Leftover paint can always be salvaged for some use later.  Saved in little seal-able cups is one way, and painting edges of galley wrap canvases is another place, or practice painting strokes as I did in this painting.  The canvas board here was 14x11 inches by .25 inch thick.  You may think I am a crazy old painter as some colors may clash, but most make harmony.  I picked places on the background that seemed to already look like the shape and color of a flower, and from there let the painting evolve.

I hope you enjoy my art and your comments are always welcome.

God Bless You,

jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Monument Valley, an original Acylic Painting by Jimmie Bartlett

Monument Valley original work is 14 inches by 24 inches by 1 inch deep.  Painted in acrylics on stretched canvas with edges painted ready to hand out of the box.

I finished the painting today with a few minor changes after reviewing it for a couple of days.  I made a custom sized canvas for the artistic appeal I felt best suited for the painting.

Monument Valley is also referred to as the Valley of the Rocks.  It is located on the Arizona and Utah borders in a region known as the Colorado Plateau in which sandstone buttes were created.  I liked the way the two monuments set in relation to each other against the horizon.  Getting use to painting desert scenery, after working with seascapes and animals, was a learning curve.  My palette used: blues, reds, yellow, purple, burnt sienna, burnt umber, orange, and little bit of green.  I enjoyed the work and hope you like the results.  This one would look great on your wall!

I appreciate comments you may want to make.  Thanks for looking.

God Bless You,
Jimmie@jimmiesart.com

New Acrylic Painting: 'Roseate Spoonbill in the Marsh'

Roseate Spoonbill in the Marsh was finished today.  It is a 20x16 inch acrylic painting on canvas.

I spent more time on this one to build the highlights and the wonderful cast shadows creating some partial transparency effects in the wings.  Keeping focused on the bird's anatomy to get it right was the primary goalt and I changed the background to push the bird forward.  The marsh vegetation at the bottom foreground added a realistic touch to the painting.  Permanent Rose, magenta and aliz. crimson are the dominate colors in the spoonbill and earth tones with greens and blues for the rest.

If you are interested in this painting or prints email me.  Thanks for visiting!

God Bless You,
Jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Portrait of a Spirited Horse

Portrait of a Spirited Horse is original art work painted in acrylics on a 18 by 12 inch gallery wrapped canvas. The horse was posing in his trailer and it was a perfect composition to use as a reference for painting.  I painted the portrait in a realistic mode and worked to capture the important features. The palette uses nearly all of the earth tones and some green to paint the rope. I used Payne's Gray enstead of black, and like the way it harmonized with the painting.

I will be offering this painting at my art shows, but should you have an interest in this horse portrait or commission work, contact me at Jimmie@jimmiesart.com.   I plan to have limited edition prints available soon.

Many Thanks to my good friend Dianne for the use of her photo.

God Bless You,
Jimmie Bartlett

Texas Gulf Coast Arts Festival 2016

I am very excited as I have been accepted to show my paintings at the Texas Gulf Coast Arts Festival 2016. The TGCAF is a juried fine art show with lots of attractions and family entertainment.  I hope to see you there!



Jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Springtime Iris Oil Painting

Springtime Iris Oil Painting

18 by 14 inch stretched canvas with gallery wrapped painted edges.  ready to hang out of the box.

I have had three irises and a landscape painting in progress at the same time.  The irises were a challenge and the work is as close to realistic as I had time for.  The paintings are going to art shows this spring, but should you be interested, send me an email.

Many thanks for stopping in.

God Bless You,
Jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Yellow Iris Oil Painting

Yellow Iris Oil Painting, 20 by 20 inches Gallery Wrap

I finished the painting as realistic as I had time to allow and still have a few adjustments in color I will make to the greenery.  The edges are also painted and it comes ready to hang.

Irises have many folds and wrinkles and I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.  Thanks for visiting.

God Bless You,

Jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Purple Iris Oil Painting, a work in progress

I am working on several paintings this month and have reached the final stages on two of my iris's.  The purple iris is in the evaluation period before it can be called 'finished'.  I already see a couple of items to rework: the beard on the right and darken the shades in the background on the upper half to have more contrast between the white petals and the soft yellows.

I could have simplified the petals  but I couldn't resist the challenge of the twists and folds real iris's have.  The idea is to use a photo reference and paint it the way it looks best to you and omit the irrelevant components.  And use the colors more fitting to your tastes.

I am also considering putting in a few green blades in the background.  For now, we will let this one dry some more and work on the other paintings.  Thanks for visiting my blog.  I would enjoy your comments.

God Bless You,

Jimmie@jimmiesart.com

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White Pelicans, an Original Oil Painting by Jimmie Bartlett

White Pelicans is an oil painting on a 36 by 30 inch gallery wrap canvas with edges painted black.

I have been working on these guys for several months, as time permitted, because of our full show schedule.  The setting for the painting is on Matagorda Beach where hundreds of white pelicans and a large variety of sea birds were enjoying a sunny winter day. In this painting, there were so many small birds following the pelicans around it looked confusing, so I chose three pelicans and included enough sea birds to make it more interesting.

The bright whites of the birds and pelicans created some over exposures on my reference phots, but I was able to compensate with off white mixes using a variety of colors and earth tones.  Gulls are much easier to paint as they really deal more with the gray scale ie light to dark blacks.  I prefer to use paynes grey instead of black.

The original is for sale.  Giclee fine art prints on canvas and archival paper are available.  Contact me for information on limited edition prints of White Pelicans.

I hope you enjoy the painting and have a blessed day.

Jimmie@TheBartlettPair.com