Great Blue Heron
24 x 12"
oil on canvas
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Monday, October 30, 2023
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Marty
12" x 12" x 3/4"
Oil on paper on heavy board
View in my shop
Sorry to say, I haven't been feeling too much like painting lately. Maybe a little burned out, but today out of nowhere, I decided to paint this little guy. He reminded me of Marty Feldman who I thought was hilarious when I was a kid.
He is painted on decorative paper and mounted on a heavy board - one of my favorite mediums.
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Fading Canna
12" x 16"
oil on canvas
view in my shop
I've been watching a cluster of these red Cannas for awhile now. I love the deep purples in the stem rising up to bright, bright red.
Once you cut them, it's a pretty quick demise so I had taken some photos against a dark cardboard background to paint later.
I love the mood of this painting.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Show Update...
sold
Remember the show I was going to have in September? Well, it's been pushed back awhile because of "life stuff". I'm still working on the show, but I've had some other emergencies come up that need my attention. It's still going to happen, just not when I thought it would.
Here is a portrait that I did in the beginning of the year.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Geisha Wendy
Geisha Wendy
16" x 20"
oil on canvas
sold to a collector in Texas
Kat and dog sleeping with Kat and Dog (the painting)
A photographer I know had posted a photo of his wife sleeping with their dog Jaeger on Facebook - It was a photo he took with his phone and the quality wasn't great, but all I saw was an awesome subject to paint. So I decided to paint it really big for a show I was doing. Needless to say, it never made it to the show. Once he saw it, he said he just had to have it. He told me he and his wife were moving to Chicago and he wanted this painting hanging in their new apartment when his wife arrived for the first time. He said it was quite a surprise with a few tears shed.
Love it when that happens.
Friday, February 13, 2015
Barn Owl II
18" x 24"
oil on canvas
view in my shop
After much pain and dental work, I think I'm back on track again... at least until my next appointment.
I found this wonderful surface for painting while perusing my local Hobby Lobby. It is a cotton primed watercolor surface over wood stretchers that I have used to paint thin and thick oil paints on instead of the typical watercolors. It's nice and smooth with a little grain - I just love it!
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Tulips in Zorn
14" x 18"
oil on canvas
View in my Shop
This painting is for a challenge on Daily Paintworks to paint a floral. I decided to do it in a limited palette using the Zorn palette. For those of you that do not know what a Zorn palette is, it consists of Yellow, Red, Black and White. Here is more info on it from one of my favorite artist, Aaron Westerberg: http://www.westerberg-fineart.com/2014/05/zorn-palette-rembrandt-brand-paint/
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Lucy
"Lucy"
10" x 8"
oil on canvas
Sold
The first dog I ever sketched was my dalmatian, Ginny.
We got her when she was a tiny white puppy with little black dots. I adored her. She was gorgeous, highly protective and incredibly smart. Although she was completely deaf, we were able to teach her unlimited commands that she learned quite quickly. I would draw her when she was sleeping so when I received this commission it was very dear to my heart.
Ginny will be forever missed.
Me and Ginny
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Watercolor Illustrations
Watercolor
View in my shop
Well, I started out doing a 30 day challenge and then life happened. I think I got to day 21 and then stopped… home life got so turbulent, I just couldn't concentrate to paint so I allowed myself to back out of the challenge. I feel guilty, but I'll be fine. As I get older, I accept that this is MY life and I can change my mind if I want and that's just what I did.
Sooo, the other day I was going through some old watercolor illustrations and decided to put them up on my Etsy shop. You can see them here:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ClairHartmannFineArt?section_id=12496014&ref=shopsection_leftnav_1
Looks like I was having some fun when I did these. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did finding them again.
Friday, January 23, 2015
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Mockingbird Feather
5" x 7"
oil on panel
view in my shop
Just a paint sketch of one of my feathers from my found feather stash.
I love the way the black runs into the white.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
New Color
5" x 7"
oil on panel
view in my shop
framed
I painted this subject a few years ago and I wanted to paint it again to see how my style has changed.
Here is the first one:
Although, this painting is brighter, it doesn't feel "expressive" to me.
The most recent painting is more relaxed, expressive and painted with confidence.
It is definitely the direction I've wanted to go in.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Nest
oil on panel
4" x 4"
framed
view in my shop
I've had this frame for awhile and I just couldn't find the right painting for it.
I think this nest works.
Friday, January 9, 2015
Jar-O-Olives
22" x 28"
oil on canvas
view in my shop
Yeah, I know I'm all over the place.
My brain works that way.
I have struggled with ADD all my life learning that lists are my friend. In school it was a real problem, but now it just makes life interesting.
Monday, January 5, 2015
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Friday, January 2, 2015
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