Moonrise at Sunrise

 Moonrise at Sunrise

18 x 24" 

mixed medium

Available in my shop

Jess' Boat

 

Jess' Boat

oil on canvas

12x16"

Lakehouse Sunset

Lakehouse Sunset
5x7"
oil on panel
view auction

Home

Home
10 x 4"
oil on heavy wood
view auction

The Old Boathouse

The Old Boathouse
7 x 5
oil on panel
available

Portrait Special
I'm getting ready for the holidays with a portrait special by making a list of 20 portraits to be finished by Christmas. The price will be $225. + shipping. (reg $385)

Send me your name and a photo to info@clairhartmann.com
This list will fill up fast so hurry!

Distant Storm

Distant Storm
7 x 5"
oil on panel
available

Sea Wall Sunset

Sea Wall Sunset

Oil on panel

24x30"

view in my shop

Bald Head Island Commission

40" x 30"
oil on canvas
private collection

Three Roads

Three Roads
10" x 8"
oil on canvas

Inspiration from my recent out west trip.

Roadside Church

"Roadside Church"
16" x 12"
oil on canvas

I just spent an amazing 7 days out west in Denver, Colorado, Sante Fe & Taos, New Mexico with my mom and sister. Lots of landscapes, new energy and new ideas for paintings!

This is a Church in New Mexico I saw in some random town. I quickly snapped the photo out of the window. Just love the barbwire in contrast to the friendly white picket fence, the adobe and white windows.... just a lot of metaphors in this.

Bermuda Coastline

"Bermuda Coastline"
12" x 5.5" X 1/2"
oil on wood

Landscape Challenge #30

"Key West"
5" x 5"x 1 3/4"
oil on canvas
see it in my shop

I wanted to do a large grandiose painting and worked half the day on it yesterday. The way it turned out and they way I saw it in my head were two different versions - one, sadly looked a lot like mud.
So I decided to switch gears and do something simple.

Now that I am finished with my landscape challenge I breathe a sigh of relief and come to the conclusion that (1) although, I love a great landscape, I do not have a passion for painting landscapes and (2) I love painting dogs and I think it shows.

I do think this exercise was good because I was able to experiment with palette knife painting and I was I feel I loosened up a bit. I find that landscape painting allows much more wiggle room for interpretation than say a dog painting or still life and also, at times I would kind of slip into a kind of "stream of consciousness" painting which was quite enjoyable.

I prob won't be doing another landscape challenge, but you never know. Maybe one day, I'll become more passionate about landscapes.

I have lots of good news…
I am featured in this month's magazine SALT Magazine

You can find the whole article here:

http://www.saltmagazinenc.com/?page_id=8

Also Sun Gallery and Gifts with have all my dog paintings up for a show July 18th, 2014…

Hope to see you there!

 
www.sunGalleryandGifts.com

Finally, I am gearing up to paint 25 dogs. If you would like to reserve a spot, send me a photo of your dog, your name and I will put you on the list. Once the list is done, I will post it and will start painting. 

There is no obligation to buy, but if you do want to purchase, I will sell them for $150 (plus shipping). 

Landscape Challenge #29

"Bermuda Rocks"
10" x 8"
oil on canvas
view in my shop

Landscape Challenge #28

"Perfect Day"
10" x 8"
oil on canvas
see it in my shop

I currently have 22 paintings on auction…

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/clair-hartmann-126/artwork/#/category=Auctions&mode=search

Landscape Challenge #27

"Marsh Edge"
10" x 8"
oil on canvas
see it in my shop

I currently have 22 paintings on auction…

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/clair-hartmann-126/artwork/#/category=Auctions&mode=search

Landscape Challenge #26

Captain Charlie's Station
7" x 5"
oil on panel
view in my shop

Landscape Challenge #25

Golden Marsh
14" x 5" x 3/4"
oil on wood
view in my shop


Tonight from 5-7 I'll be at the Wine Sampler with my dog paintings - come hang out!

The Wine Sampler
5 - 7pm
Friday, June 27th
http://thewinesampler.com

Landscape Challenge #24

Bermuda Coastline
14" x 5.5" x 3/4"
oil on wood
view in my shop

Landscape Challenge #24

"Atacadero, CA"
14" x 5.5
oil on wood
view in my shop


I will be at The Wine Sampler with my dog paintings this Friday if you want to come and hang out. 

The Wine Sampler
5 - 7pm
Friday, June 27th
http://thewinesampler.com

Landscape Challenge #23

"The Old Boat House"
12" x 7.5" x 1/2"
oil on wood
view in my shop