Landscape Challenge #11

"Old School House"
oil on canvas
9" x 12"
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Landscape Challenge #10

Monument Valley
12" x 9"
oil on canvas
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"Let em' roll"

"Let em' roll"

24" x 12"

oil on canvas

This painting is currently on auction here:

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/231136

I know it seems odd that I paint toilet paper rolls, but I really enjoy painting them. They are a great value study and good practice for understanding subtly in colors changes. 

I also I think it's fun to take something so ordinary unnoticed/uninteresting and make it interesting and beautiful.

Landscape Challenge #9

Storm Over Marsh
12" x 9"
oil on canvas
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Landscape Challenge #8

Captain Charlie's Station
12" x 9"
oil on canvas
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Landscape Challenge #7

12" x 9"
oil on canvas
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I decided to change things out a bit and try a palette knife. Well, part is with a palette knife and part is with a spatula. No, not the kitchen spatula, one I purchased just in case… for situations just like this. You never know when you'll need a spatula for a painting when nothing else is working.
My motto: "be prepared" and I certainly am.

Landscape Challenge #6

12" x 9"
oil on canvas
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Landscape Challenge 5

12" x 9"

oil on canvas

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Landscape Challenge 4

12" x 9"

oil on canvas

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Landscape Challenge 3

"Western Storm"
8" x 12"
oil on canvas
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Landscape Challenge 2

9" x 12"
oil on canvas
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Landscape Challenge... Day 1

9" x 12"
oil on canvas
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A friend of mind asked if I was up for a challenge… of course, I said "Sure!".
So I am doing 30 landscapes in 30 days.
This is the first.

Thanks Amelia for the "Push"!

Shallot

Shallot

11" x 14"

oil on canvas

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TP or not TP

TP or not TP

21" x 21"

oil on canvas

AUCTION

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Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron
21" x 12"
oil on board
SOLD

I saw this magnificent bird the other day at Carolina Beach State Park looking for lunch off the docks. 

Paintings up for Auction!

Just wanted to let you know I just put a few paintings up for auction….

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/223620

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/223622

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/223621

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Summer and Poppy

8" x 10"

oil on board

gold metal leaf

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Gourami Fish

Gourami Fish
6" x 4"
oil on wood
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Lord Boots and Lady Misu

Lord Boots and Lady Misu

Oil on wood

8" x 8"

I just finished these two commissions. 

I don't usually paint cats, but I thoroughly enjoyed painting these two gems!

Iris

Iris
5 1/4" x 8"
oil on board
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Apalachicola Blue Crab

Apalachicola Blue Crab
16" x 12"
oil on canvas
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Sir Chumley

4" x 6"

oil on panel

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King Henry

King Henry

5" x 5"

oil on wood

framed

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Death's-head Moth

"Death's Head Hawkmoth"
8.5" x 6.5" x .5"
oil on gold metal leaf on wood

The Gardian

The Gardian

12" x 24"

oil on canvas

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Obsession

24" x 48"
oil on canvas
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Belgian Hare

Belgian Hare
16" x 12"
oil on canvas
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Fox Dreams II

Fox Dreams II

20" x 16"

oil on fabric on canvas

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Fox Dreams

Fox Dreams

16" x 20"

oil on fabric

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I'm having a 50% Off Clearance Sale in my Etsy Shop:

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I also have selected portrait sizes 50% off in my Etsy Shop for a limited time...

8" x 10" - $162.50

11" x 14" - $200.00

12" x 16" - $225.00

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Baxter

Baxter
8" x 10"
oil on canvas
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This is Baxter.
He was recently fostered by Guy's son and now he is fully adopted.
We have been happily watching  him for the past 10 days.
He is partially blind and we are still trying to figure out how much he can really see. He bumps into things a lot, but other than that he maneuvers quite well through the obstacle course we call home. When he plays, he throws out both paws to kind of feel his way around. He is about the sweetest and cutest dog on the planet - right up there with Chumley and Frida. Because he can't see very well, he twists his head a lot and it is completely and totally disarming.


Tonight is the closing show reception for my companions show from 6-9!!

Also, I am on the cover of ENCORE Magazine this week!!

http://issuu.com/encorepub/docs/march26issuu

Julie

12" x 19"

oil on canvas

sold to a collector in Vermont

This is Julie. She was a stray in Greece, rescued and brought to Vermont to her permanent home.

I didn't know this, but the incidents of animal cruelty and abuse have reached epidemic proportions in countries like Greece where, culturally, companion and working dogs are not regarded as they are here in The United States, Canada and most parts of Europe.
Without humane societies or animal shelters, or any kind of spay/neuter system thousands of homeless Greek dogs do their best to survive on the streets, beaches and rugged countryside. They are unwanted, unloved and considered common pests, especially during tourist season, when the international community might bear witness to Greece’s “dirty little secret.” Though technically against the law, dogs and puppies are routinely poisoned, shot, beaten, drown and hung as means of population control. Perpetrators are rarely identified and almost never prosecuted.

Luckily, Julie and lots of others were able to get out and have safe loving homes with the help of a network of people. If you want to get more information about adopting a Greek stray or helping the rescue effort, here is their Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-England-Helps-Greek-Strays/145586548934094?ref=br_rs
 

Goldfish

Goldfish

8" x 10"

watercolor

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Been craving to do some watercolors.

Always loved these fantail goldfish.

Oystercatchers in Flight

"Oyster Catchers in Flight"

12" x 16" 

oil on canvas

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Dane in the Rain

"Dane in the Rain"

36" x 36"

oil on canvas

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If you are interested in a portrait

www.clairhartmann.com

Shell

"Shell"
oil on wood panel
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Just wanted to get a small painting done before I get on the commissions I haven't been able to do because of all the "getting' ready for the show" stuff.

Speaking of the show - it was quite a hit!
There were lots of people and I was so happy with the way the paintings looked hanging together in one space. My family came up to see the show, which made it even more special.
Here are some photos from that night…
(It will be open until March 28th if you still want to see it)