"POPPIES ON BROWN" © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Poppies on Brown"

10"x8" oil on 1" gallery wrap canvas

Painted on request for a collector

This little 10"x8" oil was requested by a collector friend far too long ago.  So much came up in the last year to take me away from it, but I finally took a few moments to paint something for her to look at.  This was a challenge for me as I don't usually do a brown background like this.  I tried to stay dark, but you can see I just had to add some interest in the background! HA.  We shall see if she is happy with it.

This is NOT my idea or my photo, but I saw it on facebook and thought it a great idea for fall...just a little acrylic paint and even a little glitter I see in there and what a fun thing to put on display for fall!  Just passing along the idea.  This came from Country Living Magazine I believe.

HAPPY CREATING!

"P 3" - POPPIES ORIGINAL OIL ON 6X6" TEXTURED PANEL © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"P 3" - Poppies

6x6" oil on textured panel; optional frame

$60 unframed

Available in my ETSY shop

"P 3" is a bright and fun reminder of those beautiful orange poppies we love to love! They are painted in oil on a slightly textured 6x6" panel. As is they can sit on an easel, or you can frame them in your favorite 6x6" frame. (remember framing takes 1/2" on all sides). OR, you can purchase them in the black frame that is just a little bigger with black matt backing so you can see all their sides. The black frame is apx. 10 3/4" square over all. "P 3" will be ready to ship on August 11, 2014 when it is dry. (oranges and yellows tend to take a little while to "dry" or more accurately in oil; oxidize). Shipping is set for the framed version, but if you purchase unframed, I will adjust the shipping and handling costs! 

 I've got to tell you that photographing oranges and reds are TOUGH!  The detail is lost somewhat...I promise, I've tried for a week to get it...this is as close as I could come!

We've had a visitor or two in the past couple of days...my latest guy was our teenage bear...

 

I also have been enjoying the blooming of one of our sunflowers that have come from the birdseed!  I captured from just about to start blooming to full bloom...see if you can find each day from 1-4!  FUN DOINS!

 

HAPPY CREATING!

"POPPY CHALKBOARD DOOR" ORIGINAL ACRYLIC ON 3 PANEL SOLID WOOD DOOR © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Poppy Chalkboard Door

80" x 18"  $350

Acrylic on 3 panel solid wood door

WILL BE SHOWCASED AT SAM IN DENVER

This is my second painted door.  I will be showcasing them at the SUMMER ART MARKET on June 7 & 8, 2014, so I hope you will be able to come by to see them in person!

This door was a definite work that morphed as time went along.  I started out with one style of poppy, and a bit too small, so I wiped the whole thing out and started over.  TWICE!  I finally settled on this colorful, stylized version of poppies with fun turquoise spent poppy pods as a fun contrast color.  I even found a fun turquoise knob to add to the mix!  The background of orange shows through the off white color that is painted over, and some slight distressing can be seen around the edges here and there.  A great, functional piece that would work in many decors!

A little crooked, but you get the idea on the top detail.  Orange and red are REALLY HARD to photograph for me...it is hard to see some color variations that are somewhat subtle in some of the flowers...

The middle section has the chalkboard in it with poppies and poppy pods gracing its edges.  The bottom of the chalkboard is apx 41" from the ground...

The bottom section has the three poppy pods gracefully spindling their way up to bring the whole thing to it's completion.

These doors are meant to lean against the floor.  Their heavy weight allows them to be a sturdy surface to write on.  HOWEVER, they could also be hung on the wall.

A FUN project, and a great bit of color and function for any home!

HAPPY CREATING!

"SPRING POPPIES" ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA PAINTING OF POPPIES ON CRADLED PANEL © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Spring Poppies"

6"x24" mixed media on cradled panel

$200

Available in my WEBSITE

Just dreaming of spring and those wonderful poppies that sprinkle our landscape with color!  This mixed media painting is created on cradled panel with slightly distressed white sides.  Paper and oil grace the support in a strong contrast of color!  Perfect for hanging as is, or, it's unique depth also allows it to sit on a shelf or mantle!

 HAPPY CREATING!

"SIX RED POPPIES" ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ON CRADLED PANEL © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Six Red Poppies"

24"x24" mixed media on cradled panel

$700

Available in my WEBSITE.

Red poppies will brighten any room! Summer is always in our hearts and a happy thing to grace your walls!  Painted in acrylic, acid free paper, and oil this cradled piece is ready to hang!  Stained on the sides to compliment.

 

This is a bright and happy painting that I hated at first because there was a bigger poppy among the others...Take a look at a poppy field...they are the same size...remember never to be afraid of wiping out...and re-working something that isn't working.  The best tip I have for someone who is not too happy with a painting...walk away and come back later...often you will see the offending section right away!

 

HAPPY CREATING!

 

 

 

 





"Poppy Garden" ORIGINAL ART POLE ON PVC SQUARE POLE © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Poppy Garden"

Painted on PVC 4"x4" 5'+ Fence Pole

$185

Available on my website

 

What an interesting experience these art poles are...I enjoy them, they are different, but they are quite labor intensive...I'm not sure where they will go, if anywhere, but I'm not giving up just yet!!  They are FUN!

 

Poppy Garden is bright, and bold and looks good in a corner...I've had it several places, and am only just beginning to explore how it can be used. 

 

Originally I had intended to have the system in place for adapting it to be placed outside in a garden, but I'm still experimenting with sealants and want to test it before I would market them for indoor AND outdoor placement...stay tuned!

 

The poppies are painted in acrylic, and the leaf stamp you see in the black loosely painted background is a stamp I made, so this is TOTALLY original and unique for sure!

 

Along with it's brother; "Aspen", "Poppy Garden" will be on display at the Summer Art Market this weekend.  Come see me at booth #38 on 3rd street to see these guys in person!

 

 

Along with all the crazy preparations for SAM, we have been playing with plants...I just wanted to share a photo of my newest...a Dahalia...my first one...FUN in the SUN!!

 

HAPPY CREATING!





"POPPY CONVERSATIONS" ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA POPPY PAINTING © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Poppy Conversations"

18" x 48" mixed media on cradled panel

Available, for now, only on my WEBSITE

 

I had a ball painting this piece! It is one of those rare pieces where it came out mostly like I had in my head when I did my first sketch after the dream that LED to the sketch! YAY! I will be changing out the photo the first chance I get with a sunny day...but unfortunately we are in for cloudy weather for the next three days and I didn't want to wait that long!  HOWEVER, the color representation is fairly accurate on MY monitor anyway! YAY again!

 

On this painting I focused on the abstract qualities of the background a good little bit...I had in mind composition and balance before I even put the flowers in.  I spent a little time even on their stems...they are little works of art all on their own...I wish I could show it as it looks here in my studio! 

 

 

 

 

There is acrylic, paper, modeling paste for texture (well, custom patch acting as modeling paste), and the poppies are oil in this painting.  YES, you can paint oil over acrylic...:)  I got to use some of my favorite new "brushes" in this painting. They are made of a pliable rubber that is impervious to heat and solvents, and the paint just wipes right off or peels off if it dries on...I've used them in my oils and acrylics, and they would also work great to create pattern with your watercolors! They are Catalyst by Princeton. I found mine at Meiningers here in Denver. They have a long handle...just perfect for any type of artwork!

 

Soon I will be taking Poppy Conversations to my gallery in Louisville; Creations Art and Gifts Fine Art , but for now it lives in my studio. Later this summer it will travel with me to the SUMMER ART MARKET, where I will be in BOOTH #38...I hope to see you there!! June 8 and 9 at the Art Students League in Denver...Stay tuned for more information!

 

until then...HAPPY CREATING!!

 



POPPY BEGINNINGS and NEW CLASSES!

I've begun a largish poppy painting with an abstract feel.  This detail shot shows the background process and a beginning of laying in strong color.  Poppies are such fun to paint...such strong orangy red color against the lighter background. CONTRAST is always a good way to go if you want it to grab attention.

I love layering with paint, paper and texture...then drawing in my poppies on top where I feel they would work into the composition the best.  This little section has a little of everything but the painted poppy...background layer, papers, added texture...FUN DOINS!

It's important to pay attention to detail as you can see I've begun to do in the top left corner...paint, texture...blending, but leaving some of what I've done in the background.  I can't say how it will come out in the end...but I'm liking the process so far!

You can see the whole piece in its beginning stages...papers, paint, sketching, texture...all layering...I've begun to paint the poppies so I can work the whole piece together with what I've done in the background so far...This is by far my favorite way to work.

I've worked with more attention to the abstract qualities of this painting.  Something I've been studying for awhile now.  WHICH BRINGS ME TO...new things that are going to be offered that I will speak more about in coming days.

I am working on series of lessons that I will be offering to small groups of people up HERE IN MY MOUNTAIN SETTING!  The working title will be "LUNCH AND LEARN".  I've revamped my lower level into a classroom and will be offering a morning of learning capped off with lunch up here in our little escape from the city location! FUN DOINS!  I believe I will be focusing on the concept of ABSTRACT in the beginning as that is what I've learned is a strong interest.  HOWEVER, there are many different subjects and projects I will be offering throughout the summer months and on until the snows start flowing again!!  IF you are interested in receiving more information on these classes please e-mail me at art4life44@hotmail.com! SO, be watching for more on my Lunch and Learn offerings in coming days!

HAPPY CREATING!!

"POPPIES THREE" ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA PAINTING OF ICELAND POPPIES" © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY; EXPERIMENTS; REFERENCES FOR YOU

"Poppies Three"

12" x 12" mixed media on cradled MDF with English Oak stained sides

$300 includes shipping in the US

THIS is for the Daily Paintworks site...YES, it worked the last post...now to add to my on line gallery...:) NOW...for the REFERENCES and the EXPERIMENT!!

The past few days we have had TONS of Robins hanging out in our pines that have the blue berries...they are going crazy!!  I learned a bunch of Robins is called a "ROUND"...FUN TO LEARN NEW STUFF!!  They flit here and there SO fast I felt lucky to get this pic of a sweet little guy!!  Below is a collage I made of some of my favorite bird pics...

You can also see these pinned to my PINTEREST site that you can either access by following the link or click on the PINTEREST on my sidebar...

The experiment I am working on will be a series I'm going to call my "Shabby Chic" series (IF it works out that is...)...I woke up wanting to play some, and had the idea to add canvas to canvas...mostly for more texture...but also to see what I do with it...the beginning is below....24" x 18" gallery wrap canvas...

Not too pretty is it...HA...nope...but, in my head it may go some places...I'm still going to do my "thing" on it...but I am also thinking of it as a tippy toe into abstract...for later on when I may want to push a little bit on my old creative brain.

I HATE to have white canvas...so I rolled some color over the whole thing to get it started...

As I work quickly, and often on two or three things at once I've already sketched a bit of mountain at top with vine charcoal...REMEMBER...Shabby Chic...gotta be excited with every stray string, every smudge...etc, etc...Hopefully I'll have a large block of time tomorrow to do MORE!!

Til then...more reference photos for your pleasure...also on my PINTEREST boards I believe if you like...

gotta LOVE this fatty!!

These are my favorite ocean birds I snapped when visiting my son in Ocean Beach; San Diego...some of them have been painted already...

This cutie just made me laugh...hope it gives you a little tug at the corners of your mouth too...

HAPPY CREATING!!

Three Poppies

"Three Poppies" is an acrylic created on a 9"x6" gesso on panel. As I have said before I do not want to give up painting, as sometimes I just feel like it! I know, I know...it messes with my recognizable self...but, this is the year I will experiment as I wish and see what comes of it. I know my different approaches to things keeps me from some prestigious sites, but I must be true to myself first. Who knows...maybe being versatile visually will catch on...HA

We have some days left to our contest, so hopefully some of you will have a moment to attack one of the photos I've posted the past couple of months...if so...YIPEE!

Three Poppies is available on my website.

Poppies and Rocks

"Poppy Duo"

"Paper Poppies"

"Crock Poppies"

"Poppy Trio"

My last day with my parents and I'm still snooping! We are off to the airport in a few hours, so I wanted to share a series I did for my parents of poppies. They were completed during a span of a year if I remember correctly. "Poppy Duo" is acrylic on canvas, Next we have my version of collage on a board "Paper Poppies", third down is what I call "Crock Poppies" on stretched canvas and coming last is the "Poppy Trio", also on stretched canvas. Ha, it's 5 a.m.ish and I'm cracking myself up naming these. Gotta say "Crock Poppies" is making me laugh the hardest! Now I'm in the mood to do poppies when I get home...Yipee...Some of the photos have a bit of glare. That is due to the fact that these paintings were sealed. I usually photograph my work before it has that shiny coat on it. This photo for sharing is of some mountain rocks with what I call a trickle stream running down. Last year when my hubby (who I miss like crazy) and I went on a little mini vacationfor a couple of days. Our goal was to do it on one tank of gas, so we made the loop from home to the Royal Gorge and back. This picture was taken somewhere along that loop! The stream running down from them pooled at the bottom and we took our shoes off and played in the water. I remember the bottom was pure sand. It was AWESOME!

I KNOW the values are pretty similar...that will be the challenge for any of you who may choose to take this one and run with it! E-mail me your finished pieces and I PROMISE I'll try to get them posted as soon as I get them! art4life44@hotmail.com

I can't wait to get home to start painting again. But, I have to admit I'm a bit sad to leave my parents...Oh the dilemas!! I have enjoyed seeing artwork from the ones who did it off of my photos...I think I will continue doing that from time to time. I highly recommend it. Something sort of exciting and, I don't know...heady about seeing your photo from someone else's view!

Have an awesome day!