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Dear Art Friends,
This is an introduction to my art blog. I have wanted to do this for a long time because between commissions and large gallery paintings I do little oil sketches of ideas for future paintings or just small things of beauty that strike me at odd moments. Because I paint every day, after a while, these little canvases add up. So I thought I would share them with you. I will be sending them out about every week or two. If you enjoy them, please forward them to friends on your email list. If you do not want to be bothered, no problem just cancel the blog.
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Thanks, Nancy Paris Pruden
Archive for February 2010
2/28/2010 | By Nancy Paris Pruden | Comment on this
Anniversary Azaleas
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Special Thanks!
This week is my one year anniversary for writing this blog and I have had so much fun hearing from all of you! So, to celebrate, I am offering this little 8″x10″ painting of “Two-tone Azaleas” FREE to the first person who emails me back with the correct answer to the question;” What was the first painting on my blog?” Good luck!
Again, Thank you for viewing my art, Nancy
Red and Wild!
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Available at Harris Gallery, Houston
Gallery Paintings
” Red and Wild! ” is another gallery size painting I did in anticipation of Valentine’s. I used flowers in all shades of red; roses, peonies, and hydrangeas. Often it is fun to explore the many variations of a single color. The shapes are different but the color holds it together as a unit. The green leaves ( red’s compliment ) surround the red shape to further that idea of a single diagonal across the canvas suggesting movement. A friend once told me a quote by the famous designer ,Valentino. ” A room without a touch of red is like a women without lipstick! “
Nosegay for a Sweetheart
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Valentine Bouquet
There are so many beautiful different flowers available this time of year, I thought I’d do something besides red roses. Ranunculus and anemones are some of my favorite Spring flowers and they make a charming nosegay. As a matter of fact, I use to plant them every year and then watch the squirrels dig up the bulbs and eat them. So when a few did bloom I was thrilled! You can not even buy them except this time of year, so really they are very special. So make someone feel special and give Ranunculus for Valentine’s!
Yellow Roses in a Blue Vase
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Available at Harris Gallery, Houston
Gallery Paintings
“Yellow Roses in a Blue Vase” is a 20″x24″ painting I am doing for my upcoming show at Harris Gallery, hopefully at the end of this year. I have always been attracted to the combination of yellow and blue, but wanted to throw in a little red so we could have all the “compliments” in one painting. Often, for a large gallery painting I try to think in terms of color themes. I was also interested in movement, from the roses to the lemons and then across to the red apple and back up to the silver tea service thus pulling your eye in two X’s diagonally across the painting. I added the yellow drape on the right to make the yellow shapes of the roses and lemons not the same size. However, I think I might move that back yellow drape further into the picture plane. What do you think? I would love to hear!
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