Another Bird, Spencerian Style....

Okay, I'm really loving Spencerian style right now. The fluid lines and flourishes are so calming to me,and I've always had a love of drawing/painting birds since I was very young. This is my newest bird painting available on Ebay. I've listed this one as a Buy It Now or Best Offer, and ALL offers will be considered,lol....so if you're in the market for some nature inspired art-Spencerian style, go check it out! You can see my current paintings for sale by clicking**HERE**.

Earthy, Geologic Primitive Renaissance....

Okay, I'm not sure how to title this piece....I never know how to categorize my style of painting, and I really don't like trying. But anyway, here it goes.....Primitive Modern, Mixed Media, Tattered Renaissance,Earthy, Geologic original grungy Folk Art,Expressionist, Impressionist portrait painting! Well, that's not a practical title, I know,but it's all the styles/genres I love and enjoy painting. I try to incorporate a little bit of each one into my artwork. You can see my current paintings for sale by clicking**HERE**.

New Spencerian Paintings.....

Spencerian Script is a script style that flourished in the United States from 1850 to 1925.

Platt Rogers Spencer, whose name the style bears, was impressed with the idea that America needed a penmanship style that could be written quickly, legibly, and elegantly to aid in matters of business correspondence as well as personal letter-writing.

Spencerian Script was developed in 1840, and began soon after to be taught in the school Spencer established specifically for that purpose. He quickly turned out graduates who left his school to start replicas of it abroad, and Spencerian Script thus began to reach the common schools. Spencer never saw the great success that his penmanship style enjoyed because he died in 1864, but his sons took upon themselves the mission of bringing their late father's dream to fruition.

This they did by publishing and distributing Spencer's unpublished book, Spencerian Key to Practical Penmanship, in 1866. Spencerian Script became the standard across the United States and remained so until the 1920s when the spreading popularity of the typewriter rendered its use as a prime method of business communication obsolete. (Wikipedia)

I've always loved the flourished Spencerian style birds and animals,so elegant. I used to paint Spencerian birds years ago, and had the urge to re-visit this style with three new paintings,including one Halloween theme. I will be listing these on Ebay tonight. You can see my current paintings for sale by clicking**HERE**.

New Renaissance Tattered Saint....

This little painting is available on Ebay and ends tonight. Sorry for the short post, I'm working on several projects and have about a million ideas in my head,lol.You can see my current paintings for sale by clicking**HERE**.

Portrait of a Woman with Roses....

This is my latest "portrait painting", featuring a woman holding a spray of roses. This piece has a soft and diffused finish to it, although it is not coming through in the photo. For some reason it photographed a little harsh, and I took several photos at different times of day in different light (this is the best I could do). So much prettier in person! 16 x 20 stretched staple free canvas. It's available on Ebay now,along with a few other new pieces. You can see my current paintings for sale by clicking**HERE**.

My painting in Nashville Arts Magazine!!....and 2 new paintings...

A dear collector submitted my mixed media painting "Creole Woman" to Nashville Arts magazine! It is featured in the "My Favorite Painting" article ,p. 86, in the June issue! You can see it and read the lovely article by clicking**HERE**.

I also have two new paintings available on Ebay now....1)"Portrait of a Woman", and 2) "Tattered Saint".....more to come!

Tattered Renaissance.....

I've been trying to think of new ways to incorporate my love of art history into my paintings, and as I was flipping through some fine art catalogs in my collection, I decided to use the glossy pages of prints featuring old master paintings. In this piece, I used prints of "A Dutch Harbour Scene" by Thomas Heeremans 1660-1697 for the skirt of the dress, and "A River Landscape With Three Huntsman With Their Dogs" by Pieter Meulener 1602-1654 for other areas of the dress and accents. This mixed media painting includes moody colors, subtle textures, layers of papers, and an "aged" finish for a tattered renaissance look, 6 x 12 stretched canvas. It's available on Ebay now, You can see my current paintings for sale by clicking**HERE**.