Sunflower Wash. Watercolor with Ink. Special Offer.

Sunflower Wash.

Watercolor with ink line.

Original art in double mat, ready for 8 x 10 inch frame.

Copyright Vernita Bridges Hoyt 2015

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Life in Texas has been a little strange this year with first the April flood that caused heavy flooding from the roof down in the DaVinci Artists Gallery where I show my paintings in Tomball. That, of course, put a stop to showings until the gallery is restored to former glory. Aside from teaching a sunflower class to raise funds for replacement of electronics lost in the flood, I have found it next to impossible to paint in 2016.

In the meantime, I resorted to showing existing art in my Etsy shop (link at the bottom of this post), but I'm ready to show paintings on the blog again. I'm hoping to find my muse again through this blog and the sunflower art. Help me by supporting my art, and remember to find your sale coupon.

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Busy Busy Busy. Sunflower Susan. Stained Red for Arizona.

SUNFLOWER SUSAN
oil on cradled birch panel 6x6 inches
copyright Vernita Bridges Hoyt 2015

Busy, busy, busy seems to be the story of my life as always, but I wanted to take a few minutes to show you an image of the dry painting and my treatment of the exposed birch wood deep sides. I do believe birch wood panels are one of my favorite supports if not THE favorite. The cradled birch panels are a basic box and can be displayed upright on a shelf or table as well as hung on the wall as is … or framed. 

I stained the wood sides with a mix of alizarin crimson oil paint and turpenoid, brushed it on to the wood, and then I wiped it down with a rag. Now the sides relate to the red used in the Brown-Eyed Susan sunflowers.  I like the red as it appears almost to be a cherry wood, not to mention that it nicely accents the painting.

Soon this painting of Sunflower Susan will be on the way to its new home in Arizona. 

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As a child, I was reprimanded for daydreaming. Today my daydreams morph into paintings. 

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Sunflower Mini Art Study #1

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SUNFLOWER MINI STUDY #1 • watercolor and ink • 4x4 inches
© V. Bridges Hoyt 2011

Contact me for purchase details on this yellow, orange and red sunflower painting. 

LIFE. The days pass with quick visits to the studio to add another wash of color on the watercolor painting. Then I leave the studio to work on another project. The layering of watercolor washes and waiting for them to dry does allow one to focus on other tasks such as accounting, paying bills, cleaning house, doing laundry. However, like the days filled with many tasks and responsibilites, this method of painting does not allow me the connection with Spirit that longer oil painting sessions provide. Being one with God calls for a slower, more focused approach to life. 

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