Last week I had a painting giveaway on my Facebook page. The winner receives an 8×8 watercolor painting of their favorite flower. Through a random selection app a woman named Michele was the winner. It turns out that I know her. Michele worked in the memory care unit of the nursing home my mother was […]
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8″ x 8″ Amaryllis flower / watercolor $50 – BUY at Daily PaintWorks This Amaryllis flower is a copy of Pierre-Joseph Redouté‘s watercolor painting. I recently purchased a book of his botanical illustrations. Since I’m relatively new to watercolor I’m learning from one of the great botanical painters. I have a tendency to lean towards […]
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A taste of hope. “Statue Of Hope” 8″ by 17″ framed pastel painting Contact me to purchase. Statue of Hope was hiding in the studio and although it was painted in 2010, it seems appropriate to share now. It is of a local landmark in Hopedale, MA. which was created in 1904. The sculpture stands […]
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8″ x 8″ Foxglove watercolor painting / $50 BUY at Daily Paintworks This foxglove watercolor painting turned into an experiment. The beginning of this painting was much different. Somewhere along the way I lost my intention and almost gave up. I outlined the flowers and leaves in black and still, I wasn’t happy. My […]
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8″ x 8″ Lotus flower watercolor painting SOLD The lotus flower is among my favorites. This is the fourth in my flower series. The reference photo is of a white flower but I saw a lot of color in this one. It’s painted mostly in watercolor and I added some gouache paint to bring out […]
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Crown Imperial Flower 8″ x 8″ watercolor painting, unframed $50 / BUY at DailyPaintworks Third in my watercolor flower series. I used a painting of Pierre-Joseph Redoute for a reference. Some information about the original artist: Pierre-Joseph Redouté (10 July 1759 – 19 June 1840), was a painter and botanist from Belgium, known for his […]
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8″ x 8″ Watercolor Tulip painting SOLD Recently I finished working on an illustration for a wedding invitation which I’ll share after the wedding. I was asked to paint in watercolor which is a medium that I haven’t used in many years. I thoroughly enjoyed the process. As a result, I plan to continue with […]
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8″ x 8″ black raven acrylic painting BUY at ETSY or email me – rh@riahills.com I love these birds . . to see and paint. Yet, I’m never really sure if it’s a crow or a raven. I’m assuming this fella is a raven since his beak is rather large. I worked at keeping this […]
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8″ x 8″ crumpled dollar pastel painting BUY at ETSY Daily PaintWorks, where I also have my work displayed, has monthly challenges for artists. This month’s challenge was to paint something crumpled. I pinned the dollar to my wall and started painting. Knowing it would be complicated to draw and halfway through I thought “What […]
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“Strawberry on Top” 6″ x 6″ pastel, unframed $75 – BUY at Daily Paintworks Once when I was visiting a friend she had these cupcakes and I took a photo knowing that one day it would be a subject I’d want to paint. They were so pretty against the polka dot placemats. I played with […]
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6″ x 6″ pastel painting, unframed SOLD I’m stepping out of my comfort zone with this painting of a coffee cup. Abstraction was something I did a lot in my younger years. As I became more detailed with my work, leaning toward realism, painting in the abstract became more of a challenge. Although I want […]
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10.5″ x 7.5 pastel painting, unframed $150 – BUY at Daily Paintworks One of my favorite places to visit is New Mexico. I love the landscape, the cities, the food, the architecture . . . the big skies. I’ve been there three times so far. The most memorable was a trip with my sister. We […]
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