Contemporary Mountain Landscape Painting, "Creekside Colors", by Colorado Artist Laura Reilly

 "Creekside Colors"

Brilliant penstemon bloom along Weston Creek in the Colorado mountains.

Original acrylic on canvas, 24" x 12" x 1.5".

Painting continues around sides for a beautiful finish,

ready to hang without framing.

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Tuscany Sunflower Pastel Study Phyllis O'Shields Contemporary Impressionism

Tuscany Sunflower Series VII

Pastel 12 x 16 without mat

Canson Mi-Teintes

Phyllis O'Shields Contemporary Impressionism

copyright 2011 PO'Shields

Sketched en plein air

My Inspiration: Last of Summer Sunflowers on the back roads of Tuscany.

When visiting Tuscany each year I paint Sunflowers, Lavender and Olive Trees.
Each Tuscan Sunflower is different with it's own personality, thus I usually sketch en plein air

the one that jumps out at me.

There is nothing more beautiful than the Tuscan fields of golden sunflowers surrounding a golden rustic house with a terra cotta roof.

These are views that I use in large paintings, but for the sketching en plein air there is always one sunflower among the many that calls out to be drawn.

I will be posting over the next few weeks series of these plein air sketches.
Bravissima!

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Amaryllis Bermuda Garden Pastel Sketchbook by Phyllis O'Shields Artist Contemporary Impressionism

Amaryllis growing in a  Bermuda Garden

Original Pastel from my Bermuda Sketchbook

9 x 12 inches
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One of the things I love to do while in Bermuda is to walk along streets of beautiful soft pink and pastel cottages.  The flowers  in these gardens are beyond compare.  Every variety of flowering bulbs have been brought to Bermuda from the residents original country of origin.  You can almost tell from the gardens where the residents originated from.
  Many of the studies that I post over the next week will be a surprise to you that these bulbs are growing on
display in Bermuda.  

These are quick studies some made on the spot, some I begin at the location and finish later
in the tea shop.
Please visit this site for beautiful photos of Bermuda and Pink Sand Beaches. http://www.bermuda.com/
Bermuda of all areas that I have lived and spent extended  time painting retains the most British of culture in plants, gardens, foods and all cutoms.

Of all flowering bulbs, amaryllis are the easiest to bring to bloom. This can be accomplished indoors or out, and over an extended period of time. The amaryllis originated in South America's tropical regions and has the botanical name Hippeastrum. The large flowers and ease with which they can be brought to bloom make amaryllis popular and in demand worldwide. The amaryllis comes in many beautiful varieties including various shades of red, white, pink, salmon and orange. There are also many striped and multicolored varieties, usually combining shades of pink or red with white. http://www.amaryllis.com/

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Iris Japanese Garden Oahu Hawaii Pastel by Phyllis O'Shields Artist Contemporary Impressionism

Iris Japanese Garden - Oahu, Kialua, Hawaii

from my Sketchbook  Pastel  9 x 12 inches

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This post continues exerts from my sketchbooks recording beautiful specimens from private homes gardens in the Caribbean and Hawaii. This particular Iris was found in the home garden of Mr Tanaka living on the ocean in  Kialua.  Mr Tanaka was from Japan and had lived and brought up his family in Hawaii. He as since passed away but remembered by all of us with great affection and reverence.   I lived down the block from Mr Tanaka on the ocean in Kialua and enjoyed many special hours spent in his garden.

As typical in all islands culture Mr Tanaka grew many of the flowers of his native homeland and kept his special  memories alive that way.

http://www.japan-iris.org/E_index.htm  This is a link to the Japanese Iris Society and they show many photos of special varieties.  I hope you will enjoy a  visit.  Later I will post  paintings of Mr Tanaka's

 lily pond and koi.

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