Romantic Madonna Icon Painting

Unto The Pure

"Unto the pure all things are pure."

~ Bible

Size: 8 X 10 in
20 X 26 cm

I actually painted this Madonna earlier in the week. The final preparations for the By Hand trade show have consumed my waking and sleeping hours, so it was just too late to muster up the energy to post last night. And I just didn't have the heart to interrupt my husband who was hard at work on my computer printing business cards and price lists. Well, one more sleep and off we to Toronto. I'm tired and excited and well...I should get going and pack some clothes for the trip!

And By the way, this Madonna is up for auction on eBay.

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Painting Folk Naive Girl & Moon in Lanscape

Moment Of Intensity

"Intensity is so much more becoming in the young "

~ Joanne Woodward

Size: 8 X 10 in
20 X 26 cm

Another lone figure in a landscape...I never get tired of painting this subject...
This image is actually just a detail of the piece, for some reason the computer gremlins were at work and I couldn't seem to upload the image of the whole piece. So I'll give it a go tomorrow!


As I mentioned in previous posts, I hope you'll check out my Nibblefest Art Contest entry on eBay. This month's subject is "Music/Musicians".
Each contest begins on the 20th of each month and if you can believe it, every entry is listed at $0.99!!! It can be a little scarey, listing at this crazy low starting bid, but here I am again, taking a chance that I'll get a decent price!


And my By Hand trade show preparations continue. While my husband looks after the display, stock and insurance and countless other details, I'm still painting, painting, painting!

To bid on my work or Buy It Now, check out my eBay Store

Frida Kahlo in Gold Earrings Folk Painting

Frida In Gold Earrings

Detail

"You can always tell what kind of a person a man really thinks you
are by the earrings he gives you "

~ Audrey Hepburn

Size: 16 X 20 in
40 X 50 cm

I've used metallic gold etched with Mexican inspired symbols to surround
this pale serene portrait of Frida. I've continued the painting around the
staple free sides, so there is no need to frame. Your painting arrives ready to hang.


As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I hope you'll check out my Nibblefest Art Contest entry on eBay. This month's subject is "Music/Musicians".
Each contest begins on the 20th of each month and if you can believe it, every entry is listed at $0.99!!! It can be a little scarey, listing at this crazy low starting bid, but here I am again, taking a chance that I'll get a decent price!


And my By Hand trade show preparations continue. While my husband looks after the display, stock and insurance and countless other details, I'm still painting, painting, painting!

To bid on my work or Buy It Now, check out my eBay Store

Music Symbol Art Deco Gold Painting

Canvas And Silence

Detail

“A painter paints pictures on canvas.
But musicians paint their pictures on silence.”

~Leopold Stokowski

Size: 8 X 10 in
20 X 26 cm
Acrylic on Canvas

I try to enter the monthly themed contest called Nibblefest Art Contest, held by a group of artists on eBay. This month's subject is "Music/Musicians".
Each contest begins on the 20th of each month and if you can believe it, every entry is listed at $0.99!!! It can be a little scarey, listing at this crazy low starting bid, but here I am again, taking a chance that I'll get a decent price!

I've used deeply textured acrylic and metallics in this modern folk piece.

And my By Hand trade show preparations continue. While my husband looks after the display, stock and insurance and countless other details, I'm still painting, painting, painting!

To bid on my work or Buy It Now, check out my eBay Store

Primitvie Madonna Icon Painting

A Hunger For Love

“There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.”

~ Mother Teresa

Acrylic on Wooden Block
Size: 4 X 6 in
10 X 15 cm


This little Madonna is painted in a rustic primitive
style. I've used plenty of texture and aged looking metallic gold on the border and halo.  

I've continued the gold around the sides so no framing is needed.
Your painting arrives signed and ready to hang.

Still busy, busy getting myself ready for the By Hand gift show in Toronto next week! While my ever loyal; husband deals with the display, stock and insurance and countless other details, I'm still painting, painting, painting!

Romantic Frida Kalhlo Painting with Yellow Rose

Some Kind of Happiness

“Happiness does not consist in things, but in the relish we have of them . . .”

~ Francois duc de la Rochefoucald

Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 8 X 10 in
I spent part of today working on a larger Frida, but since I had Frida on my mind, I thought I'd finish this little romantic interpretation of one of my favourite artists.

Still busy, busy getting myself ready for the By Hand gift show in Toronto in two weeks. While my ever loyal; husband deals with the display, stock and insurance and countless other details, I'm still painting, painting, painting!

Naive Folk Girl & Valentine Hearts Painting

All the Hearts

“Falling in love consists merely in uncorking the imagination
and bottling the common-sense.”

~ Helen Rowland

Acrylic on Wooden Block
Size: 4 X 6 in
10 X 15 cm

Today was filled with the business of art, a trip to the printer,
wrapping and shipping paintings and prints. But I did find
time to paint this little folk girl surrounded by bright red hearts. Your painting arrives signed and ready to hang. The painting continues around the sides so no framing is needed.

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Contemporary Women & Roses Naive Folk Painting

Faith And Flowers

Detail

Detail

“'Tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes!"

~ Unknown

Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 8 X 10 in
20 X 25 cm

~William Wordsworth

Using a palette knife I've created deeply textured roses to surround
these serene contemporary folk figures.

I've continued the background around the sides so there is no need to frame.
Your painting arrives signed and ready to hang.

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Contemporary Folk Woman & Runes Painting

Out Of The Runes

Detail

“Why is it that every time I'm with you, makes me believe in magic?”

~ Unknown

Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 12 X 16 in
30 X 40 cm

I've painted this contemporary folk piece with plenty of texture in bright acrylics. Using a palette knife I've scratched ancient runes or symbols into the paint creating a rich texture overlaid with gold. Your painting arrives signed and ready to hang. The painting continues around the sides so no framing is needed.

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Contemporary Folk Valentine Hearts & Girl Painting

A Valentine Thought For You

Detail

“ A hundred hearts would be too few To carry all my love for you.”

~ Unknown

Acrylic on Fibreboard
Size: 10 X 8 in
25 X 20 cm

I've painted this contemporary folk piece with plenty of texture in bright acrylics. Your painting arrives signed and ready to hang. The painting continues around the sides so no framing is needed.

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Contemporary Madonna Icon in Gold Red Blue

Shadow of Love

Detail

Detail

“What are Raphael's Madonnas but the shadow of a mother's love, fixed in permanent outline forever?”

~ Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 12 X 16 in
30 X 40 cm

This slightly abstract painting is heavily textured and embellished with gold metallics. But I've tried to keep the feel of my more traditional icons by using jewel tones for the blues and reds.

I'm busy, busy getting myself ready for the By Hand gift show in Toronto in two weeks. While my ever loyal husband deals with the display, stock and insurance and countless other details, I'm still painting, painting, painting!

To bid on my work or Buy It Now, check out my eBay Store

Contemporary Folk Madonna Painting Icon

Love All

“ Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”

~William Shakespeare

Acrylic on Wooden Block
Size: 4 X 6 in
10 X 15 cm

Another Madonna, this one pale and ethereal against a heavily textured background.

Your painting arrives signed and ready to hang.
The sides are painted black so no framing is needed.

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Naive Woman in Landscape Contemporary Folk Painting

It Was Hard

Detail

“I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am.”

~ Sylvia Plath

Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 16 X 20 in
40 X 50 cm

Since I was a young girl, I've been moved by the genius and tragedy of Sylvia Plath.
For this contemplative figure in a quiet landscape I turned to her words for inspiration.
Your painting arrives signed and ready to hang.
The sides are painted black so no framing is needed.

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Contemporary Folk Woman in Snow & Trees Painting

The Poet In Winter

“Sunshine cannot bleach the snow, Nor time unmake what poets know”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Size: 16 X 20 in
40 X 50 cm

Winter finally started here today...weeks later than usual.
Snow and sunshine today made me feel like painting a winter scene.
I've continued the painting around the staple free sides,
so there is no need to frame. Your painting arrives ready to hang.

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Naive Girls Under The Stars Mini Folk Art Painting

Our Starry Night

"For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.”

~ Vincent van Gogh

Acrylic on Wooden Block
Size: 4 X 6 in
10 X 15 cm

Two little girls dream in their own little "starry, starry night."

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Black Madonna Icon Mini Folk Art Painting

A Just Mercy

"Let us be merciful as well as just."

~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Acrylic on Wooden Ply
Size: 5 X 5 in
13 X 13 cm



I've used heavily textured paint topped with liquid gold leaf creating a "frame"around this folk styled black Madonna. The gold continues around the sides so no framing is needed.

And I'm still working on the latest Klimt inspired piece...aiming for tomorrow.

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Naive Folk Art Black Family Small Format Painting

A Simple Message

"I am overwhelmed by the grace and persistence of my people."

~ Maya Angelou

Acrylic on Wooden Ply
Size: 5 X 7 in
13 X 18 cm

I've painted this family in bright blues and warm reds. Your painting arrives signed and ready to hang. The sides are painted black so no framing is needed.

I've been working on another Klimt inspired piece but didn't get it quite finished, nor did I get a shot of it in progress today...oh dear, perhaps I'll be more organized tomorrow.

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Frida Kahlo Blue Sky Folk Art Painting

A Creative Mind

"Art is everywhere, except it has to pass through a creative mind."

~ Louise Nevelson

Acrylic on Wooden Block
Size: 4 X 6 in
10 X 15 cm

This is my first little Frida painting of the new year!
I've painted her under a bright blue sky with fluffy clouds rolling by.
Your painting arrives signed and ready to hang.
The sides are painted black so no framing is needed.

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Large Naive Folk Art Painting Women Blue Eyes

Sharing The Experiment

"All life is an experiment.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Size: 30 X 24 inch
76 X 60 cm

Acrylic on Canvas



This large painting arrives signed and ready to hang. The painting continues around the staple free sides so no framing is needed.

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Family Portrait Christmas Commission Unwrapped

David's Family


I'm often asked to paint commissions of families or children. I have to admit that at first
I was so intimidated I would spend hours and hours on each one agonizing over each feature.
Even though my clients clearly understood that the painting would "represent" their family
members but certainly not be absolute likenesses, I still worried.

Happily, I've worked through this anxiety a bit and actually love receiving commissions.
This piece was completed as a Christmas present from a loving hubby to his wife.
Since today was spent on the business side of art, I thought I'd share this painting
that I had kept under wraps as a Christmas surprise.

Naive Folk Girl in Hat Painting

Thoughts And Words

“Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.”

~Thomas Gray

Acrylic on Wooden Block

Size: 4 X 6 in

10 X 15 cm

We arrived home early yesterday evening from our Christmas getaway

with family and friends...

Today was a busy day catching up on emails, shipping and tidying up.

Finally, late in the afternoon, I was able to sit down to my paints.

The first day back is always the worse for me...

It's good to be in our own home, cuddle with the cats and dog,

but it's always hard to think that it will be at least a couple of months

until we see friends and family again.

But with any luck, I'm back on track with my painting a day project. I hope

to start a big canvas tomorrow...perhaps return to the metallics and

my homage to Klimt series.