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France, Italy and the US - Flower Painting Workshops

Winter Garden Tulips is the final painting I'll be able to squeeze out of my exhausted studio model flowers. As you can see in the photo, several collapsed on the tabletop shortly after the painting was finished. You just can't find good flower help anymore, I tell ya!!

Collapsing models all over the studio!

Friday, January 16, 2015

French Rest Stop Sunflower Garden - Flower and Landscape Paintings by Nancy Medina Art

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French Rest Stop Sunflower Garden

by Nancy Medina

14X14

Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

France, Italy and the US - Flower Painting Workshops

French Rest Stop is a new sunflower garden in Flower Mound Studio, I was needing some warm color to chase away the winter chill and fused some of my favorite photos from my back yard garden along with my trip to France together to create this little floral-scape. My adirondack chairs are bright blue, so I shifted their color to white so they wouldn't compete with my blue flower beds in the foreground. I'm imagining a nice warm summer day, with temps in the high 90s, and an icy glass of lemonade nearby...

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Friendly Hotel Alligators and Rainwater Roses in Sunny Florida - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina Art

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Rainwater Roses and Strawberries

by Nancy Medina

Class Demonstration

20X16

Oil on Linen Panel

France, Italy and the US - Flower Painting Workshops

When I saw the little boy hopping up and down at 7 am this morning in my hotel lobby and pointing, I thought maybe he really liked the koi pond here at the Gaylord Palms. Imagine my surprise when I saw what he was really excited about - the resident gators! Fortunately these leathery little guys didn't seem too interested in climbing through the iron bars to munch on the tourists and they even ignored their lazy turtle neighbors. Excuse me, Mister Bellman, there's an alligator in my room.... Note to self, if you hear scuffling on the carpet outside your door, do NOT open the door without your running shoes on.

We painted roses until the seagulls came home in sunny Florida today. Tomorrow we tackle sunflowers and, if they cooperate and open a bit more, some tulips, too!

The classroom models take a bow!

It's a tough job painting neath the swaying palms!

Florida Alumni 2015

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Dreams of Summer Hydrangeas and Painting Florida Flowers - Nancy Medina Art

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Dreams of Summer Hydrangeas

by Nancy Medina

Class Demonstration

20X16

Oil on Linen Panel

France, Italy and the US - Flower Painting Workshops

We hit the flower jackpot in Florida yesterday, my hostess with the most-ess Ann drove me to a warehouse of fresh flowers as soon as I landed in the sunshine state yesterday. On top of that, she failed to restrain me in any way, shape, or fashion, as I tossed fresh peonies, hydrangeas, Japanese iris, daisies, delphiniums, and all sorts of other colorful plants onto ~~our~~ my shopping cart. Oh, and a few new vases, too, (because one can never have too many sparkley vases....). Today we painted hydrangeas until the seagulls came home, and tomorrow we're going to warm up our pink brushs with some lovely roses and peonies. I do so appreciate my flower models. They don't fidget, they don't complain about the bright lights, they don't eat much and never, ever show up for a shoot after partying all night with bags under their eyes. Read more....

The classroom models take a bow!

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Rush Hour Rooster and Speeding Toward the New Year - Paintings by Nancy Medina Art

Rush Hour Rooster

by Nancy Medina

10X10

Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

France, Italy and the US - Flower Painting Workshops

Flower Painting Workshops

Rush Hour Rooster was one of the most colorful personalities I met while visiting San Juan Bautista Mission in Central California. He and his harem were in a quite a hurry when I nabbed a few photos - after all, the dinner bell was ringing! I can't think of a better way to show the new year has clearly exceeded some speed limits arriving - can you believe it's 2015? Before we know it, it will be 2035 and we'll all be living on space pods with faux ocean breezes blowing in through our hologram beach scene windows! Hopefully warm beach scenes.....

I hope you have had a wonderful 2014 - I asked my art friends to share their favorite 2014 memories on my Facebook page this week, and the winning entry will receive an original 20X16 hydrangea painting. Some of the entries made me cry, some made me laugh, you can see them all right here. I'd love to hear from you. Thank you so much for joining me for this wild and crazy, artful and colorful year. May 2015 bring you incredible amounts of color and joy!

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Maroon Cascade Peonies and an Easy Way to Transport Wet Paintings by Nancy Medina

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Maroon Cascade Peonies

20X16

Oil on Archival Panel
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Class Demonstration

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Maroon Cascade Peonies was my class demonstration in North Texas, as I pack up supplies for my Florida workshop. I've learned how to juggle supplies between overlapping events and workshops, and always have at least three easels, two sets of traveling paints, and multiple palettes and turp cans all juggling about simultaneously.

I've learned an easy way to carry my wet paintings home - I call it the Gallery Wrap Pancake Stack. Read more...

Monday, February 17, 2014

" She did not know" A painting by Anthony A. González

"She did not know"

36x18 oil/llinen

Anthony A. González

I like the look and pose in this painting. She sits and looks

not knowing what is not in view. This all adds a little mystery to

the painting.

email: Anthony A. González

www.obra-de-gonzalez.com

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Expressions and Attitudes by Anthony A. González

"Silent Stare"

12x9 Oil/Linen

Anthony A. González

A painting in warm light.

I think the model has a great expression.

email: Anthony A. González

www.obra-de-gonzalez.com

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Portrait and Figure Workshop by Anthony A. González

"Querida"

40x30 Oil/ linen

Anthony A. González

I'm having a workshop at my studio January 17th-18th.

It will consist of painting in oils the portrait or the figure.

All levels are welcomed.

For more information:

email: Anthony A. González

Thursday, October 10, 2013

SOLD ~ Soft Landing White Hydrangea by Floral Artist Nancy Medina

Soft Landing White Hydrangea

by Nancy Medina

SOLD

16X12

Oil on Archival Panel

Flower Painting Workshops

Soft Landing White Hydrangea was my afternoon step by step paint-along for class today in a beautiful lakeside town, Rockwall, Texas. Earlier in the day, we finished up our stock painting (flowers similar to larkspur) and this morning I completed a 16X20 pink rose painting, courtesy of the pink roses growing just outside our studio door, in the park. As I clipped away at pink roses in the park to add to the painting, a concerned jogger raised an eyebrow at me. I assured her we would be painting these, it was for a good cause, the rose would be memorialized for all time ad infinitum, and it was all sanctioned and blessed by the local art club. By then she was half a mile away. I'm not sure if she heard me, but I felt a little less guilty...

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Angels Among Us Pink Rose Solo by Floral Artist Nancy Medina

Angels Among Us, Pink Rose Solo

by Nancy Medina

Day 13 in the Leslie Saeta 30 in 30 Challenge

8X10

Oil on Archival Panel

Flower Painting Workshops

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