“Cape Lookout”

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“Cape Lookout”

I just finished my largest painting to date … a private commission that is a whopping 6′ x 3′. This is an oil on canvas gallery wrap painting that is a private commission. I’m grateful I had my husband’s help with building the frame for this canvas as I believe it might have been too difficult for me to tackle solo.

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“Cape Lookout” ~ the completed canvas with the artist, Martha K. Moore

NC Watercolor Society Acceptance

Good news yesterday! My recent completed watercolor, “Stone Bridge” has been accepted into the  2018 Annual Juried Exhibition of the Watercolor Society of NC—Oct. 7-Nov. 16 at the Florence Thomas Art School in West Jefferson, NC. I am absolutely thrilled!

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“Stone Bridge”

Custom framed • watercolor • 20 x 16″ • $850

“River and Snow” Sale

It’s been an exciting couple of months. My experience at the Greenville, SC Artsphere festival was quite good for the second year in a row showing and selling my watercolor paintings. Just before this event, I sold several paintings and got a new commission for a large piece … my largest one to date. Had to build the frame for the canvas, and prep the surface for painting. This is a big project and will take time, but it is exciting and I’m happy for this opportunity.

This past week “River and Snow” sold at the Buffalo Creek Gallery where I participate as a co-op artist.

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“River and Snow”

So I’m counting my blessings and feeling grateful!

“Stone Bridge”

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“Stone Bridge”

20 x 16″ Watercolor with custom framing ~ $850 SOLD

I have just finished a new watercolor that I enjoyed creating very much. Stone Bridge was built in the 1920s over the Little River in North Florida. Workers hauled in concrete in wheelbarrows … a process that was so tedious and labor intensive that it must have taken a zillion! The bridge is no longer in use but remains a beautiful testament to architecture of the past.

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“Ocheegee Tupelo”

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“Ogeechee Tupelo”

My newest painting is a custom framed, oil on canvas piece that is 14 x 11″ and available for sale for $240. SOLD

This tree is on the St. Mary’s River in northern Florida. It is a “black water” river caused by all the tanin in the water. These huge, twisted trees grow in wet areas all over the southern US.

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“Ogeechee Tupelo” in process

“Great Blue” Wins First Place

I just got a call this week that one of my newer watercolors, “Great Blue” won first place at the “A Natural View” show in Gastonia at the Arts on Main Gallery. I didn’t even realize they were having this show and thrilled that this piece was selected! “Great Blue” is a custom framed watercolor, sized 20 x 16″ and available for sale: $750. SOLD

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“Great Blue”

“Whitewash”

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“Whitewash”

I cannot resist a beautiful, old weathered barn! I found this one with its fading paint is along a NC back road south of North Wilkesboro, NC.  This finished watercolor is custom framed and double matted, 15 x 11.5″ SOLD.

“River and Snow”

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“River and Snow”

We don’t usually get much snow where we live during winter. But the 2017-18 winter has been spectacular! My husband took a photo from one of our winter hikes of this view we had of the First Broad River. This is a highly textured oil painting that is a 35 x 12″ gallery wrap that is custom framed and available for sale for $475.

“Rainforest Waterfall” SOLD

Happy news recently … this painting, “Rainforest Waterfall” sold. I visited Puerto Rico with my family several years ago, and we toured the El Yunque Rainforest park. It was so beautiful! I cried after the hurricanes went through this past season and I saw the video coverage in the aftermath of the destruction of this area. I very much hope this forest can recover and the beautiful parrots native to this area survived the storms!

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“Rainforest Waterfall, El Yunque, Puerto Rico”

Burnsville Barn Watercolor

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“Barn near Burnsville, NC”

This interesting old barn with all its lines and little openings is on a back road in the NC mountains near Burnsville, NC. We found it on a day trip riding through the mountain two-lane roads. SOLD