Wednesday, April 23, 2014

"Wine and Cake Al Fresco"

 
 
The cake, wine and grapes make an excellent setting with some Ivy giving it an Al Fresco look! This is also homage to a Raphaelle Peale still life, a painter I admire so much.
 
8x10" Oil Painting on canvas
By Mary Ashley
 

Thursday, April 17, 2014

"Raspberries and Pears"

 
 
I love painting in this Old World, Old Dutch Master Style. The Pears are from the tree down the road when it was loaded with pears last Fall. The Raspberries are from the local Berry Farm here. They are setting on one of our old family Bibles.
8x10 Oil on Canvas
By Mary Ashley
 

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

"Pink Dogwood in Bloom"

 
 
The Dogwoods are blooming here and we are going to have a hard freeze tonight. So I had to go out to paint and save some of the branches of these delicate beauties. There are some pink Dogwood in the forest just down the road from me. It is about 4 pm and cloudy with some light breaks in the clouds and a chilly wind blowing. I wish we would just have one season at a time, right now for Spring!
 
6 x 6 Oil Painting on canvas board
By Mary Ashley

Monday, April 14, 2014

"Fishing on The Banks of The White River"

 
This was painted on the White River in Cotter Arkansas early in March, later in the day around 1 or 2 pm. A warm day but still there is small patches of snow on the bluffs across the river. I have painted this spot before but never this early in the season. The man is setting here fishing quite often and usually has a string of fish!
 
9 x 12 Oil on Canvas Board
By Mary Ashley