Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Storm Coming in on Arkansas White River

 
 
Arkansas White River is not to far from where I live. I visit at least once a week this wonderful calming river. Painted from a Photo taken last spring. I am really longing for that kind of weather again so I just had to paint this. I could almost smell the rain while I painted.

8" x 10" Original Oil Painting on Gessoed Hardboard
By Mary Ashley

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

"Canoeing the Arkansas Mulberry River"

This is a beautiful River to float and a camp site is a must.
5" x 7" Original Oil Painting on Canvas 
By Mary Ashley

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Monday, February 8, 2016

"Old Fashion Roses" Oil Painting on Canvas by M Ashley

I painted a lot of roses for years, so many that I stopped and started painting landscapes. It feels much like painting an old friend now. 
7" x 5" Original Oil Painting on Canvas
By Mary Ashley

Thursday, February 4, 2016

"House on the White River Cotter Arkansas" Original Oil Painting on Canvas

 
 

This house sets across the river in Cotter Arkansas at the Big Springs put in ramp. The bluffs rise up in the back of this house. This time of the year you can see parts of the bluffs through the trees, but during spring and summer it's lush with green. The river is usually gently rolling along unless they have opened the gates on the dam at Bull Shoals, as is the case on this particular day.
8 x 10" Oil on gessoed Board, by Mary Ashley
 

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

"Antique Glass Bottles"


This is a group of my favorite old bottles. Each one a different color, texture and personality, very much like a portrait, but they don't move, need to eat or the other things! They are just so much fun to paint. There is one that has sand and shells, another has seeds, that dark one has some sort of thick black stuff. They have bubbles, scratches, are colored and etched with age, weather and the sun

8x10 Oil on GessoBord
By Mary Ashley



Monday, January 4, 2016

"Lake Hamilton Hot Springs Arkansas" Oil Painting on Canvas by Mary Ashley


 
 
Beautiful fall morning on Lake Hamilton at 6 am! As seen from the porch of the cottage. 7" x 12" Original Oil on Wrapped Stretched Canvas by Mary Ashley