Rose Hips by Charlsie Sprewell

Rose Hips

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While walking through my garden, I noticed rose hips all over my rose bushes.  The hips are the fruit of the rose.  They are so pretty in a little vase or pitcher.  This was the inspiration for this acrylic painting.

Table Numbers

Table Numbers

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I painted 19 of these table numbers for a wedding rehearsal dinner.  The hydrangeas are painted on pieces of reclaimed wood.  I made the easels out of  cut twigs.  I now have a new order for 8.  Gotta get busy!

Grandmother's Garden

Grandmother's Garden

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I typically work with acrylics, but one day I decided to pull out my oil paints.  I do enjoy the smooth movement of the oil paint when using my palette knife.  I'm just not patient with the drying time. My grandmother always had a beautiful garden.  Every season different  flowers were blooming.  My love of gardening no doubt came from her.

Coastal Grass by Charlsie Sprewell

Coastal Grass

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This oil painting was done from a photo that I took on the coast of Georgia.  I was amazed at all of the beautiful colors in the grass.  The texture is heavy due to my palette knife.

Feeding The Flock

Feeding The Flock

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I entered this painting for The Community Foundation of West GA. art show. They raise money for various charities around the West GA area. The theme was "community".  My bird feeder was the inspiration for my entry.  All kinds of birds visit the feeder and I feed them all.  My community is very instrumental in feeding the hungry (flock).  I won Honorable Mention for this painting.

Yellow Finch by Charlsie Sprewell

Yellow Finch

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The Yellow Finch is one of my favorite birds here in Georgia.  The contrast of the yellow feathers with the black is very appealing to the eye.  When I put out a sock of thistle seed, they flock to it!  Watching the feeder inspired me to paint one of these beautiful birds.  This acrylic painting is done on a 6x6 wrapped canvas.

EGGS AND HYDRANGEAS by Charlsie Sprewell cfspre@bellsouth.net

EGGS AND HYDRANGEAS

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I decided to use two of my favorite things in this painting.  Hydrangeas and bird nests in acrylic.

RED BARN by Charlsie Sprewell

RED BARN

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Can you believe that you aren't looking at a floral painting?  Ha! Ha!  I took a change of pace with this farm scene.  Enjoy because there may not be many of these.

FLORAL STRIPES by Charlsie Sprewell cfspre@bellsouth.net

FLORAL STRIPES

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This is a mixed media piece of art.  I used paper and acrylic paint.  I plan to do more mixed media with different objects that I have collected.  I look forward to the "designing" process. Hope you like it and I welcome your comments.

HIDDEN IN THE GRASS by Charlsie Sprewell cfspre@bellsouth.net

HIDDEN IN THE GRASS

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While in Minnesota a few years back,  my husband and I discovered a tiny little nest hidden in the tall grass.  I was amazed at how many eggs were in it.  This painting is one of several from that memorable trip.

TULIPS by Charlsie Sprewell cfspre@bellsouth.net

This painting was a delight to paint.  Tulips are a favorite in my garden. The table cloth was especially fun as I layered color after color building texture.  Hope you like it!

 

TULIPS

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AN APPLE A DAY by Charlsie Sprewell cfspre@bellsouth.net

AN APPLE A DAY

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This painting was done with my palette knife.  Using the knife provides texture and movement in the painting.  The colors are bright and happy.

A PAIR OF PEARS by Charlsie Sprewell cfspre@bellsouth.net

A PAIR OF PEARS

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This is actually two paintings and is meant to be hung as a pair.  I love mixing the greens, yellows and reds to form these pears.

SPECIAL OCCASION by Charlsie Sprewell cfspre@bellsouth.net

SPECIAL OCCASION

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It is with great pleasure to be posting again on this blog. My elderly mom has been ill and has required a lot of my attention and then my daughter had surgery right after Christmas. I'm so glad that things have settled down and I am able to get back to what I love-Daily Painting!

COUNTRY BLUES by Charlsie Sprewell cfspre@bellsouth.net

COUNTRY BLUES

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This is an example of an impressionistic floral that I love to paint.  I punched it up with a bright blue color.  These are so much fun.  I could paint these all day!

LITTLE ONES by Charlsie Sprewell cfspre@bellsouth.net

LITTLE ONES

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This painting is an 8x10 acrylic.  I used a palette knife to achieve the texture that you see.  The colors seem very soothing to me.  Hope you like it!

THE COURTHOUSE (Newnan, GA) by Charlsie Sprewell cfspre@bellsouth.net

THE COURTHOUSE

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This piece is mixed media of the courthouse of my hometown.  The courthouse in Newnan is beautiful.  I am happy with the result and plan to do more of this type.

BLUE PETALS by Charlsie Sprewell cfspre@bellsouth.net

BLUE PETALS

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This palette knife painting is an 8x8 on wrapped canvas.  My palette for the hydrangea flowers has blues, pinks, and greens.  Several of my own bushes have these colors in the blooms.  The hydrangea is one of favorite flowers and is always a source of inspiration for my paintings.

DAY ENDING by Charlsie Sprewell cfspre@bellsouth.net

DAY ENDING

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This palette knife painting was inspired by a photo that I took a few years ago.  The sun setting over the marsh was beautiful.

FREEDOM by Charlsie Sprewell cfspre@bellsouth.net

                                                                           FREEDOM
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You know, the thing I like about art is that you can make it your own.  An artist has the prerogative to do anything he or she wants.  Any colors, medium, objects, and more can be used however and artist sees fit.  It is this freedom that I love as an artist.  This is exactly why I call this painting freedom.  Realistic flowers don't look like mine, but that's ok mine are just an artistic rendition.