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13 Jul

Painting of the Week – Sparkling Light

July 13, 2023
By Laurellee

Create Drama with Contrast Perhaps you have noticed a white building looking particularly bright in the morning. Here the big white cl...

06 Jul

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Turk’s Cap

July 6, 2023
By Laurellee

Saving the Whites These cacti were in a green house at the “The Living Desert Zoo" in Palm Desert California. This impressive zoo work...

29 Jun

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Adirondack Lake

June 29, 2023
By Laurellee

Happy 4th of July! It’s that wonderful time of the year when you have everything ready for friends to stop by, sit and enjoy the lake,...

22 Jun

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – El Paseo

June 22, 2023
By Laurellee

Interpretations It was several years ago when Paul and I first visited Palm Springs, California. I wanted to paint the streets lined w...

15 Jun

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Lakeside View

June 15, 2023
By Laurellee

Outside the Lines When I was 9, my sister Darin helped improve my coloring. She showed me if I moved the crayon in a circular motion, ...

07 Jun

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Heading Home

June 7, 2023
By Laurellee

Add a Beautiful Sunset I remember riding behind these horses with friends. That day, the Arizona desert was a very dull brown, but I h...

01 Jun

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Contour Drawing

June 2, 2023
By Laurellee

Seeing the shapes A good painting starts with a plan. A photograph may have something you want to paint, but you can usually improve...

16 May

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Daisy Doodles

May 16, 2023
By Laurellee

Revisiting an Early Subject One of my early paintings, in fact it is hanging in my garage today, is an oil painting of daisies painted...

11 May

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Painting of the Week – Summer Breeze

May 11, 2023
By Laurellee

Seeing a Painting Differently Summer Breeze is now on display at the Alabama Watercolor Society National 82nd National Annual Juried E...

04 May

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week – Animal House – A Tri-College Manifestation

May 4, 2023
By Laurellee

Historical Roots This painting revisits a former theme developed during a very creative period in my art. It started during a chicken...