28th
May
2009
Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Amor”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″
This painting is for Meghan and Mishael who married on the beach in Mazatlan Mexico on Valentines Day – February 14, 2009. The ceremony and celebration were a wonderful fusion of Mexican and American traditions.
Amor means Love in Spanish.
Sorry this painting is already sold, but I may have others like it. Please contact me if you have something in mind.
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25th
May
2009
Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Orange Twist – I”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″
Back to my 2D-3D-2D series. This one was a challenge. I started off with a yellow paper sculpture on a grayish background and it just wasn’t doing it for me. You can see it below. It was washed out, muddy and the sculpture seemed to float around awkwardly.
Sometimes I’ll put a painting aside and come back to it later with a fresh eye as I did here. Thankfully I have a secret weapon…..it’s called “artistic license”. I wanted to achieve a stronger connection between the subject and the shadow, add a sense of place, and push/pull the contrasts so the paper sculpture seemed to jump off the painting.
I don’t often publish a major change such as this, but that’s part of being an artist so I thought I would share. Many people hold an idea that art just happens. Either you are born with it or your not. Like singing, either you have a voice or you don’t. There is some underlying truth to basic human instincts, however the biggest misconception is that it “just happens”. The reality is…you can’t be really good unless you really work at it by learning, self discovery and practice. An artist is constantly solving problems – composition, color, contrast, perspective, texture, and so on. Recognizing when something is off and making necessary adjustments is an artists never ending journey to mastery.
Thanks for looking at my work!
I’m sorry “Orange Twist” (above) is already sold.
Here is the painting before I made a few changes to it.
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19th
May
2009
Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Dandelion XI”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″
Dandelions are back again.
Sorry this painting is already sold, however I may do other dandelions in the future. Please send me an email and let me know your interest.
posted in Floral, Oil, Sold, Still Life |
12th
May
2009
Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Flying Crane”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″
Open wings, clear sky -
where are you flying today?
Yesterday has passed.
Sorry this painting is sold.
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5th
May
2009
Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Laugh”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″
Laughter is the best medicine!
Please allow one week for processing.
I’m sorry this painting is already sold. Please check out my custom word paintings here.
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3rd
May
2009
Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Live”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″
Enjoy life, live a little.
Sometimes we need a small reminder.
Sorry this painting is already sold. If you have a special word in mind, check out my custom word paintings here.
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1st
May
2009
Enter to win one of the following free original oil paintings
Congratulations to Randi of West Palm Beach, Florida
Thank you to everyone who entered this drawing. Your comments and quips were entertaining and heartwarming.
With nearly 200 entries from various sources , Randi was selected in a random draw from random.org. Randi has her choice of any one of the following paintings.
Thanks again for your participation, and I hope you’ll participate in my future giveaways!
Details:
Random drawing takes place June 2, 2009. Winner to be notified by email, twitter, or facebook (depending on how they entered), and added to this post the first week of June. In the rare event the winner does not respond, a new winner will be selected. Once a winner is selected, it will be posted to my bog with their anonymity preserved. Winner can select any one of the 10 paintings shown above at time of notification.
Shipment credit will also be awarded up to $13USD. Shipment will be made via USPS priority mail flat rate envelope. USPS ships to over 190 different countries including locations in, Africa, Asia/Pacific Rim, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Caribbean, Central/South America, Mexico, Europe and the Middle East.
Note: Shipping costs to most countries does not exceed $13.00 however if there are unusual circumstances where it is more, winner will be responsible for additional charges.
All paintings are 6″x6″ or 5″x7″ oil paintings on panel, with a protective varnish, unframed.
Please allow up to three weeks for processing.
Copyright remains with the artist LC Neill all rights reserved unless permission is granted in writing by artist.
While you are at my site, please feel free to look around at my other work.
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