Daily Paintings

So yeah, Mondays. We all have them.  It would seem no matter what language it is in, a Monday is Monday.  Why do we dislike Monday so much?  For some people it’s the start of 5 days of school.  Some of you parents maybe doing a little song and dance at that thought.  For...
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Ladybugs 4×6 inch OSWOA® (Original Small Work Of Art). For sale in my etsy shop. It’s Spring and we were out gardening and enjoying the sunshine after a cold winter.  I came inside later to paint and felt something crawling on me.  Low and behold a ladybug had hitched a ride inside the house...
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The Bald Eagle is our National bird and they nest here in Illinois along the river during the winter.  It is really a spectacular sight to see them sitting so regally in treetops and floating on ice in the river. The bald eagle had been listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in...
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“Underwater Tranquility” 6×6″ in. on gessoed hardwood panel. I have always loved the ocean and creatures like dolphins, whales, penguins.  Blue, turquoise, aquamarine and the like are favorite colors of mine, making this a fun painting to do. Dolphins are playful, intelligent mammals.   They live in groups, they communicate and they are very...
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“Misty Swan” Original 6″ x 6″ Acrylic Daily painting on 3/8th gessoed hardboard.  Not available for purchase yet.  This is 1 in a series being framed for exhibition show. Swans are beautiful creatures.  Inspiration for art and stories such as, The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson.  So graceful in the water and very...
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It’s that time of year for gardening and this year we plan on growing some vegetables.   Homegrown tastes so much better than what you find in the grocery store. My Dad has a green thumb.  We had a huge garden when I was a teen-ager.  One year we grew so many watermelons they...
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Just a silly painting for Spring and Easter. The weather was beautiful making for a more whimsical mood. Watercolor ACEO on Arches 140lb paper. ACEOs are: Art Card Editions and Originals. Tiny works of art in a standard trading card size: 2.5″x3.5″ Wonderful gift ideas that can be framed, displayed in a photo album...
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SOLD Watercolor ACEO on 300g Arches acid-free watercolor paper
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Watercolor ACEO on 300g Arches acid-free watercolor paper conditions
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This little guy is probably upset over all the money Diva Egg has been shelling out lately hehe.  Pardon the pun. “Deviled Egg” Watercolor ACEO on 300g Arches acid-free watercolor paper. ACEOs are: Art Card Editions and Originals. Tiny works of art in a standard trading card size: 2.5″x3.5″ Wonderful gift ideas that can...
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Watercolor ACEO on 300g Arches acid-free watercolor paper. ACEOs are: Art Card Editions and Originals. Tiny works of art in a standard trading card size: 2.5″x3.5″ Wonderful gift ideas that can be framed, displayed in a photo album or trading card album sleeves.
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Watercolor ACEO on 300g Arches acid-free watercolor paper. ACEOs are: Art Card Editions and Originals. Tiny works of art in a standard trading card size: 2.5″x3.5″ Wonderful gift ideas that can be framed, displayed in a photo album or trading card album sleeves. conditions
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Acrylic ACEO on Canson acid-free Acrylic paper. SOLD address
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Watercolor ACEO on 300g Arches acid-free watercolor paper. Original is SOLD ACEOs are: Art Card Editions and Originals. Tiny works of art in a standard trading card size: 2.5″x3.5″ Wonderful gift ideas that can be framed, displayed in a photo album or trading card album sleeves.
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Mr. Gingerverse 4×6 Watercolor. Just something silly for my son who is currently in Basic Training for the Navy. We can send pictures & letters and since he’ll be away from family for the holidays thought this would make him laugh. He used to flex and joke all the time “look out for the...
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A Christmas card idea.  Watercolor  on arches card stock. Border and text added in photoshop. address
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A hazy winter day.  The last of the tree’s have changed color and are dropping leaves.  A looser impressionist style for me.  I’d had enjoyed it more using heavier paper I think.  9×12 Watercolor on Canson 90lb paper.  I like the arches rag paper better, this was like painting on tissue, felt like the...
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$25.00   Finally back to posting & painting.  I grew up in California. I used to love sit and watch the waves and daydream.  They were so relaxing and beautiful.   I live in the midwest now.    The things I miss most are family, friends, the ocean, the weather and Disneyland in that...
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Decided to paint a miniature Avocado . Avocado in watercolor.  Original  SOLD Original hand painted watercolor miniature ACEO Painting by B.Kelly.  Painted on Strathmore Acid Free 190lb. watercolor cold press paper. “Art Cards, Editions, and Originals” (ACEO) are miniature works of art about the same size as modern baseball cards, or 2 ½ X...
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A green apple study, from a colored pencil tutorial on Dueys Drawings working on reflection cast and making apples look like apples not oranges .  I did it using watercolors instead of pencils. Watercolor 4×6 OSWOA on Strathmore post card. $25.00
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