This is the Sly peep watercolor painting I am working on, along beside the Shy watercolor painting that I showed you the other day. The Sly peep image was taken on a very hot day! It is that hot day that I want to show in this painting and I think it is glowing heat pretty good so far. I’m really enjoying the straw hat series, and I hope that you are too. I do have a bit of the blurry eyes though! Working on two of them at the same time sure can create ‘weaved’ eye sight!
I hope your week has been going well! Speak to you again soon,
Debbie
Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com
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Finally, I have the prints all signed, numbered and packaged, ready for the up coming art booth shows. Getting ready for this months & next months shows are taking time away from painting for now. That’s ok, because I enjoy the art festivals. I get to see my collectors again and meet new ones! I’ll have plenty of painting time when the shows die down.
I entered an online art competition. Each month they have a new competition. So I entered today, “Zebra’s new day” 11 x 14 oil painting. The organizers have this online event linked with Facebook. Click on through the link I have provided here, and then click on the facebook “Like” button next to my painting. That will count as a People’s choice vote. http://canvoo.com/boldbrush/painting/11072 This voting by the public is open for the whole month of July. I’m already in the lead for the vote, but I still have a whole month to go and a lot more paintings will be entered throughout the month from other artists.Last months competition had about 600 art entrants! I hope after you vote, you share this link with your family and friends and ask them to cast their vote for July’s People choice. Thank you! & if you are one of the many who have already voted for my painting, I thank you!!!!! I so appreciate everyone’s support for my art!
If for some unforeseen reason, I don’t get a post out tomorrow (Friday)…please have a very safe and happy 4th!! We’re planning a family get together Bar-B-Que! Then on the 5th…we plan to hang out on a beach! Can’t wait!!!! And yes, I’ll be taking my camera! Gotta get some candid shots! Enjoy!
Debbie
Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com
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Hi,Yesterday I spent the day finishing cleaning up the studio. Finally I got things where they belong, and out of the way! I have room to work on oils on canvas and to work on watercolors. I can now have several mediums and works in progress at the same time now, and not have to move anything or put the mediums away. This makes my studio world so much better! I also was able to get a painting framed! Now that I can see and use my framing table!
Today I started this watercolor of my father. He has this straw hat, with beads. My parents were here for supper the other evening and my son found grampa’s hat! When he set it on my father…I just had to get a reference photo! This watercolor is almost square, 13 x 14 inches. I also got some reference shots of my son in that straw hat too! Who knows where I’ll go with these “straw hat” paintings!
Have a great Thursday and I’ll speak to you again soon.
Debbie
Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com
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I’ve finished the Windsor Hotel. 19 x 11 Watercolor. I pushed to get this one finished. I’m taking a few paintings to the photographer/printer on Tuesday and I wanted to get this one done for that also. I’m taking orders for Giclee Prints of this image. They will be the same size and limited to 50 printings. Send me an email at debflood@debfloodart.com if you would like to reserve a print. Other paintings being photographed are the following:“Grumpy draft”“Best seat in the house”“American honey” You should be able to click on those titles to take you to the image from my website. If the links don’t work, you can go to http://www.debfloodart.com go to the ‘Gallery’ and click on Equine Art. If you would like Giclee prints saved for you from any of those images, please let me know. Prices will vary depending on the finished print size. The Windsor Hotel print will start at $75.00 hand signed and numbered, with no mat.I also will have a smaller print size run as an Open Edition, of each painting listed here. Contact me, and let me know what size you have in mind and I will quote you a price.
Thank you for following along and please feel free to pass this info along to your friends and family. Have a great Monday,
Debbie
Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com
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I finally have called this one finished. “Daddy’s girl” 12 x 15 Watercolor $1,200.00
Inquiries to purchase may come to my email at debflood@debfloodart.com thank you.
DebbieDebbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com
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This is an older Child a day painting “Riding the dusty mile”. This watercolor is 5 x 7 and framed into this pretty wooden gold frame.The frame size is 9 x 12 $275.00. I’m offering this painting today with free shipping in the USA. This is for Friday, April 23, 2010 only. You can email me at debflood@debfloodart.com and I will create an easy Paypal transaction for you. Shipping is Priority through the USPS.
I sent out a post on Tuesday’s email, but I saw today that it didn’t go through. Wednesday and Thursday, have been busy days for me! Errands to run and I delivered the seabird painting “Family flight, common Eiders” to the Project puffin center in Rockland Maine yesterday. I also stopped by the Gallery that represents me and made an appointment to change paintings with them, next week. The kids have been on school vacation,which is very distracting. I hope to get back into my regular studio hours next week! I will be delivering more paintings on Monday to another Maine Gallery for a juried exhibit.
I’ve still been cleaning out the studio and I have been framing a lot of the child a day paintings. They look so nice in frames! They are getting me anxious to do some more small child paintings. If you have an image you would like painted for the child a day project send it on through to my email. No obligation to purchase. I love painting children with animals, or at play.
Have a great weekend! Talk with you next week,
Debbie
Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com
©Copyright 2010 by Debbie Flood. See original post here.
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I’m still cleaning out the studio. This watercolor painting, “Jewelry” is listed as a “Studio Art study”. This painting is 10 x 5.5, painted in 2007. This one comes matted in a 10 x 14. Sealed in a clear art bag. Ready for framing. $75.00Contact my email debflood@debfloodart.com if you are interested in purchasing this painting.
My studio is a mess, but I am finding more storage space for the new paintings. I’ve shredded a lot of paintings between now and last weekend! If you want these paintings to last, then I guess they need to be purchased. I found a lot of old paintings that were painted from the local horse shows over the years. They’ve been shredded. After 4 or 5 years, I guess if no one is buying them by now, they don’t really want them and no one does..so to the garbage they go! I don’t see a lot of painting being done on the works in progress this week. I can’t get to my drawing table! Piles, piles. My kids are on vacation this week and a lot of errands, and shipping art and delivering art is happening this week. Hopefully I’ll get back to painting as soon as I get the deliveries and cleaning of the studio out of the way.
Have a great Tuesday,
Debbie
Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com
©Copyright 2010 by Debbie Flood. See original post here.
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“Sun soakers, Seals” 9 x 18 Watercolor $1,200.00. Inquiries may come to my email at debflood@debfloodart.com thank you
I’ve finished it! Yay. I’ve now moved onto another Seal painting today. I’ve got some venues for these coastal scenes, so I figured I had better get on the stick and get the paintings done. I also created a page on my website for works in progress. So you can visit that page often to see what is being worked on that might not be in this email. I don’t want to fill up your inbox with all these photos! The page is here: http://www.debfloodart.com/debbie_flood_015.htmI’ll have the new Seal painting on that page as soon as I get done sending and posting this update.
I’m so loving this new turbo roadrunner! I can finally take care of my website quickly and easily.
Yesterday I picked up my watercolor “Apple butter” from the Maine Open Juried Art Show in Waterville, Maine. While in the City I stopped by the Colby College Art Museum (again). They have a huge book of the collections and also the exhibits they had since 2009. Of course I purchased the book! I love it!
I hope your Monday is going well!
Talk with you tomorrow,Debbie
Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com
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Here is the new watercolor I started a couple days ago. The image was loaned to me by a friend on facebook, Darren Shaw of the Rockin’ 4 Ranch. This watercolor painting is 9 x 10…or somewhere in that area. I’ve included a cropped image so you can see the detail in the young lady’s face. That is where I have been putting most of my detail and work at the moment, and her arm that is on the face of the horse.Lets hope I don’t ruin this one!
I think this weather is bothering my internet dish. I’ve had off and on internet today. Tomorrow morning, I’ll be delivering two paintings to the Sportsman show, art show, in Augusta, Maine. Then in the evening I’ll be going to the opening reception of Maine’s Open Juried Art Show in Waterville, Maine. 6-8pm on the 3rd floor of the Opera house. �
I’m not sure if I’ll get a post out tomorrow here or not. We’ll see how my internet dish and my time do for me!
Have a great creative day!
Debbie
Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com
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Here is the progress as of today, Nov., 18th. This is a watercolor of Bay Percherons teamed together.
I’ve been posting the progress, you will find in older posts here on this blog.
I’m still liking this so far, so I guess I am doing ok on it! lol.
I’m working on getting that bouncing and reflective light that happens in the late afternoon evening. The day has been hot and bright and now it is cooling down and the glow of the setting sun bounces it’s orange colors around. I love that time of day.
Thanks for looking and reading,
DebbieDebbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com
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I’ve started a new Watercolor this week. This is how far I have come on this as of today. This image is 13 x 14 inches. I took the reference photo at a Draft Horse Show this past Summer. I took so many photos that day. These two were part of a six horse hitch of dark red bay Percherons. I decided to crop the image to get an intimate feeling with the two up front, leading the pack. I’m getting very addicted to this painting. I go to bed at night, thinking how I would love to work on it…but my lighting isn’t very good in the studio at night. Not for getting true colors anyways. I’ve been thinking about those lights that create daylight in the studio. I may do some research on those. But then…I would be tempted to stay up at all hours of the night painting! That might not be so good for me. I wouldn’t get much sleep and my family really wouldn’t like me then! So I work hard all day on it, get a good nights sleep and jump out of bed in the morning…rearing to go at this painting again!
I finished the grumpy draft horse. I haven’t photographed it yet. I’m waiting for the best lighting situation to get a true to color image. A client saw it in person tonight and she really liked it. I think it will be a popular image! Maybe a Giclee reproduction is in store for that painting. He’s such a moody, grumpy horse, with a tangled mane!
Thank you for following my Blog. I enjoy painting and I really enjoy showing them to you. Even better is when you like them enough to add them to your collection. That is the ultimate praise to give an artist.
~DebbieDebbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com
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A few days ago I started this 10 x 14 Watercolor of a Buck in Velvet, browsing around some thistle. If you remember back this past winter I worked up a graphite and colored pencil of this same Buck. Really, I just couldn’t stand the green background I had put in that painting. So I decided to try him in watercolor and I like this so much better. The thistle are from my own reference images I took of them here in my backyard where the woods meet the lawn path.This painting is the same size and orientation as the Kestrel painting. I think they shall make a nice pair.At the moment, the Kestrel painting is off being photographed to make Giclee Reproductions. If you would like to have a 10 x 14 Giclee of “The next generation, Am. Kestrel Falcon”, let me know. The Giclee will be ordered and printed soon. Here’s the image of “The next generation, Am. Kestrel Falcon” :
I also am working on a commission of an Airedale Dog for a client and creating the “Painting a child a day” each day, Monday through Fridays. I’m now off to ship out two Equine Paintings to the “Art at the Classic”, Draft Horse Classic, in Grass Valley, Ca.
I have a fan page on Face Book too. Look up to the side bar of this Blog and you will find a link to it. I’m up to 185 Fans! It’s a nice page and I’m enjoying keeping it up to date. My Blogs also feed into those pages.I just recently joined, as a “Sustaining Associate Member” the American Watercolor Society and the National Watercolor Society.
DebbieDebbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com
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I finally have finished this watercolor of the American Kestrel Falcon. This painting is 10 x 14 inches. It has a nice glow of light. I’m very happy with this one.
I have titled it “The next generation” as it is an image of a young one that has left the nest.
I had a surprise this past weekend, as I found a blurb about me on ‘Tack n’ Talk’ Blog. I’ll be doing a full interview with them later this week. You can read the blurb here: http://tackandtalk.wordpress.com
I have another interview that you can view and read here at the Equinest : http://www.theequinest.com/debbie-flood
And one more interview that is waiting in the wings with the Editors. This one is an international interview, coming from Australia! I will post when this one goes live. It is for an online magazine, so waiting is most common with these venues.
I see I have a lot more followers here on my Blog. I want to thank you all for following my art and blog. For more art works you may visit my website at http://www.debfloodart.com
I also have another blog, which showcases my ‘Painting a child a day’. You can visit that Blog at http://www.paintingachildaday.com
I also have a public FaceBook page that you can become a Fan of and keep up to date with the things I am doing. The link is in the sidebar of my Blog here.
Have a great week!
DebbieDebbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com
©Copyright 2009 by Debbie Flood. See original post here.
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Today I worked on this painting a bit more. Mostly on the left side (wing) area. On Saturday I worked a bit on the fence post. I have to work in sections and in areas that keep me interested at the time…or I could get bored with it. If I get bored with it, then there is a chance of not executing a very good job and the spontaneity of it will be lost.
I have a nice interview~article online about me, my art and my passions. You can read it at http://www.theequinest.com/debbie-flood
DebbieDebbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com
©Copyright 2009 by Debbie Flood. See original post here.
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