Irish Brown and White Cow

Happy New Year! I guess when most of you will be seeing this we will be in 2007! It seems like yesterday that I couldn't imagine saying 2000! Well, today was a fun day...slept in REALLY late but I have been quite the night owl lately with the holiday schedule. I posted my rooster late last night and then stayed up watching a really bad lifetime movie. Today's painting I started earlier in the day doing my usual acrylic first layer with a violet background which you can still see peeking through in different places. Then I went over it with my oils and had fun with layers of colors and a pretty periwinkle blue over the background violet. I tried a new paint brand...Holbein and really like it. It had wonderful consistency and saturation of color. Well, it is 12 by 12 like most of my cow portraits and it is now on auction on eBay....just click on my link! Best wishes in the coming year and as always....thank you for your bids and for all the wonderful support! Norma SOLD

Valentia Irish Struttin Rooster

This little colorful guy is an 8 by 10 original oil and is available on eBay...just click on the link to my eBay store. Thank you for stopping by....Norma

Chincoteague Wild Pony

This piece is a 12 by 12 oil inspired by my painting trip to Chincoteague this past September. I think I will need to do some tweeking tomorrow. Some paintings really flow out and others don't....this one is one of them but I will give it some more attention tomorrow. I like to make my best effort to post my daily work each day so I made the decision to just put it on tonight. Even when the result is not what I'd hoped....the process is still one of joy and discovery. Something that I have noticed is that a sort of familiarity and intimacy grows with whatever subject I am working on....I may have looked at something many times but after I paint it...there is a knowing that is hard to describe. I guess that is why time passes so quickly and seems almost like meditation....it slows the mind and feeds the soul...enough philosophizing! Till tomorrow....

Brown Hare In The Meadow

Today's post is a 9 by 12 original oil. Please click on the link to find it in my eBay store. Til tomorrow....Norma

Valentia Irish Black and White Cow

Hi Everyone,
Hope you are all enjoying the holidays. This year has been very relaxing and I've been spending lots of time with my boys...two are home from college so it feels great to have a full house for a bit. I decided to do another cow as they have been so fun to do and have all been finding good homes. It is another 12 by 12 original oil of a black and white Irish cow....another one from my trip last July. I will soon need to make another trip to find more faces! It's all part of the job! Just click on my eBay link to bid on this and as always....e-mail me at nswilsonandco@cox.net for more information! Nite.

Irish Puffins

Today's painting is a small 5 by 7 oil of a puffin and her baby on the rocks on Skellig Michael. This small island if off the coast of Valentia which is on the west coast of Ireland. These beautiful birds are a delight to watch and very fun to paint! Just click on my eBay store link to bid on this item. Thanks for your interest! Norma

Valentia Irish White Cow

Well, hope all is well with all of you on this Christmas eve. I completed this painting today but I'm not sure yet if I will do one tomorrow. I might get a good start on one while the turkey is cooking. This cow was a lot of fun to paint today. She has a pretty face and lovely white fur. If you are interested in this one she is now on eBay so just click on my link. If you ever have any questions about any of my work, please e-mail me at nswilsonandco@cox.net. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Norma

Black Lab Portrait Completed

I completed this last night after midnight so I missed getting it on daily painters so it will be on there tomorrow! I don't think you can put two on to make up for it. Perhaps after Christmas I can figure out how to get more than one to show up on my blog. This piece is being picked up today to go to a friend of my son's mother for Christmas. This dog passed away a couple of weeks ago but he wanted his Mom to have a special memory of him. He loved the beach and the Outer Banks. I'm happy with how it turned out and I hope she likes it. Now, it's out to face the madness for some last minute stocking stuffers!
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Blue Vase of Tulips

I really enjoyed doing this painting. It is a bit larger than the paintings I have been doing lately and I love the color combination. It is a 16 by 20 oil on gallery stretched canvas with 3/4 inch sides painted. You can leave unframed or frame as you choose. If you would like more information, please e-mail me at nswilsonandco@cox.net or click on my eBay store link! Good night! Noma

Valentia Brown Cow/ The Calf's Mum

Hello All,
The past two days my server has been messed up. It just wouldn't load the pictures so this would have been last night's. This cow is the mother to the calf I have in my store on eBay at the moment. She is another enormous healthy Irish Cow. It is an original oil on 12 by 12 canvas with wrap around sides that are painted so you can choose to frame or leave unframed. The sides are 3/4 inch deep. I'd better get back to painting. I have a commission to finish and another for eBay. Hope all your holidays are going well. I am enjoying my boys who are home from college and as always my son in high school. Have a great day! Norma
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Puffin/ Bird in Ireland

Today's post is a 5 by 7 painting of a beautiful Puffin bird that nest on Skellig Michael off the coast of Ireland. It is a rugged island where monks settled hundreds of years ago. They are so colorful and playful and this little guy was posing while positioning himself to balance on the side of the cliff. It is currently on auction on eBay. Just click on my link to go to my store. If you have any questions about this painting or any others on my blog...just write to me at nswilsonandco@cox.net.

Valentia Calf In The Light

Hi All,
Another busy day shipping, painting, spending time with family and painting! I took a break from my commission of the last couple of days and worked on another cow. This one was from a photograph taken in Valentia of a beautiful cow and her calf. I choose to do the baby tonight and Mom will be in the near future. She was standing so sweetly next to her Mum with the sun lighting up half her face and I am really pleased with how it turned out. It is always such a journey of discovery doing another face. They begin to take on a life of their own as the paint begins to mix and guide me along the way. This piece is another 12 by 12 on gallery wrapped canvas that is 3/4 inch deep and can be left unframed or put in a frame of your choice. Til tomorrow...
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Black Lab/ Still in Progress!

Well...it's the holidays! It was a day filled with getting paintings ready to ship, running errands, shopping at our new Jerry's Artarama....I LOVE that place, and getting the house ready for my sons return home from college for Christmas. Then I worked on my painting and it still isn't finished. Closer though. I played a lot with color and defining the values a bit more....more work on it tomorrow! Talk to you then....

Black Lab/ Commission In Progress

Black Lab/ Commission In Progress.....I had hoped to have this finished by this evening but I have been working out the background composition and making some changes and it has just taken longer than expected! Labradors and the beach sure do go together.....in doing some research for this background that my client wanted...I have come across oodles of photos taken by happy owners at the beach with their dogs with frizzbees and tennis balls ready to play! I love doing these portraits and am now taking orders for after the holidays. For more information....please contact me at www.nswilsonandco@cox.net. I have a brochure that I can forward online to you. I should have this finished or at least an update tomorrow evening. Good Night!

Black Cow In The Light

Black Cow In The Light is a 12 by 12 oil done of stretched canvas with wrap around sides and no staples so it could be hung unframed or put in a frame of your choice. It is currently on auction on eBay and you can find it in my store by clicking on my link. This is my first all black cow but actually had quite a bit of color in the light....rick dark chocolate and blue highlights. I really develop a fondness for each cow as I paint them. I spent all day in the studio today working on a couple of oils including this one and also on a pastel portrait that will be delivered to its owner this week. Tomorrow will be another busy day with a student and work on another pet portrait. If you would like any information on this or any other pieces on my blog or in my store, please e-mail me at nswilsonandco@cox.net
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Irish Black and White Dairy Cow

I never tire of doing these portraits! Every face is so unique and so full of personality. This one seems to be a very feminine and a bit of a party girl. I painted her on 5 by 7 primed masonite board and did a base painting in acrylic painting and then went over the whole painting in oil. I have been enjoying this way of doing it lately as it seems to set up the whole painting and then the oil is like the icing on the cake. Some of the brighter green acrylic shows through the oil giving it nice depth. I think tomorrow might be another cow day....a bigger one. It is late......I must get some sleep as tomorrow is a big painting day with pastel pet portrait commissions to finish and several pieces for eBay. Nite.

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The Dwelling Place In Ireland

What a busy day! Today was a great day spent getting the house organized, cleaned up and decorating the tree for the holidays with some really great friends. Then I went to a really fun party downtown with great food and live Irish music! After all this partying, I came home to the realization that I HAD NOT DONE my daily painting yet! At 10:00 I sat down and did a REALLY bad rooster....so bad that I decided not to post it but I did paint today and complete it! Instead I am posting a painting that has not been on eBay or my web site. It was sold just a couple of days after finishing it and I just need to deliver it to its rightful owner. This piece was inspired by my trip to Valentia, Ireland this past summer. Til tomorrow! Norma SOLD

Brown Cow With Crazy Hair Doo

I began this cow tonight with an acrylic base....but missed the depth and sheen I love about oil so I switched over to oil and I'm very pleased with the results. It is a 12 by 12 on stretched canvas with wrap around sides that are painted and without staples. It could be hung as is or put into a frame of your choice. Please check it out in my eBay store....I'm offering free shipping on it for the holidays and if you have any more questions, write me at nswilsonandco@cox.net.

Dog Portrait/ Golden Retreiver

Today's post is another commissioned pet portrait. Her name is Breezy and her family is doing this in her memory. This one has been quite a challenge as the photograph was very old and washed out. I have been getting feedback from the family for the color of her coat. It is always best to take many photos of your pet in your favorite positions and in the out of doors if possible. If you would like more information about having a portrait done, please contact me at nswilsonandco@cox.net.

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Dog Portrait/ English Boxer

Today's post is a commissioned piece and is done in soft pastel. This guy's name is Max Ray and he is going to be under his Mom's tree this Christmas. I love doing pet portraits and can do them in oil or soft pastel I work from photographs and I am taking orders now for the new year. If you would like more information about having a pet portrait done, please e-mail me at nswilsonandco@cox.net. There are more examples of my portraits on my web site at www.normawilsonfineart.com.

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Little Blue Rooster

For more information on this piece or any of my posts, e-mail me at nswilsonandco@cox.net. This one is on auction in my eBay store It is 5 by 7 on masonite board. Just click on the eBay link....

Brown and White Cow

Today's post is an oil on stretched canvas and is a 5 by 7 so will fit into a standard size frame. It just went on auction on eBay so click on my store link if you would like to bid!

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White Hibiscus Flower

Today's post will be available on eBay later this week. I may give it a tweek or two tomorrow. It is a favorite subject of mine...close up to a beautiful flower. It is 16 by 16 on gallery wrapped canvas with sides painted and it is oil.

Baking Cookies

What to paint....time to raid the pantry and find something colorful. I am so drawn to red and love the combination of red and yellow together. Then I spotted my Davis Baking Powder container. I added a recipe and measuring spoon and it was time to bake Christmas cookies....in my painting! Not so sure when I will get to the real thing. There are so many paintings to paint! I just posted this piece to eBay so follow my link to my store and you will also find some of my previous posts that I just listed this evening. Good night all!

Cantelope Delight

This evening, after a fun and very busy day doing an outdoor show, I decided to give acrylics a chance. It was a nice change and will even be dry in time for the show tomorrow. Check tomorrow evening though as it may be put in my store. If you have any questions about this piece or any of my work, please e-mail me at nswilsonandco@cox.net. Thanks for visiting my blog! Click to Bid

Red and Yellow Rooster

Today's painting is a 6 by 6 oil on gallery wrapped canvas. It will go on auction this evening on eBay. For more information and to bid on this piece, click on my eBay store link. If you have any questions, e-mail me at nswilsonandco@cox.net.

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