Little Piggy Goes To Market SOLD

Little Piggy Goes To Market

SOLD

9" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

Hope your week is going great.  Have a great weekend!

For more information on how to purchase this piece, please contact me at normasart@cox.net.

Shrimp Boats Is A Comin' SOLD

6" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

More fun with knives!  Besides being a blast to work with...the best part is that I only used two different knives and all you have to do is wipe them off and clean up is done!  I loved this shrimp boat and the bright stripes on it.  It caught my

eye and I just had to paint it!  I found this video that I thought was appropriate

to the subject and has a fun song about shrimping.  Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMtKQd4TKi4
For questions or more information on how to purchase this piece, please contact me at normasart@cox.net.

Classic Farm Tractor

6" by 6" original oil on artist panel board

This old Farmall  tractor was sitting on the side of the road in South Carolina.These old tractors were the workhorses of American farming and have become an American icon.  I loved the light surrounding it and had a ball painting it with a palette knife with a few touches with a brush. I had a busy day in my 

studio today and actually finished two others which I will be posting in the next couple of days.  

Here is a link to a video showing the versatility of tractors in the hands of imaginative people!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzMihX8WHj0.

                          For more information on this piece, please contact me at normasart@cox.net.

Gallery's Open, Come On In!

Gallery's Open, Come On In!

5" by 7" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

This painting is a lovely little gallery that we passed in Savannah and thought

it would make a nice study.  I loved all the color of the art that beckoned us

to stop in and see more!  It has been a busy studio weekend working on this

and a couple of other pieces.  I will be working on some boats from my trip this

week so keep checking back.  If you would like to receive daily blog updates

each day, you can sign up in the box to your left.  Also, I just added a new
page to my blog with information about purchasing my paintings. The link is
located up at the top of my blog above my picture.  I would love to have your
feedback on anything else you would like to see added.  Tomorrow I will be
working on a page of available paintings to make it easier than going through
old blog posts!  I love to receive comments and really appreciate it when you
take the time to do so!

For more information on this piece, please contact me at normasart@cox.net.

Simpler Times

Simpler Times...

9" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted which makes framing optional.

This piece was done from another photo from my trip to Georgia.  The car reminded me

of one my Dad had when I was a little girl.  He washed his car every week in our back

yard and waxed it til it sparkled!  Normally I paint my paintings in one session but this I did in several and even sanded it a bit and put some linseed oil on before working on it today.  I really liked how the paint went on and how it turned out! If you would like to receive updates to your
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Hope you are having a great weekend so far!  I want to share a crazy video that my son's
showed me awhile back of a dog that definitely needs to be on doggy prozac!  I have
watched it a bunch of times and I still laugh.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPBCP0LR2SQ

For questions or more information on this piece, please contact me at normasart@cox.net.

 

                                  Beach Magic!

                                   6" by 6" original oil on canvas board

                        “Don't grow up too quickly, lest you forget how much you love the beach" 
                                                                                                                  -- Michelle Held
     We spotted this little girl on our trip to Savannah and took her picture so I could paint her. It is so
wonderful to relive the magic that children feel when they are at the beach and they spot a shell or a
sand crab or just get themselves full of sand while making sand castles or bury one another.  Perhaps
it is the intensity of the experience or the way they become immersed in the moment......

     I have been really getting paint all over me the last few days and quite a bit on canvas too!  It has
been fun painting from my inspiration while away and I also experimented a bit with new canvas board
that I got at Jerry's Artarama.  I really enjoyed working on the surface and I think they will look great framed or propped up on an easel.
      Have any of you ever heard of catfish noodling?  Just when you have heard everything....think again!  You have to watch this short video of how some people catch catfish!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOjA8Puh1BM  Guess there are lots of things for this yankee to learn yet!

 Hope you have a terrific day!   

For questions or more information on this piece, please contact me at normasart@cox.net.

Savannah Romance!       

I went to lose a jolly hour on the trolley and lost my heart instead.

 by Ralph Blane (b. 1914), U.S. songwriter. "The Trolley Song," Meet Me in St. Louis, Leo Feist Inc. (1944).

6" by 6" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted. 

 More fun today working on a trolley from my trip to Savannah earlier this month.
I found this quote about trolleys and it made me smile.  I find them to be very romantic and take me back in time to the old movies I used to watch like "Meet
Me In St. Louis".  My trip to Savannah was incredibly romantic in so many ways
and I look forward to sharing more paintings from my trip.  We saw lots of birds
so I will still be painting wildlife but also look forward to branching out into new subjects.  I would love your comments and feedback!  Do you have any memories of taking a trolley? Why don't they make buses colorful and pretty like

these? 

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normasart@cox.net.

926 Savannah Trolley

Savannah Trolley

6" by 6" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

More memories of my recent visit to Savannah. I loved these trollies and knew I had to paint one when I returned. It was so much fun! Hope you enjoy the results!

Available for 125. plus 5. shipping and handling

Norma Wilson Original Oil Virginia Artist Bird Art Aviary Painting

Savannah Local  

6" by 6" original oil on wrap around canvas with 3/4 inch side painted

This little bird was enjoying the summer day on a recent visit to Savannah. I enjoyed

working on the brick background which was lit up in the afternoon sun. She was sunning

herself in one of the cities beautiful squares that make this such a unique and lovely place

to visit.

For more information on this piece, please contact me at normasart@cox.net.

Norma Wilson Original Oil Virginia Artist White Irish Cow Cattle Painting Art

Cow Vision

12" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted

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Norma Wilson Original Oil Virginia Artist Seagull Seascape Bird Painting Art Sold

Gull Watch  SOLD

8" by 8" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

Please contact me at normasart@cox.net if you would like more information about this piece or any of my other paintings.

For purchase information, please contact me at normasart@cox.net.

Norma Wilson Original Oil Virginia Artist Ostrich Bird Painting Art SOLD

Here's Lookin' At You!
Sold

6" by 6" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

You have got to love the expression on these birds. They really seem

to have something on their minds! I just love painting them!

Norma Wilson Original Oil Virginia Artist Bluebird Painting Bird Art

Eastern Bluebird SOLD

6" by 6" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

This piece is one I posted a couple of days ago and after looking at it for awhile felt

it needed a wee bit more color! I am pleased with the changes. Hope you have had a

wonderful 4th of July weekend!

Norma Wilson Original Oil Virginia Artist Eastern Blue Bird On A Perch

Eastern Bluebird  SOLD

6" by 6" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

I am up in Massachusetts visiting with my Mom and we had a lovely afternoon outside

in a garden surrounded by birds! It was a great way to pass the time together while I

painted this little bluebird. If you would like any information about this piece or any

of my other paintings, please contact me at normasart@cox.net.