JAR WITH GREEN BOTTLE AND APPLES BY ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

8 X 10 OIL on CANVAS

This is one I reworked from a demo I did a while back 

The whole thing flows a lot better now and I am liking1

 it.

Hoping to be apple to paint and post more this year.
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  GULF SHORES, ALABAMA

FIVE SISTERS

18 X 24 OIL ON CANVAS  SOLD

I painted this similar to a smaller painting with four ladies.

My customer wanted one with five ladies to give the impression of her with four sisters.  This larger painting is a bit more detailed and took  a few days to complete.

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  GULF SHORES, ALABAMA

WINDY DAY AT THE BEACH PASTEL FIGURE STUDY

12 X 10 PASTEL ON CANSON PAPER

This is probably my favorite of the quick studies.  I spent no more than 15 min on this ...no time to get  fussy and overwork the painting.

Speaking of windy days..we had pleny of that last night with hurricane Nate here on the Gulf Coast.

Not one tree or branch in my swimming pool....yeah!   I can feel for all those that weren't so fortunate with the other storms as I went thru Ivan, Katrina, and even Hugo (when I lived in Charleston).  Questions...click:

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BOY BUILDING SANDCASTLES BY ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

12 X 10 PASTEL SKETCH

ON PASTEL PAPER

This is another of my pastel quick sketches.   This little red-headed boy is immersed in constructing his sandcastle on the Beach in Gulf Shores.  Questions...click:

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A JOYFUL NOISE BY ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

12 X 10 PASTEL SKETCH ON HEAVYWEIGHT CANSON PAPER

I did several quick pastel sketches a few weeks ago concentrating on the gesture of the figure.

I limited my time to 15 minutes each.  I have about six more of these to show in the following week or two.

This is a good way to warm up if you haven't painted regularly in a while.  They were fun anyway.

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TREASURED MEMORIES by Elizabeth Blaylock

12 x 12 oil on wood panel

Beautiful little girl and boy on the glorious Gulf Shores, Alabama Beach, totally enjoying just splashing in the surf of the ocean.   They have tossed cares to the wind!  

I am sure that the parents are lovingly watching over them as our father in heaven watches over us.

They know it in their very being!

Luke 12: 6-7

 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. 7 Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

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APRIL BLUEBIRD by Elizabeth Blaylock

8 x 10 OIL ON HARDBORD CANVAS PANEL

$375 unframed plus s/h

The bluebirds are back in our bird house.  This fellow is guarding his territory from the jays and the blackbirds

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  GULF SHORES, ALABAMA  

BLUE CRAB WITH PURPLE

20 X 20 OIL ON CANVAS

I am working on a series of 20 x 20 oils of  Alabama coastal wildlife.  As usual, I am going funky and colorful rather than realistic.  Don't think you will find them on a species id site!  

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SWEET HUMMINGBIRD BY Elizabeth Blaylock

8 X 10 OIL ON CANVAS

These little birds are always fascinating and fun to paint,  Lots of color variation in her light breast. 

I have not put up my hummingbird feeder, but I have a bottle bush plant and they seem to like it.

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SEASHORE SISTERS BY ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

5 X 7 OIL ON HARDBOARD CANVAS PANEL

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These gals are soaking up the sun with a side of juicy gossip.  This painting make me want to head to the beach and forget it all!!

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MOTHER AND SON WALKING THE SURF

8 X 10 OIL ON CANVAS

This is the finished oil painting I started as a demo at my Foley workshop.

Using simple strokes to describe the gesture of the figures, I pushed the flesh tones to warm oranges and pinks to contrast with the cool blues of the water.  

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SWEET YELLOW FLOWERS

12 X 12 OIL ON HARD BOARD CANVAS PANEL

This is one of the demonstrations I did in my workshop in Foley last week

With flowers one has to really simply to keep the from being too busy.

Basically just a couple of values with a dark in the center 

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RED ROBIN AND WORKSHOP

6 X 6 RED ROBIN

SOLD

PAINTING WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITY!

APRIL 29TH AND 30TH

(HOT SPINGS ARKANSAS AREA)

Come join us for a two day workshop given by the outstanding artist Elizabeth Blaylock and hosted by Dr. Tim Bainum at the beautiful new Caddo River Art Gallery and Studio! Each day will begin with a 40-minute demonstration showing the students how to compose a painting rapidly applying clean fresh color and noting some of the key elements of painting. Students are encouraged to start and complete at least one new painting each day. Students may bring their own reference photos to paint or they may paint the same photo used in the demo which will be provided to them. The importance of composition, value (darks and lights), and keeping color lively are stressed throughout the workshop.

We will begin each day at 9:30 AM, break for a catered lunch, and finish around 4 PM. The location is at the Caddo River Art Gallery at 8554 Highway 182, Amity, AR, 71921. The price is $350 which includes lunch and soft drinks. To hold your space, please mail your payment to 213 Long Island Dr, Hot Springs, AR, 71913. Make checks payable to Tansill Stough, (workshop organizer).  For Questions, please call Tansill at 501-538-4444.

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HERON IN THE DUNES by Elizabeth Blaylock

20 x 20 oil on Canvas

$575 plus S/H

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PELICAN IN FLIGHT CHECK by Elizabeth Blaylock

20 x 20 oil on canvas SOLD

This was a fun painting.  It is hard to take a pelican too seriously.

This guy was perching on a piling on the Bon Secour river.  Beautiful scenery boating down that little river.

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PORTRAIT OF ART BY ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

9 x 12 oil on hardboard panel

Art was a great model for our Thursday painting session at the Foley Art Center.   This was about an hour and 20 minute portrait sketch. It was great to see everyone again as I don't often get to take the time.  Lunch afterward at Gelato Joe's was perfect!

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SUN AND SURF REVISITED by ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

12 X 16 OIL ON  CANVAS PANEL

This is a painting I reworked simplifying shapes and recovering the color dominance resulting  a stronger, more harmonious painting. 

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YELLOW FLOWERS IN A BRASS POT by Elizabeth Blaylock

12 X 12 OIL ON HARDBOARD CANVAS PANEL

I always strive for a painting that has SONG and DANCE....I want the colors to sing and the subject to dance across the canvas.  

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FLOWERS IN THE WINDOW

7 X 5 OIL ON WOOD PANEL

I have painted this triangular vase many times before.  I love all the colors coming thru the water.

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LEMON SLICES WITH FORK BY ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

5 X 7 OIL on HARDBOARD CANVAS PANEL

Why is lemon yellow not the color of lemons??  Sure would be simpler.  I find you have to tame the yellow  or you will have screaming yellow lemons!

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LADY HUMMINGBIRD BY ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

6 X 6 OIL on PANEL

This little hummingbird was actually perched on a tomato cage on my deck.

I am imagine she is enjoying warmer weather in the tropics now!  We are having some unusually cold weather here in Gulf Shores.  Hopefully back up in the 70s this weekend.
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PORTRAIT OF FAY

9 X 12  OIL ON LINEN

A more colorful approach on this portrait was used.   

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PORTRAIT WITH SEPIA TONES by Elizabeth Blaylock

12 X 9 OIL ON PANEL

This is another 2 hour portrait sketch I painted from a model in Carolyn  

Anderson's workshop.   Thin washes with delicate hints of color. 

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HUMMINGBIRD IN FLIGHT

6 X 6 OIL ON CANVAS WOOD PANEL

I am always fascinated with these little birds.  Mostly ruby throated hummingbirds are the ones I see at my feeder.

Wishing all a happy new year!
 
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KIDS CRABBING ON THE PIER by ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

24 x 30 oil on Canvas  SOLD

These children are having a ball catching crabs at grandmother"s house!  Sweet memories.

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TACKY JACK'S by ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

9 x 12 oil on panel

This is another of the paintings I did on site at the Gulf Shores plein air event earlier the is month.

I find nothing leisurely about painting outdoors as one has to paint like the possessed to capture the changing light.  I love my studio!

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VIEW FROM PIRATES COVE BY ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

9 X 12 OIL ON HARDBOARD PANEL

This is one of the paintings I did a couple of weeks ago in the plein air event that was hosted in Gulf Shores.  The staff at the Pirates Cove restaurant was kind enough to let me set up in the shade on their back porch.  This was a dreamy location for a plein air painter.  I am really accustom to the comforts of my studio but I thought I would give this a shot.  My hat goes off to all the out door painters!

Also I found that the cheeseburgers the rustic Pirates Cove restaurant are truly outstanding and the view is magnificent.

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ADORABLE IN BLUE AT THE BEACH

9 X 12 OIL ON HARD BOARD CANVAS PANEL

This is a one hour demo I painted for my workshop a couple of weeks ago.

This figure was a lot darker than the background with a few touches of light hitting.

Keeping the edges soft lends more of an impression of movement.  The figures in the background

were painting with just a couple of stokes capturing the gesture..

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PEPPERS IN A ORIENTAL DISH

9 x 12 oil on CANVAS PANEL

This is one of the  oil paintings I did as a demo in my workshop this last weekend.

We had a lot of fun painting in Fairhope and hopefully learned a few new things.

I loved painting with my new artist friends.  Thank you all!

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LOVELY PENSIVE MODEL

12 BY 9 OIL ON PANEL

I have been away in Taos Ski Valley at Carolyn Anderson's workshop.  Wow, was it ever a great workshop hosted at the Hotel ST. Bernard which has a 5 star chef and the most accomodating staff ever.  

This is the first model I painted, in about a 3 hour sitting.  I love Carolyn Anderson's soft dreamy technique!  She uses a lot of transparent oil colors and stresses the incorporation of the background to create a pleasing solid painting. 

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