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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ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

  GULF SHORES, ALABAMA  

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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  GULF SHORES, ALABAMA  

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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ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

  GULF SHORES, ALABAMA 

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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ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

  GULF SHORES, ALABAMA 

BLUE HYDRANGEAS WITH BANANAS AND ORIENTAL JAR

24 X 18 OIL ON CANVAS

I set up the hydrangeas to paint, realized I had no time to paint while fresh, so I photographed them. Then started the painting from the photo.  Anyway I ended up buying more flowers and setting up the still life again.  It is pretty amazing how much more you see from real life rather than photos.

After I finished I wrote this poem below..( remember I am not a poet!)

AN ARTIST SOLILOQUY

Compose the painting, block in big shapes

Don’t care how long it takes 

Uh-Oh running off the edge

Wipe out now, don’t try to hedge

Slash in those dark

with big bold marks

Lay in that color with strokes of power

Make  color sing like a passion flower

Check the values, check the light

Try to avoid an eyeball fight

Gee, the shapes are jumping out of position

Could it be the color transition?

Looking a bit Ho-Hum, as feared

Darn! the darks have disappeared

Put them back and some edges lose

instead of going for that booze

Now looks like I am getting there soon

Hope so or I will turn into a loon!

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  GULF SHORES, ALABAMA 

APPLELUSCIOUS

7 X 5 OIL ON PANEL

$135 plus S/H

It can be fun to do a simple subject.  I like the rich colors in this one,

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  GULF SHORES, ALABAMA 

HYDRANGEAS, FIGS AND LEMONS by Elizabeth Blaylock

20 X 16 OIL ON CANVAS

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I painted this oil  from a still life I set up.    I was glad I photographed it on the first day 

because those brown turkey figs lose their luscious colors very quickly.   They were huge and delicious by the way.  

Painting all the beautiful colors in the white areas is always a fun challenge.  

It's wonderful to have color in this world...what would your rainbows be without it.

Thank you God!!!

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  GULF SHORES, ALABAMA 

PEARS WITH APPLES IN A BRASS BOWL

6 X 6 OIL ON  HARDBOARD CANVAS PANEL SOLD

I love playing with the colors reflected in the brass bowl.    I think shiny things always attract us..something about the light.  

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  GULF SHORES, ALABAMA 

COLORFUL SHRIMP BOATS AT REST

8 X 10 OIL ON CANVAS sold

$325 plus shipping

This boat painting was the second demo I painted in my workshop.  The goal here was to keep it loose and colorful,  placing colors of equal value next to each other to give it a little razzle-dazzle.

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DONE FISHING

8 X 10 OIL ON CANVAS

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BOATS ALL TIED UP BY ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

8 X 10 OIL ON CANVAS

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HUMMING A NEW SONG

8 X 10 OIL ON CANVAS  SOLD

Hummingbirds are such fascinating little birds.  This one was in the crepe myrtle tree outside my sunroom window.  Hummingbirds are the tiniest birds on earth.   I always thought they sipped nectar up through that long beak, but I read that they lap up the nectar with their skinny little  tongues. 

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LITTLE WHITE SAILBOAT

10 x 8 OIL ON CANVAS
$325

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GOLDEN MOMENTS AT THE BEACH

6 X 6 OIL  ON HARD BOARD PANEL SOLD

You can have a lot of fun playing with all the beautiful colors in the clouds!  This is  at the beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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SUMMER STRAWBERRIES

12 X 12 OIL ON CANVAS

Fresh strawberries on a hot summer day. ..nothing like it except maybe strawberry shortcake!

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SUNSET OIL PAINTING DEMO

 10 X 8 OIL PAINTING FINISHED
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This is the where I  stopped with the 20 minute demo in the workshop.

I finished by darkening the boats and adding some thickly painted  color variations in the water with a palette knife. 

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GULF SHORES, ALABAMA 

CAMELLIA IN A GLASS VASE

7 X 5 OIL ON PANEL
The camellia is the Alabama state flower.  These beautiful flowers are in bloom now and continue to bloom through out the winter months.

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BOATS AGAINST AUTUMN TREES BY ELIZABETH BLAYLOCK

6 X 6 OIL ON PANEL
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SAILBOATS BELOW YELLOW CLOUDS

10 X 8 OIL ON CANVAS

The intense colors on this seascape make it a lively painting.  Don't forget to sign up for the workshop in Foley this month. Look to the right of this page and you will see the information.  We are going to have a lot of fun and learn some new things!

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GULF SHORES, ALABAMA

BOY AT THE BEACH WITH TOY SAILBOAT

12 X 12 OIL ON HARDBOARD PANEL

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