Beaver Meadow Pond in Spring

About This Painting:
The colors of spring enliven this peaceful pond scene. Nice brushwork and surface texture create an impressionist feel.

Media: oil
Size: 12 in X 9 in (30.5 cm X 22.9 cm)
Price: $200

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Garden Geisha

About This Painting:
A geisha garden statue gracefully posed among the tulips. Delicious warm colors, glowing light.

Media: oil
Size: 6 in X 8 in (15.2 cm X 20.3 cm)
Price: $100

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Cottage Garden SOLD

About This Painting:
A beautiful impressionist miniature. Filled with soft warm light and lots of color.

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Life Among the Poppies - SOLD

Life Among the Poppies

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Another in the poppy series. Imagine living here with endless rows of gorgeous poppies right outside your door. How lovely!!

Minature Monet -Field of Poppies

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Minature Monet-Field of Poppies, 6"x6"




Ok, you knew it had to happen, a copy or rather an interpretation of Monet's famous painting of a poppy field. This was waaaaay fun to paint. Very refreshing changing the shape to a square and working in minature, it really gave me a chance to interpret this scene rather than just copy it. I reaped all the benefits of painting from a masterwork as well as the freedom to be creative. Monet has several other paintings that feature fields of poppies look for interpretations of those in the days a head, as well as some more of my original poppy paintings based on photos of Monet's home at Giverny a friend generously shared with me.

One Perfect Pansy SOLD

One Perfect Pansy, 6"x6", oil
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Pansies! Ya' gotta love'em with their smiling, cheerful "faces". As much as I love daffodils, trumpeting the arrival of spring I have to say that pansies rival them for a place in my gardeners heart. I think it's because pansies are the first flower I actually plant in the the garden and in pots around the yard. The daffys arrive as if by magic, pushing through the warming earth and last year's leaf litter all on their own. But pansies must be carefull selected at the nursery for the best colors and the happiest, friendliest grin. Then the fun really begins, getting my hands dirty filling up urns and plannters and digging in the flower borders. Suddenly, the garden is transformed from a sleeply brown blanket to a crazy quilt of patchwork colors, and it's all thanks to the little pansy.

Sunflower Farm

Sunflower Farm, 9x12, oil
$300, unframed, Shipping is Free in the US
To Purchase contact: jan.blencowe@comcast.net

I did this painting in late August or early September at a nearby community garden where sunflowers are a popular "crop". It wasn't a bad painting but something about it just didn't sit right with me. After I got home I realized that it was the temperature of the light. It was hot and hazy in the late afternoon, but I didn't quite capture that feel to my satisfaction. As I reflected on the painting I realized that while I had focused on the hazy feel the light in the painting had gone cool. I sat and mused as to why. Then I figured it out. The haze is caused by water vapor in the air, which reflects the sky, which of course is blue, a cool color. So I knew that what I should do was let the painting dry and then scumble a thin veil of warm light over the trees and grass. The sunflowers already being warm yellows and oranges were picking up the sunlight and shining like burnished gold. Well I set the painting aside and got busy with other things. Then I had to pack up the studio because we were remodeling it and the painting got put in a box. Today I was sorting through boxes I came across this painting and remembered what I had planned to do. So onto the easel it went for finishing touches. Enjoy!

Dawn

Dawn, 6x8, oil
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Peaceful, quiet and relaxing. The landscape in early morning, the fog is lifting and the sun is breaking through. A brand new day has dawned.

Morning Pansies Sold

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The fresh faced pansies caught my eye with their intriguing cool blues and purples. The morning light sprinkled across their delicate petals created such an appealing play of warm and cool colors that I just couldn't resist painting them!~Enjoy!

White Tulip

White Tulip, 6x6, oil
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A break from the very colorful poppy series, allowed me to concentrate on subtle color relationships today. This single white tulip creates a calming and restful mood.

Poppies Near the House

Poppies Near the House, 6x8, oil
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It's poppy mania LOL!!! I've enjoyed painting these tremendously, I think it's the bold, saturated, intense color of the poppies and how the sunlight makes them glow orange. I have two pots of fragrant white tulips tinged with a bit of green and I think they will occupy me for the next few days...but somehow I think the poppies will reappear in the not too distant future. It's always exciting when something grabs you and a series of paintings along a theme is born. After some winter blah's and a bit of painter's block it's good to feel enthusiastic again!

Welcome USA Week-End Magazine Readers

Many of you are visiting today after seeing this painting, Cape Cod Poppies, (sold) and the Painting a Day Project featured in USA Weekend Magazine. Welcome to my blog and thanks for visiting. Most of the paintings here are done in oil a few in acrylic, most are 6x8, some 6x6 and occassionally a few larger ones. All of them are clearly labled. If you have any questions please contact me I'd be happy to chat with you.
If you'd like to purchase a painting e-mail me jan.blencowe@comcast.net , shipping is free in the US via first class US Mail. You can pay safely and easily with PayPal.

Take your time browsing through the art and ENJOY!!

Poppies with Landscape ~ Daily Painting

Poppies with Landscape
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Another in the very cheerful Poppies Series. Wonderful red and orange poppies set off by the cooler softer landscape in the background. Yesterday's painting Monet's Poppies is currently still available, but Cape Cod Poppies form 1/16 is sold. So, if you're looking to purchase a grouping of poppy paintings better do it now!