Backyard Rhododendron

Backyard Rhododendron

A year ago, I painted this in plein air in my backyard.  It's the largest work I've done to date.  Fun!
This is also in a show at the Stokes Arts Council in Danbury, NC which will end Sept 3, 2018.

Backyard Rhododendron

 Diane Plaisted

Oil on Gessobord
20x24 inches

Yorkshire Morning

Yorkshire Morning

I painted a small version of this last year and always wanted to do a larger one.   Here's a 12x16 version finished recently for the Stokes Art Council show for the month of August.  This was painted from a British friend's shared photo.

Yorkshire Morning

 Diane Plaisted

Oil on Gessobord
12x16 inches

Springtime Azaleas

Springtime Azaleas

Another piece that will be in the Stokes Arts Council Apple Gallery for the month of August. 

Springtime Azaleas
 Oil on Gessobord
16x20  inches

The French Bell Shop

The French Bell Shop
This was painted from a photo I took while in France. It seems that the French Country houses all have bells, so of course... The French Bell Shop. 

The French Bell Shop
 Oil on  Linen on Board

16x12  inches

Daffodil Hues

Daffodil hues
I painted these daffodils while in full bloom this past Spring.  I’ve tried painting them before but this time I saw greys and blues in them. Adding the cools to the warm yellows seemed to help.  These were daffodils and paper whites.

Daffodil Hues
 Oil on  Gessobord

6x6  inches

Hay Stack

Hay Stack

I painted this from a trip to a nearby farm.  Had fun painting the shadows.

Hay Stack
 Oil, Gessobord, 9x12,landscape

Backlit Peonies

Backlit Peonies

Daffodils
Floral, Oil on Linen panel, 9x12, price $NFS

Old Antibes

Old Antibes
Visited Antibes, France after my youngest daughter had finished up her studies there in 2016.  Antibes is on the French Riviera not too far from Cannes.  I loved our stay in a 300 year old house that had one room per floor.  So charming!  My girls and I went for lunch at Bacon on the Caps d'Antibes. We decided to walk back.   Along the walk were copies of impressionists painting looking from Cap D'Antibes back to Old Antibes.  With a little research I found that Monet and others had come there because of the beautiful colors in the air and water.  They must have been standing where the art is mounted as they painted. This is my go at the view. 

Old Antibes
 Oil, Gessobord, 12x16, price $NFS