DAY 1 OF NEW MAGNOLIA PAINTING

Original oil on 11x14 Italian Linen Panel.  I can't wait to finish this....I love painting magnolias. This one is hanging over my mirrored closet doors  in my bedroom.  It is part of a 6' grouping on crooked willow.

HENRY

This was a custom paint project on a denim tote for a dear friend.  She wanted HENRY painted on her tote so she could have him with her always.  She cried when she saw this...I never know if that is good or bad...but, she loved it.  Painted on denim.  I love painting animals...I have many commissions like this....yours could be next!

PINK CAMELLIAS, by Dottie Martz, dottiefromvirginia

This was a re-work of an earlier painting.  I had to lighten  the foreground in the sun spots.  Sometimes you have to look at a painting for a long time before you decide to "fix" something!

WHITE VASE WITH YELLOW TULIPS

original oil on 9x12 Italian Archival Linen Panel.  I love painting tulips.  I usually paint them in one of my many Delft bowls, but, this little white vase was a new "find" and I had to use that.  The tablecloth was made by my Grandmother.

day 2 of THE WHITE VASE AND YELLOW TULIPS

• You can see the difference in day one and day two....I am not sure where it will end...but, I do have more to paint.  I see a purple halo to the left of the vase...that wiLl disappear!

A PEAR-FECT DAY

I love painting fruit...it is so rewarding and fast.  This is painted on a 6x6 panel.(and I get to eat the fruit afterwards! )
I guess the easy feeling comes  from all those years of decorative painting.  We painted tons of fruit.  I will always prefer oils, though. 

FIRST DAY OF "YELLOW TULIPS"

I hope I can paint these tulips before they expire. I did take photos, so I have that back-up even though I prefer live subjects.
The tablecloth was made by my Grandmother.

Five Paintings SOLD @ silent auction at Richard Stravitz Fine Art Gallery

Carol and I had a great time last night (Valentine's Day) at the silent auction  held at Richard Stravitz Fine Art Gallery here on Laskin Road. Five of my paintings sold....(the bottom two were miniatures.) The benefit was The Symphony Orchestra of Virginia Beach.  I also met two of my fans.  That was wonderful!  Usually, my paintings sell in a gallery and I never know who they are!

DINNER TIME by Dottie Martz, dottiefromvirginia

             Original oil on 6x6 panel         website:  http://dottiemartz.com

I live on a marsh and there are egrets almost everyday.....altho this photos was taken by a friend of mine.  I usually see them flying across the marsh.  My deck is
14' above the marsh and surrounded by pine trees,etc.  My most frequent visitors are the racoons.  I must paint them sometime, too.

All of my work is available for sale and Valentine's day is coming!  M other's Day and Easter also.  Hint, hint.  Please check out my website!

SUNFLOWERS AND BIRDS

                               original still life, oil on 14x24 Belgian Linen

Saw these two ceramic birds and knew just where I wanted to paint them.  The sunflowers are from Trader Joe's.  I can go there on a cold, rainy day and get cheered up instantly with all of their beautiful flowers. 

FALL CAMELLIAS

                                     original oil on 11x14 Belgian Linen

These camellias are called Pink Perfection and are my lovely fall bloomers.  It is right outside my front porch and is a very prolific bloomer.  I planted my yard so that something is blooming every month of the year...which is great for my painting!  It took several years to plant, but, now they are all doing well and getting older and bigger.

BLUE AND WHITE TEAPOT AND ROSES

 Before and after................original oil on 9x12 Belgian Linen                              

LILIES AND PERSIMMONS

                                    original oil on 8x10  SOLD

TWO RED PEARS

                                    original 6x6 on linen panel

One of my daily paintings....all are available and look good in a grouping.

LARGE CUSTOM DESK

before and after....with hydrangeas.  The client loved it!    SOLD

GARDENIA

                                         original oil on 6x6 panel

This one was painted for my three daily showcases:  Daily painter, Daily  Paintworks and Fresh paint Daily.  I try to paint everyday for these..sometimes I will paint two in one day just to have a backup for when I don't paint.

This gardenia came from one of my two prolific bushes.  I love the smell of
gardenias almost as much as the Magnolia!

MAGNOLIA #2

                                           original oil on 9x12 panel

Being currently shown at Richard Strauss Galleries on Laskin Road, Virginia Beach, VA.  This was one of the 78 photos of the large magnolia I had.

BLUE PLATE SPECIAL

                                    original oil on 12x16 Italian Linen

Love blue and white pottery.  I have quite a collection of it.  Some is Delft from Holland those are my favorites. 

STAR MAGNOLIA AND DELFT

                                            original oil on 11x14 panel

My Star Magnolia is a small tree by  my driveway.  When in full bloom I have people stopping and inquiring as to what it is.  The nickname is  Tissue Paper Tree.  When in bloom it looks like tissue paper flowers that you make.  The bloth was made by my Grandmother.

RANANCULAS AND LACE

                                     original oil on 9x12 panel     SOLD

TWO CLEMENTINES

                                      original oil on 8x10 panel   SOLD

ORANGE POTPORRI

                                       original oil on 11x14 panel

Love the smell of the potporri and when I added the oranges...well, it was divine.
this was in last year's WPSE show.

DR SWEENEY'S MAGNOLIA

                                          original oil on 9x12 panel

My daughter brought this home for me...it is the largest Magnolia bud I have ever seen!  I took 78 photos of it as it opened on my dining room table.  Every time I walked past the room I could see a change..and had to take a photo.  Magnolias are my most favorite thing to paint.

BUCKEYES AND DELFT

 
                                      original oil on  9x12 panel

Discoverd these nuts growing on my Buckeye Tree....the tree is native to VA and the southeast.....also Ohio, I guess.  Is that where the Buckeye logo came from?

PERUVIAN LILIES AND LEMONS

                             original oil still life on 11x14 Belgian Linen

Just heard that this is juried in the WPSE (WOMEN PAINTERS OF THE SOUTHEAST) show for this spring in Franklin, Tenn.  This is the second year and I have been lucky to have been in both shows.

The old painted plate was my Grandmothers and had the same colors as the lilies. They were made for each other!

DAY'S END

original oil on 14x18 Belgian Linen  

Somehow I lost my original blog..it just disappeared.  Now I am trying to create a new one.  Over two years of blogging is a lot to catch up on.   This is only #2!
    
I love sunsets and this one I was able to catch (I actually had my camera with me!)
My repertoire is varied...I love paint plein aire, portraits (animals and people) and of course, my favorite...still life.  I normally paint small paintings up 6x6, 8x10, 9x12 and 11x14.  I love doing commission work and can paint those any size. 

Even though I won my 4 year scholarship to art school (1948) with watercolors, I now only paint in oils.  We (my daughter Carol and I) own HAVE BRUSH WILL TRAVEL a mural business.  Those we paint in acrylics.

My website:  dottiemartz.com  Please check it out...I have lots of paintings for sale.

RANANCULAS AND BRASS

original oil 6x6 on canvas panel          website:  www.//dottiemartz.com

This was one of my first small paintings....6x6.  I am trying to paint every day and this size is perfect.  I just ordered 100 panels, so I haven't any excuse!  LOL