The Last Acorns

The last acorns are dark and ripe. They are ready to just drop off the tree! This is my latest Acrylic ACEO on Strathmore Watercolor Paper, cold press, 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches. I painted this ACEO for the blog Inspiration All Around Us.
All of my ACEOs come with a clear, hard sleeve to [...]

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Farewell to The Last Green

My small painting ‘The Last Green’ sold yesterday!! What more can I say? It makes me happy that people enjoy my paintings so much!
If you missed out on purchasing ‘The Last Green’ there are prints available through Imagekind. Follow this link for more details:
http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=856f085d-3421-4377-8bec-14efe1b91b11
I have another small 5 x 7 in the works, [...]

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The Last Green – Available now on Etsy

I finished this lovely Autumn painting this morning and it is now available to purchase at Makepeace Arts on Etsy. The Last Green is a farewell to Summer and an awakening of Autumn. This small, original painting depicts a lone leaf upon a bed of stones. Its green is fading but in its place rises [...]

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Autumn Colours

I voted earlier last week so today was like a day off. My daughter and I decided to take a Nature walk down to the nearby river. It was a lot of fun except for almost loosing my keys!! I took two photos that I’ve decided were worthy enough to into my Imagekind [...]

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The Last Green – almost done!

This morning I worked on a large commissioned painting, but this afternoon I took some time to myself and worked on the small Earthscape painting I shared earlier. I’ve decided it will be called ‘The Last Green’ as in the last green of the season before winter takes its hold. It’s really a lovely little [...]

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Earthscape Painting – WIP

I spent Sunday afternoon working on this small, 5 x 7 painting. I haven’t decided on a title yet but a few possibilities are: ‘Autumn Path’, ‘Left Behind’, and ‘The Last Colours’.
Here’s a sneak peak. I’m just about finished so I may list this later in my Etsy Shop – Makepeace Arts.

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Limited Edition Prints on Etsy

You can now find Limited Edition Prints of my published painting, ‘The Forest of Wic’, in my Etsy shop – Makepeace Arts. Prints are 7.5 x 10 inches and will be signed and numbered. They are printed on enhanced matte, heavyweight paper (240gsm). Each print is $15.00.
A framed print makes a perfect gift for Christmas, [...]

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The Forest of Wic

In late 2004 I began work on a commission for a painting to be featured on the cover of the book, ‘Developing Java Software, 3ed. It was by far the most challenging painting I’ve ever done. Mostly because of my own insecurities, but now I look upon it with pride.

The original painting resides in my [...]

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