The Sun, the Moon and the Mother

In other words, new ACEOs. I will be adding these to my Etsy shop – Nature’s Charms – over the next several days. Each ACEO was painting with Artist Grade Watercolors on Fabriano Watercolor Studio Paper, 300g/m2, Cold Press, Acid Free and pH neutral. They are $8.00 each and come in a hard, [...]

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New Artworks on Etsy

I wanted to draw everyone’s attention to some new listings in my Etsy shop – Nature’s Charms.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful day. Happy Father’s Day!

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New Commission(s)

I have begun work on hopefully what will be the 1st of many new paintings for furniture maker Jan McLaughlin of Chimney Mountain Furniture Company. There really isn’t an amazing story to tell about how I got this commission – basically he’s my half-brother’s Father!! Sometimes it really is all about who you know. Jan [...]

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Free Spirits II – Original Acrylic Painting

Now available to purchase for only $30.00 is Free Spirits II.

I really love how these 2 small paintings turned out. They would look lovely hung together in a hallway or maybe a small powder room.
http://makepeacearts.etsy.com

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A Vast World – Commissioned Painting

It truly is a vast world as seen from the eyes of a Green Tree Frog. This is my completed painting for the lovely Lucia Caporuscio. She commissioned this painting what seems like ages ago and has been very patient and encouraging! This large acrylic painting measures 16 x 50 inches and the [...]

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My latest Commission

I’ve been working really hard lately on a commission painting – an Earthscape painting. It’s not necessarily one of the largest I’ve done, but it is the longest at 50 inches. The complete dimensions are 16 x 50 x 1.5 inches. In all honestly I owe this commission to my husband, Bob.   While [...]

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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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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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