Export to PDF | Export to DOC“Flying Dahlia” is a commissioned oil painting. It was inspired by a smaller painting called “Dahlia (from my garden)”, which was found in my 2012 wall calendar. My client LOVED that painting so much, but needed a larger size to fill her wall. We looked at several other dahlia […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCOn Monday, I actually did what my wise husband has telling me to do for the last decade. Just paint for the sake of painting. I had been given a Birthday/Christmas-gift request anyway, so on Monday I decided to take his advice. What a delightful day I had. Just […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCDon’t you just love turning the page on your calendar? I love the anticipation of “what comes next” — both visually and with life. I hope you enjoy this month’s desktop calendar “Sunflower Flame” as much as I enjoyed painting it! It can be viewed at http://www.mariescottstudios.com which contains my entire […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCMy newest oil painting called “Sunflower Flame” is complete! I love the fiery ring of petals that make up this sunflower. That wasn’t my original intent, however sometimes a painting takes on a life of its own. Especially when it is one I am simply painting for my own […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCMy freakishly creative brain will always find a way to make something a zillion times more complicated than it truly needs to be. This is what my brain says: “If you are going to take the time make something anyway, why not just make A LOT of them?” [ […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCSeptember’s desktop calendar features my recent piece called “Sunflower Love.” It is a commissioned oil painting I worked on over the summer, inspired by a field of sunflowers I found growing near Travelers Rest, SC. To see the entire collection of my oil paintings, visit my website mariescottstudios.com Enjoy […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCIf you forget how sick you were, you probably aren’t sick anymore. On this peaceful morning, however, I was reminded how sick I really was back in 2009. Today I simply wanted to find one of my barn paintings that I hadn’t used as a desktop calendar yet, so […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCOn Saturday, July 20th, my framed original oil painting called “Main St. Bridge” will be up for silent auction at the “Arts Alive Celebration” — a fundraiser for the newly formed Travelers Rest Artist Alliance. To show my confidence and support of this organization, I am donating my largest […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCThe painting shows several paths of water, all making their way to the ocean. It comes from different places, but it eventually all the water ends up flowing into the sea. That is how I see my life these days. I am not sure exactly what direction the path […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCI created this oil painting for my client so he and his family could have a visual reminder of all their great summer memories from time spent together at the lake in Great-Grandmother Margrethe’s house. This charming lake home is located on “Lake Margrethe” in Northern Michigan. They are attending […]
