New Painting: Sunflower Girl by Beth VanDeventer

"Sunflower Girl"
6 1/4" x 4 1/4"

This miniature painting "Sunflower Girl"  is available for $50, unframed.  I painted this miniature (6 1/2" x 4 1/2") this afternoon, and is still wet!  The painting is based on photos I took of a little girl, maybe 4 years old, and her brother horsing around at an art fair. 

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"Madam M" --Sergant Would Roll Over In His Grave

Yesterday I completed the portait seen to the right in about 4 or 5 hours....given life thrown in.  I decided to call it "Madam M" as I have not gotten permission from my dear friend (who I hope will still remain a dear friend) especially after she sees this!  This is a re-try of a much larger painting (16 x 20) I  worked on over the summer.   This piece is  9 x 12 oil primed linen.

I may need to rethink this goal creating a daily portrait painting, given my tendency to add detail.  Sometimes a masterpiece created in the late hours may not translate to award winning art the next morning.  However, I think I did nice job on my "Madam M".

Here's an artistic note on the tricky aspect of glasses.  Madam M wears glasses, and her portait would not be complete without them.  However, I am challenged to gracefully and accurately introduce the man-made articles into the portrait as artfully as I would like to.  In previous classes I've taken, teachers have suggested students paint everything but the glasses, and leave the glasses for the last minute.  Any thoughts here by other artists? 

Please note, for those of you who are not John Singer Sergent fans, Sergent was rather infamously known for his daring (at the time) portrait of Madam X.  In my wildest dreams my work may ever be compared with Sergent....however, I thought given that my friend might not like to be identified, I choose a reference that maybe only other portrait artists may appreciate.  My apologies to Mr. Sergent. 

Interested in having your portrait created?  Contact me at my website http://www.bethv.com and click on "Contact" .  Now is the perfect time to plan ahead for Christmas and the New Year, and I'm fired up to paint!

My first Blog- Welcome to Website

Rhode Island Red Rooster By Beth VanDeventer
8 x 10
Available

Through this venue I hope to introduce you to my artwork and share with you why I am inspired to paint a given subject.  I plan to intersperse this commentary with information relevant to other artists and art collectors, including information about contemporary and historic artists, art activities of interest, and feature some of my friends who inspire and encourage me to continue on with the task of painting. 

I hope to be recognized as a viable DAILY PAINTER of TEXAS which requires me to demonstrate I am capable of creating a completed (albeit small) painting each day. 

My paintings can be viewed at my website, bethv.com, or at my page with The Contemporary Fine Artists International Website, associated with the Artists of Texas. 

I am currently a member in a number of art organizations.  You will note that many of these are Texas based, with the exception of the Denver Student Art League, which is my Colorado art connection.   

• DeSoto Art League
• Artists 'Round Texas
• Denver Student Art League
• Texas Visual Arts Association
• Woodlands Art League
• Portrait Society of America
• Oil Painters of America
• Associated Creative Artists
• Conroe Art League
• Artists of Texas

We'll see how this process works, and if I am capable of finding followers.  At the least I hope to document the progress of my artwork. 

Happy Painting, and be as good as you can..... Beth V