Water Lilies, 6x6 oil painting

Water Lilies

6x6 oil painting

on Raymar cotton panel

I have visited many of the California missions, and one of the things I love is that many have beautiful fountains.  Those that are working fountains often have floating water lilies in a variety of colors.  I painted this from a photo I took of the fountain at San Juan Capistrano, one of the most beautiful missions.

This painting is available for purchase on Daily Paintworks.

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Matilija Poppy, 7x5 oil painting on linen panel

Matilija Poppy

7x5 oil painting on linen panel

Unframed

Recently I visited several of the California missions, and I found some beautiful Matilija poppies growing in the garden at Mission La Purisima, in Lompoc, CA.  I love to watch these large poppies floating in the breeze, and their graceful petals look like angel wings.  This painting is from a photo I took on that trip, and it's available on Daily Paintworks at http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/287112.

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Mission Flowers, 6x8 oil painting

Mission Flowers

6x8 oil painting

on archival Raymar panel

I have visited many of the California missions. I love the architecture and their history. This painting is from a photo I took at Mission San Juan Capistrano.

This painting may be purchased through an online auction at DailyPaintworks.com.

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email:  Stevie@StevieDennyArt.com

FIrst Place Award!

Sky Dreamer

14x11 watercolor on 140 lb.Fabriano hot press paper

Not for Sale

I'm pleased that my painting "Sky Dreamer" won first place last night in the Watercolor Division at the Gilbert Visual Art League Show.  We had a great opening reception!  The show is at the Gilbert Historical Museum (Gilbert Rd. & Elliott), and it will run through March 29.

I painted Sky Dreamer as a Christmas gift for my husband Bob.  He volunteers with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in the Aviation Division.  A lifelong pilot, he is happiest in the sky.

A special thanks goes to Kim Johnson-Nechtman, who has taught me so much about watercolor portraits.

Now, back to mission painting... this is a little study I did just to keep in practice.  It's from one of the hundreds of photos I took when I visited Mission San Juan Capistrano a few years ago.

Mission Study

9x7 watercolor on 300 lb. Fabriano cold press paper

This painting is available through an online auction on Daily Paintworks.

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The Red Door, 6x6 oil painting on Raymar canvas panel

Mission San Luis Rey de Francia in Oceanside, California is the "King of the Missions". Named for King Louis IX of France, this was a former Spanish mission.  It iis still a working mission today, cared for by the people of the parish.  The Red Door is one of the many doors leading to the interior of the main building.  This mission has two asistencias, or sub-missions, associated with it.  Since the California missions were set up to be a day's travel between them, I often wondered how someone got from Oceanside to San Gabriel in one day (a distance of 89 miles).  I did some research, and I found there were ranches that provided lodging for travelers in-between.  The two asistencias (stations) for Mission San Luis Rey are Las Flores, near San Clemente and San Antonio de Pala, near Pala Mesa.  Some of these asistencias are still standing, and I plan to go back and visit them, as I visit all 21 of the California missions.

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