Frida Kahlo Portrait by M.Devine

When I taught high school art, next to my students, I loved teaching about famous painters. One of my favorites was and is Frida Kahlo because she had such a colorful, happy, sad and interesting life, which she was able to translate to her art-sometimes in ways that made me sad, sometimes in ways that were very joyous. So here is a little new painting of her, acrylic on canvas. You can find my portraits at

www.devinepaintings.etsy.com

Marsh Waterway

Okay, so growing up in Louisiana, they called these weekend retreats CAMPS, and in Texas, they are known as LAKEHOUSES, in the Carolinas, they are in the LOW COUNTRY, or COASTAL areas. As a child in Louisiana, I used to love to go visit Mississippi, near Pass Christian, and they really did look just like this! Wherever they are, you know it is going to be a good day when you look out the window and see WATER!

Colorful Oyster Painting

This Colorful Oyster was painted from an oyster that my daughter brought home on her trip

to the beach. There is a lot of Navy and Cream, plus just a touch of Orange.  

Hill Country Hay Bales Orig. Oil Painting

Hill Country Hay Bales. I painted this after taking some photos

at DUSK in the Hill Country of Texas. I loved the way

the hay bales looked like they were glowing, and the long

shadows. 

Huge Marlin Painting

Ok, this new marlin is named HUGE BLUE MARLIN to differentiate between the

last one, called Large Marlin. Lots of that thick IMPASTO on this

one, too; a medium background. You can find this

on www.bonanza.com, and search Huge Marlin.

Speckled Trout Oil Painting, Detail

Small OIl Painting Low Country Marsh

Small little painting that you can find on 

www.recycledwoodart.etsy.com

Speckled Trout Impasto OIl Painting

This is a 24" wide by 12" tall impressionist Speckled Trout. Oil. Colorful.

Blah, blah, blah.

Okay, so here's the thing. According to the blog "STATS" I'm supposed to

believe that there are people from pretty much all over the world viewing my work. Now. Daily.  Lots of Russians; which is cool, but what does that even mean?  And so far I have had just a teeny weeny bit of feedback on this site. 

So if you are reading this, and you can speak English or Spanish, Russian, or whatever, it would be very cool

if you would just let me know you stopped by. Join the blog.  Tell me you love it. Tell me you hate it. Tell me it is

so boring you are just neutral on it. Just SAY SOMETHING. 

Thanks : )

Texas Hay Bales, IN PROGRESS, underpainting

This is the UNDERPAINTING of an oil painting I am 

working on that is 16" x 20" and called

Texas Hay Bales. Come back in a few days and

I will post the finished painting : )

Small Pretty Mermaid Painting

Small painting, just 5" x 7" and it's a little

mermaid holding a starfish. Find her at

www.recycledwoodart.etsy.com

Low Country Marsh Oil Painting

This oil painting is called Low Country Marsh. I worked from 

two photos to paint this, and wanted to use lots of greens and

yellow ochre. Just a hint of blue in the water and the sky, very

painterly. Painted on artist wood panel, 1" wood sides.

Speckled Trout with Polka Dots

Large 30 by 40 oil painting

on gallery wrapped canvas. Painted this Speckled Trout with Lime Green Polka Dots

just because I thought it would look cool. You can find this

trout with my other work at

www.recycledwoodart.etsy.com

Vintage look DIVER oil painting

Vintage looking original oil painting of a woman diving

off a dock, with a red canoe in the foreground. I love the

lodge look of this paintings, I was lucky enough to ship

the first on I painted off to Canada! 

This painting can also be found a www.recycledwoodart.etsy.com

Pretty Mermaid holding a STAR

Let me know if you like this Pretty Mermaid, 

she is holding

a star in my favorite color right 

now-taxi cab yellow!!

This little mermaid is oil and on a wrapped canvas, she

is 8 x 10 inches. 

Texas Hill Country OIl Painting

One of several oil paintings of a favorite subject, 

the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Not sure I can

do it justice, but very fun to paint : )

Contact me for information.

Magnolia Oil Painting

This is an impressionist view of a Magnolia,

you can find another oil painting like this one here

Pretty Mermaid on Recycled Wood

This art is called Pretty Mermaid. She is

3 feet tall and painted on all recycled wood.

She is colorful and fun inside or out.

You can find this mermaid here

Shady Patio Courtyard Oil Painting

This is a painting from a beautiful courtyard I saw while walking around the small 

streets of South Beach, Miami. Like so many of the small courtyards, 

it was very lush a and kind of reminded me of

New Orleans. Really love the coral color of the chairs and the warm 

golds mixed with the cool colors of the plants and sky. 

Gallery wrapped canvas, 8" x 10" with sides painted light gray, frame not needed but would look

great with a medium Black or Brown Wood frame.

Hill Country Highway

This is painted from a photo I took last year. I am not

sure it is possible to capture just how pretty it is to take the

back roads through the Hill Country of TEXAS. But I tried. : )

To purchase go here

Miami Beach Oil Painting

This is a small oil painting that I painted from a recent trip to Miami. All of

the lifeguard stands are retro and painted the most beautiful colors, kinda like

all of the beautiful old buildings in Miami.

Click here to Purchase.

Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, Our Lady of Guadalupe

When Juan Diego had a vision on a hill in Mexico, he asked for a sign to prove it. When he came back to the mountain, it was covered in Castillian roses, in winter, roses which do not normally grow in the Tepeyac desert, near Mexico City. The lady in the vision asked him to build a church where they stood on the hill. So this little painting is also covered in roses and is a whimsical version of the Virgin of Guadalupe. It is painted on gallery wrapped canvas and the sides have been painted black. I usually sell these larger and without so much detail, this is a new design and I hope you like it. There is a cross under the banner which reads, "Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe" in Spanish, which means Our Lady of Guadalupe. There are so many interesting things about Our Lady of Guadalupe, just Google her name and you will see.

To Purchase, go to www.recycledwoodart.etsy.com

After the Storm Oil Painting

Okay, so you know that old saying, "After the Storm" -well that had to be the perfect name for this painting. I went with my family to the beach this spring, and it rained the entire drive. After two days of POURING RAIN, we went outside and it was just the most spectacular contrast of colors. Really dark outlines against an almost neutral sky. I knew I had to paint it, so I did one to keep to remember that beautiful day, then I did a couple of small ones, and now we have a Medium size oil painting that gives an IMPRESSION of that day. This has TONS OF THICK IMPASTO oil paint, and LOTS of BRUSHWORK!

Hope you love this.  To Purchase, go to www.recycledwoodart.etsy.com

A Laid Back Oyster Painting

I call this one laid back oyster, because the colors are

so nice and soothing. No bright colors on this one,

just neutrals and a touch of coral : )

Low Country Marsh Small Painting

Small Impressionistic acrylic painting

To purchase, go to

www.recycledwoodart.etsy.com

Lobster with Stripes

Very bright LOBSTER oil painting, this one is on

a mustard yellow colored platter with Navy and White Stripes

To purchase, just go to

www.recycledwoodart.etsy.com

Bright Red Lobster Oil Painting

This is an 8 x 10 painting of a lobster, 

fun to paint! To purchase this Bright Red Lobster,

go to www.recycledwoodart.etsy.com

Small Low Country Oil Painting

This painting is very small, only 5" x 7" When I first started

painting, in high school, my teacher had me work on small canvas boards

this same size. One was entered in the high school art competition, won Best

of Show, and was STOLEN. My teacher found the "thief" - made her

return the painting to me, and I was so embarrassed. I told her she

gave me a compliment by stealing it, and so it was all good : )

Bright Red Crab

Here is a red crab with orange and gold highlights. This is painted

on an 8x10 gallery wrapped canvas. There is ALOT of OIL PAINT on

this one, very Beachy!!

Girl in a Coral Swimsuit, in progress

This is a small oil painting, called "Girl Floating" Just wanted to

show the process, underpainting and then completed work.

Colorful Oyster Shell

I just love painting these oyster shells. Yes, they are very colorful and

not too perfect.  Lots of texture and paint on these shells. Of course, I got some orange in here

and a tiny bit of red. You can find this

8"x10" oyster shell painting  HERE.

Blue Marlin Painting

This is a large painting called "Blue Marlin" My sister and I have done quite

a few marlins on wood, but this one is painting on a large 18" x 36" wrapped canvas, lots

of paint and lots of texture.  I have added some extra gold color because I am

crazy about that Taxi Cab yellow color right now. Especially when

it's next to blue! If you are interested you can purchase

it HERE.