It's All Right - Small Sunflower Painting Original Acrylic Small Format Art

It's All Right

4 x 4 inches

acrylic on gessobord panel

One more little floral for the Newburyport Art Association gift shop. And yes, I was thinking of the Beatles "Here Comes the Sun" the whole time I was working on this:

"Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
It's all right, It's all right"

Classic Colors - Small Floral Painting Original Iris Art by Debbie Shirley

Classic Colors

4 x 4 inches

acrylic on gessobord panel

A little break from the larger commission I am working on for two little florals for the gift shop at the Newburyport Art Association. Of course I am starting out my spring florals with my favorite flower of all - the iris. So beautiful - and  they always remind me of my grandmother's garden....

I was looking at purple Benjamin Moore room paints recently - there is one called "Spring Iris". But what  made me laugh is that one of the purples was named "snugglepuss"! Who comes up with this stuff??

Pick a Peck - Small Still Life Painting, Original Art

Pick a Peck

6x6 inches

acrylic on 3/4" canvas

SOLD

Another commissioned piece.
I really like painting these close-ups of piles of things. Fruits and vegetables are always fun, but it could be interesting to try out piles of other kinds of objects, too. I may do another one of these peppers, only larger. So many things to paint, so little time......

The Original - Small Still Life Painting Kitchen Art

The Original

6 x 6 inches

acrylic on canvas

SOLD

This is part of a commission I am just finishing up. It is to go with the Tabasco bottles that I painted earlier this year. Fun little paintings to hang in a kitchen for some hot sauce lovers!

I have a bunch of hot sauce affectionados in my household as well - 2 out of my 3 kids love hot sauce, my husband and I enjoy it quite a bit as well. It is kind of embarrassing how many bottles of the stuff we have around.....

Summer Sweetness - Original ACEO Painting Botanical Art Strawberry Still Life

Summer Sweetness

2-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches

acrylic on watercolor paper

The companion to the blueberries! I'd love to do some raspberries, too, but I'm not sure I have the time at the moment. I have plans to do a few flowers in this kind of format also - on watercolor paper with the background left plain - maybe a little larger on 4 x 6 paper. Now I just need some flowers to  bloom so that I have something to work with.....

This piece will be available at West Village Provisions in West Boxford, Massachusetts - where I will be painting live on Friday, May 16, 2014 as part of their anniversary celebration.

Early Blue - Original ACEO Painting Blueberry Art

Early Blues

2-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches

acrylic on watercolor paper

Keeping it really simple for a few little ACEOs. Can you tell I am thinking summer?!!

Rushing In - Mini Beach Painting Small Seascape Painting

Rushing In

4 x 3 inches

acrylic on 3/8" canvas

A tiny little seascape!

Actually I did a whole bunch of these:

for the Spring into Summer fundraiser. It seems kinda silly to post each one individually here on the blog, so I think I will get them added - well, at least the ones that are left! -  to my DailyPaintworks gallery (and eventually to my Etsy shop) so that if you are interested in individual ones, you can see them there.