Summer Taste - Cityscape Landscape Painting of Clam Box in Ipswich, Massachusetts

Summer Taste

6 x 8 inches

acrylic on 3/4" cradled board

Been painting like crazy! Posting? Not so much  ;-)
Lots going on with family stuff, kids winding up the school year, and the start of the outdoor festival season. Busy is good, right?

The Topsfield Strawberry Festival was great. Started out as a rainy day, but ended up  being just mostly gray, no downpours. Here is a (not so great) picture of my set up. Not the best angle! I really needed a back wall this time, but had used my walls on the sides because of the rain. Thanks to everyone who came out! It was great to see some familiar faces.

The painting at the top of the post is the Clam Box in Ipswich, Massachusetts. You will be seeing a lot of my "location" paintings over the next month or so. A bunch of gallery requests - and some exciting shows - to tell you about soon.

This painting will be going to Pop Gallery in Gloucester, Massachusetts in the next few days.

Under the Lights - Painting of Neon Sign, Original Art by Debbie Shirley

Under the Lights

6 x 12 inches

acrylic on 3/4" cradled panel

Just a quick post to show the latest piece. Lots going on here! And a bunch of these signs and buildings coming up for some galleries and shows.

This piece will be  heading to Pop Gallery in Gloucester, Massachusetts in the next week or so, but I just may preview it at the Topsfield Strawberry Festival this weekend.

More to come....

Tiny Blues - Small ACEO Painting of Blueberries

Tiny Blues

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

acrylic on watercolor paper

Another bunch of blueberries. Wish I had time right now to do a grouping including red and black raspberries, strawberries, etc. I enjoy doing these little botanical studies! The series will have to wait, however, this little guy will join some strawberries on display at West Village Provisions in West Boxford, Massachusetts.

I've got a few pieces back in the studio now that have been in various shows and I am slowly getting them listed in my Etsy shop. Here is one:

Over and Over Again

6 x 6 inches

acrylic on 3/4" cradled panel

available here

Commissioned House Portrait - Custom Acrylic Painting by Debbie Shirley

Commission

12 x 16 inches

acrylic on 1-1/2" canvas

SOLD

Eek! It has been more than a week since I have posted!
I have been painting a lot - working on a few different projects at once - and haven't had much time for posting. However, I did finish the painting above and wanted to post about it.

This painting was a commission for a family who wanted a special gift for their mother's birthday. This house was the home she grew up in, and all the family members have wonderful memories about it, a few of which they shared with me during the process of creating the painting. These type of stories help make the work - and the entire experience - really special. I love having that kind of connection with my clients and I hope they feel that connection in the final work. The family was pleased with the outcome and are excited about having the painting framed.

Are you interested in having a custom piece created just for you? Please contact me!

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......