9"x12" Oil on Canvas
Camp Merrie-Woode on Fairfield Lake is the scene of this painting. All is quiet and still as the cool mist and the warm sun rise for yet another fun-filled day at camp.
available at Mountain Mist Gallery in Cashiers, NC
www.mountainmistgallery.com
Thank you for visiting. The following posts represent my artistic journey; journaling my paintings for all to review. Each painting is available for sale For payment information and shipping contact me directly artistmlh@maryhoffmanfineart.com. Thank you and enjoy the site!
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
"Before The Day Begins"
Labels:
adirondack chairs,
Boating,
Camp Merrie-Woode,
Canoeing,
Cashiers NC,
Lake Fairfield,
Mountain living,
Mountain Mist gallery,
mountains,
North Carolina,
Old Bald,
trail riding
Location:
Cashiers, NC, USA
"Geechie Dock"
8"x10" Oil on Canvas painted en plein air on location at Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant, SC. The morning we all met out here to paint was one of the first sunny days we've experienced here the Lowcountry and I actually got a little bit of sunburn on my neck (yes, even with sunscreen)! And we had an addition to our group: a most talented, visiting Canadian Artist. So great to know you, Sara Jane!!!
Monday, March 16, 2015
"Distant Old Bald" SOLD
16"x20" Oil on Canvas SOLD
Old Bald is the name of the granite-faced mountain which overlooks Fairfield Lake within one of the most beautiful locations in the region: Camp Merrie-Woode, an all-girls summer camp in Sapphire NC.
It's a magical place!
Old Bald is the name of the granite-faced mountain which overlooks Fairfield Lake within one of the most beautiful locations in the region: Camp Merrie-Woode, an all-girls summer camp in Sapphire NC.
It's a magical place!
Monday, March 09, 2015
"A Length Ahead" SOLD
20"x24" Oil on Linen/Canvas SOLD
April through October 2015 Tryon North Carolina becomes a beacon for Horse Lovers of all kind. I've been blessed with an invitation to participate as one of the Exhibiting Artists for the Equestrian Center's Art Show coordinating with this exciting season. Above will be just one of the many paintings featured.
April through October 2015 Tryon North Carolina becomes a beacon for Horse Lovers of all kind. I've been blessed with an invitation to participate as one of the Exhibiting Artists for the Equestrian Center's Art Show coordinating with this exciting season. Above will be just one of the many paintings featured.
"Basking In The Sun"
20"x24" Oil on Linen/Canvas
Another painting to be featured in the Skyuka Fine Art Gallery during the Equestrian Center's Exhibit and Show.
Available at www.skyukafineart.com
Another painting to be featured in the Skyuka Fine Art Gallery during the Equestrian Center's Exhibit and Show.
Available at www.skyukafineart.com
"Masters of The Hunt"
22"x28" Oil on Linen Canvas
I've been invited to participate with Skyuka Art Gallery, the Equestrian Center's Art Gallery in Tryon, NC, during their season-long event this April 1st through October 2015. This is just one of the paintings that will be showing there.
Available through Skyuka Art Gallery Address: 133 N Trade St, Tryon, NC 28782
I've been invited to participate with Skyuka Art Gallery, the Equestrian Center's Art Gallery in Tryon, NC, during their season-long event this April 1st through October 2015. This is just one of the paintings that will be showing there.
Available through Skyuka Art Gallery Address: 133 N Trade St, Tryon, NC 28782
Phone:(828) 817-3783
Labels:
Equestrian Center,
Fox Hunt,
Horses,
Skyuka Fine Art,
Tryon NC
Location:
Tryon, NC, USA
Monday, March 02, 2015
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
"Reagan's Portrait"
Black PrismaColor Pencil (smudge-free charcoal) on 24"x18" Canson Acid-Free Paper
Can you just feel the joy in this little girl's countenance? Isn't she just a little cutie?? I am stopping at this point to "check in" with Mom & Dad about the status of her portrait but she is just so cute I had to share in the meantime!
Can you just feel the joy in this little girl's countenance? Isn't she just a little cutie?? I am stopping at this point to "check in" with Mom & Dad about the status of her portrait but she is just so cute I had to share in the meantime!
Monday, February 16, 2015
"Lush Bouquet" SOLD
12"x9" Oil on Linen Panel sold
The Charleston Artist Collective is a great online gallery to find little gems from some of Charleston's finest artists. Each month the artists decide on a Theme by which they create their artwork, and with every art sale 10% goes to benefit a local charity. "Lush" is March's theme and the charity is the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center.
The Charleston Artist Collective is a great online gallery to find little gems from some of Charleston's finest artists. Each month the artists decide on a Theme by which they create their artwork, and with every art sale 10% goes to benefit a local charity. "Lush" is March's theme and the charity is the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
"Fancy Rooster"
8"x10" Oil on Canvas NFS - Donation
This was painted for a fund-raiser for my daughter's school. These Roosters and hens are so fun to paint. I may be posting more soon.
This was painted for a fund-raiser for my daughter's school. These Roosters and hens are so fun to paint. I may be posting more soon.
"Window Sill & Apples"
12"x12" Oil on Canvas
It was a bit too cold to paint en Plein Air this week so I decided to stay in the studio to catch up on some work. I had these apples sitting on the window sill and loved the way they looked in the sunshine. If nothing else, it was a fun painting to paint. Again, I may re-post this image. In reality, the apples are much softer where the color/temperature transitions are.
It was a bit too cold to paint en Plein Air this week so I decided to stay in the studio to catch up on some work. I had these apples sitting on the window sill and loved the way they looked in the sunshine. If nothing else, it was a fun painting to paint. Again, I may re-post this image. In reality, the apples are much softer where the color/temperature transitions are.
"Shem Creek Shack"
8"x10" Oil on Canvas
Last week's plein air painting was a bit on the chilly side. Here is a little painting I did from a completely different vantage point. . . a fun, new discovery.
This will be available as part of the Charleston Artist Collective's "Pluff Mud" Theme in April.
www.charlestonartistcollective.org
Last week's plein air painting was a bit on the chilly side. Here is a little painting I did from a completely different vantage point. . . a fun, new discovery.
This will be available as part of the Charleston Artist Collective's "Pluff Mud" Theme in April.
www.charlestonartistcollective.org
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
"Pylon Procession" SOLD
14"x11" Oil on Canvas Painted Alla Prima of the docks at Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant, SC.
February's Theme at The Charleston Artist Collective is "Passages" and this one will be available as one of the themed paintings. With every art purchase, 10% is donated to a local charity. It is good to know your support helps so many beyond the online gallery and artists.
February's Theme at The Charleston Artist Collective is "Passages" and this one will be available as one of the themed paintings. With every art purchase, 10% is donated to a local charity. It is good to know your support helps so many beyond the online gallery and artists.
"Through The Trees" NFS
6"x6" Oil on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas Gifted
Painted En Plein Air, Alla Prima on location on Sullivan's Island, SC. These are three of several Palmetto Trees out in front of the visitor center of Fort Moultrie. I stood at the fork in the road between Stella Maris Church and Fort Moultrie.
Wow, was it cold out there today!! But, Yay Us, who all showed up to brave the near freezing temperatures and wind chills. The sun was bright and the sky was clear and the air was so fresh; it was a beautiful day to be out painting!
"Passages" is February's Charleston Artist Collective's Theme. "Through The Trees" will be in that collection.
Painted En Plein Air, Alla Prima on location on Sullivan's Island, SC. These are three of several Palmetto Trees out in front of the visitor center of Fort Moultrie. I stood at the fork in the road between Stella Maris Church and Fort Moultrie.
Wow, was it cold out there today!! But, Yay Us, who all showed up to brave the near freezing temperatures and wind chills. The sun was bright and the sky was clear and the air was so fresh; it was a beautiful day to be out painting!
"Passages" is February's Charleston Artist Collective's Theme. "Through The Trees" will be in that collection.
"How'D Do, Ladies"
12"x12" Oil on Canvas
While in the North Carolina mountains, I was painting at a farm surrounded by the most comical chickens and roosters. Their personalities really shine and this rooster was the headliner! In this picture I took, he looked as though he were "tipping his hat" to the chickens as he walked by them strutting all around the yard. Hence, the title, "How'D Do, Ladies."
While in the North Carolina mountains, I was painting at a farm surrounded by the most comical chickens and roosters. Their personalities really shine and this rooster was the headliner! In this picture I took, he looked as though he were "tipping his hat" to the chickens as he walked by them strutting all around the yard. Hence, the title, "How'D Do, Ladies."
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
"Red Tin Roof - Shem Creek Study"
8"x8" Oil on Linen En Plein Air, Alla Prima
Our painting group went back to Shem Creek and the weather could not have been more pleasant. The sun was so warm on this mid-January day on the water that you didn't really need a jacket. I wanted to capture as loosely as possible another view from my last visit. The photograph's color is off a bit, but I hope it conveys what I was trying to say.
Our painting group went back to Shem Creek and the weather could not have been more pleasant. The sun was so warm on this mid-January day on the water that you didn't really need a jacket. I wanted to capture as loosely as possible another view from my last visit. The photograph's color is off a bit, but I hope it conveys what I was trying to say.
Friday, January 16, 2015
"Calm At The Docks"
11"x14" Oil on Canvas nfs charitable donation
This painting started out as a plein air painting on location at Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant, SC. However, it was so incredibly cold that it made my fingers numb. I painted as much information as I could, and it was nearly finished, when I could no longer move my hands and hold a paint brush. I just finished it up in the studio. I want to go back there and try another one. . . the day I was here, at Shem Creek, it was so beautiful! The lavender and warm yellow colors of the sky show that there were indeed frozen crystals in the atmosphere . . . all from that freezing cold air!
This painting started out as a plein air painting on location at Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant, SC. However, it was so incredibly cold that it made my fingers numb. I painted as much information as I could, and it was nearly finished, when I could no longer move my hands and hold a paint brush. I just finished it up in the studio. I want to go back there and try another one. . . the day I was here, at Shem Creek, it was so beautiful! The lavender and warm yellow colors of the sky show that there were indeed frozen crystals in the atmosphere . . . all from that freezing cold air!
"Girl Talk"
I snapped this shot while at a farm in the mountains of North Carolina near Cashiers. The personalities of the hens and roosters were comical! That rooster was strutting around like he owned the place and the hens seemed so taken by his swagger and charm.
"Merrie-Woode Morning II" SOLD
11"x14" Oil on Canvas sold
Camp Merrie-Woode is a girls' camp in the mountains of North Carolina. This was a commission for a former camper whose two little girls are carrying on the family tradition there. This painting was painted after a plein air painting I did while I was actually standing in this spot. However, that painting has long been sold. We changed it a little bit by taking one of the sail boats out and breaking up the fore and middle grounds.
Camp Merrie-Woode is a girls' camp in the mountains of North Carolina. This was a commission for a former camper whose two little girls are carrying on the family tradition there. This painting was painted after a plein air painting I did while I was actually standing in this spot. However, that painting has long been sold. We changed it a little bit by taking one of the sail boats out and breaking up the fore and middle grounds.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
"Patiently Awaiting - Portrait of Brooke"
20"x16" Oil on Canvas
Such a beautiful little girl. . . she looks just like her Momma. In memory of a beautiful, yet short life; Brooke shined like the sun in the lives of those who knew her. She awaits, patiently, in Heaven for the rest of us to join that glorious Light. Merry Christmas.
Such a beautiful little girl. . . she looks just like her Momma. In memory of a beautiful, yet short life; Brooke shined like the sun in the lives of those who knew her. She awaits, patiently, in Heaven for the rest of us to join that glorious Light. Merry Christmas.
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