Post 339: Pony Day at Shackleford Banks NC

Painting Name: Pony Day at Shackleford Banks NC

One day while visiting friends at Harkers Island, we took their boat out across the water to Shackleford Banks and I was delighted to get lots of pictures from the water (in view of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse) of many ponies. They walk along on the sand and dunes and often wade out into the water. 

SKU: 01B24ACG

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 20x20 Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas

Edition Year: 2024

Framed?: No

What Brought About this Painting?

My rendition of Shackleford Banks, North Carolina. and some of the ponies along the shore - and another often seen pleasure, some dolphins wandering the waterways.

Recently, I saw a couple of meme's with my friend that were labeled with the State Welcome Sign, "Welcome to North Carolaska" - because it was so cold up and down the East Coast. Funny. I'm looking forward to the warmer weather and visiting my friend again - more boating and photographs leading to more paintings!

Anyway, this one will probably not go on Etsy because of its size - but do check out my Etsy shop when you get a chance. I may get prints made for this eventually. https://donnaliguriaart.etsy.com

Like it?

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Post 337: Harkers Island, Cape Lookout, Shackleford Banks, Marshes and the Ponies of North Carolina

Paintings of Harkers Island, Cape Lookout, Shackleford Banks, Marshes and the Ponies of North Carolina

In 2023 and already in 2024, my canvases have recreated some views and inspiration of the coasts of North Carolina. Here is a collection of paintings with the 'inspired by' of the several visits to my friend's new home in Harkers Island, North Carolina.

Big Blue Skies, Blue Water, Sand and More

Snapping pictures all day, that is what I did and do while visiting my best friend. Pictures of ponies on Shackleford Banks and in Beaufort, North Carolina. Pictures of ghost trees and marshes, Cape Lookout and across the water. The wildlife, the birds flying, the fish jumping, the occasional dolphin...I love it all. The iPhone or my other camera a FULL of inspiration. Upon getting home, the pictures get turned into paintings. 

Here is some of my inspired by the North Carolina Coast artwork.

"Lighthouse and Shackleford NC Pony" - 9x12 Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas. A lone Shackleford Banks pony looks across the water to Cape Lookout. Prints are available on Etsy

"Mom, I Don't Want to Take a Bath" - 9x12 Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas; Cape Lookout Lighthouse and Shackleford Ponies

"Harkers Island NC" - 16x20 Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas; the view from Beaufort, NC with Harkers Island across the water to the right. Notice the new bridge?

"Ponies of Shackleford Island" - 12x16 Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas; also known as Shackleford Banks

"Wading Shackleford Pony" (SOLD) - 9x12 Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas. Prints are available

"Harkers Island Magic" - 16x20 Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas 

"Sandpiper Beach Bums" (SOLD) - 4x12 Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas

"Beaufort, NC Marsh" - 8x8 Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas

"Bottoms Up" - 4x4 Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas; is a swan doing a dive, butt up.

"Cygnet Fluff Baby" - 4x4 Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas; is a baby swan. I call these 4x4 paintings "bookcase art" because they make great small paintings that can sit on a table or shelf.

"Sea the Turtle" - 4x12 Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas

"The Marshes of Harkers Island, North Carolina" - 16x20 Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas; with the ghost trees in the background. The view was toward the new bridge. The painting and Prints are available on Etsy

My Mini 3x4 stretched canvas in Acrylics mini paintings of the 7 (maybe) most popular NC Lighthouse Series - 

1. "Ocracoke Lighthouse

2. "Old Baldy Lighthouse" 

3. "Cape Lookout Lighthouse" (SOLD)

4. "Bodie Island Lighthouse" 

5. "Currituck Beach Lighthouse"

6. "Oak Island Lighthouse"

7. "Cape Hatteras Lighthouse"

"Last Light Lighthouse" - 24x24 Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas is a side view of Cape Lookout with Shackleford Banks across the water and Harkers Island and a sunset off to the right.

I had some other "beach" mini paintings of beach inspiration and Harkers Island inspired. The annual Decoy Festival in early December brought on some mini duck decoy paintings.

24 Mini Paintings and Counting

Many of these are on Etsy and some do have prints available. I do have a lot of pictures to still review but I hope to get back to visit my friend - as soon as I can and the weather is warmer!

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Post 310: Wading Shackleford Pony

Painting Name: Wading Shackleford Pony

A lone pony wading in the shallows of Shackleford Island, North Carolina, with the Cape Lookout Lighthouse in the background. Birds are constantly on the move, along with the pony, their daily hunt for nice morsels.

SKU: 06AJ23AC

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 12x16 Stretched Canvas

Edition Year: 2023

Framed?: No

SOLD

What Brought About this Painting?

A friend recently moved to the beach this year and I have gotten to visit them - and inspiration is everywhere.

Here are two other Shackleford Pony paintings I have recently completed.

Painting Name: Mom, I Don't Want to Take a Bath

SKU: 05AB23ACG

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 9x12 Stretched Canvas

Edition Year: 2023

Framed?: No

Painting Name: Lighthouse and Shackleford NC Pony

SKU: 04AA23ACG

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 9x12 Stretched Canvas

Edition Year: 2023

Framed?: No

How do you like them?

Another pony painting at "Ponies of Shackleford Island NC"

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Post 301: I'm in the Mood for Painting Horses

I'm in the Mood for Painting Horses

Now that I have discovered that here in Virginia there are art galleries with art shows dedicated to and about horses, I have horse on the brain. I painted one horse painting in 2021 and I've painted another 2 just this month. And I entered one of those horse art shows with the 2 large ones below. We'll see how it goes.

Painting Name: For the Love of a Horse

Aren't most young girls horse crazy before they go through that boy-crazy phase? I certainly was, although that boy-crazy phase...well that was another story. I am glad to say that the horse crazy phase never faded and is certainly BACK! Discovering that I still love to paint them, let me see what I can get on canvas next!

SKU: 04Z23ACG

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 18x24 Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas

Edition Year: 2023

Art Prints available upon request

Painting Name: Lighthouse and Shackleford Pony

I am just finishing this one up, he's in the tweaking phase.

SKU: 04AA23ACG

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 9x12 Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas

Edition Year: 2023

Painting Name: No One Can Teach Riding so Well as a Horse

After years of not drawing or painting horses, this was one I did in 2021.

SKU: 03BE21ACG

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 18x24 Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas

Edition Year: 2021

Art Prints available upon request

Let's see where the paint brush leads next.

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