Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Post 79: Mercury Glass Flower Arrangement Still Life 16x20 Acrylic

Painting Name: Mercury Glass Flower Arrangement

I like this painting. I picture it in a living room with grays and blues and neutral colors.

SKU: 02AJ21AC
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 16x20 Stretched Canvas
Price: $278.00 plus shipping
Framed?: No (but may update this)
Edition Year: 2021
Commissioned? No

What Brought About this Painting?
I painted a similar background for a floral painting a couple of weeks ago but wanted to do something different this go around. This flower arrangement still life centers with the mercury glass vase which is highlighted with silver and iridescent paint. 

The flower arrangement has sort of a beige - pink, champagne roses, blue and purple hydrangeas, and some white lilies.





This painting was finished with a matte varnish - meaning there is not a "shiny" look to the canvas other than the metallic silver and iridescent paint used on the vase area.

How to Shop, Follow, Like, Comment and do all the social things for my painting Artworks: 

Facebook: DL Art on Facebook
Instagram: DL Art on Instagram
Pinterest: DL Art on Pinterest
Behind the Canvas Blog: Donna’s Cave Paintings Blog

Like this painting? Need a handmade, original painting as a gift for a friend or family member? Or if you want to commission me to do a similar painting for you, please contact me through this blog or go to Donna Liguria Art on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt to shop my available Artwork.
Side Note, if you have purchased one of my paintings, please send me a picture of YOU with the painting and I will post it on the corresponding blog page.

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Follow, Comment, and Review!
Posted by on No comments:
Labels: , , ,
Location: Woodbridge, VA, USA Woodbridge, VA 22191, USA

Friday, February 26, 2021

Post 78: A Painting In Progress: Mercury Glass Flower Arrangement

A Painting in Progress: Mercury Glass Flower Arrangement

I love the look of mercury glass and painting it was a welcome challenge.

SKU: 02AJ21AC
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 16x20 Stretched Canvas
Edition Year: 2021
Check Availability and Prints on my Etsy Shop

Painting in Progress Images…
What should this painting be? Any suggestions? Leave your comments!

In preparing the canvases for painting, from layers of gesso to the first layer of paint, sometimes I will go ahead and give a basecoat to another canvas at the same time. While I was starting "Hydrangeas Over a Rock Wall", I went ahead and did another black and grey split color background similar to the "Large Red and Gold Flower in a Black - White Background" I did a week or so ago. 

I'm considering another flower, a large bloom like a sunflower, rose, hibiscus, etc. Would you like to see anything in particular?

Suggestions are welcome!


March 2, 2021 1:50 pm - I was working on a side project the last few days along with actually wiring all my paintings so they can be hung. In the back of my mind was this background painting and what should be in its foreground. I finally came up with a plan and got it started today.


Also of note, I went to PWAS (Prince William Art Society) Art Show this past Sunday and am thinking to join the local art group - hence the very need to having the paintings ready for hanging too! https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/

March 2, 2021 3:10 pm Plodding along, ooops, sorry, painting along. 



How to Shop, Follow, Like, Comment and do all the social things for my painting Artworks: 

Facebook: DL Art on Facebook
Instagram: DL Art on Instagram
Pinterest: DL Art on Pinterest
Behind the Canvas Blog: Donna’s Cave Paintings Blog

Like this painting? Need a handmade, original painting as a gift for a friend or family member? Or if you want to commission me to do a similar painting for you, please contact me through this blog or go to Donna Liguria Art on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt to shop my available Artwork.

Side Note, if you have purchased one of my paintings, please send me a picture of YOU with the painting and I will post it on the corresponding blog page.

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Follow, Comment, and Review!
Posted by on No comments:
Labels: , , ,
Location: Woodbridge, VA, USA Woodbridge, VA 22191, USA

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Post 77: Hydrangeas Over a Rock Wall 16x20 Acrylic Stretched Canvas

Painting Name: Hydrangeas Over a Rock Wall


SKU: 02AI21AC
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 16x20 Stretched Canvas
Price: $175.00 plus Shipping
Framed?: No
Edition Year: 2021
Commissioned? No

What Brought About this Painting?
I like painting flowers and I like painting rock walls. Together, they seem like a spot in the garden to sit and stare at for awhile. What is so very cool about Hydrangea bushes is that you can adjust the color by adjusting the pH of the soil from blue to pink. To me, that makes for a pretty cool planting.





How to Shop, Follow, Like, Comment and do all the social things for my painting Artworks: 

Facebook: DL Art on Facebook
Instagram: DL Art on Instagram
Pinterest: DL Art on Pinterest
Behind the Canvas Blog: Donna’s Cave Paintings Blog

Like this painting? Need a handmade, original painting as a gift for a friend or family member? Or if you want to commission me to do a similar painting for you, please contact me through this blog or go to Donna Liguria Art on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt to shop my available Artwork.

Side Note, if you have purchased one of my paintings, please send me a picture of YOU with the painting and I will post it on the corresponding blog page.

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Follow, Comment, and Review!
Posted by on No comments:
Labels: , , ,
Location: Woodbridge, VA, USA Woodbridge, VA 22191, USA

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Post 76: A Painting in Progress: Hydrangeas Over a Rock Wall

A Painting In Progress: Hydrangeas over a Rock Wall

I thought all hydrangeas could change color depending on the amount of aluminum in the soil, but apparently they do not all do that.

SKU: 02AI21AC
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 16x20 Stretched Canvas
Price: $Pending
Edition Year: 2021
Commissioned? No

Painting in Progress Images…
What would you like to see painted next? Any suggestions? Leave your comments!

Gosh, who wouldn't like a flowering bush that you may be able to control which color you get?


Started this one on Monday, Feb 22, 2021 and here is where I am at 12:30 pm on Feb 24, 2021 so far. The problem with painting hydrangeas is that it is NOT a single flower but a gazillion blooms concentrated in a bundle of them all over a hydrangea bush. Back to the canvas....

See the completed Painting at (coming soon)

How to Shop, Follow, Like, Comment and do all the social things for my painting Artworks: 

Facebook: DL Art on Facebook
Instagram: DL Art on Instagram
Pinterest: DL Art on Pinterest
Behind the Canvas Blog: Donna’s Cave Paintings Blog

Like this painting? Need a handmade, original painting as a gift for a friend or family member? Or if you want to commission me to do a similar painting for you, please contact me through this blog or go to Donna Liguria Art on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt to shop my available Artwork.
Side Note, if you have purchased one of my paintings, please send me a picture of YOU with the painting and I will post it on the corresponding blog page.

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Follow, Comment, and Review!
Posted by on No comments:
Labels: , , ,
Location: Woodbridge, VA, USA Woodbridge, VA 22191, USA

Saturday, February 20, 2021

Post 75: Large Red and Gold Flower on Black/White Background 16x20

Painting Name: Large Red and Gold Flower on Black/White Background

Something different, a change of pace, a playing with paint in a new direction. A big red flower on a black and white background.

SKU: 02AH21AC
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 16x20 Stretched Canvas
Framed?: Yes, Framed in a simple black with antique gold front floating frame
Edition Year: 2021
Check Availability and Prints on my Etsy Shop

What Brought About this Painting?
Ever hear about those music artists that have a style of music, a sound that they are known for and then for the next album they change their sound? Anyone creative probably does it occasionally. This one is me trying something different.





How to Shop, Follow, Like, Comment and do all the social things for my painting Artworks: 

Facebook: DL Art on Facebook
Instagram: DL Art on Instagram
Pinterest: DL Art on Pinterest
Behind the Canvas Blog: Donna’s Cave Paintings Blog

Like this painting? Need a handmade, original painting as a gift for a friend or family member? Or if you want to commission me to do a similar painting for you, please contact me through this blog or go to Donna Liguria Art on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt to shop my available Artwork.

Side Note, if you have purchased one of my paintings, please send me a picture of YOU with the painting and I will post it on the corresponding blog page.

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Follow, Comment, and Review!
Posted by on No comments:
Labels: ,
Location: Woodbridge, VA, USA Woodbridge, VA 22191, USA

Friday, February 19, 2021

Post 74: There Once Was A Boat 16x20 Acrylic

Painting Name: There Once Was a Boat

Can you imagine what Noah and his family were thinking as they spent all that time floating around, caring for all the animals with them?

SKU: 02AC21AC
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 16x20 Stretched Canvas
Framed?: Yes, a simple antique gold floating frame
Edition Year: 2021
Check Availability and Prints on my Etsy Shop


What Brought About this Painting?
Well one morning I woke up with the thought to paint Noah's Ark floating out on the water. I didn't want the "bathtub kiddie ark" that you often see depicted and I did not want the stormy skies Ark on the angry water. Another thing I didn't think was too realistic was a bunch of the animals on the top deck looking out over the water. It just didn't seem that Noah would have allowed that or that it was plausible (Noah and family would have had to clean the decks), nor would the Ark have been built that way.

So, as I usually do, I did some research first to get an idea on what the Ark should look like without too much "artistic license". In my internet travels, what could be more interesting than some of the videos about Mount Ararat in Turkey and if they have found the ark? And of special interest to me is the Ark Encounter in Kentucky which led me to this video that I found absolutely fascinating...


Noah’s Ark and the Flood with Dr. Georgia Purdom

This is an hour long video and well worth the viewing and tackles the following:

"Was Noah’s Flood global? How big was the Ark? How did Noah fit all the animals on the Ark? Is there any evidence in rock layers and fossils for the Flood? This presentation will equip you with biblical and scientific answers that show that the Genesis account of the Ark and Flood are true history." A very cool video.

In Genesis, we are told some basics on what the ark looked like along with the size and we know it did not have sails. God steered the Ark where He wanted it. We know it was made of gopher wood and sealed in pitch inside and out. So what color did that make it?

Genesis 6 to 9 tells the story of Noah and about the Ark.

The Size: is figured to be 510 feet long (from the cubit measurements).

The Color: was probably black, maybe dark gray.

The Wood: Unknown tree today, but it was covered with pitch anyway.

Side Note: I would like to go and see the Ark Encounter someday. There are a lot of videos about the exhibits to check out so have a look at the Ark Encounter https://arkencounter.com/

I found this video too, its a good one. Fascinating!



The Ark had several levels and it had one window and one door. Think on that one a moment: One way to be saved and once the door is shut, no one else can enter.

How long did it take for Noah to build the Ark? It is estimated that it took 55 to 75 years for Noah to build the Ark, which also allows time for the people to hear about what was coming. (And that means the pitch would be baked by the sun for quite awhile too.)

We know that God caused wind to help dry the flood waters, which follows that the sea was probably fairly wavy to some degree as well and the sun would have helped evaporate water too.

So the painting started and this is where I ended up...

See the Painting in progress at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-painting-in-progress-there-once-was.html



Often I will look at a painting for a day or so before deciding if it needs anything else. I saw a painting of the Ark with a whale tail but that seems gratuitous, as well as a dove. I would imagine Noah and family had quite a long time of floating about before Noah started letting the dove do a test flight.

I also considered the top of Mount Ararat appearing from under the flood waters off in the distance which is the resting place the Bible says where the Ark is. Genesis 8: 4 "Then the Ark rested in the seventh month, the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat."

Let me know what you think.



Also See: Is Genesis History?



How to Shop, Follow, Like, Comment and do all the social things for my painting Artworks: 

Facebook: DL Art on Facebook
Instagram: DL Art on Instagram
Pinterest: DL Art on Pinterest
Behind the Canvas Blog: Donna’s Cave Paintings Blog

Like this painting? Need a handmade, original painting as a gift for a friend or family member? Or if you want to commission me to do a similar painting for you, please contact me through this blog or go to Donna Liguria Art on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt to shop my available Artwork.

Side Note, if you have purchased one of my paintings, please send me a picture of YOU with the painting and I will post it on the corresponding blog page.

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Follow, Comment, and Review!
Posted by on No comments:
Labels: , , , , , ,
Location: Woodbridge, VA, USA Mount Ararat

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Post 73: A Painting In Progress: There Once Was a Boat

Painting Name: There Once Was A Boat

I just didn't want the same old "Noah's Ark" painting with the unrealistic heads of the giraffes poking their heads out and elephant trunks hanging over the edge. Wouldn't the balance of the Ark have been off kilter?

SKU: 02AC21AC
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 16x20 Stretched Canvas
Price: $Pending
Edition Year: 2021
Commissioned? No

Painting in Progress Images…

As per many paintings of boats, they need to start with the sky and water in the background. I'm wondering how quickly someone can name the picture as it develops? From picture 1, or 2, or 3, 4 or 5? Leave your comments!

Image 1: Painting background started

Image 2: Drew in the preliminary shape of the boat and painted in some darker water

Image 3: Started to fill in some boat area

Image 4: Continue laying in basic boat area

Image 5: As they say, it's all in the details. And more details and more details...

Did you figure out what boat it is yet?

See the completed Painting at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/2021/02/there-once-was-boat-16x20-acrylic.html

How to Shop, Follow, Like, Comment and do all the social things for my painting Artworks: 

Facebook: DL Art on Facebook
Instagram: DL Art on Instagram
Pinterest: DL Art on Pinterest
Behind the Canvas Blog: Donna’s Cave Paintings Blog

Like this painting? Need a handmade, original painting as a gift for a friend or family member? Or if you want to commission me to do a similar painting for you, please contact me through this blog or go to Donna Liguria Art on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt to shop my available Artwork.

A Side Note, if you have purchased one of my paintings, please send me a picture of YOU with the painting and I will post it on the corresponding blog page!

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Follow, Comment, and Review!
Posted by on No comments:
Labels: , ,
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)