Hydrangeas, sunflowers, and a seascape

I have been busy this summer getting my daughter back to college, catching up on commissions  and some traveling, I have been squeezing in time to paint and I was also approached by a gallery in Laguna Beach but it ended up not working out for me, still made me feel good to be noticed! 

here are some new paintings available through the Daily Paintworks Gallery or my ETSY shop:

Hydrangeas in Blue and White pitcher with clementines 

10" x 10" archival wrapped canvas 

Sunflowers and lilacs, 10" x 10" ampersand gesso board 

My first seascape 11 x 14" on archival wrapped canvas 

New Still Life Paintings

A few new paintings are now available in my Etsy shop and the Daily Paintworks gallery. links in sidebar to the right. 

Chanel Perfume and Flowers

My love of interior design and fashion is always reflected in my work.  I have used my Chanel Noir perfume in previous paintings.  I enjoyed it in this still life with my pink hydrangeas from my garden, and my new Chanel Coffee table book. This painting is 16 x 16" square, acrylic on archival wrapped canvas.  Available to purchase through the daily paintworks gallery and my ETSY shop.

New Paintings

I have had a busy summer working on projects for my own home as well as my daughter and son in law's new home, but been getting back into creating some fund new paintings for my etsy shop and daily paintworks galleries.

Spring Has Sprung!!

I have been enjoying painting my florals with bright cheerful spring colors, paying attention to shapes and value, not getting obsessed with details.  I want to now redecorate my entire house with these colors they make me so happy!! Painting sizes and pricing available through my etsy shop and daily paintworks gallery click on links to the right 

Dream Love Paint

I have been a fan of Dreama Tolle Perry's for quite some time and was excited that she offered an e course called Dream Love Paint, I have been enjoying her inspiring messages as well as her tutorials. There is so much to the course other than just painting instruction.  there's meditations, journaling, one to ones and much more.  Fortunately I have a year to access the content.  I hope she does another one someday, I know it was a tremendous undertaking for her.  Dreama is a genius at color and a true impressionist.  Here are a few of my paintings from the course.

Balance and New paintings

I have been struggling with finding time for painting and the rest of my life, or shall I say finding time for anything other than painting.  I am sure this is common for anyone with a passion.  My husband says I have been balancing just fine and I am over analyzing it.  To become good at painting you have to spend hours and hours and hours at the easel and learning, taking workshops. Then there is the business side of selling my work.  How much effort do I really want to spend marketing and putting myself out there?  I seem to have a nice little following on Etsy and daily paintworks and have little time or inventory to go out and do shows and join art organizations.  I think for now I am happy with the way things are going. I have finally been painting for my own house lately too. Here are a few of my recent paintings, they can be purchased through my ETSY shop or the Daily Paintworks gallery.

                               

Welcome 2016!!!

I have been so busy with commissions, and the holidays I haven't posted in awhile, I still struggle with managing the different avenues of marketing my work, but I had a great year last year so I guess it works..  It has been exciting to look back on my journey and see my work improve little by little every day.  The hours and hours in front of the Easel are starting to pay off, I hope to continue improving and learning this year.  I am working on a very large commission that is tedious and arduous, unlike my normal loose style, so in between layers I have been able to do a few fun paintings that are available through the daily paintworks gallery or my etsy shop :

White hydrangeas in blue and white chinoiserie vase oil on archival wrapped canvas

White roses with gray background II

Oil on archival wrapped canvas

11 x 14"

White Roses with Gray Background

Oil on archival wrapped canvas

14 x 11"

Provence Landscape 

Oil on archival wrapped canvas 

16" x 16"

One day I will figure out how to add the buy it now button but if you click on the links to the right it will take you directly to my etsy shop or daily paintworks 

New Paintings

I took a break from my blue and white obsession to gloriously paint a beautiful sunflower bouquet in artmy red Tuscan urn.  I've had some nice comments on it, fits in with a lot of decor schemes. Available through daily paintworks, my etsy shop, or directly from my website, kimpetersonart.com

I also did my second container garden painting in blue, white and yellow, lemons, sunflowers, blue hydrangeas, so fun but a challenge because it is a larger piece, 28 X 24" , also available to purchase through my etsy shop, daily paintworks, or kimpetersonart.com

Container Garden

I have been inspired to work on some container garden paintings after working in my own yard last week, here is my first one.  available to purchase through my etsy shop or the daily paintworks gallery, links in the sidebar .

Autumn Still Life

Fall Harvest Still Life with Pumpkin Sunflowers and Blue and White Vase

11 x 14 Gallery wrapped canvas

available through My Etsy Shop or the Daily Paintworks Gallery, click on the links in the sidebar 

Lavender Field in Provence

I wanted to join my friends this summer during their trip to Provence, It is an artists dream, one day I will go but until then I have lovely photos my friends took while they were there to work from. this painting is available in through my ETSY shop or Daily paintworks gallery.

Lavender Fields in Provence, oil on archival wrapped canvas 

16 x 16

I have mentioned before that my absolute favorite blog is The Enchanted Home.  Tina is so incredibly talented at design, entertaining, and all around lifestyle advice.    She shares her life, her loves, her decisions and so much more, she generously features and promotes talent of all sorts, from artists to designers to other bloggers, entertaining, you name it.  One of my favorite things to do every Sunday morning is read her latest "Seven on Sunday" posts.  I have shared my paintings with Tina via Instagram, as some of them have been inspired by her beautiful pieces she carries in her shop.  I was so thrilled this last Sunday to see she had featured my paintings and was so appreciative and feeling unworthy, yet grateful!  I dont have the blogging talent or followers she has, but I want to encourage people who like my style to read her blog and visit her shop!!  here is the link!!

http://enchantedhome.com/2015/09/seven-on-sunday-25/

I also wanted to share my new landscape painting that just sold! It was special to me because I used a photo from my daughter's recent study abroad side trip to Tuscany!

and of course another blue and white vase with a little mini bouquet of roses and sunflowers! available through daily paintworks gallery or my etsy shop 

Busy With Comissions

I have been avoiding blogging, I am trying to get my daughter to help me with it, but in the meantime  I have gratefully been busy with comissions, which can be challenging but very rewarding.  I am learning that communication is extremely important, and also having a knack and passion for interior design has helped me too, clients need help and advice on size, layout, colors, ect.
here are my recent custom paintings.

custom wedding dress painting 

Set of Four Still Life paintings on thick gallery wrapped canvas

my shoe illustrations are still very popular so I was inspired by Jimmy choo's Fall 2015 line, just had to sketch me some Jimmy choo's !!

            Sunflowers, lemons, and Blue and White Ginger Jar 

Here is my latest painting, I haven't blogged in awhile because I am still not investing the time I need to learning how to do all of this.   I was working on the largest commission I have had, I painted 3 large scale tuscan doors for a client, I will post the photos of those too, but in the meantime I loved working on this horizontal still life with my favorite subjects!!  I am thinking of planting some sunflowers because I buy them so often, I think they would grow well here in sunny San Diego. I have added a shop now button to my facebook page, so you can purchase my work directly from there, as well as my etsy and daily paintworks links here on my page.  

Sunflowers, Lemons and Blue and White Ginger Jar

14" x 18"

Oil on archival wrapped canvas

                

New Paintings

• New Paintings 

I am finding it a challenge to paint, photograph, and keep up with websites, blogs, social media marketing stuff, such is the challenge of selling art online! I am still liking Instagram as a way to connect with other artists, bloggers and fans.  Follow me at @kimpetersonart  

Here are my paintings from this week, more info can be found if you click the link to my daily paintworks gallery or my etsy shop. my paintings can be purchased through either of these sites.

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/kim-peterson/pink-roses-in-teal-vase/398047

Happy Fourth of July!!!

I painted these geraniums in a blue and white vase on a small 6 x 6" linen panel in honor of the Fourth of July.  I needed to be able to get my painting fix in during a busy weekend of family fun.  I love how the small square paintings look in floater frames.   I photographed it in the frame it so my etsy clients can see for reference.  I am starting to connect with other artists through Instagram, Daily Paintworks  and Facebook and it is reassuring and supportive.

                               Fourth of July Geraniums

                                        Available for Sale through Daily paintworks or Etsy 

Blooming Red Geraniums

I Love Red Geraniums!!

I painted this slice of a red geranium in a terracotta pot on 16 x 16" square archival canvas.  It is avaliable through Daily Paintworks gallery or my Etsy shop,

SUNFLOWER BOUQUET

I am pleased with my new painting, its larger than I am used to but I love the impact of larger paintings even though they are much more difficult and time consuming.  I study with Nancy Medina.  I have attended her workshops and own her DVDs and I have improved so much with her techniques.  This painting is a very "Nancy" Style painting, but hopefully with my own style that seems to be in a constant state of evolution.  I like taking different classes and workshops and studying different techniques, experimenting, practicing  and bringing a little bit of them into my work, but want my own signature "look".

I am also still struggling with photography, cant get the settings right on my Nikon, I take most of my photos with my Iphone and they are decent but not great resolution.

Sunflower Bouquet in Blue and White Vase

Oil on archival wrapped canvas, 24 x 18"

available for purchase through my ETSY shop and Daily Paintworks Gallery