Rose Oil

Floral In Progress

I am so excited to be posting again!  I have  contnued to paint sporatically and completed some lovely pieces, but the blogging fell by the wayside.  I am sorry to those of you who had started following my work and I will try to be diligent in posting from here forward.

This is a lovely pair of roses I photographed at the Washington DC botanical gardens.  The warm late afternoon sun highlighted the pair beautifully.....these are just the start to a new series of large florals I have planned.   This one is   x   in size.

I paint a lot of my oil florals in a manner similar to watercolor.  I start off with most areas lightest to mid range in color, always at least one level lighter then the finished color area....except of course the white.  I complete the entire painting and let it dry.  I use glazes to complete the rest of the layers, by deepening the mid ranges and also include another glazed layer to the darkest areas.  Often times I use a warmer color in this layer.  I keep adding layers, only workiing the areas that need deepening.  Last comes the details, and brighest thicker white for interest, and sometimes an insect or dew drops for interest or to lead the eye to a certain element of the painting.

For those of you not familiar with this technique, a glaze is a thin, transparent layer of color that lets the layers underneath glow through.  Every layer deepens the color and creates depth that rivals all other techniques.

As you can see this one is off to a great start.  I hope you will continue to follow the progress of this flower as it unfolds, and as always enjoy your journey in life my friend.

Still Life Oil Painting by Deborah Boyet Artist

Found Treasure

11 x 14 Oil on Canvas

$325

I love old tea cups and small plates, and collect them to use in my still life paintings. This is one of my favorite blue & white cups. It has a small crack in it, and I chose to portray that slight imperfection. There is a hidden meaning behind this, as I want the viewer to see the beauty of the cup in the simple set-up, and then with closer inspection realize it has a blemish. Yet that doesn't change the beauty of this old, once treasured item. I found this cup in an antique store, sitting on the back of a dusty shelf in a stack of mismatched cups and saucers. Once discarded, it is now a treasured item in my collection.

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As the days grow shorter, and mother nature gives us a reprieve from the long hot summer, I hope you take time to stop and look closely at the world around you, and as always, enjoy your journey in life my friend.

"Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves ~ slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future." ~Thich Nat Hahn

Still Life Oil Painting by Deborah Boyet Artist

Oranges and Carnations

12x9 Oil

$250

I love to paint still lifes. They are soothing to my soul, with their rich character. This one was painted shortly after my workshop with Internationally acclaimed David Leffel. I love the orange reflections in the vase and the shadows under the fruit.

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Camellia Oil Painting by Deborah Boyet Artist

Kalmia Gardens II

Oil 12 x 12 x 1.5

Original $225

Giclee' $75

Another in my series of Camellias...if you haven't guessed by now, I really love these flowers. I look forward to them every winter. They are the only thing blooming, and here in the South, they are everywhere! This piece has won several top awards. The reds are lovely, and the greens of the leaves are inviting, exquisite, and continue onto the sides of the painting.

Original & Giclee'

Original $225.00 Giclee' $75.00

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Camelia oil painting by Deborah Boyet artist

Kalmia Gardens I - Camelia Painting 18x24 Oil on canvas $550 Kalmia Gardens is located in Hartsville, SC. It is a place that I love and have been visiting for years to photograph Camelias. I have hundreds of potential paintings waiting as a result of my time spent there. I can loose myself in the lighting, shadows, and lovely flowers! Take a closer look at the colors in this painting. They show the reflected color and translucent petals. The bud is really cute too. I am not offering this as a Giclee' at this time, but will consider it, if there is any interest. You can see other works for sale on my website and blog. Email me with inquiries and questions. As always, thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to visit me at Artists International Gallery

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Landscape Oil Painting by Deborah Boyet Artist

"Swan Lake" by Deborah Boyet

16x20 Oil Painting on Canvas

Original & Giclee'

Original $325.00 Giclee - edition size 150 $95.00

Swan Lake is a beautiful community park and gardens in Sumter, South Carolina. It is one of the most peaceful places I have visited, and host to a large number of waterfowl, and birds. Springtime at the gardens is something to see, as the entire garden is ablaze in irises! This particular day was very warm for Spring, and I was seeking someplace cool to rest. The scene before me was captivating and inviting with the cool greens and dark shadows, dancing across the warm shallow areas of the lake. I particularly like the color play on the water.

I hope you enjoy stepping into one of my special places and take a moment to rest your mind, while you wonder through the passages of color and time.

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Tulip Painting by Deborah Boyet Artist

Spring Reminders Oil 12x16 $325

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I love tulips! They hold such wonderful childhood memories of Spring growing up in the Midwest. My mother always planted tulips in the fall, and I would look for the green tips peaking through the ground in early spring. They would seem to grow almost in front of your eyes, and I knew when they bloomed we were close to Easter, and warmer weather.

I hope you enjoy this bright trio. I chose to paint this at a slight angle, and show off the wonderful curves of this vase and the graceful curves of the tulips as well.

"If I was a tulip, and you were wind's wings, I would not count my broken dreams, but bless the coming Spring......" ~author unknown

Spring Fling -Work in Progress

Spring Fling - Oil  12x24

This is still very much a work in progress.  The photo does not do the background justice, and I hope to catch a better shot of the colors in the deep darks later.   I started this painting with the deeper shadow colors and the flowers were very blue up until this stage.  I am working up through the lights and the highlights as well as what I call the peek-through colors in very thin layers so the white doesn't come on too strong or too soon.  This is very enjoyable and relaxing.  Bringing in the purples, yellows and greens that peek through the white and blue.  The piece has nice flow and reads well.  The challenge is still the center of interest.  I am one to break rules and I do not mind if my center of interest is, well, in the center.  As long as the rest of the piece can carry it's weight and the eye moves well throughout the painting.  Although the center flower is the whitest, it will have the least amount of detail, and variety of color when the painting is complete.  I also have not finished adding the thin white/light layers, so it could very well be a place for the eye to rest.

I usually start out with an idea of where I want my center of interest, but I am very flexible and let the painting speak to me as it progresses.  I find I fight less with the finishing the piece and they tend to be some of my best works.  

I am big on composition, and flow as this is what draws a viewer and keeps them looking.  Those two will often cause me to put a painting away (sometimes for a year or more) until my mind figures out the solution.  There is rarely a painting I don't complete.  I just put the paint on a piece of palette paper and mark it or write in my journal the watercolors I am using so I can easily pick up where I left off.

I love painting white flowers.  These were deep in shadow and were very blue with the early light and the greens in the background.  I will be adding in all of the details last....probably my favorite part of painting!  All of the stamens and their cast shadows will be my puzzle challenge in this piece.  I am very much a realist when it comes to painting.  I will then turn it to the wall for a few days to a week.  This gives me time away from the piece so when I look at it, any problems usually pop right out.

The studio is still very much a work in progress as well.  The heated flooring is in, and the primer for all of the walls and hallways was completed today.  My solid door will be cut in half soon (barn door style) and another opening cut out in the upper half for my stained glass magnolia piece.  I will be adding moulding trim around the glass and also to make raised panels on the lower half.  I hope my vision for the door will pan out.  It will be based in french blue, the second coat will be white and then a stain will be added and wiped away to age it in the crevices.  Then it will be sanded and aged to expose the blue and natural wood underneath.  The hope is to get a French country look.  We shall see!

"Vision without action is a dream.  Action without vision is simply passing the time."  ~ Joel Barker