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Featured Work

Lovers in Santa Croce by Matthew Bates

Lovers in Santa Croce Oil on Canvas – 75cm x 100cm – Private Collection – ©2005, Matthew Bates, All Rights Reserved www.mattbates.net
Nigel Mansell by Paul Brady

Acrylic Paint
Fruit and Nuts by RainbowDesign

Oils on canvas paper / The thing I enjoyed painting most in this one was the copper bowl..
Diamonds by BarbBarcikKeith

10×14 watercolor. Available. Daylilies comprise the small genus Hemerocallis of flowering plants in the family Hemerocallidaceae. They are not true lilies which are Lilium in Liliaceae. DescriptionThe name Hemerocallis comes from the Greek words ἡμέρα (hēmera) “day” and καλός (kalos) “beautiful”. The flowers of most species open at sunrise and wither at sunset, possibly replaced by another one on the same stem the next day. Some species are night-blooming. Daylilies are not commonly used as cut flowers for formal flower arranging, yet they make good cut flowers otherwise as new flowers continue to open on cut stems over several days. Originally native from Europe to China, Korea, and Japan, their large showy flowers have made them popular worldwide. There are over 60,000 registered cultivars. Only a few cultivars are scented. Some cultivars rebloom later in the season, particularly if their developing seedpods are removed. Daylilies occur as a clump including leaves, the crown, and the roots. The long, often linear lanceolate leaves are grouped into flat fans with leaves arching out to both sides. The crown of a daylily is the small white portion between the leaves and the roots, an essential part of the fan. Along the flower stem or scape, small leafy “proliferations” may form at nodes or in bracts. These proliferations form roots when planted and are the exact clones of the parent plant. Some daylilies show elongated widenings along the roots, made by the plant mostly for water storage and an indication of good health. The flower consists of three petals and three sepals, collectively called tepals, each with a midrib in the same or in a contrasting color. The centermost section of the flower, called the throat, has usually a different and contrasting color. There are six stamens, each with a two-lobed anther. After pollination, the flower forms a pod. Daylilies can be grown in USDA plant hardiness zones 1 through 11, making them some of the most adaptable landscape plants. Most of the cultivars have been developed within the last 100 years. The large-flowered clear yellow ‘Hyperion’, introduced in the 1920s, heralded a return to gardens of the once-dismissed daylily, and is still widely available. Daylily breeding has been a specialty in the United States, where their heat- and drought-resistance made them garden standbys during the later 20th century. New cultivars have sold for thousands of dollars, but sturdy and prolific introductions soon reach reasonable prices. Tawny Daylily Hemerocallis fulva, and sweet-scented H. lilioasphodelus (H. flava is an illegitimate name), colloquially called Lemon Lily, were early imports from England to 17th century American gardens and soon established themselves. Tawny Daylily is so widely growing wild that it is often considered a native wildflower. It is called Roadside or Railroad Daylily, and gained the nickname Wash-house or Outhouse Lily because it was frequently planted at such buildings. Hemerocallis is one of the most hybridized of all garden plants, with registrations of new hybrids being made in the thousands each year in the search for new traits. Hybridizers have extended the plant’s color range from the yellow, orange, and pale pink of the species, to vibrant reds, purples, lavenders, greenish tones, near-black, near-white, and more. However, a blue daylily is a milestone yet to be reached. Other flower traits that hybridizers develop include height, scent, ruffled edges, contrasting “eyes” in the center of the bloom, and an illusion of glitter or “diamond dust.” Sought-after improvements in foliage include color, variegation, disease resistance, the ability to form large, neat clumps and being evergreen or semi-evergreen instead of herbaceous (also known as “dormant” — the foliage dies back during the winter.) A recent trend in hybridizing is to focus on tetraploid plants, with thicker petal substance and sturdier stems. Until this trend took root, nearly all daylilies were diploid. “Tets,” as they are called by aficionados, have double the number of chromosomes as a diploid plant. Only one cultivar is known to be triploid, the brilliant orange ‘Kwanzo’ or ‘Kwanso,’ which cannot set seed and is reproduced solely by underground runners (stolons) and division. Usually referred to as a “double,” meaning producing flowers with double the usual number of petals (e.g., daylily ‘Double Grapette’), ‘Kwanzo’ actually produces triple the usual number of petals. (information from Wikipedia) Complete 2008
First Sign Of Red by Theresa Rankin

A little scene I came across on the side of the road. 24×36 oil / Sold to McCune Brooks Hospital
Chilly Adventure by Norah Jones

Pastel painting. Three small children shivering their way into the sea.
Washday in Venice by Theresa Rankin

Sold to the one of the Board Memebers of the Scottsdale Artists School.
Grace Kelly by Louisa Tracey

Grace Kelly. 27.5 Hours / HB, 2B, 3B, 5B. Kneadable eraser / 8.5” x 12.5” The reference used was a promotional shot for the 1956 film “High Society”, which was basically her last film, and one of my favorites of all time. The large rock on her finger in this photo and in the film, is the real engagement ring from Prince Ranier of Monaco.
Time for a rest by Freda Surgenor

This painting is watercolour on paper and is the eighth in the Venice series. / This is the first one with people in it. I was really taken with this group resting in the sun by the Grand Canal. See more of Freda’s works: / Boats / City / Fractals / Stillife / Figures / Landscape Freda’s website
white grapes by cathy savels

18×24cms – oil on canvas Another study in my miniature series.
Nate & Gunner by Marlene Piccolin

This is Nate, of Hunt Nebraska, and his awesome dog Gunner. My husband hunted with them last fall and thought so much of both that he had me do this drawing as a gift. 16X20 graphite.

Recent Work

verandah by ChristineBetts

gouache on canvas. painted in 2005, this painting signifies a turning point in my artistic career, a point at which I realised for the first time that I might just be able to do this… I doubt I would ever sell this painting.
The Path by Ilunia Felczer

Oil on Canvas
FireFly by Michael Shapcott

Acrylic, Graphite, Oil 12”x16” on Canvas
Within White by Michael Shapcott

Acrylic, Graphite, Oil
dr. Hatsumi sensei by Alleycatsgarden

the last living nija
WHO FRAMED ELEANOR E. SULLIVAN? by LOUIS VAN DEN HEEVER

Acrylic on canvas / 92×76 cm- Original available
Princess Nicole Kidman by Sunil Sharma

Nicole Mary Kidman, born on June 20, 1967, is an Academy Award-winning actress. In 2006, Kidman was made a Companion of the Order of Australia, Australia’s highest civilian honour
Veer by MaiaRamish

A trial .. wanted to see how my paintings would look as a t shirt design, your opinions would be much appreciated.
I love the Outback by gillsart

I was inspired to paint this in 2007 after visiting Pro Harts Gallery in Broken Hill / ORIGINAL FOR SALE
Cook Island #1 by ginnymac

View from Fingal Headland Northern NSW towards Qld and Cook island Watercolour on Fabriano 300 grams wet in wet style. / /

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