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Original art on your walls!

4/5/2012

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Cynthia, one of my collectors from Northern Kentucky, bought her first piece of my work last year when I was selling some small paintings though Ebay. Then she bought another one and then another one. 
She keeps coming back to the site to see the new work I've posted. A couple of months ago she contacted me again - she was ready for another piece. After we exchanged a few emails she  decided she wanted two. I put them in the mail and a few days later they were hanging in her home. She was very excited.
I later asked her if she would mind taking a couple of pictures of the paintings in her house to share here on the website. 
 I think she has done a great job finding the perfect setting for her paintings. Here they are:
Still life, oil paintings, Kentucky
"Fallen from grace", one of the last paintings she got.
Still life, oil paintings, Kentucky
I love all of the dark accents here.
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I think this was the second one she added to her collection.
Still life, oil painting, Kectucky
I love how the paintings match the red vase on the cabinet.
Thanks Cynthia!
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Spring is here!

3/21/2012

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I hope everybody is enjoying the warm weather, we sure are. Here are a couple of small paintings I recently did. These paintings will be sold framed as seem here. Please contact me if interested. 
Thanks for visiting
Nicaraguan artist, art, oil paintings
Daffodil and red #1 -- Oil on canvas 8 x 6 in -- $250
Nicaraguan artist, oil paintings, art
Daffodil and red #2 -- Oil on canvas 8 x 6 in -- $250
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Pink Camellias

2/29/2012

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Oil paintings by nicaraguan artist

I usually paint in the "indirect method", meaning that I paint in many layers waiting for each layer to dry before a continue applying more paint.The painting above was done in the "alla prima" method. In Alla prima painting also known as direct painting or wet on wet, where you complete a painting in one or two sessions while the paint is still wet. It's fun and you get a more spontaneous look.
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My neighbor's generosity!

2/20/2012

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On a cold evening a couple of weeks ago Ellen, my neighbor brought me some beautiful flowers. She said they were call camellias. I was surprise, I didn't know that such beauties could bloom in the cold winter. Of course, some  people say that Georgia's winter is not very cold, well, to me anything bellow 60 degrees is way to cold. 
With Ellen generosity and a lot of time at the easel this painting came to life!
Oil paintings by Nicraguan artist
Camellias -- Oil on canvas 24" x 20"
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Camellias -- $1100
Lauren usually edits my writing, but she's not around today, I hope I din't make to many mistakes.
Thanks for visiting!
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A dyptich: Yellow in gray

2/14/2012

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Yellow in gray 1-- 8" x 16"
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Yellow in gray 2 -- 12" x 16"
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Yellow in gray
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Happy Valentine's day!

2/13/2012

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Lauren and I were so happy with our 65-70 degree weather last week, we thought the winter was over. We we wrong. It's cold again and we just want to stay inside all the time. Unfortunately, Molly, our dog doesn't agree with that, she insist on taking her walks no matter what.
Nicaraguan Artist
Chimbomba -- Oil on canvas 16 x 20 in
I keep looking at this painting... it makes think of warm and sunny days, kids playing around, people walking or working in their gardens... it's good to know that spring is almost here. 

I painted this from a photograph I took last Christmas while visiting Nicaragua. I like the way my nephew is so focused on inflating the balloon. I grayed down all the colors but kept the balloon bright and pure in color to intensify that feeling. He is holding and blowing into the balloon as if nothing else matters.


Thanks for looking!
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Peppers

2/5/2012

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nicaraguan art
Peppers -- Oil on canvas 12 x 16 in
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Brick Game

1/22/2012

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This is another painting from last year I have forgotten to post. I really need to get better at this.
children portraits, atlanta
Brick Game -- Oil on canvas 20 x 24 in
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The last paintings I did in 2011

1/5/2012

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At the easel 24 x 30 in
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Sleeping beauty 11 x 14 in
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Lemons 18 x 14 in. For sale at Teal Gallery
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Happy New Year!

1/3/2012

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I can't believe it's 2012 already, I hope everyone had a great time these past few weeks. I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported my artistic endeavors all of these years. To all of you who  pushed me to keep going, thank you for your support, your kind words of encouragement, and for purchasing my work! 

Lauren and I went to the always warm Nicaragua for Christmas. We spent a couple of weeks with my family, visited with many good friends and did a bit of traveling around Nueva Segovia. Our time in Nicaragua went by too fast but we had a great time. Here are some pictures from the visit:
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Church of Ciudad Antigua, my hometown.
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On our way to a coffee farm in a neighboring town, San Juan del Rio Coco.
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Bringing home the corn.
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A new addition to my town's park is this "interesting" fountain, a tribute to the pirates who sacked Ciudad Antigua in the 1600s. It has become a classic photo op for the town, so Lauren and I had to get our photo taken there too.
Thank you for your visit, have a Happy and Healthy 2012!
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