Coquina Bay Docking Plein Air Painting

"Coquina Bay Docking" C. Twomey; oil on archival board

Just finished this, it is a plein air painting on a gorgeous day on Anna Marie Island in Florida. The egrets came and went while the fish jumped. I enjoyed every minute, especially when the neighborhood kids came calling. The painting will be dry and ready to ship in about a week.

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My painting process is to first layer in a warm color, like burnt sienna, onto white linen canvas. With that thin layer still wet, I wipe out the lightest areas, which later provides luminosity and usually is enough to define the shapes. Next, I apply the lightest and then darkest areas, which helps to establish the values and colors. Finally middle tones and more detailed areas are applied, always looking to harmonize the colors, refine the drawing and focus on the center of interest.

Art Collector: "Buck Mountain Vineyards"

Thank you to the collector of "Buck Mountain Vineyards":

"Buck Mountain Vineyards" by C. Twomey

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I greatly appreciate your business and support!

Happy Holidays and New Years!

"Liquid Gladiolus" 3.0 up for Auction! Original C. Twomey

Please click HERE to place a bid on this original, one-of-a-kind artwork!

"Liquid Yellow Gladiolus 3.0" by C. Twomey 

These were the last gladiolus of the season, and what fireworks they are! This 8 X 10" original oil is stunning in it's lusciousness, fluidity, brushwork and color. I've been experimenting with greater looseness, and this work is one I'm proud of.

Thank you for looking!

"Lake Summer Swing" Auction!

At auction today HERE

Remember your summer, your childhood, and the swing by the lake:

"Lake Summer Swing", 6 X 8", oil on archival linen

• Oil painting on Canvas

• One of a kind artwork

• Size: 8 x 6 x 0.25 in (unframed) / 8 x 6 in (actual image size)

• This artwork is sold unframed

• Signed on the front

• Style: Impressionistic

• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky

Thank you for your interest!

"Jug Portrait 3.0" Twomey Alla Prima Oil For Sale

Painting is an action, an emotion and a skill. I paint so that interested people can enjoy and perhaps own my work. It's important that we develop a trust so you know that if you purchase this art, your satisfaction is critical. Feel free to ask any questions and please enjoy these works, whether you buy or not. 

Just finished this 6 X 6" portrait of a jug on archival linen board. The shapes and colors of these old jugs just fascinate me, which is why this is the third one I've painted. This is available if you're interested. 

Interested in purchasing? Please click on this link:

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Thank you for looking. 

"Boat Dock 3" by Catherine Twomey at Auction!

This original plein air oil painting is on sale now! Please click HERE to bid.

"Boat Dock 3" by Catherine Twomey, 6 X 6" oil

What a day for a daydream. Boat on dock; it's there every day. 

Background:

Art is my life. From the first art project I can remember (making a Christmas Nativity scene in grade school that overshadowed the resident artist) art has always been what brings me the greatest satisfaction. Without art, I am not who I am. 

I am now working full time as a fine artist, a dream that I've pursued for as long as I remember. Landscapes engage and challenge me, and I have a very soft spot for animals.

My artwork has been featured at the world renowned TED (Technology, Education and Design) conference (TED MED in San Diego, on huge high definition screens throughout the exhibition center). I recently won the nationally acclaimed ArtInPlace competition in Virginia which placed a 12' X 24' mural on aluminum of my work, now seen by thousands of commuters daily. 

Two museums currently house my art: The William H. Benton Museum in Connecticut, and The LLoyd Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a great honor to be asked to exhibit and I continue to add to their collections. Speaking of collections, my work is a part of hundreds of private collections worldwide.

As a passionate defender of Artist's Rights, I have traveled to Washington, DC to meet with Senators and members of Congress as they debated the Orphan Works law (an attempt to "orphan" copyrighted artwork by separating the creator from their work) which we defeated. In addition, as a member of the American Society of Illustrator's Partnership, I continue to work to secure reprographic royalty streams from the ongoing publication of artist's works.

"Summer Echinacea in French Bottle" Auction at Reduced Price

This is what summer is all about: "Summer Echinacea in French Bottle" with bees buzzing the flowers and the summer warmth permeating everything it touches.

Click HERE to bid; this oil is on sale!

Oil on linen, 5 X 7" by C. Twomey

Sample of painting framed.

The height of summer: pink echinacea. The French bottle is a cherished antique. This is a luscious, fluid application of oil.

Thank you for looking!

"Summer Lake Swing" by C. Twomey

A new muse, painted at the lake on Tuesday with a strong wind and beautiful light. The swing blew around and I could imagine kids plunging into the water from it. Please click HERE to take part in the auction.

"Summer Lake Swing" by C. Twomey, 6 X 8", oil on archival linen board 

And here's the video I took of the scene as I painted. A gorgeous morning but I had to move fast as the clouds came up by lunchtime. Watch for the swing blowing in the wind towards the beginning:

Thank you for your interest.

"Liquid Gladiolus 2.0" Auction, C. Twomey

I'm in a new home in Asheville, NC, and this spring and summer has been a revelation. There are things popping up in the garden I don't even know the name of. However, I recognized the gladiolus immediately, and have been painting them ever since. They're fading now as the coneflowers and daylillies emerge, but the reds lasted long enough for another go-around.

Please click HERE to take part in the auction. This original oil in 8 X 10" on archival linen board, ready to frame.

"Liquid Gladiolus 2.0", 8 X 10", C. Twomey

Enlargement of 

"Liquid Gladiolus 2.0", 8 X 10", C. Twomey

"Bass Pond Biltmore 3.0," Auction!

Please click HERE to view the Auction, and bid!

"Bass Pond Biltmore 3.0" oil on archival linen board.

Sample of how painting would look framed.

I painted this from life about two weeks ago. It was a quiet, lovely day. A friend and I stood at the Biltmore Boat House, looking out over the pond and imagining how it looked and felt to the Vanderbilts. This little island jutted out into the pond just in front of me and I loved the tree and leaf patterns.

"Boat Dock 3" Twomey Auction!

Please click HERE to bid!

Boat Dock 3 

Sample of painting framed.

This boat lays on the dock on Kenilworth Lake in Asheville. The colors are luscious and reflections so interesting.

Thanks for your interest!

One day remaining!

At auction today, click HERE

"Rhododendron Portrait" by C. Twomey

From the garden, 6 X 8" linen on board. A striking display of assurance.

"Rhododendron Portrait" Auction Starting Today

"Rhododendron Portrait" by C. Twomey

At auction today, click HERE

From the garden, 6 X 8" linen on board. 

Enlargement of "Rhododendron Portrait."

How the painting would appear framed.

"Young Mountain Laurels" Original 6 X 8" oil Direct by C. Twomey

Currently at Auction on eBay, please CLICK HERE for the auction:

"Young Mountain Laurels" Original 6 X 8" oil by C. Twomey

Enlargement of "Young Mountain Laurels" 

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Spring is irresistible. The light, warming, buds, birds - all for the taking. So I took.

I'm painting real things from my real life. This practice slows me down, is calming, creative and allows time to absorb the beauty in the world. Dog walks everyday put me in contact with places and things I wouldn't ordinarily pay much attention to, which is a very good thing. I'm selling my work on eBay because it's a trusted place for transactions like this, and because it offers everyone an equal opportunity to purchase my work.

The Artist

Art is my life. From the first art project I can remember (making a Christmas Nativity scene in grade school that overshadowed the resident artist) art has always been what brings me the greatest satisfaction. Without art, I am not who I am.

I work full time as a fine artist, a dream that I've pursued for as long as I remember. Landscapes engage and challenge me, and I have a very soft spot for animals.

My artwork has been featured at the world renowned TED (Technology, Education and Design) conference (TED MED in San Diego, on huge high definition screens throughout the exhibition center). I recently won the nationally acclaimed ArtInPlace competition in Virginia which placed a 12' X 24' mural on aluminum of my work, now seen by thousands of commuters daily. 

Two museums currently house my art: The William H. Benton Museum in Connecticut, and The LLoyd Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a great honor to be asked to exhibit and I continue to add to their collections. Speaking of collections, my work is a part of hundreds of private collections worldwide.

I have studied with some of the greatest artistic and scientific minds in the world: fellow medical illustrators. Leonardo da Vinci is considered the first medical illustrator, and his knowledge, technical abilities and deep curiosity are benchmarks for the field.

As a Board Certified Medical Illustrator, I have had the privilege to know and learn directly from some of the most extraordinarily talented, smart and influential visionaries living today.
Fine art influencers include Georgia O'Keefe, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt and Degas. I look to their struggles and triumphs, and their unflinching persistence.
Thank you for your interest!

"Thomas Jefferson's White Oak Tree On The Way To James Madison's For Afternoon Tea" Sold, thanks!

Thank you very much to the collector!

"Thomas Jefferson's White Oak Tree On The Way To James Madison's For Afternoon Tea" oil by C. Twomey

To visit this work click HERE.

So grateful to the collector of "Buck Mountain Vineyards" - C. Twomey

"Buck Mountain Vineyards" by C. Twomey

Thank you so much to the collector of "Buck Mountain Vineyards." For additional information and prints, please click:

HERE

Driving along Buck Mountain road as the sun was starting to head down, I pulled off the road as I had to get this sight down. The most stunning view of the day - the vines, the mist in the Blue Ridge mountain valley's, the way the sun blasted the foliage. No wonder I love this place - has brought great peace and happiness.

"Huckstep's Garage Free Union, VA" by C. Twomey, Print Sold

Just sold the following print, and thanks very much to the buyer:

Catherine Twomey sold a print of Huckstep's Garage Free Union Virginia to a buyer from New York, NY.

Image Size:

20.000" x 15.000"

Total Size:

25.75" x 20.75"

Print Material:

Archival Matte Paper

Frame:

CRQ13 - Black Wood (CRQ13)

Top Mat:

Arctic White

Finishing:

1/8" Clear Acrylic - Foam Core Mounting

Huckstep's Garage, Free Union, Virginia by C. Twomey

Visit my website at HERE. Feel free to visit/view other prints HERE.

And THANK YOU for your interest and support.

Amaryllis Spring 2016 by Twomey

Amaryllis Spring 2016

The blooming of spring amaryllis promoted this oil. 

This plant arrived as a bulb from my wonderful sister-in-law Kathleen. After a few weeks of watering, here is the gift, and what a stunner it is. Sometimes I mean to paint something in muted colors, but how could I given this?

Feel free to visit my website at http://www.catherinetwomey.com

8 X 10" on canvas.

"Thomas Jefferson's White Oak Tree On The Way To James Madison's For Afternoon Tea" Oil, 23 X 24", Twomey

"Thomas Jefferson's White Oak Tree On The Way To James Madison's For Afternoon Tea"
oil on maple, C. Twomey
Framed by hand in a gorgeous floating stained box frame.

An ancient white oak tree, hundreds of years old, on the way from Thomas Jefferson's Monticello to James Madison's Montpelier. It is a rare oak with a huge tulip-shaped trunk. I was lucky enough to paint it before it was fenced off. 

In oil, 12" W X 24" H on gessoed maple board.

Please note: shipping time may depend on how quickly this dries. 

Original for sale at www.saatchi.com HERE.

Print available HERE.

African Shell and Rock, In Conversation

Just posted this:

African Shell and Rock, In Conversation

To Fine Art America, where prints of it up to 43 X 60" can be purchased. Found this wonderful Sedona red rock outside the studio one day, the same day I found this smooth, pearlescent African shell in a mystical mysterious Sedona-type shop.

Moving to California on Saturday. No really, I am. To Danville, which is in the East Bay of San Francisco. I am so looking forward to painting new landscapes, people, horses and whatever else crosses my path. We're going to take two weeks to get there, seeing all kinds of friends along the way in Cleveland, Chicago, Montana and finally San Fran. Time for a good, good change.

BTW, the original is for sale. Email or give me a call at 262-893-4126 & we'll talk.