Plein air Painting

A large painting of clouds

2012-01-28T19:12:00.000-06:00

24x36 inches. oil on canvas.

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A new poster on Zazzle called Look for a Silver Lining

2012-01-05T19:45:00.000-06:00

A watercolor drawing available on Zazzle. Look for Silver Lining is the name of this poster. Thinking positively will get you though a rainy day.

First sledding day in 2011.

2012-01-05T19:42:00.000-06:00

The morning of the snowy day I went to the park and sure enough, there were people sledding. There were large patches of green grass under the trees and the snow was barely an inch. By late afternoon, all the snow had melted. The painting is 8x10 inches and was painted on canvas mounted on birch panel.

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Winter Snow by the River

2012-01-05T19:32:00.000-06:00

This is the second winter painting I recently completed. It measures 8x10 inches. The panel is constructed of canvas mounted on birch wood. It has not been any snow to speak of. A light dusting last week that barely lasted the day.

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Illinois Farm - Winter

2012-01-05T19:26:00.000-06:00

A painting of an Illinois farm. I went up to Chicago last year at this time. This is an 8x10 in painting on canvas mounted on birch panel.

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2011-12-28T21:41:00.000-06:00

Thanks to my neighbors, Dave and Trip who helped me with the book I just illustrated called Just For Today. I did this drawing for them.

Paintings Calendar for 2012 on Zazzle

2011-12-21T20:37:00.000-06:00

Do you have a calendar for 2012. If not, this calendar of my paintings is just for you. This painting is the cover for a calendar I created on Zazzle. The art is a series of still lifes. I love the little snow globe in this grouping. Happy Holidays!
You can purchase it here on Zazzle.

Just For Today by Kevin McNamee

2011-12-19T19:54:00.000-06:00

An illustration from Just for Today.

I just finished illustrating Just for Today by Kevin McNamee. Look for it soon at www.guardianangelpublishing.com

Please vote for my painting!

2011-12-15T19:37:00.000-06:00

I posted this painting on Facebook on the Winsor Newton page. If you like my painting, I might win some paint.
Vote Here

Fascination - A little girl at the Botanical Garden

2011-11-21T20:28:00.000-06:00

8x8 inch oil painting on artist made canvas panel. A little girl with a flower at the Botanical Garden. Who was she watching? The little boys splashing in the fountain. I called this fascination.
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Safe Haven A little Boat on Cape Cod

2011-11-21T20:25:00.000-06:00

6x8 inch painting on canvas. A little boat sitting in a quiet backwater. I'd love to go back an paint on Cape Cod again.
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Honeysuckle, Lilac, Lilac, Daffodil

2011-10-30T21:40:00.000-05:00

A watercolor painting of Erin and Bethy in a garden with candle lanterns.
11x15 inches.

Well one more River Painting

2011-10-22T21:09:00.000-05:00

20x24 Absolutely last river painting....
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Last light of hte Day a Golden Afternoon

2011-10-22T20:49:00.000-05:00

24" x 36 " Probably the last Indian Creek painting for awhile. Cabin closing. So long until next spring.

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Blue Horse in a Country Meadow

2011-10-10T22:07:00.000-05:00

8x8 inch oil painting on canvas mounted on birch panel. Happy horse, happy meadow.
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Backstage at Saint Louis Folk Festival a Plein air Painting

2011-10-09T19:42:00.000-05:00

8x8 inches.. Oil on canvas panel. The white veiled girls troupe and the red musicians basking in the late afternoon sun.
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Autumn Road

2011-10-09T19:39:00.000-05:00

8x8 inches. oil on canvas panel. It was just about here this summer that a van killed a rattlesnake in the road.
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A Missouri River Near Me

2011-10-02T16:27:00.000-05:00

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An 8x6 inch painting on linen on birch panel. A painting from the summer.

Torrit Grey Competition

2011-10-02T15:53:00.000-05:00

Every year Gamblin has a compeition called Torrit Grey. The company cleans out the filtration system and puts that grey in tubes. The Torrit grey paint is free. Mr Gamblin selects the winners. The artist must paint with black, white and Torrit Grey only. I submitted the first three paintings. I hope I win some paint.

Tuesday Morning

2011-09-25T19:15:00.000-05:00

The last morning, my sister and I set out to fish or paint. I painted this painting. Nothing had started to turn. It still looked like summer. It was a beautiful morning. 8x10 oil on canvas panel.

Portarit No 2 Happy Birthday Mom.

2011-09-25T18:12:00.000-05:00

I did this portrait sketch of my mother two day before her 93rd birthday. Happy Birthday MOM. She was drawing the wildflowers on the table. 10x8 canvas on panel

Last Trip to the country Monday 9/12

2011-09-25T18:10:00.000-05:00

The next day, I did two paintings while my sister fished. First black, white and Torrit Gray painting, then my sister fishing. She didn't catch anything that morning, but I added a fish to the painting.
8x10 canvas on panel

Last Trip to Indian Creek 9/11

2011-09-25T18:07:00.000-05:00

Painting on the evening of 9/11 the sky was a beautiful apricot color. It got deeper and deeper and then it was dark. I didn't like what happened with the colors so I glazed the painting with Old Holland Schevenings Donker Rose a la Maxfield Parish. Loved the result.
8x19 canvas on birch panel.

A Little Portrait

2011-08-25T14:07:00.000-05:00

I like the idea of doing portraits but find them intimidating. I'm starting by doing a few little sketches. This is an art card. Nothing happens until you've done a hundred. So this is No. 1.

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New Website

2011-07-21T21:00:00.000-05:00

My new website is here. Check it out. Thanks.

www.twopinesstudio.com

Impressionist Painting The River at Dusk

2011-07-17T20:47:00.000-05:00

A large 30" by 24" acrylic painting of the river at dusk. Dramatic sky. A departure from my usual medium, size and style.

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Lavender Forest

2011-07-07T21:10:00.000-05:00

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6x8 inches, oil on canvas panel.

Missouri River at Hayward South Dakokat

2011-07-07T21:07:00.000-05:00

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8x10 acrylic painting on panel.

4th of July Plein air Painting at Indian Creek

2011-07-07T21:01:00.000-05:00

These are the plein air paintings from the 4th of July. The 4th was beautiful and I had a great day painting The Creek and Furdek's horses. The last two paintings are from the morning of the 5th. It was so foggy in the Creek.

roses in a green vase

2011-06-21T21:19:00.000-05:00

20" x16" on canvas.

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Painting from Life

2011-05-17T14:54:00.000-05:00

I love peonies, but they fade so fast. We've had days of rain and all the other blossoms on this plant were smashed in the rain. We'll see how the other plants fare. A recent still life with a fan. 12x9 on a canvas panel from canvaspanels.com. They are so light weight and pleasant to paint on. I need new brushes as these are losing their edge. I like a crisp edge on my brush.

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Carnival ride minder at the Spider-man Inflatable

2011-05-10T08:10:00.000-05:00

I did a series of paintings of the Stacy Park Carnival. Here is the Spider-man Inflatable ride minder just sitting a watching. The ride is closed in the evening, I believe, as it was dark. Seemed like a lonely job.
This is one of my favorite paintings.

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Hellebores and Daffodils a Still life on panel

2011-05-10T08:04:00.000-05:00

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Cows on the Driveway

2011-05-10T07:55:00.000-05:00

The cows on the Driveway. They are the neighbor's cows. A beautiful spring day. 6x6 ".
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New York City Studio

2011-05-02T20:06:00.000-05:00

24x20 in painting. Oil on canvas. A NYC studio. Do you recognize it? I loved painting there and am looking forward to going.

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Wild color plein air painting

2011-04-15T16:55:00.000-05:00

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River Life and Death

2011-04-12T22:13:00.000-05:00

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Waterlily and Reflections

2011-04-12T22:12:00.000-05:00

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Pansies in the Garden

2011-04-12T22:11:00.000-05:00

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Daffodils in Red

2011-04-12T22:09:00.000-05:00

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A new Still Life of Roses and Peonies

2011-04-08T07:42:00.000-05:00

9x12" oil on panel.
I used Old Holland paint. I love the depth and vibrancy of their colors.
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New Giveaway on my Facebook Page

2011-04-07T22:08:00.002-05:00

Check out my Facebook page where I'm giving out free postcards.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Marina-Movshina/143398989036885

Washed Out Road Landscape

2011-03-21T16:44:00.000-05:00

Where the bridge used to be. Now just a washed out gully to the river. There is a road closed sign, though. 16x20 oil on canvas.
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Soaking Rain

2011-03-20T18:58:00.000-05:00

Moody, impressionist painting of a soaking rain over the fields. That's spring.
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Morning at the Lake

2011-03-08T06:50:00.000-06:00

Creve Coeur Lake in the Morning. 16x20 inches
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Peonies in a brown glazed vase

2011-02-27T14:33:00.000-06:00

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Colored Pencil Portrait of a Girl

2011-02-27T14:31:00.000-06:00

Bid here.

Where the River Bends

2011-02-16T12:55:00.000-06:00

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Forest Park ST Louis Mo

2011-02-06T20:51:00.000-06:00

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Alton Il Grain Elevator Missouri Kojo Moe

2011-02-06T20:25:00.000-06:00

16x20 painting. Alton Il grain elevator by the River.
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Snow Bridges

2011-02-03T19:42:00.000-06:00

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Picking Waterlilies

2011-02-02T12:25:00.002-06:00

Should this be the new cover for the Fairy Almanac?

Bowl of Grapes

2011-01-30T11:06:00.000-06:00

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Oranges & Tea Pot

2011-01-30T11:05:00.000-06:00

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A Winter Interior

2011-01-21T16:43:00.000-06:00

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Roses

2011-01-21T16:42:00.000-06:00

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Oranges & Squinkies

2011-01-16T21:45:00.002-06:00

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Begonias Redux

2011-01-02T20:40:00.002-06:00

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Abstract Impressionist Landscape

2010-12-30T09:29:00.000-06:00

12x16 painting on linen
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Mums & Apples Red Still Life Painting

2010-12-27T20:03:00.000-06:00

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Baby Beets

2010-12-20T11:48:00.000-06:00

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Flower Still Life Peonies 16x20

2010-12-20T10:10:00.000-06:00

A painting in acrylics! I'm looking forward to trying the Golden Open Acrylics. In the mean time, here are the regular acrylics. Work so differently than oils. 16x20 on a Pintura ( made in Italy) canvas panel.

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Red Earth - the old slab at Indian Creek

2010-12-16T13:15:00.000-06:00

A 16x20 inch oil painting. This is the old slab (bridge) over the Little Indian Creek. The rock and soil at Indian Creek has so much iron in it, sometimes there is a red look to the ground.

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Cat has tea under the tree

2010-12-15T08:53:00.000-06:00

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Cat peaks in keyhole

2010-12-15T08:52:00.000-06:00

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Cats decorate a tree

2010-12-15T08:47:00.000-06:00

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Cat & Dog split milk

2010-12-15T08:46:00.000-06:00

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Snow in the park

2010-12-12T23:26:00.000-06:00

Painted plein air after a light snow. Approx. 8x8 inches. Oil on panel.

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Little Look-out

2010-12-09T12:13:00.000-06:00

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The Ringmaster - Circus Cake Decor Painting

2010-12-06T13:26:00.000-06:00

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Circus Bare-back Rider Cake Decor Painting

2010-12-06T13:22:00.000-06:00

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Big Sunflower Valle

2010-12-06T06:50:00.000-06:00

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September Sunflower Field

2010-12-02T11:20:00.000-06:00

A country road with sunflowers in the field.

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Illustrations in video in this press release

2010-12-02T08:46:00.000-06:00

There is a new site called Be There Bedtime Stories. In the press release you can see my illustrations from If I could Be Anything. While you don't see them again until later in the video, they there are first thing up.

View the press release here

The Red Barn

2010-12-01T13:12:00.000-06:00

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Construction at the Overpass

2010-12-01T13:10:00.000-06:00

Bid on this painting

Shelter in Snow

2010-11-27T18:32:00.000-06:00

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Red Still Life

2010-11-24T13:43:00.002-06:00

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Circus Clown Cake Decoration

2010-11-21T19:56:00.000-06:00

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Circus Elephant Cake Decoration

2010-11-21T19:54:00.000-06:00

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Circus Bear Cake Decoration

2010-11-21T19:52:00.001-06:00

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Pinkscape

2010-11-19T10:41:00.000-06:00

12x16 oil on pintura ( Italy) panel

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Ozark Farm

2010-11-15T13:32:00.000-06:00

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Indian Creek

2010-11-15T13:23:00.000-06:00

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Apple for my eye

2010-11-15T13:06:00.000-06:00

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Begonias

2010-11-11T06:31:00.000-06:00

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9x12 oil on pintura painting panel.

Purple Haze

2010-11-11T06:28:00.000-06:00

6x8 oil on linen mounted on panel. There's a horse in that meadow.
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My Missouri River

2010-11-08T06:43:00.000-06:00

At auction on eBay.
24x36 inches. Oil on canvas. My river in Missouri. The Indian Creek. Painted from plein air studies.

Crab Apples

2010-11-08T06:20:00.000-06:00

8x8", oil on linen panel. At auction on eBay.

Cows in the Meadow

2010-11-07T07:18:00.000-06:00

At Auction on eBay8x11.75 inches oil, linen on panel.

Botanical Illustration

2010-11-03T19:46:00.000-05:00

The Realtor for the house down the street ripped out the garden in the back of the house for sale. I noticed a few green undeveloped tomatoes in the recycling so I took them home to paint.

A dried plant from the country.
These are drawings for my students in the Thursday Botanical Illustration class.

Autumn Fruit

2010-10-24T12:16:00.000-05:00

6"x6" oil on illustration board.
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Little House in the Woods Near Me

2010-10-20T21:35:00.000-05:00

2.5" by 3.5", oil on illustration board.
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Forest Park Plein Air

2010-10-20T21:27:00.004-05:00

Painted Plein air Forest Park, 8x10 inches oil on canvas panel.

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Autumn Plein air

2010-10-20T21:26:00.000-05:00

Painted at Castlewood Park, 9x12, linen on birch panel.
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Autumn Sunflowers

2010-10-11T11:45:00.001-05:00

Sunflowers are blooming out at Indian Creek. The fields are yellow but the flowers are smaller and the plants only 2 foot tall. These flowers are from Trader Joe's, painted from life in my studio

2010-09-16T20:19:00.000-05:00

Earlier this summer

J.W.

Good Bye to Summer

2010-08-28T21:03:00.007-05:00

Summer doesn't end for another month, but today the air felt cool and the water warm. That can only mean that summer is going to be over soon. I painted the remnants of the old slab bridge that will be replaced pretty soon by a huge bridge over both streams. Painted on illustration board, the painting measures 9x12 inches.

The Gravel Bar

2010-06-10T23:38:00.000-05:00

8x8 oil on canvas mounted on board.

High Water on a Hot Day

2010-06-07T22:41:00.002-05:00

8x8 oil on panel The water was so high we couldn't get in to swim. So Ike and I sat on the gravel and got our feet wet in the cold water.