Pure Peach

I just really love the intensity and glow of these peaches and the brush strokes.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 
or contact brenda@brendaferguson.com 

To Life!

I love the absolute peaceful simplicity of this piece.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

Five Phoebes

I love painting nests and this was one of my favorites. I like the softness and the looseness of it.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

Featherweight

A while back I did a series of paintings with these beautiful pale green eggs and white feathers. This is my favorite in the series. I love the colors and the shadow cast by the feather onto the egg and table.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 + $10 domestic shipping 

 
or contact brenda@brendaferguson.com

In the Flesh

What I like about this painting...well, other than the fact that it's pears!...is the way the shadow plays a part in the composition. I also just like the composition in general and the way you can just barely see a hint of the warm skin. 

Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 
or contact brenda@brendaferguson.com

To Be or Not To Be

I love the simplicity of this painting. The single blue-green egg, the white plate and cloth.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

Schoodic Seagull

It's been fun to go back and choose some of my favorite paintings and to really give thought to what makes them so. I always liked the graphic quality of the large slabs of cliff-like rocks in the background and the bird's warm glow. It's much more subtle and softer on the original art. And of course his slightly wind ruffled "do." 

** Thank you for your caring words of encouragement regarding my recent post. I am grateful for and bolstered by each and every one. Bren

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

Woody and Update

Those of you who have been following my blog for a while may know that I was diagnosed with metastatic cancer(squamous cell carcinoma) last Thanksgiving. I've been undergoing treatment ever since. I'm currently in the midst of the second round of treatment and I've gotta admit, it's kickin' my butt.  My goal is, always, to be at my easel, but I'm not sure at this point when that will happen. In the meantime, I would love to re-post for you some of my all time favorite paintings that are still available.  Woody is one of those.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

St. Esprit Beach Grass

This is one of the two landscapes I did on Cape Breton. I gave the other one away before scanning or photographing it. Doh.
Our land is in St. Esprit. There are a few snaps below. See why it's my favorite place on earth?

Oil on panel, 6"x 6"

SOLD

 

 

Snackin'

This is the last of the goat paintings I did in Cape Breton. I think it's my favorite. Maybe because of all that intense bright yellow goin' on! I also did a couple of landscapes, but gifted one to a friend in Canada and forgot to scan it. Duh.  I'll post the other tomorrow.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

Because I'm Happy

I painted this guy while I was in Cape Breton a couple of weeks ago. It's one of my recent favorites.  I really love the colors...and his expression. I've provided a little sound track for you here.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

Two Faced

I loved the way the light was dividing this guy's face into almost perfect halves of warm and cools. Cool! ...and warm. :o)

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

Slight Smile

He does have a slight smile...I hope it's not smug. ;o)

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

Pink Goatee

We're back! And experiencing, as my friend Suz says, "re-entry." Back to reality after wilderness camping on the beach in Cape Breton for 3 weeks. It was glorious and wonderful and relaxing and perfect. I did 7 paintings(this is one of them), read 9 books, walked the beach daily and collected countless stones! 

I guess I'm on a sheep/goat kick cuz I just can't get enough of painting them these days. More to come...

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

Simon the Great

This is Simon. He belongs to our daughter's bf's family. I've never met Simon but if the stories I've heard are any indication, he's quite the colorful character! He was a joy to paint... I mean a parrot AND a cherry! 

On another note, we are heading out for our annual wilderness camping trek on beautiful Cape Breton Island. I won't be posting for 3 weeks...but I'll be painting  a LOT! Any paintings sold while we are away, I will ship the first week of August. I apologize in advance for any inconvenience. 

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

Heads or Tails - Diptych

This is the first diptych I've created using the 6" x 6" panels. It was FUN painting these two together simultaneously. The two hang separately side by side(or with a small space...whatever is your preference) so the final piece looks like the above image. Below you can see the heads and the tails. The two pieces are sold as a pair for $175. That's a discount! :o)

Oil on panels, 6" x 12"

SOLD

 

Who, Us?

I had a terrible reference photo to work from for this one. Very dull, little color...almost like an old sepia toned photograph. So I'm especially pleased with how it turned out. Plus their expressions crack me up!

Oil on panel, 6"x 6"

SOLD

Dimpled

Two things in particular really tickled me about this guy...his ear shadow and his dimple when he smiled. Oh, and I like his faded red collar, too.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

New Perm

Gotta admit I've had a few perms in my day ...looked kinda like this guy. I like the colors in this one.

Oil on panel, 6"x 6"

SOLD

Got My Eye On You

I don't know what kind of bird this is, I found him in the Morgue files, but I loved his face! 

Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 
or contact brenda@brendaferguson.com

Parrot in Periwinkle

Remember that crayon from childhood in the box of 64 Crayolas called Periwinkle? It was sort of a cornflower blue. I always loved that one.

SOLD

Middle Part

I have no idea why, but for some reason this guy makes me think of a professor.  Could it be the 'scholarly' middle part in his coif? I'm particularly pleased with this one.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 
or contact brenda@brendaferguson.com

Masked Man

This one was a commission for a fiend. 

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

Polly

More inspiration from the morgue files....and thanks to my buddy Suz who inadvertently suggested the title. 

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

Bird's Eye View

Since my friend Carol mentioned the Morgue files, I've found TONS of new inspiration in the form of free reference photos that I never would have been able to paint otherwise. I began on a parrot kick...a couple more to come over the next few days. 

Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 
or contact brenda@brendaferguson.com

Fish Tale

I'm still loving the fish challenge on Daily Paintworks. You can see all the entries here. I liked trying to make the fish look like they were underwater...or at least partially.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 
or contact brenda@brendaferguson.com

Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful

Having a blast with The Fish Challenge over at Daily Paintworks. You can read more about the challenge and see all the entries here. I loved his 'blip' of a bubble.

Oil on panel, 6"x 6"

SOLD

School of Thought

Our youngest "spawn" is graduating from high school tonight. With all the thoughts and emotions that accompany such a momentous event...I thought the title was appropriate. I painted this for this week's Daily Paintworks Challenge here. 

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

Blush

Am I allowed to say, this is one of my favorite paintings I've ever done. It's just one of those times when every aspect turned out the way I wanted it to. The color and delicacy of the petals, the greens of the leaves, the color and transparency of the shadow. These are all things that challenge me and I can't tell you how delighted I am with each of them in this painting. Thanks for letting me bask in the glow a bit. :o) 

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

Sunny Side Out

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

Tall Molly

This is Molly. I love her stretched-up tall posture. She lays the most beautiful earthy olive green eggs. Tomorrow we'll see how they taste.

  

Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 
or contact brenda@brendaferguson.com

Two Buds

This is another painting inspired by my bud, Carol's, reference photos she shared with me. I thought the title was appropriate. :o)

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

It's Simple

This is another painting inspired by my friend Carol's reference photo. I love the simplicity of it. I tried two new things with this piece. I usually tone my panel before beginning but decided not to for this one. So I began with a white panel. This allowed me to discover the second new thing. When I was creating the glass jar, rather than painting all the white highlights, I used my rubber scraper to remove paint, leaving the white panel beneath. It worked beautifully! I'll definitely be using this technique again.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

or contact brenda@brendaferguson.com

Cows Are The Coolest!

Cows are the coolest, aren't they?! And this one has a faaabulous hair-do, dahhhling!

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD