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12 Jul 2014

Learn to sketch – Sketching from Square One to Trafalgar Square – Book Review

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Do you want to learn to sketch? Do you want to develop your artistic skills or better understand what it takes to draw realistic pictures? I recommend reading “Sketching From Square One to Trafalgar Square” by Richard E. Scott. Filled with photos, sketches, illustrations, and 10 clear, concise, step-by-step directions … Read More

Available Artwork

The Hibiscus ~ Egg Tempera 6x6 © Nelia Harper

Hibiscus Archival Print

In the Victorian era, the hibiscus flower represented delicate beauty. In Hawaii, the hibiscus is often worn behind the ear as a sign of a woman’s marital status and as a symbol of hospitality. In Egypt, the flower was used as a medicinal calming tea. As I painted this flower over four months, I was reminded of Buddha’s Flower Sermon in which words are not required to understand its meaning.

For me, the story represents that the world and all of beauty exists in the one flower and that nothing is permanent. And, that painting this flower contains all the lessons of painting within this one painting.

This Limited Edition Archival Giclée is printed on smooth 100% acid free cotton rag, natural white, heavyweight fine art paper. As an archival, museum quality paper, this print has a light fastness rating of 100+ years under normal indoor lighting conditions.

The print is shipped in a protective clear envelope with acid-free foam core, ready to present as a gift or frame.

Each print is numbered and signed by the artist.

Size: 6×6 plus a half inch white border

Limited to 250 prints.

original painting, egg tempera, 6×6

$25.00 Add to cart

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"Peach Study" 5x5, Pastel, © Nelia Harper

Peach Study in Pastel

I’ve been looking forward to summer and doing a peach study in pastel for a larger painting. Each year, Morton’s Organic Orchards sets up their fruit stand at the nearby farmer’s market. They begin with cherries that are so deep and dark in color, flavor and sugar that I feel ‘drunk’ after just a few morsels.

Following on the heels of the cherries, the peaches arrive. Clingstone peaches appear first – small and sweet. Then, giant freestone peaches arrive by the truckload, covered in peach fuzz. They line up, ready to be turned into pies and jams and in my case, ice cream and smoothies.

These little orbs of sweetness are surprisingly solid. I wanted the viewer to feel as though they could be picked up and held, as well as eaten.

pastel, still life, 5×5

$65.00 Read more

Doggie in the Window Archival Print

Located in the heart of France, there is a village built of red sandstone with roofs of slate, covered in lichen and moss. As I strolled through the village on a crisp fall day, I spotted this little “Doggie in the Window”. He was so excited and happy. He clearly wanted to come out to play.

Collonges la Rouge, France

The print is shipped in a protective clear envelope with acid-free foam core, ready to present as a gift or frame.

Each print is numbered and signed by the artist.

Size: 10×8 with a half inch white border

Limited to 250 prints.

original painting, pastel, 10×8

$35.00 Add to cart

Fall Glory

There are places we return to paint again and again. This is one of those places. Away from the hustle and bustle of town, tucked behind the hogbacks, Bobcat Ridge is quiet and serene. Fall lingers here, holding onto color until this snow flies. Tucked into a curve of the road, the sun warms the earth and the leaves glow. The beauty of fall stands in proud glory.

Oil on canvas panel, 10×8

completed en plein air

$225.00 Add to cart

"Through the Fog" - Egg Tempera - 12x9 on Board © Nelia Harper

Into the Fog Archival Print

I woke before dawn and stepped out into the crisp air. There was a fresh layer of snow dusting the grass and trees. I sought refuge, visiting ‘old friends’ that I have come to know, traveling this well-worn path into the fog.

The sun rose slowly over the eastern plains. The angle low on the horizon, the light weak. Clothed in a blanket of fog, the city disappeared. Gentle and illusive, a warm glow began to filter through the churning moisture. Long past it’s prime, the tree stood in a shimmering coat of crystalline snow. Proud, strong and beautiful.

The print is shipped in a protective clear envelope with acid-free foam core, ready to present as a gift or frame.

Each print is numbered and signed by the artist.

Size: 12×9 plus a half inch white border

Limited to 250 prints.

original painting, egg tempera, 12×9

$45.00 Add to cart

Cusp of Spring

The allure of Colorado is the warm spring days interspersed between cold and snow. The ice and snow melt, the geese swim through for a visit, children run and play and the moisture begins to work its way up the willows, promising summer days and sunshine.

pastel, 8.75×8.75

en plein air

$165.00 Add to cart