Libby Anderson Daily Painting

                                                             Only True In Fairy Tales  I was in junior high I think when the singing group t...

  One of the most important things about a painting is color. Of course composition and shape is important but the first thing we see is how...

                                                                         LAYAWAY   I saw this word in a magazine article about the past and ...

 This view of a backyard garden is a little moody. It could be either early morning or dusk. I love the little bits of color suggesting flow...

 I Saw The Sign  I had driven down this road many times in the last several years in all seasons but a bright sunny day in the fall struck m...

 Coming Up Next 9x12 oil on panel . I love to paint flowers because they are such interesting shapes and colors. Although they are cut they ...

 Years ago we took a day trip to Martha’s Vineyard during our stay on CapeCod. It was so beautiful. My favorite part  was the view of the be...

 FINDING HOME 12x12  Oil on canvas. This is a kind of dream landscape based more in imagination than reality. The elements were drawn from s...

                                                                DELICATE BLOOMS  This oil painting takes on the resemblance of a watercolor ...

                                                                     Old Times Sake      Of course I would  pick a garden scene to paint. I ...

                                                                     NEW MARKET   I love flower markets. They were prolific in European citi...

                                                                  GROUP  CHAT                 I really love to paint garden or meadow scenes...

  This is a large (30x40) commission that I recently did for some friends moving into a new home. I more often do floral compositions but I ...

 FAST FORWARD       I enjoy painting bouquets of flowers; either very close up or on a table with other objects. This one is a focus mainly ...

  Swasn’t sure whereI was going with  this painting but the delicate flowers took me in this direction.  I remember reading the story about ...

 This is an oil painting of Doc Amos Store; a store that my watercolor class in college often went to paint back in the 1970s. It was a 2 st...

 I am back to painting a meadow scene. I love the freedom of showing flowers in their natural setting. These spring flowers are so exuberant...

  This is a 9x12 oil on panel. The subject matter is a favorite of mine; hydrangea blooms. The painting is based on a limited palette so I h...

 I love bright colors; but also enjoy the challenge of a limited palette. This painting consisted mainly of blue, green and white. Because i...

Pardon My French    I love to paint bottles and jars as vases for flowers. They makes the arrangements much more      interesting. The varie...

 

 This painting is a little different from most of my others. It has a little more of a graphic feel to it. One of the artists of the past th...

 I haven’t posted in quite a while.Painting and solo and group shows have taken up a lot of my time. Plus Life in general. I do enjoy taking...

 I do florals more than landscapes; but my landscapes often have some florals in them! This landscape has  some mystery because of the path ...

 Sometimes the title for a painting comes to me after a painting is finished. As soon as I fnished this; the name Carlotta popped in my head...

 I chose bright , light colors for this painting with very few darks. I was trying for an upbeat , happy feeling for the painting. Everytime...

   I haven’t posted in a while. I misunderstood that the blog was going to be discontinued. It was just the mailing list. In the meantime I ...

 This is a closeup of a flower meadow.The dark background adds depth; making the viewer wonder what else is behind the flowers in the front....

 I did not have to parallel park for my driving test and I avoid it when possible. I drive around the block for 20 minutes or park 3 blocks ...

 I do floral compositions more than landscapes but do enjoy landscapes as a change of pace. This landscape combines my love of flowers with ...