Libby Anderson Daily Painting

This vase was brought to a recent Nancy Medina workshop by one of the participants. These hydrangeas and white rose were arranged in it. I l...

Did you know that orange is the only word for which there is no rhyming word ? I love trivia, my mind is full of worthless tidbits. Trivial ...

I had the good fortune to go to a Nancy Medina workshop in October of last year. We had an abundance of fresh flowers to paint. This paintin...

I have finally come to terms with myself. I have spent years comparing my work to others and feeling like I don't measure up. I heard th...

I guess my mind is on preparing income tax returns this time of year. The title that came to me for this painting reflects what I was thinki...

While I was thinking of a title for this painting,the card game Kings in the Corner popped into my head.I really don't know why; maybe t...

I am fond of lots of color but this quiet scene is worthy of some subtle handling. Hydrangeas are so beautiful they could handle a black and...

I was thrilled to find this unusual easel to display my painting.I don't have a lot of wall space in my kitchen so this is a good soluti...

When I go to museums and look at some of the older landscapes I appreciate the artistry but am often bored by these paintings. It is hard to...

This painting reminded me of the Wordsworth poem as I was painting. Although that poem contained daffodils,; the image of the thin clouds br...

Maybe these beautiful blooms will warm us on this very cold day. Tomorrow morning there will be temps in the low teens here in Memphis. I sp...

I really like these amber colored bottles. They were set up on an outdoor table in the summer. On this very cold day in January they add a l...

I was taking a picture of this painting outside in order to see the true colors. After I was back inside and cropping the photo I noticed t...

These hydrangeas are decorating an outdoor tabletop.The greens in the background make the blues and purples pop. - Posted using BlogPress fr...

There are many artists both past and present that I admire. It is perhaps trite to say that I love the Impressionists but it is true. Up unt...

December has been busy and I haven't posted as much.we had a giant cookie sale at church and I was drafted to make decorated mitten cook...

I was drawn to the colored glass bottles that held these flowers.The negative shapes made by the background are the most interesting parts t...

I am not sure how many times I have painted hydrangea, maybe a hundred. I painted them first in watercolor which was quite a challenge, cons...

For some reason this painting reminds me of a French interior. Maybe it is the striped wallpaper. I expect a Matisse figure to enter from th...

France is full of these beautiful blue windows. Every one them is a painting begging to be painted. I can't get enough of them. 6x6) (Da...

This bouquet has yellow in it but the overall feel is coolness. I fell in love with the blues and purples. I love adding the last layer of ...

In coming up with a title for this painting, I immediately thought Happy Flowers because that is how I felt when looking at them. I am so gl...

We passed by some rice fields traveling through Arkansas recently. I was struck by the abstract patterns they created. Quite exotic for midd...

This past summer we were guests at a friend's dinner party. One of the other guests brought a jar of flowers that she had picked from he...

This is another painting from my very early morning walks this past summer. (It is too hot to walk past 6:00 am in Memphis in summer)I had t...

This painting was from a photograph I took on the way to Houston. It was actually early October but in Texas it is still summer at that time...

I know I always say different flowers are my favorite, but I really do love zinnias. The shapes of the petals, the bright colors... I could ...

I like the combination of colors in his arrangement.Lilacs Are always pleasing to me. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

I found this green bottle at a crafts store. I love the shape and the bonus cork!It also has some beautiful shadows and highlights when the ...

I was lucky enough to attend a Qiang Huang workshop this past weekend. I completed three paintings there and I painted this one today as ...