Libby Anderson Daily Painting

I like the idea of the jars of flowers at an unexpected time of day. They seem much more mysterious; perhaps imagine them in some exotic loc...

Landscapes are harder for me to paint because there is so much to edit down to the size of the painting. I have to keep in mind what makes t...

Single blooms are not really simple. In the close- up format every shape is important to the over all design .The flower is one basic color ...

This is my favorite type of painting to do. I seem to get into a "zone" when arranging the colors and shapes. It never looks exact...

This painting looks nothing like the photo I took. The photo was pretty dull and not as colorful. I changed that! - Posted using BlogPress f...

This is a post Mother's Day post. My grandchildren slept here a few nights ago. They were fighting over a quilt on their bed that my mot...

I just realized I tend to paint landscapes as more of a close up view. Also they often end up as a darker, more mysterious image. I don'...

I can't describe the feeling I get when I see certain color combinations. There is something about the combination of blue-green combine...

May brings memories of the "Lilac Lane" at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. The scent was powerful even a block away. I often ju...

When painting things that are the same, I try to show some differences. That may be by a little bit different shape, lighting or position o...

I have painted geraniums many times before this one.i usually painted them in strong sunlight but chose to do this one in a muted indirect l...

I planted a snowball bush about 5 years ago.there are always some blooms but this year it has outdone itself.I guess it took a while to reac...

I am fascinated with clear glass vases. Depending on what is in the background and foreground there are thousands of possibilities of colors...

I just got back from a fun weekend spent with friends from high school and college in Charleston, S.C. It is a beautiful city with lots to d...

I don't think I will ever tire of painting lilacs. This is especially true since I no longer live where they grow. I have to depend on p...

The combination of colors in this painting pleases me so much.I instinctively chose the colors ( still life set up was not as colorful)I am ...

When mentioning a garden in the south, the reference is usually a vegetable garden. My dad always planted corn, tomatoes, beans and peas wh...

I love the blue and white Asian vases. They are a perfect complement to these white flowers. I am already thinking about the next bunch of f...

Sometime it is all about the color. This painting does have a good deal of neutral tones but the pinks and purples are the star - Posted usi...

I haven't posted this week because Blogpress wouldn't allow me to post photos. Apparently they fixed the problem because it finally ...

This us from a photo I think is from a day spent at a place called Springton Manor in Pennsylvania. I went with my painting group when I liv...

The colors in this painting are really exciting to me. I would like to abstract it so another painting would just be about color. Today we b...

My husband brought me flowers last week for no reason- the best kind to get! I put them in a vase that I bought years ago. The vase has an i...

This was a tough one. It seemed so simple to start with but I ended up starting over a few times. I wanted to give it some life and keep the...

I was painting this from my photo and for some reason started going toward cool so it turned out more like a moonlit view than sunny. I imag...

This is a view of one of the rhododendron paths at Longwood gardens. There are hundreds of bushes that are virtually trees because they have...

If you look hard enough it's easy to find a little Spring. I have bulbs planted and even a little green is pushing up out of the ground....

My arts education started in a little different way. There were no after school classes; it was really all on my own. The reference material...

These past two days have been great. The icy weather event has forced us to stay indoors , canceling planned events. What a great excuse to ...

Sunlight is always preferable to artificial light in setting up something to paint. I like the subtle shadows of the daffodils in front of a...