Libby Anderson Daily Painting

Saturday, December 24, 2016

WILSHIRE BLVD

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Years ago I  went to Los Angeles with my husband on one of his business trips. I walked a lot and saw these cute men walking  home from th...
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Best Face Forward

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When in California a few years ago; my sister in law was gathering sunflowers in bottles as centerpieces for an event. They were all over ...

Ladies in Waiting

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We have watched a few period shows like the Tudors.What struck me about them was that so many people lived in a particular castle at one t...
Friday, December 16, 2016

Blue Path

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There is something of a fairy tale aspect that this painting.Just enough to image a princess  floating down the path or Red Riding Hood ...
Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Flowers at the Edge.

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My uncle did a lot of farming years ago with his brothers . They had cows and pigs as well as planting a lot of acreage with cotton, soybe...

Season Red

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This painting of Amaryllises is a looser version of ones I had painted before. I try to buy some bulbs every year to enjoy for most of the...
Friday, December 9, 2016

FAVORITE

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This painting has one of my favorite color schemes.I love the transitions of the warm magenta to the cool purple. Those colors seem to beg...
Thursday, December 8, 2016

Afternoon Sun

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This is painted from some more flowers I had on one of my tables at Thanksgiving.They really lasted a long time;I just threw them out yest...
Monday, December 5, 2016

Pop Up Party

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Geraniums remind me a a party about to happen. The blooms seem to just shoot up out of the green circular leaves. They are very hardy; one...
Sunday, December 4, 2016

Sandy's Vase

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I went to a Nancy Medina workshop here in Memphis a few years ago. One of the artists I met was Sandy Mctier from Georgia, she is a wonder...
Sunday, November 27, 2016

Margaret's Window

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Years ago I went to a watercolor workshop with the painter Margaret Martin. She has since passed away but she was a wonderful painter.Her ...
Saturday, November 26, 2016

Violet Basket

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i know that some people paint seasonally; like some restaurants only serve what is in season. I paint from life but I also go back to phot...
Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Amaryllis School

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When we lived near Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania, we often visited and enjoyed seeing the greenhouses. No matter what season, there was...
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Thursday, November 17, 2016

Friday Tulips

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I would not mind painting tulips everyday, they always appear different, no matter how many times I paint them.They remind me of the big a...
Sunday, November 13, 2016

On a Pedestal

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I Picture this as a scene in a lush garden with enough sunlight to make all these beautiful flowers bloom.The geraniums are the center of a...
Saturday, November 12, 2016

On The Course

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i am not a golfer; my husband has taken up the game- only since he retired 12 years ago, he loves it and we are fortunate to live on a gol...
Friday, November 4, 2016

Waterlily

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This waterlily is perfectly at home on an easel for display.I like to be able to display these paintings on panels  instead of faming them...
Friday, October 28, 2016

Bucket List

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This bucket of brightly colored flowers only works because of the neutral tones of the background and the bucket. The neutrals give the e...
Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Truly Tulips

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Children always ask what is your favorite color, food, animal, etc. My favorite flower answer was always the tulip. Something about the sh...
Friday, October 21, 2016

White Cloud

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I love hudrangeas of all kinds but especially the white. There are always  more colors in the blooms than white, such as greens, grays and...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Lilac Formation

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This is just another excuse to paint lilacs! I went back into the studio after a week off in California not sure what I was going to paint...
Monday, October 17, 2016

STAR

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Whenever I choose a vase of flowers to paint I want a variety- whether it is by size, type of flower or color. I like this arrangement bec...
Monday, October 10, 2016

Supporting Cast

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In a Broadway play there is almost always at least one star. We recently saw "Beautiful" the play in New York. It is about a par...
Saturday, October 8, 2016

Monterey Coast

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I am in The bay area of San Francisco visiting family. A few days ago we drove down to The Monterey - Carmel area. I have been there befor...
Sunday, October 2, 2016

Blue Group

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This painting is on its way to Oklahoma tomorrow morning. It is a favorite subject matter of mine; mason jars filled with flowers. A good ...
Thursday, September 29, 2016

Tulips Squared

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I usually use a lot of color in my paintings; especially the florals.For this painting of white tulips I used a subdued palette. I often w...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

One Love

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i am drawn to painting bouquets like this one. I don't draw each flower- I start with just big shapes and then go to smaller shapes an...
Thursday, September 22, 2016

High Strung

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I chose a purple background for these blue hdrangeas. A common choice would be for a neutral background but I was willing to take a risk...
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Green Apple

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This apple and bowl were part of a still life set up in the Karen O'Neil workshop I went to in Woodstock, New York. I took a lot of ph...
Monday, September 19, 2016

Antigua Sunshine

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We walked around several areas of Antigua. I loved the ice cream colors of the buildings with their white roofs, especially on such a sunn...
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