Libby Anderson Daily Painting

Tulips are in my top five of favorite flowers. These were so beautiful that I wanted to paint them. When deciding on the composition of fl...

i did this still life in watercolor some years ago.Toward the end of my mother's life we went to garage sales with her. I had picked u...

I have lately been interested in abstract paintings. I study them and decide what are the things that draw my attention to a particular pa...

Some of my favorite paintings have a darker background. I guess the darkness brings out the colors in a more dramatic way. I have  painted...

My goal with this painting was to emphasize texture. I have painted these type of flowers hundreds of times but wanted to try something di...

I love color but I also like to paint with a limited palette. White is always exciting to me because it adds a punch of interest to the pa...

I am drawn to windows and doors on houses rather than the whole structure. I think this is because I am not fond of drawing things that re...

A little self promotion. I entered two paintings in our local art league show. They both were juried in and one won an award for best use ...

This is another peony painting.I get started and can't stop. The glass jars are a favorite theme of mine; even better when they come i...

I like to paint from life but sometimes it is practical to take photos outdoors. The best day to do that for me is a sunny day bcause of a...

I feel the same way about peonies as I do about water towers. I know, that is weird! I think it is the way they seem to have the shape tha...

One of my favorite things about England was seeing all of the gardens. We saw plenty in London, often more formal. We were lucky to go to ...

I learned in a workshop once that it is a good idea to change colors every few inches in a painting.. This is to keep the painting interes...

Since moving from Pennsylvania where thousands of tulips were just two miles away from me; I savor every one I see. My husband always plan...

Another take on zinnias! These remind me of a group of friends squeezing in to take a selfie, trying to make sure their faces show up in t...

i like  close ups of flowers. The first time I tried it I was intimidated because it seemed so complicated. But I soon realized it wasn...

Another important thing in art is composition. I don't always follow the rules; they are made to be broken. But some rules are worthwh...

Whoever invented the color wheel knew what they were doing. I remember in college doing what I thought were boring exercises using differe...

I do l ove roses. This simple arrangement seems very tranquil to me; just a few elements to take in.Glass is an obsession with me. I remem...

I found this old photo at a flea market in Maine years ago. It is of students and teachers obviously posing in front of a schoolhouse some...

I went to New Orleans a foggy morning a few weeks ago. While there I went with some friends on the Great Delta Tour of the swamp and delta...

The South is a great place to be in the winter but payback comes in July and August. I lived in a rural area early in high  school. In the...

I painted this a while ago and it is now living near New York City. After I finished painting I was thinkng of a title and the name Marrak...

when I visited London I noticed that these flower stands were found all over the city.Even though there might not be a lot of green space,...

I have been experimenting with using texture in backgrounds for my acrylic paintings. I have a large(12x16) geli plate that I can cover wi...

I like to mix the modern with the old fashioned. Although the subject matter appears to be from a by gone era, the fact that it is on a mod...

Zinnias are the all-time favorite "happy flower."The combination of all the variety of colors is breath taking. A perfect contra...

African Violets are one of my favorite flowers. I think it is the texture of the leaves and blooms; very velvety.This composition seemed t...

My parents had huge Oak Leaf hydrangeas planted at their home in Mssissippi. The beauty of these plants is that they have tremendous stayi...

The colors in this painting are some of my favorites. I had done a textured background prep for this painting and the texture shows throug...