Libby Anderson Daily Painting

Monday, July 24, 2017

Botanic Garden Art Show

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I am fortunate to have been asked to exhibit my paintings at the Memphis Botanic Garden for the month of August. The reception is Sunda...
Thursday, July 20, 2017

Dearly Delighted

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this simple arrangement seems to whisper despite some pretty bold colors. The neutrals help pull it off. I think of neutral colors as the ...
Monday, July 17, 2017

Perspective

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The title of my art show in August is - Garden- Indoor/Outdoor. Some of my paintings are interiors with flowers and some are outdoor flowe...
Friday, July 14, 2017

I Loved Them All

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I never met a hydrangea I didn't like. Each bloom is so full and sturdy in the most gorgeous array of colors.Often there is a range of...

CAPITAL GAINS

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My favorite set ups to paint are flowers in strong light. This usually involves a window nearby. I also sometimes use a spotlight but I li...
Monday, July 10, 2017

Keynote Speech

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This painting of geraniums will be in my solo show at the Memphis Botanic Gardens. It is larger (20x20 stretched canvas)than most that I s...
Thursday, July 6, 2017

French Classic

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I have painted countless hydrangeas of all kinds.When  I finished this one I was reminded of France. Flowers were everywhere when I was th...
Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Late Show

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This painting of a garden is a little abstract. One advantage of being very near sighted is that I can look at something without my contac...
Sunday, July 2, 2017

Stand by Your Man

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The title for this one just popped into my head for some reason. When I was in. college we often went to a local bar named The Pad. There ...
Thursday, June 29, 2017

Yellow Story

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I am not sure how many jars I have painted in the past few years but it is a lot. The jars all alone are not as interesting as they are wh...

Call Me

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i have been painting some larger canvases lately for a show but like to take a break and work on some small paintings . It is very satisfy...
Monday, June 26, 2017

Back of the Garden

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I am getting paintings ready for a solo show at the Memphis Botanic Gardens in August. Most of the paintings I show on Daily paintworks ar...
Sunday, June 25, 2017

Fine by Me

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No matter what I paint I always come back to flowers. I remember when I was in the eighth grade and painting flowers on wooden and metal b...
Friday, June 23, 2017

Transformation

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i used to be afraid of painting glass; it just seemed to be too complicated. I finally got brave and discovered I really loved it. This pa...
Sunday, June 18, 2017

Minute by Minute

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We  stay at the same beach house every year. The furnishings change from time to time but most have been the same over the last 12  years....
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Color Choice

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i painted this one a few months ago but forgot about it. Things have been busy around here with preparing for our beach vacation , going o...
Monday, June 12, 2017

Expecting You

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I am the first to admit that I don'tenjoy drawing or painting buildings. Measuring and perspective are just not fun to me. I do like p...
Saturday, June 10, 2017

Purple Wall

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Sometimes a pot of flowers can be a little ordinary so I try to think of something to spice up the painting.The original background for th...
Friday, June 9, 2017

INSPIRATION

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Today is the last day of our beach vacation in Gulf Shores, Alabama. This is our 11th year in the same beach house.Our family has grown to...
Thursday, June 8, 2017

Back Patio

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I like to paint a little vignette as opposed to a panoramic view. Also I like nature added to some manmade things as a composition. This p...
Monday, June 5, 2017

Garden Party

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Green is a tricky color. The color that comes out of the tube is usually artificial. The best greens are made from mixing yellow and blue...
Monday, May 22, 2017

London Flowers

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Although London is a big city, there are always flowers around. It seems like every street has places selling flowers and there are countl...
Saturday, May 20, 2017

Bountiful

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i enjoyed painting this vase of flowers. I seemed to go back to watercolor techniques in this one.I so admire photorealistic paintings but...
Tuesday, May 16, 2017

White Blooms

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I tend  to paint a lot of white flowers. I think it is because we most often think of bright colors for flowers but I like how many differ...
Saturday, May 13, 2017

Porch Play

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i took a photo of these little girls in Mississippi many years ago. Tney were playing with toys and dress up clothes on a porch in a neigh...
Thursday, May 11, 2017

Spirit

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in a small (6x6) painting the drama has to be something other than size. These pots of flowers could be ordinary; no exotic blooms. The tr...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Ford First

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i don't often paint vehicles but I noticed this old truck when we delivered Meals on Wheels.It belongs  to the client's son and it...
Sunday, May 7, 2017

Bird Vase

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I am fond of  Asian blue and white vases. Not only the expensive rare ones but any that is found at a gift shop.Which  is a good thing bec...
Thursday, May 4, 2017

Moonlight Garden

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I didn't really start this painting as a night scene. As I painted I realized my color choices were on the cool side so I changed cour...
Monday, May 1, 2017

My Garden Blooms

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i don't have a lot of flowers planted in my yard but I do have a few favorites. The purple iris were transplanted years ago from my pa...
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