Libby Anderson Daily Painting

This 36;x 48 painting may be part of the Botanic Garden Show. It is a walk through a garden or meadow, encountering the different plants a...

I have been painting meadows and wildflower fields lately as a big picture theme. This painting takes  a close up view of the meadow type ...

It is not just enough to paint the flowers when painting a meadow; it is important to try to show some movement. Most of the time there wi...

The temperature of a painting depends on the colors used in the painting. This painting has a warm tone because of the colors used. The ye...

I worked on this painting a few times before I was satisfied with it.I just couldn’t figure out what was wrong with it until I finally rea...

Rhythm is one of the principles of design. In this composition the sunflower’repetition creates rhythm throughout the composition. The way...

Totally opposite to the recent colorful paintings posted is this more monochromatic painting. Limited to mostly white , yellow and green; ...

The colors in thos painting are just so pleasing to me. I like a subtle palette but the bright colors are exciting. There are enough neutr...

I have a hard time deciding which color of hydrangea I like best. The blues and purples are thrilling to me, especially when they are both...

Our whole family went on our annual beach vacation in early June. Our grandchildren usually put on a play or some kind of show on our last...

I love painting a big bouquet of summer flowers. It becomes an intuitive process, not trying to get every petal and leaf in the precise lo...

The title of this painting (12x12) is Penny Lane. It pays homage to the Beatles. We watched an episode of Carpool Karaoke with James Corde...

This  painting is more about texture instead of color. The pink is vibrant but pretty monochromatic. The star of the painting is the contr...

This painting started out as a meadow painting and quickly turned abstract. It became more about the shapes and colors instead of the actu...

There is a Carly Simon song about the end of summer that is titled We just Got Here. It talks about how quickly the end of summer comes fo...

Zinnias are in my top five favorite flowers. Who am I kidding - my top five is much bigger than five! I love the way the petals sre layere...

I tried to show some movement in this arrangement of flowers by having the blooms literally moving off the page— seeming to reach up to th...

a landscape gives more opportunity to show depth than a still life or floral painting. There is a clear definition between foreground, mid...

It is easy to pick out the center of interest in this painting- of course the large sunflower. Although there is something to be said for ...

This is a landscape that I would also consider floral. Most of my landscapes end up wirh a floral element; I just can’t help it. Green is ...

A  few weeks ago my husband and I went to my sister’s house for dinner. She has some Knock Out rose bushes and this year they have just ta...

As always I am partial to the close up view. I painted this  and it seemed that something was missing in the composition. I found a stenc...

Paintings like this remind me of putting together a puzzle. All of the separate colors in the flowers come together and make up the whole ...

Atmosphere is one of the harder things to paint in my opinion.Mostly it is fog or mist that I am trying to create in my paintings.This pai...

There is an Al  Green song named “ Love and Happiness” that I was reminded of after painting this painting. I love all of his music. He is...

White  tulips are a favorite of mine to paint. There is an automatic contrast withe the white and other values in the painting. Thee same ...

There  is something about the warm glowing colors of this painting that draws me in.Decorating seems to go in trends of colors. At one tim...

I practiced great restraint in this painting.The arrangement called out for delicate color and I have a tendency to want to add warm vibra...

My new favorite theme is the meadow painting. The wild flowers save the landscape from being boring. I just love making a kind of chain wi...

i have painted many  bouquets over the past years. Each time I start one I have every intention to paint exactly what I see but it never t...