SOLD! The Jefferson Memorial

"The Jefferson Memorial with Cherry Blossoms"

SOLD!

12 x 16

Oil

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

A last minute Christmas present sold to a gentleman in Annandale, Virginia who found me on Etsy!  I hope his wife likes it.  It's always fun to paint the monuments.  I've done them in different seasons and during the day and night.  I've sold quite a few of the night paintings.  Remember original art or prints for gifts!  Even a gift certificate for that person and they can choose an existing piece or commission one from me.

SOLD! Cypress Tree

Sold

The Lone Cypress Tree

9 x 12

Oil

This was one of my very first paintings.  I sold it to someone in California.  It is a California Cypress Tree.  I use to live in Northern California where they grow by the coast.  I've always loved these trees.  So glad it went to a home there!

SOLD! Impressionist Lavender Fields

"Impressionist Lavender Field"

SOLD

11 x 14 

Oil

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

I love this painting as it really gives you the feel of the lavender fields.  If you're lucky enough to be in France during the later part of July you just might catch the fields in full bloom.  It really is breathtaking!  This one was painted with a lot of texture.  It's headed to a new home in Charlottesville, Virginia!  

SOLD! The Lioness!

"The Lioness"

8 x 10

Oil

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

SOLD!

I ran a Black Friday Sale for my Etsy store.  I was hoping for lot's of sales but I only sold this painting.  Glad it has a new home.  It's been sitting on a shelf in my studio for quite some time.  This is the first painting I've sent to someone in Alabama.  Hope she enjoys it.  Remember to tell you're friends to purchase art for their holiday gifts.  Prints, Giclees, and cards are also available!

Family Crests - Commission

SOLD!

Wells Family Crest

Oil on Vellum Paper

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft Studios

I got a request to do a few family crests from a friend of a friend.  She wanted them for her two children for Christmas.  She asked that they be painted on Vellum Paper which I had never used before.  It's kind of like painting on tracing paper.  You have to be very careful not to get the paper wrinkled.  All in all I think they turned out well and so did the customer!  Here's to more commissions for Holiday Gifts.  Original Art is a wonderful gift.

SOLD! Pen Pals

SOLD!

"Pen Pals"

11 x 14 

Oil

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

The first weekend I had paintings on Handmade by Amazon I sold this cute little painting!  I was so excited.  I also sold another painting the same weekend there.  Another animal painting.  Here's hoping more people are shopping there soon:)

Sold! Sunset on the Marsh

Sunset on the Marsh

12 x 16

Oil

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft Studios

SOLD!  My first sale on Handmade by Amazon came in less than 24 hours!  The second one came a day later.  I'm sure hoping that I'm on a roll.  I sold 4 paintings over the weekend two on Amazon and two on Etsy.  I've got to get painting.

Handmade by Amazon OPEN!!!!!!

HANDMADE BY AMAZON - Now open for business!  You can check out my artwork there by going to Amazon, then Handmade, then Artwork, then Paintings, then Virginia and there you will find ME!!!!!!  Or you can click on this link to view some of my artwork there:

http://www.amazon.com/handmade/Rebecca-Croft-Studios?ref=hnd_dp_smp

I'm very excited.  Here's hoping for a whole new place that sells my art!!!  Pass it along to all of your friends.

SOLD!! Road Runner, Bunny, Gecko

 The Road Runner

8 x 10 

Oil

The Bunny

8 x 10

Oil

The Gecko

8 X 10

Oil

What a great customer!  My lady from Arizona bought all 4 paintings that I did for her grandchildren's room in her second home in Scottsdale.  I'm so excited for her!  These will be so cute hung together on a wall there.  Apparently, these little critters run all over her property.  What a great idea to hang them inside on your walls!  Here's hoping I get some more customer's like this:)

SOLD! Cute Javelinas

"Cute Javelinas"

8 x 10

Oil

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

You gotta love Etsy!  I meet so many interesting people on-line.  A woman that owns a second home in Arizona has commissioned me to paint cute "Arizona Critter" for her grand children's rooms there. This is the first one in the series.  I'll also be painting a road runner, rabbit, and gecko!  I'm having a great time.  I had never even heard of a Javenlinas before this.  Aren't they cute!

The French Villa

"The French Villa"

12 x 12 

Panel Board

Oil

©2015 by Rebecca Croft

I am so excited.  Amazon is opening a new section called "Handmade by Amazon" and I applied and was accepted.  So now my new Amazon site is open for business.  So far I only have this lovely little painting in the store as I'm still building the site.  Here's hoping for lot's of new sales!

You can check it out here:  http://www.amazon.com/Rebecca-Croft-Studios-French-Villa/dp/B015JK0AIW/ref=dp_olp_1

The Coliseum

"The Coliseum"

18 x 18

Oil

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

This month at the Gallery Underground I am the featured artist!  I get my own wall.  I decided to feature my Italian Series.  Stop by and see all 5 paintings.  These are from my trip to Italy this summer.  I really like how they turned out.  There is nothing like visiting monuments at night.  The Coliseum was just gorgeous all lit up.  Hope you like my interpretation.  Available at the gallery or in my Etsy store next month.

Venice Italy

"Venice Italy"

12 x 16

Oil

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

I am honored to be the featured artist next month at The Gallery Underground in Crystal City!  What this means is that I will have 6 paintings on my own wall for the month of September.  I decided to put my recent Italy Series.  This is one of Venice that will be hung.  Please stop by the opening reception on September 4th 6-8pm.

SOLD! Pony Pals

SOLD!

"Pony Pals"

11 x 14

Oil

© 2012 by Rebecca Croft

I painted this 3 years ago and it finally sold in my Etsy store.  I've always liked painting horses and this one was one of my favorites.  I'm happy to say that it was sent to England to a new loving home. Nicole is sad as it was one of her favorite horse paintings.  Meanwhile I'm busy busy painting my Italy series.  Next month I will be the featured artist at the Gallery Underground and will have a wall to myself!  Everyone will have to come out and see my new paintings.

Positano!

"Positano"

12 x 12 Canvas Board

Oil

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

I'm having so much fun going through my Italy photo's and painting from them.  I'm experimenting a little with different techniques.  This little gem I painted on a canvas board with a palette knife so I could paint the buildings in a very impressionistic way.  I love how it turned out.  Let me know what you think.

The Tuscan Vineyard

"The Tuscan Vineyard"

18 x 18

Oil

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

I'm off and running with my Italy series.  We visited this vineyard in Tuscany for a wonderful wine tasting and lunch.  I couldn't resist painting it.  This one is in the Montepulciano area.  It was an exquisite day!  This lovely painting is available in my Etsy store:

https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/rebeccacroftstudios/tools/listings/stats:true/240781355

Tuscan Hills

Tuscan Hills

18 x 18

Oil

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

I'm home from two weeks in Italy!  From Venice to the Amalfi Coast.  It was amazing.  Now I'm ready to paint Italy.  This is one I painted in preparation of my trip.  I hope you like it.  Available in my Etsy store.

SOLD! Commission - Tuscan Village

Tuscan Village

18 x 18

Oil 

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

Last week I got contact via my Etsy store to paint this commission.  I was leaving for a wedding in Dallas so didn't have much time to get it done.  Italy seems to be a very popular subject for paintings. I'm heading there this week so hope to get a lot of new inspiration for future paintings!  Keep an eye out for them later in July.  I'll be gone two weeks and will go from Venice to Amalfi.  The Amalfi coast should be quite a challenge to paint.  Here's hoping a I get a lot of great photos to work from.  Ciao!

SOLD! Springtime at the Eiffel Tower

SOLD!

Springtime at the Eiffel Tower

12 x 12 

Oil

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

I painted this in early Mary right after the cherry blossoms were in bloom in Washington, D.C.  I always seem to want to paint whatever season I happen to be in.  Lately, it seems all of my paintings have been going to California.  I think people that live there are well traveled and buy them as memories of the places they've been.  I love Paris and painting the Eiffel Tower reminds me of my visits there.  

Bosom Buddies!

"Bosom Buddies"

11 x 14

Oil

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft Studios

I'm having fun playing around with animals.  I painted this cute one of these baby pigs.  They look so happy.  You could purchase this piece of art from my Etsy store:  https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/rebeccacroftstudios/tools/listings/section:6595568/232643624

The Row Boats

"The Row Boats"

8 x 10

Oil

© 2013 by Rebecca Croft

This weekend is the "It's A Steal Show" at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Arlington, Virginia.  All artwork is under $95!  I have this painting and 13 others hanging there.  This is your chance to own an original painting for a bargain price.  There are 35 other artists in this show.  Hours are today until 5 and tomorrow 11-2:30pm.  Think of all the great gifts you could purchase for Fathers Day, birthdays, Christmas, etc.  

SOLD! Think Spring Floral Escape

"Think Spring Floral Escape"

8 x 8 

Oil on Board

Sold!

I sold this lovely little gem to a man for his wife for Mother's Day.  What a guy.  He actually thought about Mother's Day two weeks in advance!  I shipped it right away.  I hope his wife loves it.  It can be popped right into a simple frame since it's painted on 1/8" board.  Happy Mother's Day to all of you Mother's out there.

SOLD! French Fields of Lavender

SOLD!

French Fields of Lavender

10 x 20

Oil

© 2014 by Rebecca Croft

Another French painting gone.  It was shipped to California to reside in a lovely home.  Whenever I paint lavender fields it reminds me of my trips to Provence.  Painting keeps the memories of my travels alive.  It's almost as good as experiencing the trip again.  This summer I will be traveling to Italy again as my daughter is doing a semester in Florence.  I'll have to do a series on Tuscany and the  Amalfi coast this summer!

SOLD! Curious Cow

SOLD!!!

"Curious Cow"

11 x 14

Oil

© 2014 by Rebecca Croft

This wonderful palette knife painting of the curious cow sold at Cassatt's Cafe in Arlington this week.  This is one of my whimsical paintings.  I have a serious soft spot for cows as I think they are so cute.  I always have fun painting them and they seem to sell well.  I went back up to Cassatt's and hung a new painting today.  I'm kind of in a spring painting mode and have been doing flowers.  Today I painted The Jefferson Memorial with the cherry blossoms.  This weekend is peak cherry blossom time in Washington, D.C. so I've been in the mood to paint them!  Let's hope the weather is nice so we can enjoy them.

"Cloudy Skies"

"Cloudy Skies"

12 x 16

Oil

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

Today was a cloudy day so I decided to paint a sky with big clouds.  When I'm inside I like to look at landscape paintings and imagine myself there.  I think that's why I don't get so excited about other types of paintings as I do landscapes.  I like to paint places that I've visited and then there are wonderful memories.  Hope you like it.

SOLD! Ocean Landscape

SOLD!

Ocean Landscape

24 x 36 

Oil

© 2013 by Rebecca Croft

May of 2013 I was contacted by an Etsy customer to paint this painting via a photograph that he sent to me.  I shipped the painting but he decided he didn't want it so shipped it back.  I'm happy to say that it's now on it's way to a new home in Boston, Massachusetts where I'm sure it will look lovely in a new home.  I'm always happy when one of my creations goes to a new home.  I'm looking forward to spring and warmer weather so I might get outside to paint plain air soon.

Impasto Spring Tulips!

Impasto Spring Tulips

8 x 8 

Oil on Board

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

Well today is the first day of spring but it's snowing!  I sure do hope it arrives soon.  This has been a long winter.  I can't wait to see the flowers blooming and the trees.   I wish winter only came around once every four years like leap day.  At least I can paint spring!  I hope you enjoy this little bit of color and light.

Spring Tulips

"Spring Tulips"

12 x 16

Oil

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

Spring Tulips.  At this point we are all wishing and hoping for spring to arrive.  I decided to bring it into my gallery by painting these lovely tulips.  They are a very impressionistic style.  I'm happy with how they turned out.  I put the paint on thick with large brush strokes.  Here's hoping that they bring the warmer weather soon!

Primary Color Study

Primary Color Landscape

Oil

11 x 14

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

I found an artist that I love and she teaches.  I ordered one of her DVD's that teaches about color.  I've been doing value studies in black/white/gray and then working with different groups of colors for the same scene.  This study was done using only the primary colors of red/blue/yellow.  Let me know what you think.  The exercise is to teach me to use color that isn't necessarily the actual color in nature but that makes a painting interesting.

Abstract Sky Farm Landscape

Abstract Sky Farm Landscape

12 x 12

Oil 

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

This year I'm working towards loosening up and making my brushwork count.  Here is an example of my free flowing sky with clouds that I love to do with my filbert (rounded edged) brush so I can sculpt my clouds into puffiness.  Then I use a bright (flat edged) brush to get my geometric strokes in the land.  I really do love how simple this landscape is and how lovely the colors turned out.  I'll be hanging it next month in the Crystal City Gallery or Cassatt's unless it sells first on Etsy!

Rainbow Clouds

Rainbow Clouds

12 x 16

Oil

© 2015 by Rebecca Croft

I'm having fun playing with skies again!  I like how I made the clouds soft and puffy but made the stronger geometric brushwork in the landscape.  I've painted 5 landscapes this week in oil and acrylic paints and I'm really playing around with texture, color, and brushwork.  I hope you like it.  Drop me a note and let me know.

SOLD! Kiawah Landscape

"Kiawah Marsh Landscape"

12 x 12

Oil

© 2014 by Rebecca Croft

Things are picking up on Etsy!  Another sale today.  I've been painting landscapes this week as they seem to be my most popular paintings.  I'm guessing because they are my favorite subject matter to paint!  It must show somehow.  Stop by the Gallery Underground in Crystal City friday night for our reception and new show.  Wine & Beer plus yummy appetizers!  I'll be there 5-6.

SOLD! Sedona Landscape

Sedona Landscape

11 x 14 

Oil 

© 2011 by Rebecca Croft

A lovely lady in Arizona purchased this western landscape from my Etsy store.  It's been on there quite a while so I was happy to see it get a new home!  I painted this one several years ago after a trip to the Grand Canyon and Sedona.  The colors out west are so totally different than the colors of the east coast.  I had fun painting several landscapes after that trip.  One day I hope to travel back to some of those places and paint "Plein Air".  Next week we have a new show going up at The Gallery Underground in Crystal City.  I will have 3 new paintings hanging.  Two of DC and one of a cute curious cow.  We will also have a corner that will be dedicated to Diebenkorn type paintings of which I will have one of an aerial view landscape of China!  Come out and check it out.  We have an open reception on Friday, Feb 6th from 5-8pm.

"The Birches"

"The Birches"

16 x 20

Oil

© 2014 by Rebecca Croft

Happy New Year!  I didn't spend much time in December painting as both kids are off school and it's family time.  Starting today I cleaned up and organized my studio and began painting again.  This beauty will be hung tomorrow at The Gallery Underground in Crystal City for the next month.  Stop by and see it as it's even better in person.  Stay tuned for new artwork coming your way.  Let me know what you think of this one.