SOLD! Painted Horseback Riding Giclees

Giclee

John on Watson

Giclee Painted by Rebecca

John on Watson

Good friends of mine are avid horseback riders and fox hunters.  They have professional photographers at some of their events and ordered a series of Giclees from the photographers to frame for their new wine room in their home in Purcellville, Virginia.  Being the artist that I am I told John & Kathi that I thought they would look much better if I put some paint on them to make them look like paintings instead of photographs.  They agreed and are so happy with how they turned out!  I will be proud to visit them (while I'm drinking their lovely wines).  Just an idea if you can't afford original art or have photographs that you made into Giclees you can have an artist make them more original.  I had fun doing it.  I did six for them.  You can see the others in my Etsy Store under the sold paintings.

I'm also working on a large commission that I'll post next!

SOLD! Eastern Shore

Eastern Shore

5 x 7

Oil

© 2010 by Rebecca Croft

I'm having a great month with sales at Cassatt's!  This little landscape was hung after I sold the two little french paintings the week before.  I think I've found a niche at Cassatt's with smaller, colorful paintings.  Here's to more sales in August!  If you're up having breakfast, lunch or dinner check out all of the beautiful art on the walls in Cassatt's.  It's really lovely.  I worked on some more abstract this weekend so will post some of those soon.

SOLD! Two Paintings at Cassatt's Cafe

The French Window

8 x 8

Oil on Board

SOLD!

The French Cafe

8 x 8

Oil on Board

SOD!

Friday was a good day for me.  These two paintings were hung at the Cassatt's Cafe a week ago and they sold in 5 days!  They were sold to two different people.  I'm hoping that if I keep putting my smaller paintings in that venue I will sell more.  It seems like a great place for people to pick up small pieces for gifts.  I had been hanging very large pieces there as it's one of our few venues that doesn't limit your size but I'm changing that now.  Here's hoping Etsy picks up again soon.  

French Landscape

French Landscape

16 x 20

Oil

© 2014 by Rebecca Croft Studios

This is kind of my abstract style with oils.  I'm still playing with the abstract and contemporary feel but not completely as in this painting.  I like the looser style.  I still need to be even more abstract.  I have new paints and large canvas's on the way so will be playing in my garage next week to see what I can create!  I do like how this one turned out and the lovely colors.  It's a happy painting.  Available in my etsy store soon.

Abstract Landscape

"Abstract Landscape"

16 x 20

Oil

© 2014 by Rebecca Croft

Back in the studio and experimenting with acrylics.  I like how this landscape turned out.  It's really fun working with different tools like palette knives and rollers.  One thing I need to perfect is getting things thicker with even more texture.  I have put some impasto paste into the paint but I think it may be that we just have to wait until things dry and then add more paint.  Layering should make things thicker.