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On the Road to Gaoile, Tuscany Size:11 X 14 Medium: Acrylic Frame: 16x19 Wide Bronze & Gold Frame Price: $475.00 (Prints Available) Comments: We stayed not far from this spot. I was captivated by the mood & the peace of this place. I can picture myself living there. Monastery of the Holy Trinity: Meteora, Greece Size:9.5X12.5 Medium: Acrylic Frame: 16x20 Walnut Stained Wood w/ double mat Price: $300.00 (Prints available) Comments: We climbed hundreds of steps on the side of this mountain to reach the monastery. The views were incredible & well worth the effortHide Away Harbor Size:11 X 14 Medium: Acrylic Frame Size: 16 X 20 Frame Description: Silver Price: $475.00 (Prints Available) Comments: This painting is all about mood. It was really a day to be home, curled up with a good book. Children love to look at this & discover the school bus.Magic Size:12X12 Medium: Acrylic Frame Description: 15x18 Gold Price: $300 (Prints Available) Comments: Painting at sunset is always a challenge. The light moves faster than anticipated & capturing the moment on canvas reguires total concentration. But, when the sky is like this, it is magical.Ebenezer Church Size:11 X 14 Medium: Acrylic Subject: Buildings Frame Description: 16x19 Gold Price: $425.00 (Prints Available) Comments: This lovely old church in Augusta, Missouri just begged to be painted. Using vibrant color to paint this seemed the right thing to do this brisk spring morning. Missouri Plains Size:8 X 10 Medium: Acrylic Frame Description: 12x14 Ornate Gold Price: SOLD (Prints Available) Comments: This was my first time painting en plein air, & it was a wonderful new experience. Painting outdoors can also be cold, wet, & sometimes buggy. This day was perfect!Diana's Flowers Size:8 X 11 Medium: Watercolor Subject: Florals Frame Size: 20 X 24 Frame Description: Gold with off white double mat Price: $325.00 Comments: A lovely delicate watercolor that would fit in many spaces. Once again, I let the watercolor lead and I love the results. Desert Landscape Size:6.5 X 10.5 Medium: Acrylic Subject: Landscape Framed 11 X 14 Frame Description: Greyed Pink/Cream with double off white mat Price: $225.00 Comments: This piece is a celebraion of color and freedom and I am delighted with the finished painting. Charming St. Charles Size:12 X 16 Medium: Mixed Media Frame Description: 20x24 Black Stepped with double cream mat Price: $300.00 (16x20 Matted Prints Available $65.00) Comments: Two mediums I really love-watercolor and ink, have been used to produce an unusual piece that I find very pleasing. A View Of North Main Street Size:12X16 Medium: Mixed Media Frame: 20x24 Black Stepped w/double cream mat Price: $300.00 (16x20 Matted Prints Available $65.00) Comments: The color is determined by the impression of what I am about to design. The ink is the means to artistically reflect my impressionMeet Me At Baha Size:12 X 16 Medium: Mixed Media Frame: 20x24 Black Stepped with double cream mat Price: $300.00 (16x20 Matted prints available $65.00) Comments: This piece was done from the front sidewalk of Framations, the gallery where my work is exhibited.Cottage on St. Simons Size:11 X 14 Medium: Acrylic Frame: 16x20 Bronze & Gold Frame Price: $425.00 (Prints Available) Comments: The shadows on this building on St. Simons begged to be painted. The play of light and color was wonderful. I wanted to bring a delightful scene to the viewer.Castelinna in Chianti Size:18 X 24 Medium: Acrylic Frame: 26x32 Gold Bronze wide frame Price: $800.00 (Prints Available) Comments: We were in the Tuscany region of Italy. There is something magical about Tuscany and I feel I captured that with this piece. A Walk On The Bright Side Size:11 X 14 Medium: Acrylic Frame: 17x20 Cream Colored Stepped Wood Price: SOLD (Prints Available) Comments: This was done working with a limited palate. The colors chosen are intense and lush giving a simple landscape a lot of life and energy. Life Is Just a Bowl of....... Size:16 X 20 Medium: Acrylic Frame: 22x24 Wide Stepped Gold Price: $475.00 (Prints Available ) Comments: This is something fun I have tried & just love doing. It is totally from my imagination celebrating color and form. It makes me smile! Kauai Sunset Size:21X29 Medium: Watercolor Frame: 30x38 Dark Brown Wood w/wide blue mat & rust liner Price: $1200.00 (Prints Available) Comments: We were sitting on a lani waiting for our names to be called for dinner. this view will be forever etched in my memory. Incredible! Blue Vase With Wild Flowers Size:13 X 19.50 Medium: Watercolor Price: SOLD Comments: This is one of my favorite ways to paint-loose and with lots of color. Watercolor was the perfect medium. I love the riot of color! Memories of Santorini Size:8.5x18.5 Medium: Watercolor Frame:11x20.5 Black Wood w/wide off white mat (Prints Available) Comments: I love the European lifestyle where shops close for a few hours early afternoon. After visiting the island of Santorini I knew this would be my first memory to paint. Breakfast at Tiffany's Size:8 X 10 Medium: Oil Subject: Still Life Frame Size: 14 X 16 Frame Description: Wide Stepped Off White Price: $225.00 Comments: Yummy things to eat can be fun to paint. Aunt Angie's Bouquet Size:16 X20 Medium: Acrylic Price: SOLD Comments: Spring flowers are always tempting to paint. This time I chose to work in acrylic. My intention here was to be more realistic, but still maintain that loose, free feeling I love in my finished paintings. Adventure in Collage Size:11 X 14 Medium: Collage Subject: Abstract Frame Size: 16 X 20 Frame Description: Gold Metal with double mat Price: $300.00 Comments: Color and light are wonderful to work with. Developing a collage allows the little girl in me to create. Nature's Beauty Size:16X20 Medium: Oil Frame: 22x28 Wide Silver Price: Sold (Prints Available) Comments: I have always been captivated by waterfalls. I saw this one as we were driving in Kauai. I am awed by the power, beauty, and the sound of these impressive falls. Created with palatte knife. Santa Fe Living Size:18 X 24 Medium: Acrylic Frame Size: 21 X 27 Frame Description: Wide Warm Reddish Brown Frame Price: $500.00 (Prints Available) Comments: When I was in Santa Fe I came upon this wonderful building.My painting evolved from my imagination, and working with a limited color palatte.In Trouble Again? Size:8x10 Medium: Oil Frame: 11x14 Gold w/White Liner Price: $225.00 (Prints Available) Comments: When I started this composition it reminded me of a parent & children. One of the little ones was turning away from the parent's critical eye. Thus, my "tongue in cheek" title.Serenity Size:9.50 X 12.50 Medium: Watercolor Frame Size: 16 X 20 Price: SOLD (Prints Available) Comments: Color and simplicity of composition can be used to create very lovely pieces. There was a peaceful, almost etherial feeling I wished to capture when creating this piece. A Farmhouse in Tuscany Size:12X16 Medium: Acrylic Frame: 29x24 Wide Bronze & Gold Frame Price: $500.00 Comments: Italy is, in my opinion, one of the most wonderful places on earth. In Tuscany there is warmth and a welcoming spirit. Perhaps my Sicilian heritage, draws me there. Santa Fe Moment Size:11 X 14 Medium: Acrylic Frame: 18x24 Wide Gold Price: $500.00 (Prints Available: $56.00) Comments: We were in Santa Fe for a wedding & I couldn't resist painting this impression. I love Santa Fe. It is a unique area that appears mysterious, yet familar; welcoming yet desolate.Wall Flower Size:11X14 Medium: Pastels Frame: 17x20 Stepped Cream frame Price: $350.00 (Prints Available) Comments: Soft pastels are a very tactile medium. I am very heavy handed and I tend to end up with a lot of pastel dust when I am done-but getting to the finish line is so much fun. The Hush of Fall Size:16 X 20 Medium: Acrylic Frame: 2x125 Wide Bronze and Gold Frame Price: $500.00 (Prints Available) Comments: Fall is my favorite time of year. I wanted this painting to express my feelings for fall-the beauty & quiet that seems to come over the earth during this special season. All By Myself Size:12X12 Medium: Oil Frame: 20x20 Wide Stepped Blue Frame with a touch of Cream Price: $425.00 (Prints Available) Comments: Onions are fun to paint and even more fun to name once painted. I love the colors in this piece and working in oils again was a joy. Along the Chianti Wine Road Size:18 X 24 Medium: Acrylic Price: SOLD (Prints Available) Comments: Eurpean scenes are dear to my heart. The architecture is incredible. I had fun with my palatte & more fun remembering the crazy winding roads we traveled.Coffee Break Size:16 X20 Medium: Acrylic Subject: Still Life Frame Size: 20 X 24 Frame Description: Gold Price: $475.00 (Prints Available $56.00) Comments: a fun piece from the land of Bono-something that just wanted to be painted. I hope you enjoy it. A Mystical Place in Ireland Size:11x14 Medium: Watercolor Frame: 16x20 Silver Price: SOLD Comments: When visiting Ireland and driving the beautiful coutry roads, we came apon this lovely old church. Walking the grounds was one of the most profound and mystical experience I have encountered. MY TUSCANY Size:5x7 Medium: Acrylic Price: SOLD (Prints Available) Comments: This little painting was done plein air when we were in the chianti region of Italy. My impressions of this beautiful country determined my palatte & my feelings for Tuscany determined my style. I hope you enjoy my Tuscay!Nancy's Flowers: Sheer Elegance Size:21X29 with Cream Double Mat Medium: Acrylic Frame Description: 39x32 Silver w/soft mauve hints in carved areas Price: $1200.00 (Prints Available) Comments: I think the color palatte adds to the romantic feel of this piece. A Stormy Day Size:19X18 Medium: Acrylic Frame: 29x29 Gold Frame w/a Double Cream Mat Price: $600.00 (Prints Available) Comments: Moody grey days make such lovely atmospheric paintings. I can picture myself walking once again along the shore line imagining this coming to life on my easil. Along the Italian Riviara Size:20x20 Medium: Acrylic Frame: 25x25 Gold wide Price: $600.00 Comments: We were in Camigolia, a seaside village, one of the three areas that make up the Italian Riviera. This view from our hotel was so beautiful it was something I had to paint when I returned home. My Monet Size: 11x14 Media: Watercolor Frame: 2" double mat & 2" silver decorative frame Price: $475.00 Comments: I love color, & watercolor is a favorite medium. With this piece I decided to see what results I could get from my watercolors if I pushed them. I was wowed by the results.The Wheat Fields Media: Fluid Acrylics Size:36x24 Frame: Simple Oak Frame Price: $600 Comments: I love to experiment with subject matter and medium. I started out with a "standard landscape" and then had fun with the fluid acrylics by pouring them on ;the canvas. It's so free and fun to look at.Winter Wonderland Media: Acrylic Size: 16x20 Price: $600 Comments: This was a scene that overwhelmed me.. It was after a heavy snow one winter day and the beauty of it was breathtaking.A Moment In Time Size:19x15 Medium: Acrylic Frame: 1.5" Gold Frame with off white double mat Price $600.00 Comments: There are so many beautiful places. When in Hawaii we came upon this beautiful scene. The color of the ocean was breathtaking. The rocks were so stately and rugged. On the Way to Skye Size:11x14 Medium: Acrylic Price: $425.00 Comments: During our trip to Scotland we were driving through the beautiful countryside on our way to the Isle of Skye. I spotted this lovely scene so we stopped to enjoyed the view.Turquoise Vase Media: Acrylic Size: 11x14 Price: $425.00 Comments: Flowers are often used to decorate our gardens and homes, to offer a sign of friendship, to send a message of love, of comfort or of encouragement. Regardless of how we use them they are one of natures glorious gifts. A Day at the Beach Size: 11 X 14 Media: Watercolor Price: NFS Artists Comments: Have you ever watched children at play? There concentration is complete even with something as simple as sand and water. The imagination soars! An Image of Femininity Media: Charcoal Image Size: 14.5x19.5 Framing: 1.5" Ant. Silver w/cream mat & silver liner Price: $300 Comments: I am intrigued by the challenge of drawing from a live model. I want to capture the essence of the individual. This model was very gentle and very feminine.On Duty Artist Diana Saffo Bono Acrylic 8X10 Plein Air $125 To truly paint plein air, all the work must be done outside. The light is constantly changing and if their are figures or animals you wish to capture they need to be painted on quickly.Free Spirit II Acrylic 10X10 Museum Wrapped Canvas $125 Free Spirit I & II were created using a method of "drip & pour" with my acrylic paints. When I was done I realized I had people in the paintings. Free, colorful, & fun. They may be purchased independently or as a pair.Free Spirit 1 Acrylic 10X10 Museum Wrapped Canvas $125 Free Spirit I & II were created using a method of "drip & pour" with my acrylic paints. When I was done I realized I had people in the paintings. Free, colorful, & fun. They may be purchased independently or as a pair.Purple Lady Media: Acrylic Size: 5 X 7 Framed: 16X20 w/wide Double Black Mat & thin Black Frame Price: $95 This is a studio piece done one day when I was doing an exercise to loosen up. Sometimes the results are the basis of larger pieces and sometimes they just are great on their own.Remembering Size: 20X16 Media: Acrylic Museum Wrapped Canvas Price: $175.00 Comments: I was involved with a fund raiser for Locks of Love and we were asked to enter paintings for the event that spoke of love. I did this piece for that event and I think it is just fun to look at. I Feel Good Size: 7X11 Media: Watercolor Price $300 Matted & framed Comments: I love this bird. His expression just tells me that he is pleased with his world. Jack the Jack Russell Terrier Image Size: 8X10 Medium: Acrylic Price: $125 Framed: Ant Gold Frame Comments: I became involved with the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation (www . maal . org ) a few years ago. I hope you enjoy this little guy. I had fun painting him.Trash or Treasure Original Sold Prints Available I created this for the "Puppies are Biodegradable" sponsored by the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation. For more info about the exhibit visit www.framations.com/pab.htmlTreasure Within Size: 14.5X23.75 Frame: Narrow Gold w/touches of Red 17.5X27 Comments: I enjoy looking at artwork and discovering surprises within. I hope you do too. Waiting and Watching Size: 11X13.5 Media: Watercolor 17X21.5 Black Narrow Frame Blue Mat over cream liner Price: $300 Comments: When I painted these these birds they looked like they had an agenda and just needed the rest of the group to show up so they could take care of business. I Spy Media: Watercolor Size: 14x11 2 1/2 " dark Wood Frame Cream Mat w/dark green Liner Framed dimensions: 25X21 Comments: We were at the Grand Canyon exploring. We looked into the woods and this Mule deer was just watching us totally unconcerned with our presence. He was a beauty.
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