Petals by Leada Wood

Petals by Leada Wood copyright 2014

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Texas Tulips by Leada Wood, Texas Artist

                                      

                 

                                         Texas Tulips by Leada Wood copyright 2014

With all the whacky weather we have had this year and the long cold winter my tulips did not bloom until mid April.I took photos and have finally gotten around to painting them. I tried a different technique using acrylics paints on canvas. I painted the entire canvas a mid tone pink and then started painting my lights and darks. It was new to me anyway! I really enjoyed painting this way and will continue to play around with it.  Texas Tulips is 5x7 on canvas.

Blue Door by Leada Wood, Texas Artist

Blue Door

 

5x7 watercolor

 

copyright Leada Wood 2014

Blue Door is 5x7 watercolor on canvas and will be donated as a door prize for the Dutch Art Gallery's Great Out Doors show in May.
 

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Happy Easter! by Leada Wood, Texas Artist

Happy Easter!

 

 

 

I had big fun with my little grandson Saturday dying Easter eggs for the family hunt tomorrow. Usually there are more of us dying eggs but the others were busy with other things this year. It was really nice to spend one on one time and enjoy him. Maybe next year things will be back to normal...whatever that is! From our family to yours Happy Easter!

 

 

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Air Mail by Leada Wood, Texas Artist

Air Mail

 

15x22

 

 copyright Leada Wood 2013

Air Mail is 15x22 transparent watercolor on rag paper and is AVAILABLE.

I like rusty old mail boxes and they are becoming harder and harder to find except in very rural areas. They are being replaced with modern plastic ones which don't rust...sad. I do have lots of photo references as I take lots of photos whenever I run across some. I wanted to do a painting with a group of ravens and decided to combine the two and the title just seemed a perfect pun for the painting.
 

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Beyond The Mist by Leada Wood, Texas Artist

Beyond The Mist 

 

12x12

  

copyright Leada Wood 2014

Beyond The Mist is  12x12 experimental abstract  on wrap around canvas and is AVAILABLE and ready to hang.

 

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Black Iris by Leada Wood, Texas Artist

Black Iris

 

12x12 acrylic on canvas

 

Leada Wood©2014

Black Iris is an experimental 12x12 painting created with latex paint on a wrap around canvas and is available and ready to hang.
 

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On The Sunny Side by Leada Wood, Texas Artist

On The Sunny Side by Leada Wood

 

12x14 

 On The Sunny Side by Leada Wood©

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Don't you just love when the earth warms up and laughs in flowers! There is nothing quiet as beautiful as a garden in full bloom or a field of wildflowers. I am grateful to be able to express my love of God's beauty in paint. Thanks for stopping by.
 

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Sweet Retreat by Leada Wood, Texas Artist

   

                                           

                                            Sweet Retreat by Leada Wood, copyright 2014

I think it is officially spring!  I saw my first hummingbirds and scissor tail this week. I always look forward to their return especially the Hummers as they are very entertaining! Called nature's jeweled messengers they dart and hover and buzz around showing their amazing flying abilities.

Sweet Retreat is an 9x11 transparent watercolor on archival paper. This painting along with 2 others was juried into the Dutch Art Galleries Great Outdoors Spring show. There were 350 entrants and only 49 were juried in. I am honored to have been one of the artists chosen. The show is in Dallas, Texas and opens in May.

Shadow Of The Moon, by Leada Wood, Texas Artist

Shadow Of The Moon was painted in Walton's workshop last week at the Heritage Museum in Big Spring. I choose a small skin 3x3 that I was drawn to and quickly, in 8 to 10 minutes laid in the colors. Then I sprayed water in places to let the paint run and create drama. The object was to leave as much of the painting untouched and still have a good composition. This one passed Mr. Walton's keen critique and I only had to add a tiny moon with a halo for its completion. Sound easy....give it a try! Most artists tend to overwork the painting and create mud and chaos with this technique. It is quite a challenge! 

                                           

There is an exhibition of the groups works at the Heritage Museum until May. It is a very unusual and exciting show. Stop by and see it if you are in the area.  Artists from Houston, Dallas, Santa Fe, and Louisiana, as well as locals, traveled the distance to take this innovatitive workshop with Mr. Walton.