Holiday Original Paintings Available

I'm scooting 3 paintings to Artful Gifts for a gently priced holiday show opening this week. Two are tiny and new from my recent Canaveral Seashore Paint Out. Low Tide Toes (mangrove) $75 (really) 6x8 oil available at Artful Gifts 8405 S.W. 80th St., Ocala, FL, 34476 237-3747 If you're in the McIntosh/Ocala area and looking for a holiday original, you can't go wrong at Artful Gifts above or Ice House below.

Ahhh! 16x20 oil SOLD! Icehouse Gallery is open Thurs - Sat afternoons & by appointment. Call 352.591. 5930 Closing reception Friday, Jan 29 12:00 to 5:00pm

Gallery East Reception

I almost forgot to post a little help for those who have yet to visit Gallery East but would like to come to the reception tonight.

Below is the sign with my red CRV in front. Below that is the Almeida Plaza sign. The gallery is on the east side of 441.

Above is one of my two display panels. 3 door prizes! Y'all come!

Landscapes at Gallery East, Florida

Gallery East, Belleview, FL

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I am honored to be the guest artist at the beautiful Gallery East, Belleview, Florida for the month of July. Reception is July 9 5-7 pm.

There will be a progression of intimate landscapes from small and affordable to important works.

Landscapes at Icehouse Gallery for the summer

Icehouse Gallery, McIntosh, FL

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"Icehouse Summer Paintings" , 10 Florida artists painting in oil, mixed media, encaustic, acyrlic and watercolor.

My exhibited work features new paintings created on site around McIntosh, Evinston, and Melrose, Florida.

This exhibit will be up until Sept. 30th, 2010...

Icehouse Gallery is open Thursday - Saturday afternoons and by appointment. Call 352.591. 5930

McIntosh, Fl

Suwannee River Paintings Too

As promised here are two 14x11 Suwannee River paintings. The bold upper image is available for purchase. The quiet morning light bottom image prompted the lovely testimonial in the previous post.
I don't think either are on my website yet. Bad Nancy. Email me if you are interested in the upper image. Note how low the water level is!

Suwannee River Moss

Suwannee River Moss

original 30x24 oil painting

copyright Nancy Moskovitz

Floridians are especially attached to the Suwannee River, known to most of you as Swannee River as in "way down by the."

Not only has this painting been juried into the 2010 Thomas Center Galleries Regional Juried Exhibition, but it caught the eye of wonderful patron -to -be.

Lynne P. of Ohio emailed an inquiry. Turned out I had two other Suwanee River paintings, smaller and more affordable. Now I have only one, because Lynne is displaying the other in her home.

She wrote the most beautiful testimonial:

Hi Nancy!

My beautiful painting just arrived and I wanted to let you know that I have received it and that I absolutely love it! I could not be more pleased!

Thank you so much for showing it to me and for packaging it so carefully. I feel honored to have a Nancy Moskovitz original in my home!

Have a great weekend.....you have already made mine!

Warmly,

Lynne

She made my weekend!

Next post will show Lynne's painting, and the one that's still available and just as nice.

Classic Mike's Fish Camp

Staying at Mike's Fish Camp during the Evinston Paint Out let me soak in the ambiance; morning light, noon, evening, night, clouds, bugs, alligators, cranes, fisherman coming and going at all hours.

The boater appeared as I was finishing this afternoon scene. I took a mental snapshot and painted him in. This was my last painting of the event. I like it.

It's always good to be happy with your most recent work.

Morning Palms at Mike's - Sold

Soft early light at Mike's Fish Camp in Evinston, FL. I loved painting this. It's one of those special ones that practically paints itself.

Wish I had a better image; prettier in person.

Thanks Joanne and Marilyn for purchasing my art for your office.

Fair Oaks Painting

Here's the cluster of palms at Fair Oaks I painted at the Evinston Paint Out on an overcast day.

Thank you to my new patrons and supporters of Florida Conservation Trust who purchased it during the marvelous gala at U FL president's house.

*At least it's similar to the painting....which actually looks better. Yes it does. Just can't get the best image of those quickly sold ones. Not that I'm complaining....

Fair Oaks Farm at Evinston

I was packed for the Evinston Paint Out. Then I unpacked to make room for artist friends as we hiked around Evinston and golf cart rode around Fair Oaks Farm.

Above is a golf cart view of a sun-dappled path and breezing Spanish moss on the back acres of beautiful Fair Oaks Farm. It's one of the painting sites this year; the only site where the artists will be tricky to find....but worth it.

I've repacked several times over, always thinking of something else. Last thing into the hatch was bungee cords...handy for securing odd sized canvases to the easel.

People are amazed at how each artist's set-up is as varied as the artwork. If you're in the area, come soak up the local ambiance, watch art be created, and maybe even take home a souvenir.

You can find me painting near my red Honda CRV.

It's Evinston Paint Out Packing Time

Shhhh....my car is already packed with linen on birch boards, paints, brushes, outdoor easel, chair, hat, and umbrella (for sun.)

I've painted the area many times which means I've got some favorite spots in mind and know when the light is best for them. I'll scout out some more tomorrow; see where the wildflowers are blooming. It's close enough to come home every night. yay

We get to paint on private properties like where that cow above is hanging out. Onlookers will find the artists via hayride. They also get to watch art being created and purchase a favorite knowing part of the proceeds goes to Conservation Trust of Florida to keep our rural areas free from development.

Different this year is that the big weekend to watch is this one...the opening weekend. We're expecting a good crowd.

Evinston Paint Out 2010

Evinston Sunset Cow - available

The Evinston Paint Out is a favorite with locals and plein air painters. This homespun no-stoplight town is worth exploring. If you go there, you'll see this house and cows... guaranteed.

As stated at the official Evinston Paint Out link

"The Evinston Paintout will be held April 17-24, 2010. We invite the best landscape painters to come and paint and then sell the artwork in our wetroom gallery located in the Wood & Swink Old Store and Post Office, with proceeds benefitting it's restoration."

Open Air Arts Painting Event - - tomorrow!

Cypress Knees is about as small (8x8 oil) and intimate as a landscape can get. Cypress trees grow near and in fresh water in Florida, staining the water a tea color. Those bumps around the base are called "knees."

This painting is another from last year's Melrose paint out. Open Air Arts starts tomorrow! I've got to get packing.

Melrose Morning

Melrose Morning

Here's another from last year's Open Air Arts in Melrose, FL. This oil painting is available.

Open Air Arts Painting Event - Melrose, Florida

While a bit unconventional, this postcard back succinctly tells you what you need to know. Above painting is one of mine from last year's event. It won a prize and was sold later from an Orlando gallery.
If you're headed North Florida way, please mark your calendars. Hope to see you there.

Another sold painting got away before I could photograph it. Sound familiar?

OLO Twin...Sold at OLO

The Orange Lake Overlook view is a bit like my plein air oil painting, but instead of 6 x 6 inches, it goes on as far as you can see.

Annie Pais and Stewart Thomas did Florida's Eden proud as always in combining ecology, education, and fun. The new Heart of Florida Scenic Guide is more beautiful than I could imagine. I'm proud to be a small part of this organization.

Lots of folks eager to bask in the first glorious Florida spring day arrived with cameras and smiles. I got to meet some lovely people and catch up with old friends. It doesn't get any better.

The painting above got its moniker because my newest patron bought it wet off the easel along with another, its mysteriously never photographed twin.

She had fun watching me paint what she was seeing. I had fun sharing her pleasure.

p.s. A third painting...the one with the white building....scraped it off....in case you were wondering.

McIntosh, FL 2 days only

Click on the poster to make it big enough to read.

4 the Birds Comma Gallery Reception photo

Top center is my soft silhouette nestled amongst the bright and colorful. 4 The Birds is being held over by popular demand through January. For more on the opening reception, click onto In and Out of the Studio.

Feathered Meditation

To see step 1 of Feathered Meditation and Sapelo Sunset Marsh, click to my In and Out of the Studio blog.

Feathered Meditation was inspired by my 2007 Sapelo Island, GA artist in residency. If you're ever on the Georgia coast, plan a visit. Advance planning is necessary as they keep a record of every human to steps on this tiny island. So beautiful!

Sapelo Sunset Marsh

Sapelo Marsh Sunset is only 12 x 24 inches allowing for intimate viewing of a vista (in contrast to Sapelo Sunset diptych.) The setting sun was humongous so near the horizon. The dramatic cloud cover won my heart. This scene is a close up of my favorite part of the expansive view from the dock behind the duty quarters that housed me during my 2007 artist in residency on Sapelo Island, Georgia. Finally got to paint it!

Back to the OOHA Hugs Ocala art exhibit.....

The row of palms painting from 2 posts back hung proudly (after all) between the two tall paintings from 1 post back. For the full scoop visit my In and Out of the Studio blog where you can see a photo of the Out of Hand Artists and a selection of displayed work.