by JaimeB Haney | 2019, Abstract Landscape, Allegory Paintings, Aquatic, art studio, Celestial/Fantasy, fairy tale look, fish, folklore, Folklore, greens, mermaid, My Process, mythical, Nature, painting, water lilly, whimsical, work in progress, Works in progress, Yellow
New on my easel and work table is this mysterious pond mermaid who swims in an water wonderland of pond lilies and swaying pond plants. This is the start of a pond series I have planned. It seems I have so many ideas and and they tug me in different directions so I...
by JaimeB Haney | abstract, Analogous colors, aqua, artwork, Blues, Boho Vibe, By Color theme, Expressionism, feathers, painting, Turquoise, work in progress, Works in progress
Today I signed an abstract feathers painting I wasn’t sure would ever show itself to me on the canvas. I have photos of this painting’s base being started earlier this year. It changed some but mostly sat waiting for me. Sometimes paintings are like that,...
by JaimeB Haney | flowers, garden, garden tour, gardens
Here’s my thrid installment for this years garden tour and I’m no where near showing everything. However, I am up the summer flowers though. Many of these have already bloomed and faded but I’m still enjoying a few stragglers. That’s how...
by JaimeB Haney | Alexandrian Public Library, art exhibit, Art Life, Mt Vernon, tropical
This last Friday, I hung 9 tropical paintings up for my summer exhibit at Alexandrian Public Library. I figured August would be a great month to display that tropical series called “Vibrancy of the Tropics”. They look pretty great hanging up there in hall....
by JaimeB Haney | around my house, garden tour, gardens, shade plants
Welcome back to part 2 of my favorite flowers for this spring and summer. This time I am sharing my shade plant combinations. See part 1 here. I have a lot of shade in my gardens. So I’ve had to experiment with several different shade plants. Mostly, I’ve...
by JaimeB Haney | flowers, garden tour, gardens
I work in my gardens almost daily from spring until fall and I take tons of photos, but I don’t share them on my blog as much as I’d like to. So today I’m sharing some favorite flowers from this spring up until now but I’m splitting it...
by JaimeB Haney | Art Life, artist friends, being an artist, collecting art, Florida, other people's art
My family and I went on vacation a few weeks ago. We went to our normal place, New Smyrna Beach Florida. I took advantage of being in Florida to visit my friend and art business mentor Linda Blondheim. Linda Blondheim is a fantastic landscape artist just outside of...
by JaimeB Haney | artwork, commission, commissoned artwork, floral, roses
Have you ever thought of hiring an artist to paint something totally unique for you? My newest collector did just that with a White Roses commission. Let me walk you through the process of a commission. It started out with her contacting me to talk about size and...
