Celebrating Spring by Meera Ahuja
This painting is another favourite from 2012. It is also a part of the series on seasons. Where the gardens are overflowing with blooming flowers of various hues, the lovelorn maiden is drenched in H…
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Man with White Head Covering by Papaya
This is another of my 2012 favorite Paintings. What I love about this painting is the contrast between the man's dark clothes and skin hat really makes the white head scarf dazzle and the center of i…
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Reflections by Diane Strain Boston
You may not accept a second Favorite Painting; however, I couldn't decide because this painting has sentimental attachments to me. The painting is of a man leaning on a lamp post, looking at the wate…
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Gateway to the Sea by Diane Strain Boston
I'm usually very detail oriented, and my paintings lean towards realism, although some have a contemporary 'edge'. There are so many paintings that show my more often used 'style'but I love this pain…
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Portrait by Oldsignmaker
Painted from photo of a portrait of Abigale Adams with my wife's likeness. We have a historic home and portrait hangs overthe mantel. It was hard painting someone I'm close to, but everyone knows who…
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Mother Theresa by Mercedita Centeno-De Jesus
This painting is my favorite because it's the only oil painting i finished for the year 2012 and it features my favorite person, Mother Theresa. It is now displayed in our living room. I remember doi…
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Having Fun by Papaya
I've painted other paintings that are far better but this was a challenge to paint a landscape without the aid of brush or knife to get a reasonable looking landscape. I was surprised at the end resu…
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Nightlights by Doris Rios
Name of the painting is "Nightlights". Living in City Island there are beautiful water views day and night.I came across a quiet soft night. Painted it exactly the way I saw and felt it. Feelings are…
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My Little Sunshine by Meenakc
Every time I paint a picture I fall in love with it. However, I still have to choose one of my favourite. I think, this is the best of all. It is my daughter's portrait. I started this portrait to le…
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Two Happy Birds by Yover
Sunny weather in the South. Cypresses, pines, dense vegetation, buildings. No motion except for two happy birds. This work pays tribute to life in couple: couple of birds, couples of trees...First la…
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Raja by Pamici
I like the linear quality of the subject and the patterning of the background and foreground. I also like the use of space, with the subject filling the foreground. And I like the expression on the c…
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Puesta del Sol by Jolyn Wells-Moran
I've always wanted to capture the brightness of the sun -- as well as what the sun lights most closely around it from an individual's perspective here on earth. My response to looking at the sun, how…
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Shadow Dance by R Yvonne Colclasure
This is the last painting I completed in 2012. I like the the way the light bounces through it. I like the way the shadows describe the surface. I love the color. I feel like I am finally getting to …
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Arby's Rose by V.Lueb
This was my first painting using my own reference photo. It is of a rose on a bush that I planted by my doggie's grave, so I named it painting Arby's Rose. Curiously, that rose bush has been blooming…
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Starburst by Harriet Slaughter
It signifies the burst of creative energy that came from painting this past year. My photo reference was a billboard in Times Square which is in the neighborhood where I love to stroll at night and g…
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