Charleston, SC. Meeting Street

                                                                       16x20 Oil

Chasing Seagulls on the Beach- Work in Progress

                                                                      40x40 oil

Charleston, South Carolina. Wentworth Ave Fire Station

Quick painting before rain moved in

 11x14 oil

Wentworth Street, Charleston, SC

          A man approached me just as I was about to start painting and told me there were much better painting scenes around the corner. So… I put my stuff down and took a walk around the corner,  but didn't see anything I found interesting. So, I came back to my original spot and painted. Later a woman approached to tell me the yellow house was NOT a historic house- and was I aware of this fact? She wanted to make sure I didn't think I was painting  old, Charleston history…. because I wasn't!  She informed me that The Yellow House was built in 2006. But the red fire station building was built in 1880's or 90's- after the big earthquake. She was very serious about her Charleston history.

Sunny Flowers

16x20 oil

Still life- Art Supplies

16x20 oil

My Nephews

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16x20 oil

At the Beach

16x20 oil

Lake Haigler, Fort Mill SC

Recent Paintings

I've got a new website-  www.jenspaker.com.  I haven't posted to my blog in a while, so here are some recent paintings. Both 11x14 oil

Catawba River View

16x20 Oil

Spring peeking through

Spring in the neighborhood 11x14 oil

Trail Walking

11x14 oil

Fall Trees

Fall Trees, 11x14 oil

Roadside Sunflowers

                                                                       11x14 oil.

Telluride, Colorado

My brother's front yard in Telluride. I'm practicing with some different colors and techniques. Still working a few things out- but having fun. 8x10 oil

Path in the Woods-

Trail behind my house- 8x10 oil

Carolina Winter

Both 11x14. Winter scene in my neighborhood. The bottom ( bluer) painting was done outdoors on location. I touched it up more than this photo shows. I tried to re-paint scene with warmer colors, but still like the blue one better.

Nocturne over Lake

Oil 11x14

Lots of Rowboats

16x20 oil- almost done...

Evening Plans

I made some improvements…..this one looks better in person…camera makes the guy's shirt look too purple.

Night time Bridge in Paris

16x20 oil

Artist at the Easel

11x14 Oil

I added some paint to her canvas so it wasn't blank.

Road to Canandaigua Lake, NY (Finger Lakes Region)

11x14 oil

Colorful Orchard- playing with colors- just for fun

16x20 oil

Blue Lake

Blue Lake, oil 11x14

Carolina Fall

Oil, 11x14

Keuka Lake, NY- Finger Lakes Region

Two 11x14 Oil paintings painted last week while visiting Keuka Lake in the Finger Lakes Region

Back Porch Gossip

Our cute back porch in Apalachiacola, Florida.  Actually we didn't do too much gossiping… too tired from all the painting activities.  Just a quick sketch- but I like it. 8x10 acrylic

Apalachiacola FL Boats

Oil 8x10

Duke Mansion, Charlotte NC

This was tough with all the green. I've got some new oil painting brushes and am trying some new things. I almost gave up on this one, but decided to play around with it as an experiment. 11x14 oil.

River Walk Park, Rock Hill, SC

Still on the easel here. Pretty pleased with painting since I was getting bitten by red ants the whole time. I also forgot my stay- wet palette and umbrella and had to improvise. Luckily a few clouds rolled in or the sun would have been brutal. 11x14 acrylic

Hunter Farm, Charlotte NC

Beautiful spring day here in Charlotte. Fun, old buildings with lots of old farm tools. The white, clapboard house was built in 1868. Small building on the right is an old smokehouse that is about to be torn down. Acrylic 11x14

Freedom Park, Charlotte

Spring at the Duck Pond Fountain.
11x14 oil

Catawba River on the Rocks

12x16 Oil. Landsford Canal State Park, SC

Selling Paintings!

Selling Art in Fort Mill

Catawba River, Landsford Canal State Park, SC

11x14 Oil. Sold.

Southern Marsh

This one is still in progress. Hope to finish it this weekend. I used Indianthrene Blue- a softer, grayer blue rather than Ultramarine blue. Acrylic 22x28. My photo had a green marsh, but I changed it to brown.

Summer Field

11x14 Acrylic. Practicing with Chromium Green color. Background mountain and clouds need a little more work.

Captiva Island Florida

Finally done, I think. It's not a good thing to keep "dibby- dabby-ing" paint in a meadow. It's hard to stop yourself! 24x20 Oil. There's a previous painting of this scene on my blog, a few months back. I did it with different colors this time. Not my typical type of scene, but its just so pretty I wanted to give it another try.

Golden Meadow

16x20 Oil. Path at the local greenway. Using my reference photos for now- looking forward to warmer weather.

Anne Springs Close Greenway Tree- Fort Mill, SC

11x14 Oil- SOLD

Still Life with Apple

Both 8x10 Oil- need a few touch ups, but mostly done.

Sunflowers with Lemon Slices

8x10, oil

Sunflowers on Blue

Oil, 8x10

Lemon Still Life

8x10