Back Door Haven SOLD

                                       Back Door Haven 6x8 oil on Ray Mar panel   SOLD

  It has been raining quite a bit here in Maine this past week. Yesterday when the sun finally came out I went out scouting for some subjects. Everything outside seemed like someone had hit the refresh button.  I saw this colorful back door that was splashed with some great light and knew I had to do this painting. I had fun working with a limited palette while painting this. Thanks for having a look. Please leave a comment. I would love to hear from you.
This painting is available for purchase. Please email me at sandy@sandydolan.com.

Morning Commute - Day 4 SOLD

                                      Morning Commute 6x8 oil on Ray Mar panel

 This painting is done from a photo I took on Monhegan Island last summer. Fish Beach is where many fisherman keep their skiffs that they use to row out to their lobster boats. I love to go there to paint plein air and photograph scenes like this one. Many other artists do too!

This painting is available for $150.00 please email me at sandy@sandydolan.com to purchase.

Lupines and Daisies Day 3 SOLD!

                                     Lupines and Daisies 6x6 oil on Ray Mar panel $150.00

  If you have ever been to Maine in early June you have probably seen the spectacular landscape with many fields of  flowers called lupine. They come in white and pink but mostly they are purple spike shaped blooms. I saw this house while out searching for painting locations last June. I imagined that lupine season must be one of the owner's favorite times of year. This is painted today from a photo I took that day. Today I was trying to load my brush with paint and make decisive strokes and leave it. It really makes me think about what I will do next before I make a move. I wanted to have a loose feeling to get a shimmery light effect.
I think this is fun painting a new thing each day. I hope you are liking it too!

Available for $150.00 email me at sandy@sandydolan.com

30 in 30- Day 2 SOLD

     
                                            Stonington Special  6x8 oil on Ray Mar panel $195.00

  Stonington is a working harbor on the coast of Maine. I have traveled there many times to photograph and paint the unique sites to be found there. One of the things that I love about the town is how it is  built on a hillside. This offers many interesting layered scenes. It is always so much fun
to be there painting and see all the boats and working people coming and going.
This is day 2 of the 30 in 30 days challenge. Thank you for stopping by. Sandy

  This painting is available for $195.00 please contact me at sandy@sandydolan.com

30 Paintings in 30 Days - Day 1 SOLD!

                                        Friendship, Maine Buoys  6x6 oil on panel $150.00

  I heard about the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge put together by Leslie Saeta of Blog Talk Radio recently and I knew I had to give it a try. It seemed like good timing for me as I have been blogging for a while about my painting. I felt I was ready to take it up a notch and thought this challenge sounded like a good way to do that. I thought it would be fun to participate in this along with the other artists.
  Friendship, Maine is a favorite place of mine to paint plein air and gather ideas for future work. I saw this grouping of colorful buoys and liked the the mixture of colors and the way they were gathered together.
  This is my first painting for the 30 day challenge and I hope you will stay in touch as I paint and post the new paintings daily for the next 29 days. Here goes......

To purchase this painting please email me at sandy@sandydolan.com  I accept Visa and Master Card

Large Commission Painting and Story

 



                              


In the spring a valued customer purchased 5 of my small paintings of Maine. One of the scenes was of this view of a location in a little community called Bayside. This neighborhood is built mostly on a hillside overlooking Penobscot Bay. It has many cottages that have been passed down through generations of families. Lots of history there. Many of these cottages are decorated with gingerbread trim. Families return summer after summer to enjoy this place.
My customer liked the fact that this painting made him feel like he was standing in the cool shade and looking out on this scene. He asked if I could do a larger version of this. Now the original was 6"x8" so I thought it was pretty exciting to think of making it into a 3'x4' painting! He asked if I would add his dog Jack into the picture and I thought that was a great idea.
Above is a photo of the finished painting and I thought you might enjoy seeing some photos of the process of making this.

 

                                                                                  

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                              Jack

Bar Harbor Painting SOLD

        
                                                     Pots and Blooms  6x6 oil on panel

  Recently a painter friend and I went to Bar Harbor to look for subjects. I couldn't resist this mix of flower pots and blooms with all the colors and textures. This was a fun painting to do.
I am still working on the large commission painting and am closing in on the finish. I will share a photo when it is done.