24x36 oil on cradled panel
This was a fun one. I used a “found photo” (from The Anonymous Photo Project) and with the help of AI, because Photoshop and I have never been friends, I fixed her hair and gave her some shades. Not sure, but I think she’d thank me? Or maybe she wanted to look like Napoleon Dynamite’s older sister? We’ll never know.
Many thanks to @anonymousphotoproject for allowing me to use their photo as a reference. https://www.facebook.com/anonymousphotoproject/
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36X24 oil on panel
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Original reference photo: Toni Frissell, Library of Congress
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40×30 oil on floating panel
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24×36 oil on cradled panel
No one will ever entertain us as much as us.
Many thanks to @secretlifeofnell for allowing me to use their found photo as a reference!
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24"x36" oil on cradled board.
From my original Instagram post...
Working title 1:
Summer, sand and cut-off jeans
Working title 2:
70's Boys, Down the Shore
Which title do you prefer? (And if you don't know what "down the shore" means, you must not be from around here. ;-)
I'm also open to title suggestions.
Cutoff jeans are quite possibly the only 70s fashion item that aged well. *She says confidently, while wearing her Levi's mom jeans.* :-/
That last shot is Fergus photobombing my shoot, wondering why I think Instagram wants to look at anything other than him. Excellent point, Fergus.
Many thanks to @houseofmirthphotos for letting me use their photo for reference.
36X24 oil on panel
This title was inspired by every kid at the pool who shouts, "Mom, Mom, Mom, watch what I can do. MOM! WATCH THIS!"
You either know that kid, or you were that kid.
Original reference photo: Toni Frissell, Library of Congress
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9x12 Oil on aluminum panel
Bottle o' red. Lit cigar. No shoes. No carin'. And I do mean “no carin’” as she must have seen the person with the camera standing right in front of her, but she was undeterred. I respect that about her. Anyone could tell you that if I had been a mom, I would never have drunk wine in the stands of my children’s soccer game. Except for people who know me. They’d tell you this is EXACTLY the kind of mom I would be.
The original image is a “found photo” (I love vernacular photography). Many thanks to @womenofthe1900s on Instagram for allowing me to use their photo for reference.
Ice Cream 36x24 oil on panel.
Many thanks to @anonymousphotoproject for allowing me to use their photo as a reference. "The Anonymous Project is dedicated to collecting and preserving mid-century colour slides from around the world. Started in 2017 by filmmaker Lee Shulman, the project brings to light Kodachrome memories of found amateur photographs, taken from the 1950s through to the 1980s."
24x36 Oil on cradled panel
This image reminded me of a trip to Scotland with my husband, to visit my family. To get there, we flew from Philly to New York, from New York to London, then from London to Glasgow.
We were saving money. :-/
I was exhausted when we finally got to our destination, but my Uncle thought it would be a good idea to take us to a pub for a pint and a wee dram.
It was not a good idea. Whiskey, amirite?
TIP: Never get in a cab with a Scotsman to a second location.
It's gonna be another pub. There's always another pub.
Also, if you ever find yourself hungover in Scotland and you've been served a traditional breakfast ... don't eat the black pudding. Don't look at the black pudding. Don't smell the black pudding. And for gawd's sake, don't ask what's IN the black pudding. All you need to know about black pudding is:
IT'S LYING ABOUT BEING PUDDING.
Many thanks to @anonymousphotoproject on Instagram for allowing me to paint their photo.
24x36 Oil on cradled panel
From my Instagram Post:
I think I'm going to call this one:
"Plenty of room on the raft, Rose."
The title is a nod to that controversial scene in The Titanic, where Jack freezes to death in icy water after helping Rose onto a raft (floating door).
Shockingly ... ie not shocking at all ... the internet had some opinions.
This ongoing debate has split the internet in two:
1) Those who believe there was room on the door.
2) James Cameron.
Many thanks to @anonymousphotoproject for allowing me to use their photo for reference.
36x60 Oil on Canvas
from my instagram post:
A boy and his boston.
As has previously been established, I love dogs more than Scrooge McDuck loves money ... or more than Batman loves gadgets ... or even more than Shaggy & Scooby love Scooby Snacks ... (I could do this all day) ... so i was immediately drawn to this photo.
I also loved the Norman Rockwell-esque-ness of the image. Sentimental? Who, me? Pffft.
I decided to go big on this one ... 36" x 60". I really enjoy working large, though, I'm going to need a bigger table for varnishing. Oh ... and a bigger easel. And probably a bigger storage room to hold all my unsold paintings. 🙃 #artistproblems
Many, many thanks to @anonymousphotoproject for allowing me to use this magnificent found photo as a reference. 🙏
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24x36 oil on panel. Natural wood frame.
From my Instagram Post:
Original reference photo by Toni Frissell, Library of Congress.
16x20 Oil on Panel. Black Floater Frame.
Alternate title: Hello, 911? My Brothers Stole My Doll and They Won't Give Her Back
From my instagram post:
Hello, 911? My Brothers Stole My Doll and They Won't Give Her Back
I know! It's a long title! I'm really bad at this, you guys.
Please submit better titles in comments. Winner gets ... um ... to name this painting. 😁 And also, my everlasting gratitude. 🙏
Many thanks to @secretlifeofnell for allowing me to use their photo as a reference!
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16x20 Oil on Panel. Black Floater Frame.
Many thanks to @secretlifeofnell for allowing me to use their photo as a reference!
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24x36 oil on cradled panel
original reference photo by Toni Frissel Library of Congress
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36x60 Oil on Canvas
$6500
The above is a working title. If I think of something better, I reserve the right to change it. 😁
alternate title: "Oh Look, We Missed the Last Boat to Givafukistan"
.Many thanks to IG: @kunack.us for allowing me to use their photo as a reference.
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AVAILABLE THRU GALLERY PIQUEL JUNE 2025
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24x36 oil on cradled panel
Alternate Title:
When Your Husband Asks If You've Been Drinking
Many thanks to @anonymousphotoproject for allowing me to use their photo as a reference.
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24x36 oil on cradled panel
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36x24 oil on panel
from my instagram post:
My Scottish Grandmother used to say she was "A Woman No Carin'" which I think translates to "All Outta Fucks" in American, but she would never curse. (I guess I inherited that from my Dad's side).
original reference photo by Toni Frissel, Library of Congress
24x36 oil on cradled panel
I vaguely remember having lounge chairs like this when I was a kid, and this image reminded me of sitting in the back yard, as a teenager, with high hopes of getting a beautiful bronze tan.
The only problem was, instead of inheriting the olive skin of my dad's Italian ancestors, I inherited my skin color from my mom. She was from Scotland. The land of pale blue people ... so my skin only has two settings:
(a) Silas, the albino from "The Davinci Code"
-or-
(b) Hellboy
Many thanks to @secretlifeofnell on Instagram for allowing me to use her photo as reference.
AVAILABLE THRU GALLERY PIQUEL JUNE 2025
24x36 oil on panel. black floater frame.
Keep Your Glass Slippers. She's Building Her Own Castle.
Oh, honey ... if you lose your shoe at midnight, you're not in a fairy tale, you're drunk.
Also, he says you're his soul-mate, but he has to go around town trying your shoe on every single-lady's foot?
M'kay.
And is this the same guy who kissed that roofied chick he found in a coffin in the woods?
Prince Charming?
More like Prince Alarming ... amirite, ladies?
Many thanks to @anonymousphotoproject for allowing me to use their photo as a reference.
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36x60 Oil on canvas
From my instagram post:
Wanted to take a break from painting small, so I started workin on this 36x60 ...
... that has a bunch of tiny figures in it! 😳 (There is something seriously wrong with me).
For an upcoming show at @peninsula_gallery this summer.
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Many thanks to @anonymousphotoproject for allowing me to use their found photo as reference!
24x36 Oil on cradled panel
Swim caps. For when you want to go swimming, but you just got your hair did.
Many thanks to @anonymousphotoproject on Instagram for allowing me to use their photo as a reference.
20x16 Oil on Canvas. Black Floater Frame.
This painting is currently (Sept 18th - Oct 24th 2021) being shown at The Teresa Haag Studio & Gallery 2nd Anniversary Show in Phoenixville, PA. https://www.teresahaag.com/anniversaryshow Along with work from 6 other artists.
From original Instagram post:
Title: Party like it's 1959.
I'd party with her.
I love that people seek out and collect "lost" photos and slides in flea markets, antique stores, consignment shops, etc. These photos may be lost to their original owners, but they are loved again by many treasure seekers. My thanks to @secretlifeofnell for allowing me to use their "found photo" as a reference.
24x36 oil on cradled panel
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48×60 oil on canvas
$8650
many thanks to “Anonymous Photo Project” for allowing me to use their photo as a reference.