Christmas Mini Paintings New York City Style

Christmas Mini Paintings

It's that time of year again when my art club members do tiny paintings to sell

for fundraising for our local food pantry.

 

I painted ten last year and sold all of them. 

100% of the proceeds go to the food pantry.

It was a nice thrill.

 

Here is my first one for this year.  Just finished it. 

It is a 4" x 4" acrylic on panel.

 

Enjoy!

 

 

More of my work can be seen at Portraits by Peni Baker

 

Thank you very much!

 

A Wonderful Peaceful Thing To Do

Sondra's Jacaranda Flowers

There was a wonderful women at my art club who had a long term illness

of breast cancer.

She was there learning to paint in one of the clubs painting classes.

Sadly, she was unable to finished this beautiful painting she had started.

After she passed away her husband asked if someone in

the art club might finish it.

A few artist worked on it and found it too emotionally difficult to work on so . . .

when they asked if I would like to give it a try, I said "sure".

I enjoyed doing it so much.  I think it is so beautiful.

Her husband Ed told me that I could use it

in my art portfolio.

The original has Sondra's signature on it but this one doesn't

Enjoy!

 

More of my work can be seen art the links below

Artdillyart.com

Portraits by Peni Baker

 

"Just Playing around" with my photography

I was just playing around with my camera

and my graphics program

and look what I came up with

 

 

"Flowers Thru Glass"

Prints are available on

Fine Art America.com

Enjoy!

More of my work can be seen at

ArtDillyArt.com



Loving my things on Fine Art America

In loving color and just about everything I see

I am inspired to get as much paint down on a canvas or a bored as

I possibly can. 

Here are a few painting that are my favorites.

These are most likely sold but

you can go to Fine Art America

and or beautiful prints of any kind and many sizes.

All of my art work is there and available in prints.

So go ahead and take a look.

Type in Peni Baker in Fine Fine Art America's

Artist search line

check our my paintings also in the links below.

Enjoy!

 

 

 

http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/Painted+Bunting/all" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">painted bunting art
http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/costa+rica/all" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">costa rica art
http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/white+caladiums/all" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">white caladiums art
http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/sale+boat/all" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">sale boat art
http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/shack/all" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">shack art
http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/christmas+stockings/all" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">christmas stockings art
http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/teddy+bear/all" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">teddy bear art
sebastian, florida art
http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/gulf+of+mexico/all" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">gulf of mexico art
pink flowers art
http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/elephant+ears/all" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">elephant ears art
http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/potted+plant/all" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">potted plant art
http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/Dominican+Republic/all" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">dominican republic art
Fine Art America
http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/beautiful+women/all" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">beautiful women art for salemermaid art for sale
http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/mermaid/all" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">mermaid art for sale

See at Fine Art America. Com

This blog is about a very special painting.

As some of you know, I had the opportunity to spend a little time

in the Tallahassee area in May of 2011.

While I was driving around in the town where our brother Joey lived,

I came upon a little shack of a cottage in the woods.

It is located right there on main street where you get off of Interstate 10

going into Joey's little town of Loyd, Florida.

For some reason I was completely taken with this little falling down shack.

I went back to it three times in two trips to Tallahassee

and took photos each time.

I suppose it was my way of having a little piece of my brother Joey
without having to go back to his house again.

I did go to Joey's house once during that visit to Tallahassee.

After Betti and Tim asked me to go back again and try to find our
sister n law, I found it too painful for me to return.
So instead I drove around looking for very old houses to photograph.

And of course to find a few more memories of some of my times
spent with Joey in Lloyd before he died.

This one really struck me. Like I said, I went back three times
for photographs

Well . . .Some of you know that I currently spend a great deal
of my time painting pictures.

This little shack was a Must to paint and because it took me a very long time to complete I am so anxious and proud, I could go no longer without sharing my story with all of you.

I have received so much personal enjoyment in painting this shack.

I hope that you all can enjoy it a little as well.

To me it will always be this little shack I stumbled across while looking for memories of my time spent with my brother Joey.

Enjoy!!!

 

 

This is just a part of the painting.  One of the very pretty parts.

See the entire painting atFineArtAmerica.com 

type in Peni Baker and click search.

It's fun,  you can see my artwork and even order a fabulous print

 

 



"Beautiful Woman at the Window"

A commissioned painting

11" x 14" acrylic on canvas board and beautifully framed

No, this is not a self portrait.

I hope you enjoy this painting very much Doreen

for many many years to come.

"Ilknur Bakis

This is how it all comes together with

With my acrylics and my brushed.

a 12" x 12" acrylic portrait

a 12" x 12" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.

Enjoy!

ArtbyPeniBaker.blogspot.com

"Evening at the Sebastian River Front"

"Evening at the Sebastian River Front"

This is a 5" x 7" acrylic on canvas board that I painted

as I sat out at the picnic table under a pavilion with a couple of friends.

It was actually daylight but I really enjoyed doing a night scene with a moon.

 

More of my artwork may be seen at ArtDillyArt.com

Enjoy!
And would you please be so kind as to leave a comment, if you wish.

"Florida Blue"

I don't usually fall in love right away with my paintings.  It usually takes a while.

But this one takes the cake.

I have a lot of detail to accomplish in this painting before I am finished with it but

I sure do love it already.

I hope you enjoy it half as much as I do.

Enjoy!

More of my paintings can bee seen at 

ArtDillyArt.com 

"Art by the Sea"

Art by the Sea

A very fine and prestigious art show

at the Vero Beach museum of art  at  3001 Riverside Drive, Vero Beach, FL

 When: Artists’ reception and preview, 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday; Artists’ reception and preview; art exhibit, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

I am so proud to be a participant in this fine art show.

only one painting per artist and I hear there are over 200 entries this year.

Can't wait to see who gets that blue ribbon.

Hope to see you there.
Sold!

Enjoy!

ArtDillyArt.com

ArtbyPeniBaker.blogspot.com

"Moonrise in Sebastian" 1, 2 , & 3

"Moonrise in Sebastian"

On my way home from an art reception at the

Sebastian River Art Center

It was such a beautiful sunset/moonrise.

I pulled over and took some wonderful shots with my camera.

I could not resist.

I began painting three 5" x 7" pictures 

with my acrylic paints

on canvas.

And this is what I finished up with.

It sure was fun.

They are currently showing 

and can be seen

at

The Sebastian River Art Center

1245 Main Street

Sebastian Florida

Tuesdays - Thursdays - Saturdays

from 11:00 am to 3:00 am

Enjoy.

"I can't believe it's that time of year again.

The Christmas Mural
"The Night Before Christmas" at Santa's House

Thru the month of November at 1245 Main St. In Sebastian Florida

on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturday from 11:00 to 3:00

And thruout the entire Month of December at the North County Library in Sebastian, Florida

I hope to see you there!

See more of my artwork on  artbyPeni Baker.blogspot.com

And  portraits by Peni Baker.blogspot.com

"Florida Cracker"

Hi everyone!

This blog is about a very special painting.

As some of you know, I had the opportunity to spend a little time

in the Tallahassee area in May of 2011.  

While I was driving around in the town where our brother Joey lived, 

I came upon a little shack of a cottage in the woods.

It is located right there on main street where you get off of Interstate 10 

going into Joey's little town of Loyd, Florida.

For some reason I was completely taken with this little falling down shack.

I went back to it three times in two trips to Tallahassee  

and took photos each time.

I suppose it was my way of having a little piece of my brother Joey 
without having to go back to his house again.

I did go to Joey's house once during that visit to Tallahassee.

After Betti and Tim asked me to go back again and try to find our 
sister n law, I found it too painful for me to return.  
So instead I drove around looking for very old houses to photograph.  

And of course to find a few more memories of some of my times 
spent with Joey in Lloyd before he died.

This one really struck me.  Like I said, I went back three times 
for photographs 

Well . . .Some of you know that I currently spend a great deal 
of my time painting pictures.

This little shack was a Must to paint and because it took me a very long time to complete  I am so ancious and proud, I could go no longer without sharing my story with all of you.

I have received so much personal enjoyment in painting this  shack.  

I hope that you all can enjoy it a little as well.   

To me it will always be this little shack I stumbled across while looking for memories of my time spent with my brother Joey.

Enjoy!!!

Contender in the "Art by the Sea" show in January 2013
  

Three trips and wonderful photos

It's me.

As it stands in real life.

Look very close in the painting and you will see the bottle.

I couldn't help it.  I had to take it.

There was no evidence of the house ever having had indoor plumbing or electric of any kind

and the wall paper was hanging everywhere.  The floors were rotted out.  On my second trip back I took the wine bottle out of the window and have it in my kitchen window.  Still unwashed on the inside.

I had removed another really cool piece of wall paper with palm trees on it but walked off without it.

Enjoy!!!!!!!!

"Mark & Melody"

Aren't they a wonderful relaxed looking couple?

I thought so.

A 14" x 14" acrylic painting on

stretched canvas.

Enjoy Mark and Melody.  

Enjoy! 

ArtbyPeniBaker.blogspot.com

ArtDillyArt.com

Three hour paint challenge at the Sebastian River Art Club

Our great host Judy Burgarella pulled it off today

encouraging a lot of us to push our brushes to 

complete a painting in three hours.

A few of us were successful!

Judy Burgarella herself                                                      

with her painted cowboy. 

She really gets into her painting doesn't she?                                       

 Jeanne Dumphey always does a
beautiful job and can't wait to see
this one completed.













Susie Lavender is working on this delightful
Mommy and Babies.  It will be wonderful
when completed.

Patti Goins does the most wonderful
and enchanting work with her beautiful
 oranges and bright intense detail.














 And Mary Rahmig does these perfect
water color paintings.

 Terry Pate has advanced so well with
her oil paintings that she can paint
anything she decides she wants to
and has turned into a truly wonderful
Florida artist.

Of course my little paintings are always happening.

And Ann Emery, she paints anything she wants and always uses the prettiest and softest colors of anyone.

Kathleen Richter has opened up and proven to be
one of our best artist.  She is amazing us and is

providing us with pure delight.

I hope this blog will encourage more of you all to

come and join the three hour challenge

painters at our Sebastian River Art Club.

Any Tuesday and Thursday

from 11:00am to 3:00 pm

Enjoy!

ArtDillyArt.com

Rock City Potted Plants

This is a very special painting

just finished

for a very special fundraiser.

A 12" x 12" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

and ready to hang.

I'm gonna miss it when it's gone.

Enjoy!!!

"Night on Ft. Lauderdale Beach"

Fun to Paint

These little beauties are 2" x 2" acrylic on stretched canvas and stand with

their own little easels.

I painted them for a special fundraiser.

Thanks!

"The Good Old Days"

"Florida Panther"

Did this 20 yrs. ago and loved doing it.

11" x 14" black colored pencil

Enjoy!

ArtDillyArt.com

"Vero Beach Magazine"

What a pleasant surprise

My painting "A Days Rest" an 8" x 10" acrylic on canvas board

is featured in the  May 2012 Vero Beach Magazine.

 

I'm very excited!

 Also, this delightful sailboat painting will be on display for the month of May at the Artist Guild Gallery in Vero Beach, Fl. at 1974 14th Avenue Vero Beach, Fl. (772)299-1234 Enjoy!

Opening reception for this gallery show will be held the evening of May 4th from 5:00 - 8:00 at The Artist Guild Gallery. 

See more of my art at

wwwArtDillyArt.com 

 

On the easel

I'm working on it.

It shouldn't be too long now.  A little more

blending.  A little more tweeking.

It's going to be so pretty even if I do say so myself.  All of you know that

I like show and tell.  I had a girlfriend tell me once theat if I hit myself on the back any harder

I will knock myself over.

Well here it is

Ron's Girl

Enjoy!

"On the easel"

On The Easel

This is what I'm busy doing.  Painting wise anyway.

Enjoy!

 2" x 2"s

I'm a busy girl!
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Beautiful Children

Soon to be finished!!

I will be finished with these little children very soon.

  Enjoy!

More Portraits by Peni 

"Catching Up"

Finally!!!!!!!

Do to family illness this is my first post since  October 2011.

So glad to be back!!!

It looks like I might be catching up and getting a bit of my  painting

back on track.

I try hard to do "first things first"

It's exciting starting a new painting so it's really difficult

to stick to the "first things first"  philosophy.

Remember the beautiful tiny little girl I started painting a while back?  Elana.

She and her three brothers, Christian Carson and Price
 would have been finished already but it took at least three months

 to finish the Christmas Mural.  Not complaining mind you.  And other things.

The six 2" x 2" canvases are soon to be finished paintings I'm doing for a donation.

and the photo of the beautiful young women is my latest commission.

I'm so excited to be back painting again.

Enjoy!  and watch  do for my 

next post.

ArtDillyArt.com 

Portraits 

More of my Art blog

I've Got Something to Say

"The Night before Christmas" at Santa's House

I had a girlfriend tell me once that if I patted myself on the back any harder

that I was going to knock myself over.  LOL LOL!!!!

But I love this painting.

It meant so much for me to be able to work with the wonderful artist

from my Sebastian River Art Club.

Thelma Koopman, Ann Emery, Ann Warwick, Judy Burgarella,

Virginia and Leo Holm, Kathy and Guido Costa,

Susie Lavender, Betty Sullivan, Jeanie Dunphey and Norwood Stanhope

and anyone else I may have left out.

Thank you very much everyone!

And of course, these are the Murals for the Sebastian River Library's display window.

It is taken from the book "The Night Before Christmas" by Clement C Moore and illustrator

Tom Browning and is at Santa's house

It has been a very pleasurable art project.

It will be displayed during the month of December.

I hope all will enjoy!

Enjoy!

"Almost Complete"

This is the Indian River North County Library Christmas Window display backdrop mural.

The complete display will be installed on December 1st 2011 

and will be displayed for the entire month of December.

It's going to be a real treat!!!

                                                

I am very happy that our very own Sebastian River Art Club member,

Judy Burgarella was available today 

to give us a helping hand.

Thank you Judy and Thank you to all of those who are making

this beautiful piece of artwork possible.

Enjoy!!!

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