Grand Canyon Eastern Gorge - #32315 by Candy Barr

 12 x 12 inches Oil on cradled birch

this one seems to gradually change over time.

Sheriff Samuel Stout - #32215 by Candy Barr

11 x 14 inches Oil on birch ply

This has been revisited from Glendale Plein Air competition last year during the Glendale Chocolate Festival.  And from the Glendale AZ tourism: Territorial Sheriff (bronze sculpture) At the Public Safety and Courts Complex, Bill Nebeker’s 1990 sculpture commemorates Samuel Stout, a Glendale resident and Maricopa County’s 14th sheriff. Glendale dedicated the sculpture to the “men and women of today who, as members of the Court and the Fire and Police Departments, continue the honorable tradition of preserving the peace and enhancing the public safety.”

Road Heading West - #31414 by Candy Barr

9 x 12 inches Oil on canvas board SOLD

Plateau Cliffs (ala Ed Mell) #21513

24 x 24 inches Oil on canvas

This was one of the first paintings I did some years ago after arriving in Scottsdale Arizona to spend my first winter.  Ed Mell has terrific paintings at the Overland Gallery, and I think I saw some at the Mayo Clinic here as well.  A modern Maynard Dixon if you will, with stylized and definite shapes to values.  I thought I might learn something about the mountain shapes and his colors doing this painting

Please contact me if interested in purchasing.

Sunset #21413 by Candy Barr

 

 5 x 7 x 1.5 inches Oil on gallery wrapped canvas (no frame needed)

Coming home from Glendale plein air, the Arizona sky was sensational.  

We don't see sunsets like this in Vermont.

 

First run before getting darks up...



 $99 + S/H $10

Courtyard DBG 2 - #32711

8 x 10 inches Oil on canvas mounted
This was earlier version painted last year that benefited with some additional color.

I love this spot of a garden in a courtyard with the architecture surrounding it.

Agave Parry - #32611

5 x 7 inches Oil on canvas board SOLD

Our last Saturday paint out at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden. Next weekend will be the 2 day exhibit and sale. If you're in the area come on by!
I'll have 11 paintings in it.
The comraderie of this group is wonderful, with a variety of styles and techniques and experience.

Friendship, love of nature and a joy of painting bind us together!

Saguaro - #32511

5 x 7 inches Oil on canvas board

These two saguaros captured my attention on this glorious day.
I'll post the one on right tomorrow.

Fish Hook Barrel Cactus - #32111

6 x 6 inches Oil on birch SOLD

Fish Hook Barrel Cacti - #32011

6 x 6 inches Oil on birch SOLD

Todds hiking guide :
The Fish Hook Barrel Cactus is found throughout southern and central Arizona at elevations between 100 and 4500 feet along sandy desert and gravelly slopes. Smaller populations may also be found in southern New Mexico, western Texas and northern Mexico. The cactus is easily identified by its thick (2 foot diameter), barrel shaped body (which usually reaches heights of 2 - 4 feet, but occasionally reaches over 10 feet), and long hooked spines. The cactus grows singly (as opposed to clusters, like the hedgehog cactus) and will have approximately 20 - 28 ribs. Two types of spines grow out of the ribs, the reddish, hooked spines (for which the cactus is named protrude outward from the body, while more slender, radial spines criss-cross flat along the body between the ribs.

Fish Hook Barrel Cacti typically bloom in late summer (July - September) and produce a cup shaped flower at the top of the plant. Flower color is usually some shade of orange, but is occasionally yellow or red. Cactus bees pollinate the flowers. The fruit remains on the cactus until it is removed by animals and may remain on the plant for more than a year. Birds, squirrels, deer and javalina are the main consumers of the fruit. The plants usually grow fairly slowly in the wild and live for about a 100 years. It is a myth that you can cut open a barrel cactus and water will pour out. While the plants do retain moisture, it is contained within a slimy alkaline pulp. Native Americans have used the juice as an emergency water source, but drinking this liquid can produce undesirable health effects such as diarrhea and joint pain. The sour rind and seeds are edible, as are the flowers and fruit.

Chilean Palo Verde in Bloom - #31911

8 x 10 inches Oil on canvas

$225 + S/H

This was the most fragrant tree blooming in the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden today!
Here's the tree next to it last year I painted. It wasn't quite in bloom yet.

8 x 10 inches Oil SOLD

Vincent van Gogh. Mulberry Tree. October 1889. Oil on canvas.

I couldn't help but google Van Gogh trees, and found this just now. No one is comparing
anyone here, but his work in nature is always so vibrant, and this mulberry tree is no exception.

Courtyard DBG - #31211

24 x 30 inches Oil on canvas

This was from the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix.

I realized at this point too many lights would defeat the dramatic dark contrasts.

Appaloosa and Friends - #3711

16 x 20 inches Oil on canvas

$225 + S/H

detail

I could see working into this a tad more. It was all done on location with the moving targets!
I suppose it wouldn't take much to articulate a bit of the stretch and their heads.

Again, I have such a block about working on plein air paintings after I'm back in the studio.
What's up with that?


These paddock had 4 horses from Wyoming. The rest of the stable horses live in Prescott in the hot summer.
They go on trail rides all the time during three winter months.

McDowell Saguaro- #3111

11 x 14 inches Oil on canvas

detail

Lovely weather today, painted with favorite NY couple: Antonio & Liz Masi.
They were out here painting for a couple of weeks, and have to return to the cold east later this week.

If you get a chance look them up: http://www.antoniomasi.com/

Spur Cross Creek - #22411

8 x 10 inches Oil on canvas

$125. + S/H

It was pretty spot with a forest of saguaros just to the left. Having water to paint in Arizona is such a treat, that a group of us chose to paint here.

Superstition Trail Study - #21711

5 x 7 inches Oil on canvas board

Didn't really have much time for this second one... but a nice vista looking south.

Riding in Desert - #21611

8 x 10 inches Oil on canvas

$175. + S/H

Painting out at Superstition Mountain today on a trail that we hiked a bit in. A bunch of hikers and these two riders passed us. I couldn't help throwing a horse into my view, but it looks like this one would have posed for us!