Embudo, NM - Original Acrylic on Paper by Marcy Brennan

Embudo, NM - 11"x14" acrylic on paper - $80

I used to live in New Mexico and this is one of my favorite areas. It's on the road to Taos from Santa Fe. There was a nice restaurant called Embudo Station set along the river that we would stop at for lunch on our trip. The cottonwoods and hills surrounding the place were simply enchanting. I can't believe I've never painted this all these years.  

To purchase this original painting from my Etsy shop, click here.

Think Pink - Acrylic on Paper by Marcy Brennan

Think Pink - Acrylic on 11"x14" Paper - $80

This is a studio painting from a photo I took a few weeks ago while at White City Park plain air painting.  I love my time painting outside on site, but I don't love working in acrylics in the field.  It's simply too much stuff to lug around and the acrylics dry way too fast outside.  I usually work in oils (on very small canvases) or watercolors in the field and work in acrylics in the studio.

This was a fun challenge in mixing the various shades of green in the lovely lily pads.

You can purchase the original of this painting in my Etsy shop here.

Live Simply - Abstract Oil Painting by Marcy Brennan

Live Simply - 5"x7" abstract oil - SOLD

This is another of the abstracts I painted for the 2014 Calendart.  My inspiration was of a photo of a pink flower.

I Kinda Like It - Abstract Oil on Paper by Marcy Brennan

I Kinda Like It - 5" x 7" Abstract Oil on Paper - SOLD

This is another painting I donated to Art Mundo for Calendart 2014.  I used only a palette knife on all these Calendars paintings.  This was lots of fun using some luscious pinks and rose colors.

A Celebration of Color on Artsy Shark Blog

I'm so thrilled to be included in "A Celebration of Color" art collection on the Artsy Shark blog.  This is an incredibly popular art and business blog with tons of followers.  The owner of the blog, Carolyn Edlund, has curated a wonderful mix of art and artists in this collection, and I'm honored to be selected to be a part of it.  My work, an orange and blue cold wax abstraction of a coral reef is the third painting in the collection.  Each of our names has a link to our individual website.  The link to Artsy Shark and this collection is below.  Explore and enjoy!

A Celebration of Color - Artsy Shark

Coral Reef - oil and cold wax on cradled wood panel - $950

Ocean Floor - Original Abstract Oil Painting by Marcy Brennan

Ocean Floor - Original 5"x7" Abstract Oil on Paper - SOLD

I painted a series of oil abstracts several years ago for our local art association fundraiser called Calendart.  This is an especially appropriately named painting for what we are going through on Florida's east coast with Hurricane Matthew approaching us.  

And at the same time, I'm under the weather and won't be feeling much like painting for awhile.  So my posts for awhile will be of these Calendart paintings that I've never posted before.

I really loved these painting and am kicking myself for not getting a good hi-res scan of them for prints.  Unfortunately, they were all just iPhone photos.  Live and learn!

Amazing Sea Life - Original Abstract Oil Painting by Marcy Brennan

Amazing Sea Life - Original 5"x7" Abstract Oil on Paper - SOLD

I painted a series of oil abstracts several years ago for our local art association fundraiser called Calendart.  This is an especially appropriately named painting for what we are going through on Florida's east coast with Hurricane Matthew approaching us.  

And at the same time, I'm under the weather and won't be feeling much like painting for awhile.  So my posts for awhile will be of these Calendart paintings that I've never posted before.

I really loved these painting and am kicking myself for not getting a good hi-res scan of them for prints.  Unfortunately, they were all just iPhone photos.  Live and learn!

Stories of the Sea - Original Oil Abstract by Marcy Brennan

Stories of the Sea - Original Abstract Oil - SOLD

I painted a series of oil abstracts several years ago for our local art association fundraiser called Calendart.  This is an especially appropriately named painting for what we are going through on Florida's east coast with Hurricane Matthew approaching us.  

And at the same time, I'm under the weather and won't be feeling much like painting for awhile.  So my posts for awhile will be of these Calendart paintings that I've never posted before.

I really loved these painting and am kicking myself for not getting a good hi-res scan of them for prints.  Unfortunately, they were all just iPhone photos.  Live and learn!

Waterworks - Original Oil Abstracton Paper by Marcy Brennan

Waterworks - 5"x7" oil abstract on paper - SOLD

I painted a series of oil abstracts several years ago for our local art association fundraiser called Calendart.  This is an especially appropriately named painting for what we are going through on Florida's east coast with Hurricane Matthew approaching us.  

And at the same time, I'm under the weather and won't be feeling much like painting for awhile.  So my posts for awhile will be of these Calendart paintings that I've never posted before.

I really loved these painting and am kicking myself for not getting a good hi-res scan of them for prints.  Unfortunately, they were all just iPhone photos.  Live and learn!

Color Splash - 20"x20" Original Acrylic Abstract Painting on Canvas by Marcy Brennan

Color Splash - 20"x20" Original Acrylic Abstract Painting on Canvas - $350

I was feeling colorful the day I painted this piece.  It's got lots of energy and texture.

You can purchase the original of this painting in my Etsy shop here.

North Beach - Original Acrylic Painting by Marcy Brennan

North Beach - Acrylic on 11"x14" paper - $80

This is one of the favorite beaches in our area of the locals.  I took the photo reference a long time ago, and finally got around to painting it.  The waters in our area are as gorgeous as the Caribbean!

You can purchase the original painting in my Etsy shop here.

Hanky Panky - Original Abstract Acrylic Painting by Marcy Brennan

"Hanky Panky" - Abstract Acrylic on 20"x20" gallery canvas - $350

This is the third in my cocktail series.  Hanky Panky is actually a red colored cocktail with an orange twist.  I had such fun painting this with all these luscious colors.

You can purchase the original of this painting in my Etsy shop here

Blue Margarita - Original Acrylic Painting by Marcy Brennan

"Blue Margarita" - Acrylic on 20"x20" gallery canvas - $350

Cocktails come in such pretty colors and have interesting names.  This is the second in my cocktail series of attracts, the first being Pink Martini.  My first blue margarita was in our favorite restaurant in Albuquerque years ago called 505.  I fell in love with blue margaritas and can make a pretty great one now myself.  It's my all time favorite cocktail.  ;-)

You can purchase this original painting in my Etsy shop here

Beach Clouds - Original Acrylic on Paper by Marcy Brennan

Beach Clouds - 11" x 14" acrylic on paper - $80

The golden hours of the day is reflected in the clouds and water of this beach scene.

You can purchase the original painting from my Etsy shop here.

"Love is in the Air" Original Acrylic by Marcy Brennan

Love is in the Air - 20"x20" acrylic on gallery canvas - $350

I love a colorful bouquet of flowers, not just on Valentine's Day!

The flowers in this painting will never die and can be enjoyed for a very long time.

You can purchase this original painting in my Etsy shop here.

"Riverhill" - Original Acrylic on Canvas by Marcy Brennan

Riverhill - 20"x20" acrylic on gallery canvas - $350

There's a beautiful house on our river drive with a huge magenta bougainvillea trellis in the front of the house that inspired this abstract expressionist painting.  The name of the place is Riverhill and that's where I got the name for this painting.

You can purchase the original painting from my Etsy shop here.

Florida Prairie - Original Acrylic on Paper by Marcy Brennan

Florida Prairie - 11"x14" acrylic on paper - $80

This is a scene from west Fort Pierce.  I took the reference photo in late afternoon, thus all the warm colors in this painting.

You can purchase the original painting on my Etsy site here.

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Enchanted Water Garden - Original Acrylic on Paper by Marcy Brennan

Enchanted Water Garden - Original Acrylic on Paper - $80

I visited McKee Botanical Gardens in Vero Beach this February with my sister-in-law.  We had a great time wandering the gardens and taking tons of photos.  This is the entry water lily garden.

You can purchase this original painting on my Etsy here.

Thunderhead - Original Acrylic on Paper by Marcy Brennan

Thunderhead - 14" x 11" Acrylic on Paper - $80

When I'm out plein air painting in the fall and winter, I always gets lots of photos to paint from during the summer in the studio when it's too hot to go out and paint on site.  This is painted from a photo of a big thunderhead.  The sky was so dramatic, I decided to keep the rest of the painting a bit quieter. 

You can purchase this from my Etsy shop here.

Garden on the Drive

 

This is a beautiful tropical garden at the street of a large home on Indian River Drive. I've been wanting to paint it since I snapped the photo several years ago. So I decided to do a little watercolor sketch of it in my tiny Moleskine watercolor sketchbook. 

This garden caught my eye with its perfect combo of pink Bougainville and periwinkle plumbago. I just love how these flowers play off each other. And the beautiful yellow greens of their foliage make the flower colors pop.

It's rare to see blue flowers in nature, so being the blue lover that I am, I'm especially fond of plumbagos. 

 

Antares - Watercolor Sketch by Marcy Brennan

Boats have never been my forte, but I've been wanting to paint my favorite sailboat in the marina out back for ages. We especially love this one because of where it's from - our old stomping grounds - NM. Corrales is a cool adobe-house-filled little community on the west side of Albuquerque in the Rio Grande valley. Once in a blue moon we see this one go out. We're a loooong trip from

NM! 

So my trick to keeping this loose so my ADD brain doesn't go haywire over all the crazy details of a sailboat was to run my photo through the app called Waterlogue. It turns the photo into a loose watercolor. Some day my watercolors will be as beautiful as a Waterlogued one! 😁

I did this in my tiny Moleskine watercolor sketchbook. I love having this little treasure of watercolors done while sitting outside of Uncle Carlo's while Mike has his espresso. Today with the nice breeze that passes through here, it's unbelievably comfortable for mid-August!!

 

 

One Summer Day T-Shirt Dress

I posted this painting earlier today. When I went onto red bubble.com this evening to upload it I saw that they are now offering T-shirt dresses. Just had to get this out there - it's really cool!

You can purchase it for just $45.

Use the link below:

Bit.ly/OneSummerDayTShirtDress
 

One Summer Day - Acrylic and Oil Pastel by Marcy Brennan

One Summer Day - 5"x7" Acrylic and

Oil Pastel on Mixed Media Paper - $50

This can be matted to fit an 8"x10" frame

 

 

"All Roads Lead to the Beach - Pink Tint" RedBubble Shop Items by Marcy Brennan

"All Roads Lead to the Beach - Pink Tint" RedBubble Shop Items by Marcy Brennan

I added PINK to my "All Roads Lead to the Beach" design I created for RedBubble.com!  I love the horizontal splashes of pink against the blues and greens.  I've ordered many of my own designs on things from zippered pouches to tote bags, and I've found their quality and timeliness to be excellent.  Give it a try!

Items in this collage include:  leggings, mini-skirt, scarf, Macbook skin, laptop sleeve, pillow,

coffee mug, travel mug, and matted & framed print

Other wall art not shown that you can order include an unframed print, a print on canvas, a print on metal, a photographic print, an art print and a poster

Items in this collage include:  a duvet cover, a Samsung phone case, a small zippered pouch, a greeting card, a journal, a women's chiffon top, a large zippered pouch, a men's t-shirt, a men's hoodie

Other clothing items not shown but that can be ordered include various styles of men's
and a drawstring bag.

Also, other items not shown but that can be ordered include an iPhone case, iPad case, hardcover journal and various t-shirt styles for both men and women.

Go to my RedBubble page to order.

"All Roads Lead to the Beach - Green Tint" RedBubble Shop Items by Marcy Brennan

"All Roads Lead to the Beach - Green Tint" RedBubble Shop Items by Marcy Brennan

If you love blues and greens as much as I do, you will LOVE this design that I've created for RedBubble.com!  I love the way it comes across as a little bit different looking, depending upon what item it's printed on.  I've ordered many of my own designs on things from zippered pouches to tote bags, and I've found their quality and timeliness to be excellent.  Give it a try!

 Items in this collage include:  leggings, mini-skirt, scarf, Macbook skin, laptop sleeve, pillow,

coffee mug, travel mug, and matted & framed print

Other wall art not shown that you can order include an unframed print, a print on canvas, a print on metal, a photographic print, an art print and a poster

Items in this collage include:  a duvet cover, a Samsung phone case, a small zippered pouch, a greeting card, a journal, a women's chiffon top, a large zippered pouch, a men's t-shirt and a men's hoodie

Other clothing items not shown but that can be ordered include various styles of men's
and women's t-shirts

Also, other items not shown but that can be ordered include an iPhone case, iPad case, hardcover journal and drawstring bag

Go to bit.ly/AllRoadsGreenbit.ly/AllRoadsGreen to order.

My next post will show this design with a pink tint - ladies stay tuned - you will LOVE it.

"Garden Song" - New Acrylic Abstract Series by Marcy Brennan

"Garden Song" Acrylic Abstract Series

8" x 8" x 1.5" gallery wrap canvas

Garden Song 4

Garden Song 3

Garden Song 2

Garden Song 1

This is an acrylic abstract series in all the colors of spring. It has lots of texture and lively brush strokes.  These would look great in a contemporary home or apartment where a nice pop of color is needed.

The edges are painted black and it is wired and ready to hang. However, they would look wonderful set in black floater frames.

There are a couple of different ways to hang these paintings:

four in a row horizontally

four in a row vertically

two by two

What sort of art do you like?  Representational (an artistic interpretation of something that exists) or abstract (something created that never existed before).  Most people think it's much harder to create a representational work of art and that an abstract is "something my kindergartener could do".  That's because they've never attempted to create an abstract painting!

There's nothing to look at when creating an abstract painting.  It comes totally from inside the artist - it's their thoughts and feelings that come out onto the canvas - not a copy of something they see.  The color harmonies and values (light and dark) must work, the composition must be pleasing and the brushwork or palette knife work and texture or lack thereof must all fit together like a jigsaw puzzle - only there's no picture to refer to while putting it all together.

Does this change your view of abstract art or not?  Let me know your thoughts.

"Flip Flop Weather" - New Oil and Cold Wax Series by Marcy Brennan

"Flip Flop Weather" - New Oil and Cold Wax Series

I created this new series about two months ago for Delray Beach's Cornell Museum of Art & Culture Third Annual Extraordinary 6x6 Art Sale.  The show begins July 1, 2016 and remains on exhibit the month of July, culminating in the sale of the works on Thursday, July 28, 2016 from 6-8 pm.

I had decided that I would create oil and cold wax paintings in my normal abstract style, but as I began painting, I decided to go with a tropical look, so abstracted palm trees and pink flowers took over.  I used Liquid on top to give the paintings a nice sheen.  The paintings are on cradled wood panels and the sides and back are painted black.  They are wired and ready to hang without a frame.

The museum is located at 51 N. Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL.  If you're in the area, I hope you can be there for the sale the evening of July 28th.

Here are the paintings I created which I titled, Flip Flop Weather.  It was still cold and windy in March when I painted these little guys and I was dreaming of warm weather when I could again wear my flip flops and shorts.  (Yes it gets too cold for us wimpy Floridians to wear flip flops during some of the winter months in our area.)

What about you?  What does the temperature have to be for you to wear flip flops?

Feel free to share on Facebook and Twitter and Pin the pictures (but please give me proper credit).

Four Plein Air Oil Painting Sales This Month by Marcy Brennan

Four Plein Air Oil Painting Sales This Month

Four of my 8"x10" plein air oil paintings were purchased by a collector in Albuquerque, New Mexico this month via my Etsy shop.  It turns out she lived in Vero Beach previously, and my little paintings of our lovely area brought a little piece of paradise home to her in the high desert.  As it turns out, my husband and I previously lived in Albuquerque before moving back to Florida.  It was pretty cool to find out about our cross-country switch-up.  The last painting she purchased just yesterday is some early Christmas shopping.  It would be great if more people did their shopping for gifts on Etsy and buy American and hand made like this collector!

"Two for One" - two boats at Vero Beach Marina

"Jungle Trail" - north of Vero Beach on the island

"Potted" - painted during the Main Street Plein Air Juried Paintout - potted plants

outside the historic PP Cobb building

"Turquoise Cottage" - painted during the Main Street Plein Air Juried Paintout - this

is an historic little cottage in Edgartown just north of downtown Ft Pierce that now houses

Palms Wellness Center

Do you believe in buying original art and supporting American artists?  Do you shop on Etsy for art or other hand made items?  How do you feel about supporting American artists versus buying from big box stores where everything is made overseas?

Feel free to pin these paintings and share this article on your favorite social media.  :-)

Plein Air at Heathcote Botanical Gardens Video Tour by Marcy Brennan

Video Tour of Heathcote Botanical Gardens - Plein Air Painting There in Feb 2015 - With Two Finished Paintings

by Marcy Brennan

I'm just a tad late posting this tour, but the gardens are still the same and it was such a beautiful day that my group, the Plein Air Painters of the Treasure Coast, were there that I had to share this.

I discovered the videos while organizing my 8,000+ photos and videos on my iPhone last night.  I've been working on this project for over a month and am now into early 2015.  I realized that I had my phone in portrait mode for most of the video - not the best way to do that, so I apologize in advance for that videoing mistake.  :-)

My two finished plein air paintings are pictured below and are for sale in my Etsy Shop.

"Little Garden" - 5"x7" Watercolor & Pastel - Matted to 8"x10" - Purchase Original in my Etsy Shop.

"Hanging Garden" - 5"x7" Watercolor & Pastel - Matted to 8"x10" - Purchase Original in my

Etsy Shop.

"Once Again" - New Abstract Acrylic Mini Series by Marcy Brennan

"Once Again" - Abstract Acrylic 8"x8"x1.5" Mini's - $40 each

See the collage below to see how cool these paintings look all together!

I've provided a link to my Etsy shop that you can get to by clicking on each individual painting name.

These would look fabulous in a black floater frame in a set of four as shown in the collage.

They would also look great with just one on a small black table easel or hung on a small wall that needs a little pop of color.

All edges are painted black and each painting is wired and can be hung without a frame.

Collage of All Four 8"x8" Paintings 

Once Again 1

Once Again 2

Once Again 3

Once Again 4

Let me know what you think of these colorful little paintings.  I had such a great time painting them and would love for them to find a home with someone who will love them as much as I loved painting them.


Get these images printed on demand in art prints, metal prints, canvas prints, on tote bags, leggings, skirts, iPhone and Android cases, iPad cases, Apple laptop skins, duvet covers, zippered pouches, notebooks, scarves, stickers and T-shirts for both men and women.  Go to my RedBubble shop now!

"Oceana" - New Acrylic Abstract Mini Series by Marcy Brennan

Oceana Series of Mini's - 6"x6"x1.5" Acrylic on Canvas

$40 each

See the two collages below to see how cool they look together!

First collage is painting number 1-4. Second collage is painting number 5-8.

I've provided a link to my Etsy shop that you can get to by clicking on each individual painting name.

These would look fabulous in a black floater frame in a set of four as shown in the collages.  But they would also look great with just one on a small black table easel or hung on a small wall that needs a little pop of color.

All edges are painted black and are wired and can be hung without a frame.

Oceana 1

Oceana 2

Oceana 3

Oceana 4

Oceana 5

Oceana 6

 Oceana 7

Oceana 8

Let me know what you think of these colorful little paintings.  I had a blast painting them and would love for them to find a home with someone who will love them as much as I loved painting them.