Saturday, August 31, 2019

Contemporary Western Wildlife Bison Painting with Texture by California Artist Theresa Paden



Colorful American Buffalo Painting
By Theresa Paden

"Coat of Many Colors"

36 x 36"

Painted on a gallery-wrapped canvas with 1.5" deep edges.
I used my palette knife to put on layer upon layer of thick oil paint so this painting has lots of texture.
The colors are even more beautiful in person!

Available for purchase on my website 

Here's a close-up photo so you can see the texture of the paint



Friday, August 30, 2019

Contemporary Western Buffalo Art by California Wildlife Artist Theresa Paden


Contemporary Western Buffalo Art
  By California Wildlife Artist Theresa Paden

"Prairie Morning"

40 x 30"

This is an original painting. 
Painted on a gallery-wrapped canvas with 1.5" deep edges.
Edges are painted so a frame is not necessary.
Hanging wire on the back, ready to hang.


Available through Texas Treasures Fine Art Gallery
605 S. Main Street, Boerne, Texas  78006
texastreasuresfineart@gmail.com
830-816-5335

Here's how the painting looks in an interior


Here are some shots of the painting in-progress.

See more of my work on my website

Or you can email me for more information
theresapaden@gmail.com

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Animal Art to Benefit Gibbon Conservation Center in Santa Clarita by Theresa Paden


Animal Art to Benefit Conservation Center in Santa Clarita
By Theresa Paden

"Marlow"

100% OF PROCEEDS FROM MY GIBBON SERIES OF PAINTINGS
WILL GO DIRECTLY TO 
THE GIBBON CONSERVATION CENTER

This is a painting that just finished of Marlow
who is one of the gibbons at the 

Gibbons are a very endangered species and live in rain forests. 
The Gibbon Conservation Center does so much to help gibbons. 
They are currently located in Santa Clarita, California
but the center cannot stay at that location.
They urgently needs funds in order to relocate.

I'm doing a portrait series of gibbons at the conservation center 
and the proceeds from all of my gibbon paintings 
are going to be given to the center to help them relocate. 


I'm asking $390 USD for each of the 12x12" original oil paintings in my gibbon series.


The gibbon paintings can be purchased on my website with PayPal

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Art to Benefit Gibbons by Wildlife Artist Theresa Paden


Art to Benefit Gibbons 
By Wildlife Artist Theresa Paden
To Benefit Gibbon Conservation Center

"Violet"

100% OF PROCEEDS FROM MY GIBBON SERIES OF PAINTINGS
WILL GO DIRECTLY TO 
THE GIBBON CONSERVATION CENTER

This is an oil painting that just finished of Violet
who is one of the gibbons at the 

Gibbons are a very endangered species and live in rain forests. 
The Gibbon Conservation Center does so much to help gibbons. 
They are currently located in Santa Clarita, California
but the center cannot stay at that location.
They urgently needs funds in order to relocate.

I'm doing a portrait series of gibbons at the conservation center 
and the proceeds from all of my gibbon paintings 
are going to be given to the center to help them relocate. 

I'm asking $390 USD for each of the 12x12" original oil paintings in my gibbon series.


The gibbon paintings can be purchased on my website with PayPal

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Help This Endangered Species, Gibbon Portrait Series by Wildlife Artist Theresa Paden



Help This Endangered Species
Gibbon Portrait Series
By Wildlife Artist Theresa Paden
To Benefit Gibbon Conservation Center

"Pierre"

100% OF PROCEEDS FROM MY GIBBON SERIES OF PAINTINGS
WILL GO DIRECTLY TO 
THE GIBBON CONSERVATION CENTER

This is an oil painting that just finished of Pierre 
who is one of the gibbons at the 

Gibbons are a very endangered species and live in rain forests. 
The Gibbon Conservation Center does so much to help gibbons. 
They are currently located in Santa Clarita, California
but the center cannot stay at that location.
They urgently needs funds in order to relocate.

I'm doing a portrait series of gibbons at the conservation center 
and the proceeds from all of my gibbon paintings 
are going to be given to the center to help them relocate. 

I'm asking $390 USD for each of the12x12"  original oil paintings in my gibbon series.

Saturday, August 24, 2019

California Artist Painting Rain Forest Animals to Benefit Gibbons




California Artist Painting Rain Forest Animals
to Benefit Gibbons

Paintings by Theresa Paden

"Ivan"

100% OF PROCEEDS FROM MY GIBBON SERIES OF PAINTINGS
WILL GO DIRECTLY TO 
THE GIBBON CONSERVATION CENTER

This is an oil painting that I did of Ivan 
who is one of the gibbons at the 

Gibbons are a very endangered species and live in rain forests. 
The Gibbon Conservation Center does so much to help gibbons. 
They are currently located in Santa Clarita, California
but the center cannot stay at that location.
They urgently needs funds in order to relocate.

I'm doing a portrait series of gibbons at the conservation center 
and the proceeds from all of my gibbon paintings 
are going to be given to the center to help them relocate. 

I'm asking $390 USD for each of these original oil paintings that 
I painted on 12 x 12" wood panels.  

Both paintings can be purchased on my website with PayPal




Friday, August 23, 2019

California Wildlife Paintings by Southwest Artist Theresa Paden


California Wildlife Paintings
By Southwest Artist Theresa Paden


"Moonshadow"

10 x 10

Painted with acrylic paint on a museum-quality panel that is 1/8" thick. 
This painting can be framed, or displayed on a table easel.

Moonshadow will be framed and available at 
Wilde Meyer Galleries in Tucson and Scottsdale 
in a couple of weeks from now.
Very friendly galleries and they ship, too.
You can email or call them for info.

480-947-1489


My email: theresapaden@gmail.com

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Bright Southwest Donkey Art by California Artist Theresa Paden


Bright Southwest Donkey Art
By Southwest Artist Theresa Paden

"Southwest Burro"

12 x 16"

This donkey painting was inspired by the work of the Fauves. 
I love experimenting with different color combinations.

Southwest Burro is available for purchase on my website

My email: theresapaden@gmail.com


Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Contemporary Horse Art in Southwest Colors by Equine Artist Theresa Paden


Contemporary Horse Art in Southwest Colors
By Equine Artist Theresa Paden

"Wild Beauty"

24 x 24"
Painted on a canvas with 1.5" deep edges. 
I painted the edges so framing is optional.




Available, please email me for details.
Email: theresapaden@gmail.com

See more of my work on my website

www.TheresaPaden

Monday, August 19, 2019

Large Colorful Bear Painting by California Artist Theresa Paden


Large Colorful Bear Painting
By California Artist Theresa Paden

"Autumn Afternoon Light"

36 x 36"
Painted on a gallery-wrapped canvas with 1.5" deep edges.

This big painting makes a bold statement on a wall! 

Available for purchase on my website 

My email: theresapaden@gmail.com

Thank you for visiting my blog!



"Cruising" by Nancy Goldman

"Cruising"
Image size 8" x 10"
Water Miscible oils

I wanted to paint Koi this week and thought that a palette knife painting would be fun and a bit looser than my usual.  I painted it on a stretched canvas that has been primed with Cadmium red paint so it has a very warm red underpainting.  I love having bits of bright colors showing through to give it some energy.

Most of my week was spent cutting out clay for my tile mural.  I finished cutting all of the pieces for the smaller side - about 125 pieces.  I know that clay shrinks when it dries (about 10%), but I underestimated how much that would affect the mural.  I want the grout lines to be about 1/8th inch and the pieces shrunk so much that if I placed them on the pattern where they belonged, the grout lines would have been about 1/4" or more.  In the picture below, I've pushed the pieces together and you can see the pattern around the curved edge and how much shrinkage there was.  The areas that are darker are where the clay isn't fully dry.  I will re-cut some pieces so that I can get it back to the original intended size.  It's all a learning experience.  Sigh...  Have I mentioned that I really don't know what I'm doing?  I've rarely worked with clay.


I've started cutting the pieces for the larger side and I am enlarging each piece by 1/8" all the way around each of the pattern pieces.  I'm sure I will have some tweaking to do once they dry and shrink, but that's okay.  I've heard that the pieces also shrink a little when they are fired, so this whole project is a big question mark.  Luckily, there is only one edge of each mural that needs to be accurate.  That is the side that abuts the sidewalk.  If the other outside dimensions of the mural are smaller, it really doesn't matter.  The only thing I need to worry about is having an accurate pattern to use to create the concrete pad on which the mural will be attached.

Another issue that I had with the clay is that my pieces wanted to curl up as they dried.  I googled that issue and one person said that it was because the top of the piece was drying more quickly than the rest of the clay.  The suggestion was to place the clay pieces on a rack so that air could circulate around the entire piece.  I know that the bottoms of the pieces weren't drying quickly because they were sitting on plastic.  I covered the pattern with plastic to protect it, but that also kept the bottom of the pieces from drying.  I'll see if the rack solves the problem.

Sunday, August 18, 2019

Southwest Home Decorating Original Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico by Theresa Paden


Southwest Home Decorating 
Original Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico
By Theresa Paden

"Autumn Morning"

Painted on a 20 x 20" canvas and framed.

Available through Worrell Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Shipping is available from the gallery.
sales@worrellgallery.com
505-989-4900

theresapaden@gmail.com

You can see more of my work on my website
www.TheresaPaden.com


Saturday, August 17, 2019

Southwest Art in Santa Fe at Worrell Gallery, Original Paintings by Theresa Paden


Southwest Art in Santa Fe at Worrell Gallery
Original Paintings
By Theresa Paden

"Southwest Sunset Bear"

12 x 12"
Palette knife painting with very thick paint.

Framed and available through Worrell Gallery
in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Shipping is available from the gallery.
Email: sales@worrellgallery.com
505-989-4900

To see more of my paintings please visit my website
www.TheresaPaden.com

 theresapaden@gmail.com

Here's a close-up view.

Friday, August 16, 2019

Bold Fun Animal Art by California Artist Theresa Paden


Bold Fun Colorful Animal Art 
By California Artist Theresa Paden

"Bear in Dappled Light"

12 x 12"
This is an original painting, not a print. Only one like it!
Painted on a 1/8" thick archival-quality gesso panel. 

Available through Texas Treasures Fine Art Gallery
Boerne, Texas 
texastreasuresfineart@gmail.com
830-816-5335

My email: theresapaden@gmail.com
Please visit my website to see more of my work


Thursday, August 15, 2019

Impasto Painting of a Donkey by California Artist Theresa Paden


Impasto Painting of a Donkey
By California Artist Theresa Paden

"Cisco"

11 x 14"

Thick oil paint on an archival-quality gesso hard panel.
I applied lots of paint with my palette knife and brushes.
This painting can be framed, or displayed on a table easel.

Available for purchase on my website

My email: theresapaden@gmail.com

Thank you for visiting my blog!

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Colorful Contemporary California Desert Cactus Paintings by Theresa Paden


Colorful Contemporary California Desert Cactus Paintings
by Theresa Paden

"Festive Sunset Saguaro"

24 x 48"

Painted on a gallery-wrapped canvas (no staples) with 1.5" deep edges.
Edges are painted so framing is optional.
Wired on the back and ready to hang!

Available for purchase with PayPal on my website



Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Colorful Animal Art by California Artist Theresa Paden


Colorful Animal Art 
By California Artist Theresa Paden

"Mr. Sunshine"

6 x 6" 
I painted this little guy on a 6 x 6" stretched canvas with 1/2" deep edges.
The edges are painted dark brown.
It can be framed, or displayed on a table easel.

Available on my website 

My email: theresapaden@gmail.com



Monday, August 12, 2019

Tigers in Art Original Wildlife Oil Paintings by California Artist Theresa Paden


Tigers in Art
By Animal Artist Theresa Paden

"Tiger Gaze"

12 x 12"
Painted with oil paint on a museum quality gesso panel.

Not for sale

Please see more of my work on my website



Sunday, August 11, 2019

Original Art with Southwest Colors and Lots of Texture by Theresa Paden


Original Art with Southwest Colors and Lots of Texture
By Theresa Paden

"Southwest Sunrise Bear"

10 x 10"
Painted with oil paint on a museum-quality gesso hard panel that is 1/8" thick.
Can be framed or displayed on a table easel. 
I used a lot of oil paint on this one and the texture is amazing!


Please visit my website to see 

You can email me at theresapaden@gmail.com

Thank you for visiting my blog!

Friday, August 9, 2019

Desert Wildlife Wall Art Original Paintings by California Artist Theresa Paden


Desert Wildlife Wall Art
Original Paintings
By California Artist Theresa Paden

"Curious Jack Rabbit"

36 x 24"
Painted on a gallery-wrapped canvas (no staples) with 1.5" deep edges.
I painted the edges so framing is optional. 

Available to purchase on my website

My email: theresapaden@gmail.com

Here's a close-up photo of the painting