Art by Liz

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Saturday, February 20, 2010

The painting I did today was from my trip to the Everglades. I didn't really know what I would find in the Everglades, I just expected swamps. We saw lots of wildlife- including manatees, crocodiles, alligators, and birds I have never seen or even heard of before!

One of those birds was the Anhinga. It's found in the southern swamps, and is also known as the water-turkey.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

latest painting- Waimea Canyon III

Here is my latest little painting. This is Waiemea Canyon in Kauai, Hawaii. I was lucky enough to get to visit Hawaii this January. This is a 5x7 on canvas panel.

I have to take a little break from posting them to ebay because I will be traveling. But when I get back, I'll start auctioning them off again! So far, selling on ebay has been going pretty well. I have sold 3 of these little paintings so far, and another one has a bid. I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Swiss Mountains

Swiss Mountains
6x6
Oil on Canvas

I went to Switzerland last summer (June of 2009) and fell in love with the mountains there! I took tons of pictures so I could come home and paint them.

This painting is 6"x6" on stretched canvas. I used a combination of paintbrush and palette knife.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Painting a Day- Waimea Canyon

"Waimea Canyon II"
5"x7"
Oil on canvas panel
painting by Liz Hume
sold

Waimea Canyon is in Kauai, Hawaii. I was there in January 2010, and spent some time painting en plein aire at the canyon. Even though it is only a fraction of the size of the Grand Canyon, it is still spectacular, and impossible to fully capture in a picture.