First Peony

6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped canvas.
$100.00 lindamccoyart@live.com for secure paypal invoice

Lisianthus 2, Watercolor by Linda McCoy

8"X8" Watercolor on Sennelier paper.

$50.00 lindamccoyart@live.com for secure paypal invoice

Happy! Oil painting by Linda McCoy

"Mom, I like that painting"
"Bree,what is it about it that you like?"
"It's happy!"
Grape hyacinths, purple marbles 8"X8" Oil on hardboard $139.00 lindamccoyart@live.com for secure paypal invoice Copyright 2009 Linda McCoy 
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Reach ll, Geraniums, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

8"X8" Oil on hardboard. Sold   lindamccoyart@live.com

"Reach" Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

8" X 8" Oil on hardboard. Sold  lindamccoyart@live.com

Used Palette 1

Oh, it starts out neat enough... colors arranged in neat little rows around the edges of the tile. Smooth center free of brushmarks. Three piles of white so you always have clean white. (This lasts about 10 minutes!)
No raw umber, no burnt umber, no burnt sienna and no black. Maybe someday I'll add them. Not just yet.
I have twelve or so of these. 12"X12" ceramic tile
email me if you have an interest. $10.00 each PLUS shipping lindamccoyart@live.com

Dead Little Bird on Earth Day

Sometimes it's more about the story than it is the painting and so........
I had no intention of doing an Earth Day Painting even though I was aware of it. Running to a meeting at the Starbucks in Barnes and Noble, I happened to glance down behind one of the pillars. There was a little dead bird, probably died looking for a nesting site in the neon sign above the door. Happily for birds, unhappily for the store maintence people they seem to like nesting in the "O" the best. She probably crashed into the storefront window and broke her neck. Not into bird forensics, this would be my best guess. I felt a little sad, such a perfect little thing, feathers still colorful even in death. I went into the bookstore and asked for a plastic bag. The clerk looked a little confused so I told him what it was for. "Of course I can find you a bag, but NOT a Barnes and Noble bag. So after rummaging around for a moment he came up with a plastic grocery bag. I went back outside and scooped up the bird. I went to the meeting, a brief conversation was had about the little find, one person really got why I picked her up in the first place. He asked me today if I had painted her yet, and better get to it before it gets maggots. Ok, here it is. A rather quick oil sketch, I placed the bird on the driveway near the ground cover which is in bloom with lavender color flowers, partially in sunlight. Back to the earth she goes, reduce, resuse, recycle.
6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas

Daffodils, Oil painting by Linda McCoy, Copyright 2009

So perfect soaking up sunshine on Easter morning. Thin, transparent petals and the bright greens of spring.
6"X6" Oil on masonite. $100.00 lindamccoyart@live.com
Copyright 2009 Linda McCoy

Hydrangea's, Finished Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

Posted this painting earlier as a work in progress
16"X20" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas
$300.00 contact Lindamccoyart@live.com
Copyright 2009

The Agony of Female Mutilation, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ0l9yDgN-8

Little Places, Little Vases, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

The little amber vase is from The Garden Gate in Lebanon Ohio. thegardengate.net. They have all things gardening there, and I always find a little treasure. I think the small round vase is from Pier One. This was fun to paint, a tiny still life in a bright, sunny window.
6"X6" Oil on Masonite $100.00. lindamccoyart@live.com  Sold

Sill Life, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

8"X8" Oil on Masonite $139.00 lindamccoyart@live.com Copyright Linda McCoy 2009

Hyacinth, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy Copyright 2009

By the time I finished this painting, the hyacinth had fallen over and so did I. So many different values and abstract shapes. Bright morning sunlight, east window.




6"X6" Oil on Masonite

"Up" Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

This is another rose from http://www.oberers.com/ I placed it in the east sunlight, and it seemed to glow. I pushed the reflected lights as far as I could, and deliberately painted the leaves with soft edges to keep the rose itself the center of attention. In addition to white only four other colors were used. Permanent rose, cadmium yellow light, vermillion, and.......

6"X6" Oil on Masonite panel. lindamccoyart@live.com Copyright 2009 Linda McCoy

Master's Piece, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

6"X6" Oil on Gallery wrapped canvas
Copyright 2009 Linda McCoy

"For You a Rose" Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

I purchased this large unblievably fragrant rose at http://www.oberers.com/ in Westchester Ohio. Bathed in sunlight it was an absolute joy to paint.
6"X6" Oil on masonite
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Copyright Linda McCoy 2009

Omnia Vincit Amor, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

"Love Conquers All"
It is the Valentine's Day theme day at the Daily Painters Gallery. I've had the idea for this painting for awhile, the little pumpkin and gourde were sunbathing at a farm stand. It looked to me like the goose neck gourde was watching over the little pumpkin. Oh, silly me.....they are after all, just vegetables.....

Oil on Masonite 6"X6" $100.00 lindamccoyart@live.com for a paypal invoice

Copyright Linda McCoy 2009

Lime Tart with Blueberries, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

Tart on heart napkin. Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. lindamccoyart@live.com for purchase info.
$100.00 6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas.
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Tuscan Red Geraniums, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

The colors of Tuscany. Warm, sunlit windowboxes. Green shutters. Grey Cobblestones. Worn aged doors. Spectacular courtyards. Rich red Chianti. I must return one day.
Large, 18"X24" Oil on stretched canvas.
$349.00 lindamccoyart@live.com for paypal invoice.
Copyright 2009 Linda McCoy

"Queen of Soul" Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

I lived in Detroit for a few years where, as you would imagine Aretha Franklin is an institution. An associate named Cynthia came into my office one Monday morning and said "Linda you will never guess who was at church yesterday......Aretha Franklin! She came in wearing a gorgeous hat and she sang with us!" I asked Cynthia how it was. "Linda, she ROCKED the house!" How wonderful that she returns to the church she once attended in her youth and still sings with the congregation.
This is her as she sang "My Country 'tis of Thee" for the inauguration. I think she did a great job. How fortunate we are to have her as a national treasure.
My favorite of her recordings? Why "Freeway of Love" of course!
lindamccoyart@live.com 6" X 6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas.
Copyright Linda McCoy 2009 Sold

White Hyrangea, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

Large canvas, 16"X20" Oil on gallery wrapped canvas. $300.00 lindamccoyart@live.com for a paypal invoice.
Copyright 2009 Linda McCoy

A Hole in One, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

Just a little pair of antique baby shoes. I guess these were worn by several babies, walked on until half the sole separated from the shoe. These old shoes are always mysterious. Makes you wonder about who wore them. The light blue is a new color called "Yves Klein Blue" from http://www.blueridgeartist.com/oilpaintcolors.html
6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped canvas. Collected

Copyright 2009 Linda McCoy

Hydrangea's Blue, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

This is a large (16"X20") painting. Snow, freezing weather.......a great time to paint flowers! Remember how wonderful they smell? Little water drops posing on the leaves glistening in the sun? The smell of earth? The smell of that first spring rain? Spring is around the corner. So for now........a little preview.
Oil on gallery wrapped canvas. $300.00 Email me for a paypal invoice lindamccoyart@live.com
Copyright 2009 Linda McCoy

Krista's Orchids, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

Krista saves abused dogs. She rescues them from abusive homes, people that can no longer take care of them, and so on. She told me that recently the heartbreak for the dogs and the owners is foreclosure. People that have lost their homes sometimes must give away their pets because rentals do not allow animals. So sad. Nice to know their are people like Krista doing all they can to help find these animals a new home. The entire proceeds from the sale of this painting will go to http://www.aussierescue.org/
12"X12" Oil on gallery wrapped canvas. $125.00. lindamccoyart@live.com
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Mosaic & Shooting Star Hydrangea's, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

The mosaic bottle is from Pier One Imports. It holds a fragrant oil. The little flowers are a little sprig of Shooting Star Hydrangea. Pretty little flowers with blue centers.

$100.00 lindamccoyart@live.com for purchase. Copyright 2009 Linda McCoy

Lucy, Oil painting by Linda McCoy

Lucy was rescued from a shelter. She was lethargic and appeared to be the runt of the litter. There was something about her so home we headed with Lucy in a cardboard box. She's ten years old now, and spent much of her life just soaking up the sun, as she was this day.
9"X12" oil on gallery wrapped canvas. $100.00 lindamccoyart@live.com to purchase
Copyright Linda McCoy 2009

Self Portrait, Oil on Canvas, Daily Painters Exercise

Why was this so hard to do? Who knows. Does it really look like me? Perhaps. Did I edit out wrinkles? Perhaps. Did I magically erase a few years with a few strokes of a paintbrush? Perhaps. Was it fun? No. Could I have been more creative, added a merry background? Perhaps. Is this really how I look today? Yes........
Would I do it again? Doubtful. Would I do one for someone else? Of course. How much would I charge? $100.00 for this size. Have I completed many portraits of others? Yes. Are they happy with them? I hope so. What size is this? 6"X6" Gallery wrapped canvas. Do I do larger portraits? Yes. More questions? Email me at lindamccoyart@live.com

Copyright Linda McCoy 2009

Flowers at Findlay Market, Oil by Linda McCoy

16"X24" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. lindamccoyart@live.com for purchase details.
Copyright 2009, Linda McCoy

Freefall, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

9"X12" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $125.00 lindamccoyart@live.com.

Copyright Linda McCoy 2008

Orchids and Marbles by Linda McCoy

12"X12" Oil on gallery wrapped canvas. Copyright Linda McCoy 2008 lindamccoyart@live.com

$150.00

Glass Gift Box Red and Green by Linda McCoy

I must remind myself the next time I see a little sparkling trinket that beckons me to paint it that the laugh may very well be on me!

Happy Holidays!

6"X" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. lindamccoyart@live.com for purchase info.

Copyright Linda McCoy 2008

December Orchid, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. lindamccoyart@live.com
Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Glass Gift Box 2008 Green by Linda McCoy

6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. lindamccoyart@live.com
Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Glass Gift Box 2008

Does it look a little crooked? That's the design of this little box! 6"X6" oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. Email me at lindamccoyart@live.com for purchase information.

Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Hearts and Tart

6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. lindamccoyart@live.com Collected

Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Lisianthus, Watercolor by Linda McCoy

I started this during the summer, but put it aside for awhile. Sometimes I get stuck on where to go next, so it sat for awhile, out of sight. Somehow this little break helps me see the error of my ways and I am able to rescue the painting. Sometimes. Some are never successful so they get wripped up and thrown away in frustration. Every single painting is a learning experience, whether it works out or it doesn't. 8"X 8" on Sennelier paper. Collected.

Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Cupola's, Watercolor by Linda McCoy

I love this old barn with it's cupola's, weathered wood, broken boards and overgrowth of trees and shrubs. We stopped here one day to get pumpkins, but I was throughly distracted by the barn and other buildings. The owner was wonderful, he let me take a million photographs. He said he almost lost the cupola's with the hurricane Ike winds that blew through here in September. He also said many people stop by and ask if they can buy them. That's just wrong on so many levels as my daughter would say. Some stuff you just can't own.
This barn is on route 48 just north of Downtown Lebanon, Ohio about 3 or 4 miles.
Here is a little history on cupola's compliments of Wikipedia.

In architecture, a cupola or lantern is a radially symmetrical ornamental structure (often dome-shaped or quadrilateral) located on top of a larger roof or dome, often used as a lookout or to admit light and provide ventilation. The word comes, through Italian, from the lower Latin cupula (classical Latin cupella from the Greek kupellon) small cup (lat. cupa) indicating a vault resembling an upside down cup.
In some cases, the entire main roof of a tower or spire can form a single cupola. More frequently, however, the cupola comprises a smaller structure which sits on top of the main roof. If the cupola can be reached by climbing a stairway inside the building, it is referred to as a belvedere or widow's walk. Some cupolas, called lanterns, have small windows which illuminate the areas below.
In the Victorian architecture, often seen in older homes of Upstate New York, New Jersey and northern Pennsylvania, especially in the Finger Lakes region, cupolas are often seen as a small room that extends above the main roof line. They may be square, rectangular, octagonal or round. In local folklore, they are regarded as Indian lookouts, but they may have also been created simply to offer a scenic view, which fits with the other name, belvedere, an Italian term denoting a fair view.
The term cupola is also often used for a projection above the roof of a barn, which is primarily there for ventilation purposes.
7"X7" Watercolor on Paper. $100.00 lindamccoyart@live.com
Copyright Linda McCoy 2008

Hand Blown Glass Ornament, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

Ok, I am a little early with these. I was at an open house at ArtonSymmes Gallery and spotted these lovely ornaments. I always think I am over my obession with painting glass until I see something that intrigues me. Soon my paintbrush is flying. This one is nice and bright. You can see more of these at http://www.artonsymmes.com/. The glass section in Sherry's Gallery is awesome.
I always make it a point whenever I can to shop local small business. If the economy is killing the retail giants can you imagine what is happening to your favorite locally owned stores? Besides, whenever I am in these shops I always find something unusual and unique.
6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $100.00 lindamccoyart@live.com for purchase info.
Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Tribute to Barbara Haukenberry by Linda McCoy

Barbara Haukenberry was a great and spirited collector of art. She purchased many pieces from the Daily Painters Gallery. One cold February morning I received an email from her asking about purchasing baby mockingbird painting. She was so excited about the painting. We emailed back and fourth about the baby birds, and what good mothers the mockingbirds were.
Barbara would be a little sad if she knew the story of this painting. This little robin's egg was found under a tree in our yard. Unhappily the nest was no where to be found.
Barbara passed away a short time ago. The planet, artists, and the creatures she loved will miss her spirit.
To see more tributes to Barbara click on the Daily Painters Widget.
Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy 6"X6" oil on canvas

Sunday Morning Pansies

Just a little color for today. Even though winter is huffing and puffing just around the corner, the garden and nursery shops are filled with Pansy flats. They're still bright and hardy and if we treat them carefully they'll last into the winter.

6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas $100.00 Lindamccoyart@live.com

Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Holiday Ornament 2008, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

I purchased this ornament at a department store. A nice beaded thing, it was hanging there on a tree tempting me to try all of those beady, glittering decorations. Never one to ignore a painting challenge I set up a little tree at home and painted away. These are fun. I painted a few last year, and they seemed to be well received so I thought I would try again.
So Linda you ask, this is nice but what on earth do I do with it? Well, once I decorated a tree for a charity event and placed the paintings right on the tree. The tree was auctioned off to the highest bidder and when the holiday season was over they gave the paintings to the office staff. Since each painting is gallery wrapped and comes with a hanger affixed to the back, they can be hung anywhere. Or, they could decorate a mantel. Or they could perch on a little table top easel.
I'm a little early this year. I painted it now so I would have enough time to have a Christmas card made using my own image. Enjoy, the holiday's are just around the corner!
6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $100.00 lindamccoyart@live.com
Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Waterfall at Sharon Woods

I love this little waterfall in Sharon Woods, Sharonville Ohio. This is the view standing on the stone bridge. The water is fairly still as it nears the bridge, and the reflections from the autumn leaves are quite lovely. This is the way it looked to me today, quiet, lots of people just walking around enjoying the cooler temperatures. Dogs walking people and kids walking parents. Just a nice bright day.
6"X6" Oil on stretched gallery wrapped canvas.
$100.00 lindamccoyart@live.com
Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Lily, Watercolor by Linda McCoy

7"X7" Watercolor on Sennelier paper. Stopped by Nyla's Flowers, http://flowersbynyla.com/ in Westchester, Ohio just browsing around. I always find something unexpected there. I ended up with a huge lily stem, I'm waiting for the rest to open. Meanwhile, this morning this one was in the bright sunlight.

$100.00 for purchase info: lindamccoyart@live.com

Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Wrapped

This painting was posted earlier, but in a smaller image. It is being featured in an American Art Collector ad for the Daily Painters Gallery.
6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas $100.00 lindamccoyart@live.com
Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

For Lali

Sometime ago, I completed a painting of my daughter writing( Posted 9-28-07.) Lali posted the painting on her blog. We keep in touch via our blogs, and vow one day to meet for coffee. On her post of September 21 2008 she posted a photograph that she took. I was struck by the light bouncing around everywhere, and the two figures both reading. So much intrigue in one photo. Perhaps they are reading the same book? Same chapter? Should they meet? In the painting much of the original photo was cropped to focus on the people and sunlight. A visit to Lali's blog is quite an experience even if you do not know French. Lali writes beautifully, and the paintings and photo's are magnificent. Many thanks to Lali for allowing me to use her photo for a reference and yes, one day we shall meet for coffee!

http://lali.toutsimplement.be/

9"X12" This painting is not for sale

Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Pansies

7"X7" Watercolor on Sennelier Paper. These little watercolors look best when matted with a wide (I prefer a three inch white) mat. This one would look nice in a thin silver frame. I like the clean look of transparent watercolor. I may head to the framer today with this one.
$100.00, please email me at lindamccoyart@live.com for a paypal invoice if you wish to purchase.
Copyright Linda McCoy 2008

Happy Birthday Bret!

Happy Birthday from Cincinnati Bret! We hope you have a wonderful day!

Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

October Hydrangea, Watercolor by Linda McCoy

Here's yet another hydrangea, this time mid-day, in the warm October sunshine.
7"X7" watercolor on Sennelier paper. $100.00 lindamccoyart@live.com for a paypal invoice
Copyright Linda McCoy 2008

Spider Mum, Hydrangea and Pumpkin Tree Watercolor by Linda McCoy

My daughter Bree purchased the "pumpkin tree" for me. At first I wasn't sure how to paint them since the branch is so long. I finally figured out if it was to fit on a small daily painting it would have to be shortened. Thorny little rascals, I was in a hurry to trim them so I could get them into the sunlight. Ouch! I think these are really of the eggplant family but they look like perfect tiny pumpkins. Nice variety of yellow, red orange. Hopefully it will fit into the "Orange" themed day on the Daily Painters Gallery for Wednesday. Bree, thanks for the nice surprise! I love them!

Watercolor on Sennelier paper, 7"X7" $100.00 lindamccoyart@live.com

Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

"I'm Sorry" Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

Fall hydrangea, pink roses and mums. I set this up in the bright sun, in an east window. The light was coming in at a perfect angle to backlight the hydrangeas. I named it "I'm Sorry" when I started thinking about all the reasons people send flowers. For happy occasions and sad, they speak the words for us we sometimes can't.

This painting is very bright.
9"X12" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $125.00 lindamccoyart@live.com  Sold

Copyright Linda McCoy 2008