"Feed the Hungry", November Fund Raiser

"TOSCANA"   11x14      by Dee Lessard   East Colony Fine art Gallery is doing a fund raiser to help our local food bank. It begin...

Trivia: Persian Apples

 Persian Apples   11x14 (for sale)     oil by Dee Lessard  Did you know that peaches were originally found in Persia? Thus known as Persian ...

WINNERS!

I officially have 2 winners! I drew from the list of people who are following my blog to give away a free print as a way of saying "tha...

ALEX

Alex 11x14  oil by Dee Lessard OK...So I haven't fallen off the planet! I am still here and was consumed this summer with sprint triathl...

SUMMERS END!

Coastal Bay    oil by Dee Lessard       SOLD I can't believe that summer has come to an end. I will finish it with my 3rd and final (for...

MYSTIC, RI art show

 "Mophead"    oil by Dee Lessard    SOLD I am currently in Mystic Connecticut preparing to be a part of an outdoor art show in dow...

Blue Vase Floral

Blue Vase Floral    by Dee Lessard      SOLD  This painting found a new home this week! Joan K. of Goffstown,NH  has become a loyal fan and ...

Apples & Cream

 Apples & Cream 8x10  oil  by Dee Lessard I hope you are all having a great summer! I went to a workshop last week with a wonderful arti...

Season for Art Shows!

 Eastern Seacoast    5x7   oil by Dee Lessard It's that time of year and I am preparing for an outdoor art show this week-end in Narraga...

Magnolia 2

 Magnolia 2  6x6 oil by Dee Lessard Here is the 2nd Manolia painting I did for the fundraiser. I have to say, how much I love the magnolia t...

MAGNOLIA 1

Magnolia 1  6x6 oil by  Dee Lessard  I have the opportunity again to participate in another fundraiser auction where there will be around ...

HAPPY SPRING!

Golden Tulips  8x10  by Dee Lessard Here is something to celebrate SPRING!!! And I hope that all of you mothers out there were enjoying a sp...

Watercolor collage workshop

I had a really fun day, going outside the box, ...for me! I took a workshop with a local & talented artist named Bill Earnshaw. He work...

Success & Prosperity

Success & Prosperity    20x24   by Dee Lessard                OK...here it is! Finally finished! I added the color to the leaves and a t...

WIP-#3 Success & Prosperity

WIP- Success & Prosperity    16x20    oil    by Dee Lessard I have the Geisha and background almost done. You can see that I'm near ...

WIP-#2 Success & Prosperity

Success & Prosperity    oil by Dee Lessard I have done the under-painting in the brown monochromatic color mix of half raw umber and hal...

WIP- #1 Success & Prosperity

WIP-1 Success & Prosperity 18x24 oil by Dee Lessard Here is another work in progress. I toned the canvas with a real watery mixture of t...

Natures Elegance

Natures Elegance 11x14  by Dee Lessard I heard that may of you enjoyed the WIP posts that I did last week. I'm happy to hear your feedba...

How to paint like the masters-WIP#6- Welcome Friends

step 6- almost done! values are in place and now its a matter of a few details here and there! I darkened up the darks and worked also on br...

How to paint like the masters-WIP#5- Welcome Friends

  In step 5- I start adding the white in the table napkin and shadow is more pronounced. Again this step is moving closer to the foreground.

How to paint like the masters- WIP#4- Welcome Friends

WIP- step 4 I begin to add color. It helps having the underpainting as a sort of value map for this step. As you can see I typically go from...

How to paint like the masters- WIP#3- Welcome Friends

Step 3 is actually more of step 2! Here the underpainting is completed

How to paint like the masters-WIP #2- Welcome Friends

Here is the next step-2. I usually do an underpainting in raw & burnt umber. It ends up looking like a sepia toned image but clearly map...

How to paint like the masters- WIP#1 Welcome Friends

Some of you may remember this painting I did. I found pictures I had taken of the work in progress (WIP). So that I don't overwhelm your...

PEEL IT OFF

PEEL IT OFF   5x5  oil by Dee Lessard Here is an orange WIP that I finished for a valentines art show! (Thus the suggestive name!) Saturday,...

Strawberry Delight

Strawberry Delight    5x7   by Dee Lessard  Here's a painting I did as part of a challenge! The challenge was to do one square in 10 mi...

WIP-orange peel

WIP (work in progress)   by Dee Lessard Here is an under-painting of an orange I am working on. You may recognize it as I have used a simila...

Feature artist at East Colony Fine Art Gallery in Manchester, NH

Please join us for this unique show! This month (February)I am a feature Artist along with fellow artist Michelle Beliveau  at  East Colon...

Artichoke

Artichoke     5x7  oil  by Dee Lessard I'm working on some small pieces to try and paint more....an almost daily painting! Above you wi...

WIP- onions 3

WIP - onions 3      by Dee Lessard Here it is...almost finished! Now I keep it up and tweak minor details throughout the week as I see where...

WINNER of the blog sign ups!

Tea cup & Rose    4x6     oil  by Dee Lessard ANNOUNCING the winner of the blog e-mail sign up ....drum... roll... please!.........  Con...

WIP - onions 2

WIP - Onions     by Dee Lessard This is step 2 of the onions. I redid the background, worked more on the towel and finished the table. Almo...

WIP- onions-

WIP- onions      by Dee Lessard I have been busy with this painting. I haven't named it yet but here it is about half done. Forgive me f...

Happy New Year!

Hello And Happy New Year! I can't believe another year has passed! It doesn't feel like I  painted as much last year as years prior...