Susan Nally: A Painter's Journal

Wow, almost 3 months since my last post; the new posting schedule is now hit and miss. A neighbor was kind enough to give me some peoni...

Hi All, yes, it has been a long time.  The habit of posting had been broken over the winter and then time just flew by.  The above ...

Hi All,  it has been awhile since the last post.  Family matters took precedent.  Glad to be back painting!

This fall has been so lovely that I thought I would use the fall colors for painting inspiration.  When I initially finished this painti...

We are having a glorious fall here in Connecticut; so beautiful that it is difficult to stay inside to paint.    

A new little plate is joining the cast of characters in my still life paintings. This weekend is City Wide Open Studios at Erector Squ...

Welcome to fall everyone.  Thought I would post another figurative painting before returning to the still lifes. And I want to give ever...

This plein air painting was done a few weeks ago while I was on Monhegan Island in Maine.  It is true--- they are trees that could be any...

Where did all of August go?  I didn't realize so much time had passed since I last posted.  The above is an abstracted figure from a...

The last white hydrangea painting went well, i.e. good value and color choices at first pass without need for reworking.   I thought I w...

Above, the finished paining; have to take advantage of the hydrangeas blooming. Below, the setup and painting in progress. And ...

Here is the art part.  A simple painting with a bit of nature. Below is more nature-- the view right outside my kitchen window this mor...

Wow, this painting is large for me-- a whopping 9 x 12 inches. And speaking of wow-- last weekend, I visited the Clark Art Institute i...

Happy sunflowers to celebrate a beautiful spring day.

Back to painting after hiking in Zion and Bryce last week.  Really spectacular vistas -- can't imagine trying to capture them in a pa...

A change from flowers-- the little white cups that I love and a few red grapes for color.

I had leftover paint on my palette but was not in the mood to start a new painting.  Retrieved the painting below from the "just ok...

Happy Spring Everyone! If you would like a chance to own the above painting and contribute to a good cause at the same time, then I ha...

Decided to step back from the intense blue backgrounds and go for something more subtle. I said I wasn't going to complain but it ...

This is the first painting I have done with white daisies that I am actually pleased with-- trying to make them colorful and still read ...