Gloria J Zucaro's "The Unmasking"

Today I am sending a pastel that I just finished on over to the February challenge offered on Ria Hills' site called "Shoot and Paint".  Every month Ria and her artist buddy Pamela White Murphy post one of their photographs and invite you to paint them in your own style.  Here is my pastel of the challenge photo.

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It is on Canson Mi-Tientes Pastel Paper and is 16"H x 12"W.

I will be offering it next week for auction on the Daily Paintworks or you can email me with questions.

Gloria J Zucaro's "Give it a Spin"

Today I am linking to the Daily Paintworks challenge "Make It Move" offered by Francesco Fontana.  I am also linking to Ria Hills January challenge  which is to do a piece of fruit in a still life, an apple was suggested.  I am combining both these challenges into a painting called "Spin the Apple"!  I also did a painting today for The Artist Playroom site hosted by Jennifer Mclean.  Her thought was to portray our weather wherever we live, well it is darned icy!   I combined two ideas again.  The movement from Daily Paintworks and the weather theme from The Artist's Playroom for "On Ice" below the apple.

"Spin the Apple"

8" x 8" Original Oil on Museum Quality Canvas Panel.

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"On Ice"

5"h x 7"W Oil on Museum Quality Canvas Panel.  I found this photo on Google and think it is probably Kristi Yamaguchi doing a move called the Sit-spin. 

To Purchase starting Jan. 16th

Gloria J Zucaro's " A New Impression"

6"H x 6"W Original Oil on Raymar Canvas Panel

$35.00 / $7.00 S&H
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This is my July entry into Ria Hills "Shoot and Paint" challenge.  http://shootandpaint.blogspot.com/  We were to take her photo of the American flag and interpret it in our own way.  Since I was working on a 6 x 6 canvas panel, I decided to change the shape of the impressionistic flag I was going to do.  I first covered the board in a transparent orange.  When it dried I added Indian yellow under the "white" stripes, Alizarin Crimson under the "red" stripes, and Caribbean blue under the star patch.  Then I mixed pools of darks, mediums and lights to mix up both the red stripes and the white stripes.  For the "stars" I used dots of white on the mixed blues background.  This is also my early entry to Paint Party Friday.  http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/  See what Eva & Kristin have going on this week. View the tremendous artwork.  This is also my first of two posts to Jennifer Mclean's The Artist's Playroom. http://www.justaddwatersilly.com/search/label/APR Come by tomorrow to see my second challenge entry.

Gloria J Zucaro's "Symphony"

8"H x 8"W Oil on Panel

SOLD

This painting is from a wonderful photograph taken by Pamela White Murphy.

http://shootandpaint.blogspot.com/ . 

It is the May "Shoot and Paint" prompt offered by Pamela and Ria Hills for their monthly challenge.

All mediums are welcome.  Check their site to see other artists' entries.   This is also my Paint Party Friday entry.  http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/  Happy PPF everyone.  Can't wait to see what you've been up to!

Gloria J Zucaro's "Columbia In The Morning"

6"H x 6"W Original Oil on Panel

Today I did this painting for my entry into Ria Hills and Pamela White's "Shoot and Paint" challenge for the month of April.  Ria did a wonderful painting of her latte.  The challenge is paint your mug or cup with your coffee or tea, or even your O.J., if that is what you drink in the morning.  I really enjoy my one cup of Folgers 100% Colombian coffee every morning in my favorite polka-dotted coffee mug.  Be sure to visit Ria's blog to see the other entries.

This is also my entry into Paint Party Friday, hosted by Eva & Kristin.  Go on over and see all the entries for this 4/20/12 Friday.


I found a new spot of wonderful artists!  I just posted this painting to The Artist's Playroom with Jennifer Mclean.

Gloria J Zucaro's "Ratatouille"

8"H x 10"W Oil on Canvas

$50.00 Unframed Email me or go to Ebay

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This painting is from a photo from Ria Hills blog site called "Shoot & Paint".  Once a month a new photograph is posted and anyone interested in painting it may post their painting until the end of that month. All mediums and styles are welcome.  I love to make ratatouille in the summer and these vegetables are a good start towards my recipe which also includes olive oil, onions, fresh garlic, fresh parsley, green beans, carrots, zucchini, potatoes and salt.

Gloria J Zucaro's "By the Sea"

Original Ink Drawing with watercolor on 5"H x 7"W watercolor greeting card.

Comes with envelope.

SOLD

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This painting is based on the challenge for the month of June on the "Shoot and Paint" website. http://shootandpaint.blogspot.com/    Ria Hills and Pamela White Murphy are the hosts for the site which offers all artists the chance to express their own style by painting Ria's and Pamela's photograph.  Come join us!  And Happy Paint Party Friday Also!
http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/

Gloria's"The Worm & The Mushroom II"

8"H x 8"W Oil on Panel

$83.00  Framed in Plain black Floater Frame(see Below)
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To Purchase, email me at gloria@gloriajzucaro.com

I have added this as an entry in Jennifer Mclean's The Artist Playroom, although I did this last year, it fits with the garden theme of this weeks challenge.   http://www.justaddwatersilly.com/
be sure to check all the other artists entries.


From a series of the paintings from Ria Hills "Paint & Shoot"  monthly challenge.
The first one had the worm under the mushroom and was done in Pastel.  This one is in oil.  Here it is in the floater frame, the colors in the top photograph are closer to reality in my monitor.

Gloria J Zucaro's "The Nesting"

6"H x 6"W Oil on Raymar Panel

Unframed  S&H to your ZIP
To Purchase,email me at gloriajzucaro.com

This painting was created to be entered in the Point and Shoot Challenge offered for the month of November by Ria Hills on her blog site. Ria and her friend Pamela White Murphy started these new monthly challenges last month.  All paintings are done using their photographs as the starting point.  I think she has personality!