Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Leap Year Frog



Leap Year Frog


10x8
oil painting
Leap Year Frog
Leap Year Frog, painting by Delilah Smith
About This Painting: Leap year only come every 4 years so you need to celebrate if you finally get to have a birthday party or ask the one you love to marry you girls.
According to legend, girls can propose to their boyfriends on February 29th.
 Snopes.com says this is a true custom known as "The Ladies Privilege" [The Privilege of Ladies]. Back in the thirteenth century a man had to accept a proposal on February 29th or pay a fine. This probably explains why so many men were off fighting wars at the end of February during a leap year.

It's based on the idea that February 29th is an unusual day and unusual things are permitted on that day only. One of the unusual things that is allowed is for women to propose marriage. Nowadays this is much more common on all the other days but apparently there was a time when only the man could propose marriage. I wonder what those times were like when men were in control?
So my little frog has gotten up the courage to make the leap.

Leap Year Frog
This is a 10x8 oil painting on canvas that has been mounted on a museum quality panel.
Media: oil painting
Size: 8 in X 10 in (20.3 cm X 25.4 cm)
Price: $200 USD
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Monday, February 27, 2012

Olives Still Life

Olives Still Life
Olives Still Life, painting by Delilah Smith
About This Painting:
Olives Still Life
5x7
oil painting on canvas mounted on Museum quality panel
Media: oil painting
Size: 7 in X 5 in (17.8 cm X 12.7 cm)
Price: $100 USD
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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Spring Lambs

Spring Lambs
Spring Lambs, painting by Delilah Smith
About This Painting:
Spring Lambs
5x7
oil painting
Media: oil painting
Size: 7 in X 5 in (17.8 cm X 12.7 cm)
Price: $125 USD
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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Roses Are Red

Roses Are Red
Art by Delilah

I got a dozen red roses for Valentine days. The smell was wonderful. I have been working on a large painting but I have done several small studies first. Here is one of the small ones.


I started with a small sketch just to block in where I might want to place the roses.

I decided I wanted to add at least one of the rose buds also.


I add dark shadows with a blue,

I add some purple and begin to build the petals with Cad Red.


I keep building the petals on the roses.

I add more petals leaving some ot the shadow area I started with,


I mix a green using Phthalo blue,and lemon yellow. I then paint in the foreground.

I mix a light green adding more lemon yellow and white to the mixture of green I already have. I them paint the the leaves around the roses. Next I finish the back ground using white a touch of purple in it. The painting has lots of texture.

The finished painitng
7x5
oil painting

This painting is available at Daily Paintworks.


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