Shawangunk Cows

16 x 12 Pastel on UArt Sanded Paper

The farmland around the Shawangunk Mountains, near New Paltz, NY, is really beautiful.  One day recently I was able to get a lot of photos of a herd of cattle out enjoying the Summer.

Thanks for looking at Painting #3 in the 30 in 30 challenge.

Dexter

9 x 6 Pastel on UArt Sanded Paper

Thanks for looking at painting #2 in the September 30 in 30 challenge.  Two down, only 28 to go!

Let The Games Begin

Today is the first day of Leslie Saeta's 30 day painting challenge. I'm on top of it right now, looking forward to participating with hundreds of painters from all over the world. 

Here's my first painting. 

First Sunset

Pastel on UArt Sanded Paper

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New Facebook Page

For a week or so I have been setting up a new Facebook page called Laurie Sammons Art.

Check it out  HERE!

From the Archives

This is a painting I did for my step-father-in-law.  He and my mother in law were big fans of covered bridges.  This bridge, in the Hudson Valley, is a special favorite of his.

"Perrine's Bridge"  11 x 22 inches  Pastel on UArt Sanded Paper

The Red Bathing Suit

16 x 12 inches  Pastel on UArt Sanded Paper

ART CONTEST

A big THANKS! to everyone who voted for "The Turtle" in the recent contest I entered at Blick Art.  It was cool reading everyone's responses on Facebook and watching the vote count go up, even though I didn't win.

The Turtle     36 x 24 inches    Pastel on Archival Board with Pastel Ground

Congratulations to Lauren in Columbia, SC for painting the winning piece.  

"Still"     48 x 48 inches    Oil on Cavas

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Keep Calm and Carry Yarn

14 x 14 Pastel on UArt Sanded Paper

Here's to all the people who squeeze creativity into the free moments of their lives, like these train buddies who knit while they're on their way to work.

SPLASHES!

Pastel on UArt 500

13.5 x 18 inches

Video Mega Fun!

I did a small painting of a beautiful sunset I saw over the Shawangunk Mountains in New Paltz, NY.  I had some cool techie fun making a time lapse video of the painting!!  You can see the video on Instagram if you search for me, lauriesammonsart.  Or, if you don't have the app, you can see the video here.

Mohonk Sunset   

 4 x 8.75 Pastel on Pastel Premier Sanded Paper

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Gunk Dreams

11 x 14 Pastel on UArt Sanded Paper

I have been on a bit of a hiatus from my blog.  A little R&R is always good.  Fortunately I still got some art in while I wasn't blogging.  It was easy with beautiful scenery all around me :-)

Swimming Turtle

11 x 14 Pastel on Strathmore Pastel Paper

This is a pastel sketch I did to prepare for a larger version of this turtle, who was photographed by a friend as she was swimming with him in Hawaii!  I hope to show the larger painting in a future post.

Garden In The Woods

16 x 20 Pastel on Board with Pastel Ground

Another painting inspired by the great wild flower sanctuary, Garden in the Woods, in Framingham, MA.  

Gazing at the Lily Pads

16 x 20 Pastel on Watercolor Paper with Acrylic Ground

This painted turtle was checking out the pond scenery when I saw him at Garden in the Woods, a local sanctuary on 45 acres of incredible paths through gardens and around bogs and ponds. Home to the New England Wild Flower Society, this place is a gem!

Instagram Fever!

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I've got it!  I realized I could upload my paintings to Instagram and I can also surf so many great artists, all around the world!!

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Cecile McLorin Salvant

Pastel on Foamcore with Acrylic Ground for Pastels

8 X 10

I saw this incredible jazz singer, Cecile McLorin Salvant, on a show on Palladium, a cable concert station.  I thought she was really cool so I painted her portrait.

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The Donkey Caught the Carrot

11 X 14 Pastel on Beige Strathmore Pastel Paper

I painted this guy happily chomping on a carrot for the Daily Paintworks Weekly Challenge, which was to paint a veggie.  Thanks to DP for the artistic inspiration!!

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New Paltz Gardens

12 x 12 Pastel on UArt 500 Sanded Paper

​On a great walk last year there were so many beautiful flowers blooming at the New Paltz Gardens for Nutrition, one of the oldest community gardens of NY.  The contrast of the colors in this particular garden caught my eye.

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Tulips

Pastel on UArt 500 Sanded Paper.

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Waiting at Ruggles
12x16 Pastel

I wait at a train station in Boston a lot.  There's a big window that looks toward downtown Boston and at certain times of the year when my train times coincide with dusk and sunsets, the sky can be just beautiful.

This is a pastel painting I did soon after I started painting, inspired by one of the beautiful sunsets.

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Scary Art Day

The Currach

I've already had a couple of firsts on this blog.  Today was another one.  I delivered my first "commissioned" piece of art today.  Thanks to JK for not only inspiring me to paint this Irish Currach, but also for actually liking the painting!  This is a 20 x 16 pastel painting on Ampersand Pastelboard.  Painting for someone else is scary, but it's awesome when it's a success.

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Dawn

Salt Pond

I'm getting ready for a few new projects so I'm reviewing some older paintings in the archive.  This was inspired by a photograph of one of the salt ponds near Onondaga Lake in Syracuse, NY.

SELFIE!!

                                                               

So glad it's March since February was a very tough month.  After losing some time to the dreaded Flu I've had a hard time getting back on schedule.  But here I am.  Art On!

Winter Escape Dream

This is an entry for the "Escape the Snow Challenge" one of the weekly challenges on DailyPaintworks.com.  Inspired by the challenge photograph of Edisto Island, SC taken by Ann Nemcosky.

Here I go!

Painted Bunting

7 x 9 Pastel on UArt 500 sanded paper

WELCOME TO MY NEW ARTBLOG!

I love coincidences!  I've been working hard to get my new blog ready to go so I can share the art I'm creating and BAM! 
I sold my first piece!!
Thanks to S.L. for liking my Painted Bunting so much that she wanted to keep it.  
Namaste.

And thanks to all my supporters for egging me on to put my art online.

Laurie