Fairway Drive Ink on bristol board. 8x10". SOLD

Somer's, Ct home -
commissioned house portrait/SOLD

What I have been working on...

I haven't posted too many paintings in recent months because we were in the midst of moving into our new home - see it here at www.jamesandmichellescabin.blogspot.com.

However, recently, I have been working on something different - a decorated bear proposal for the Easthampton Bear Fest. Here's what I submitted:





It's based on Indian henna design.

New paintings

White Pines, oil on gessoed cotton/panel 8x10





















Cow at Bryant Homestead, oil on gessoed cotton/panel 5x7- SOLD

Yellow Barn, Arcady - 2008
8x10, Oil on gessoed cotton/panel

Apple tree

A larger painting that I need to photograph vs. scanning as I did here. 11x14 Oil on primed cotton/panel

Wiffleball field

8x10 oil on primed cotton/panel

Little fluffy clouds, New River Beach, NB - SOLD

Yet another view of New River Beach in beautiful NB Canada. 5x7 oil on primed cotton/panel

Arcady, Summertime - redux

8x10 oil on primed cotton/panel.
I've done this view twice before in watercolor - once for me, once as a commission. There's just something about it that I can't get enough of...perhaps because it's a view the makes you realize why you drove 8 hours up from Massachusetts. Just pulling into the drive of Arcady and seeing Passamaquoddy Bay opening up before my eyes always makes me happy. So, I tried to capture it in oil.

Pricing - 2008

Pet Portaits

All my paintings are done from a photo you provide, and will be painted on archival quality, gallery style, canvas-covered art board, that can be hung via a pre-drilled slot on the back. Although mostly dogs are shown here on my site, any animal or pet you would like - dog, cat, ferret, bird, hamster, potbellied pig, llama, horse, snake, guinea pig, etc. - can be painted!

I haven't raised my prices since 2006, but need to do so this year, as materials costs have risen considerably - still, my work is reasonably priced for commissioned fine artwork, so please consider me for a pet portrait.

Watercolor - 8x10, original only, $100, framed $135
Oil - 5x7, original only, $130, framed $160

Pricing for still life and landscape oil paintings available upon request.

House Portraits

I no longer seek to do house portraits as much, but will consider special requests from friends and family. All watercolo paintings are done on Arches watercolor paper. Ink drawings are done on Bristol vellum. Prices as follows:

Watercolor, unframed, original only - 8x10 - $140; 11x14 - $200
Ink, unframed, original only - 8x10 - $125; 11x14 - $185

I do offer basic framing services, too. Prices will be based on cost of materials and labor. I can give you a quote on this as well.


For more information on commissioning me for any work of art, email me at michelleryanart@aol.com