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Allegorical, Realism, Surrealism Still-Life Oil Paintings by Paula Peacock

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Lilies with Critters 18" x 24" Oil on Canvas White isn't just white. I love the challenge of painting white and the search for the subtle colors that hide so well. For me, it's like being on a treasure hunt and having that "ah-ha!" moment of discovery when I find the soft colors hidden within. Looking closely at this painting you will find the 'critters'; a hummingbird, ladybug, butterfly, and snail who I fondly refer to as Harvey. Harvey was a bit slow in his arrival at the feast. Being fashionably late isn't always popular. May all that is happy be known to your heart. Love and Light to you and yours, Paula  WEBSITE Follow Paula on  Facebook Follow Paula on  Instagram  (paulapeacock3173) For purchasing please contact Paula at  paulapeacock@rocketmail.com  To view more of my work go to  www.paulapeacock.com

'Looking for Me' Contemporary Realism Still-Life by Paula Peacock

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'Looking for Me' by Paula Peacock 30" x 24" Oil on Canvas " I wonder if I've been changed during the night. Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is 'Who in the world am I?' Ah, that's the great puzzle!" (Alice in Wonderland) After my son was murdered in 2014 I started a series of paintings and sculptures which I call 'Altered Soul'. This is one of those paintings. Major depression had set in and my world and as well as myself had changed, never to be the same again. I was missing what life used to be for me and I was searching for healing. I heard Buddhism is not a religion but an education in searching for the 'self.' The 'self' is who I lost when I lost my son. I was, and still am, on a journey of healing. I am much wiser and understanding now and have gone through that tunnel to the ...

'Flight of the Passing Fancy' Contemporary Still-Life by Paula Peacock

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'Flight of the Passing Fancy' by Paula Peacock 36" x  48", Oil on Canvas This painting took five years to complete. I, evidently, spent a lot of time contemplating my choice in men. No, I'm not 'man-bashing'. Although I've already given you enough hints, I will let you cogitate on this mysterious, rollercoaster life story of mine.  Take weekly oil painting classes with Longmont Artist, Paula Peacock. Private Lessons and Group Workshops Available. UPCOMING WORKSHOPS for 2020 Peacock Art Studio 1515 Main St., Studio# 202 Longmont, CO * OIL PAINTING FOR THE BEGINNER Feb 1 & 8,  11 am - 2 pm This 2-day workshop is focused only on beginners. This class is designed to introduce the basics of oil painting for the novice featuring the subject of still-life. All materials supplied. $185   *HAVE FUN with the ACRYLIC POUR METHOD March 21, 11 am - 1 pm Fluid art with fluid swirls. This is a fun method with lots of oohs! and ahhs! You will learn the t...

'Turquoise Jar and Grapes' Contemporary Still Life by Paula Peacock

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Turquoise Jar and Grapes By Paula Peacock 24" X 30" Oil on Canvas For purchasing please contact Paula at  paulapeacock@rocketmail.com   To view more of my work go to   www.paulapeacock.com OIL PAINTING LESSONS in LONGMONT, CO Contact me (paulapeacock@rocketmail.com) if you're interested in oil painting lessons; private or group. I offer to mentor as well. I also hold workshops on The Basics of Handmade Paper, Making Paper Pulp Vessels, How to Paint Mandalas, Acrylic Pouring and more. Whew! My studio is located in Longmont, CO For purchasing please contact Paula at paulapeacock@rocketmail.com To view more of my work go to www.paulapeacock.com

'Pandora's Box', Oil Paintings by Paula Peacock

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   ' Pandora's Box'  Oil on Canvas, 16" x 20" Love, love, love how this one turned out! This painting was years in the planning stages. Planning of the composition, the subject matter, do I include Pandora or not? How to depict the evils of the world? How to depict 'Hope'? In the end, I decided Pandora was overdone and in other paintings I found, Pandora always seemed to be depicted as an overly sexy sex object and a bit on the 'witchy' side. So, I decided to save Pandora the humiliation and let her take a rest from this rendition by painting only the 'box'. All the other elements fell into place after I found the perfect vessel. The apple is representative of Eve, another woman blamed for the woes of the world. But, that will be another story in another painting. Here's a bit of what I call 'useless information that stuck in my brain for no apparent reason'. It really was NOT a box but a bowl. I guess they didn't do th...

Oil paintings by Paula Peacock

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'In My Dream I Burst   ' Oil on Linen 16" x 20" by Paula Peacock To see more paintings like this: Visit my   WEBSITE Or To Purchase/Additional info:   EMAIL What is it about bubbles? They are amazing. They grab our attention. And if you look closely, they are beautifully colorful as the oily soap swirls around their surface, reflecting the color spectrum and their environment back to the observer. Though they are made from the same substance, each are different in their own way. A bubbles’ time spent awing us is brief.  We are amazing, colorful, reflecting the culture we are raised in. We are the same, we are different. We are here for only a moment. Bubbles are indicative of the brevity of life. The thorns represent our environment and what is todays’ society, and reflect the tricky journey of stops and starts, of ups and downs, of left turns and right turns during our very short lives. The ribbons are window dressing, eye candy, a disguise l...

'Looking for Zen' by Still Life Artist Paula Peacock

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'Looking for Zen' Oil on Canvas 18" x 24" by Paula Peacock To see more paintings like this: Visit my  WEBSITE Or To Purchase/Additional info:   EMAIL