Your Art Inspired by Sunshine and Shadows

Enjoy the similarities and differences between the submissions and Sunshine and Shadows.

(You can see the Inspiration Image at the bottom of this page.)

 Julie Brandt: Buddy

Website: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JujuBeePaints 

Oil on Canvas

This old girl loves to play in the grassy park!  She is in constant motion, but for one second she sat still and posed for the photo.  This painting was done as a fund raiser for an animal shelter and art school in a nearby town.  It was my pleasure to capture her in the sunshine.

Whitney Eaton: Sunsets and Silhouettes
Instagram: @whitneykay93
Acrylic on Canvas, 3"x 2"

I have been wanting to paint this sunset for a while.  And a quick acrylic painting on a tiny canvas did just the trick!  I took this photo on an evening drive through Kansas.  Sunsets in Kansas have always taken my breath away.  And are you really in Kansas if you don't pass by one of these oil pump jacks?  Sara says you can't have shadows without sunshine. Well, you can't have silhouettes either!

Nancy MacDonald: Sun Shadow
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nancy.m.artist & Instagram: @nancy.m.artist
Colored Pencil

I've always loved shadows especially when colored glass is involved.
It's always a treat whe the sun hits a pretty bit of glass sitting around the house and puts on a little show for us.  

Helen Eaton: Flamingo Flower
https://wordweaverart.blogspot.com/
Oil on Canvas, 11"x 14"

You know that funny house plant with the flowers that are like red heart-shaped leaves? 
Well, I bought one, and it has a name... Anthurium... doesn't exactly roll of the tongue. 
But... it's sometimes called a flamingo flower!  I... Love... That...
I knew I'd paint a still life with a red flower and shadow in response to Sara's image; however, I had a problem.  I do not enjoy painting fluffy still life flowers.  I'm not good at them.  I avoid them.
So... a red flower that's not a red flower!  Crisis averted!
I hope I can keep you alive, my pretty little flamingo flower!

March Inspiration 4: Sunshine and Shadows by Sara Harley

The winter months can be cold and dreary in Nova Scotia, days on end without seeing the sun. So maybe that is why I shadows always catch my eye. After all, you can't have shadows without sunshine.