OUTER BANKS

ACCORD-ingly IV

22x28 original oil

Yet another day on the outer banks of North Carolina.

CATCHING UP ON THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST

Hmm.  Looks like two different artists.  Guess I'm still trying to figure out my style.  This will be a year of new beginnings once I complete this 6 painting commission.  The client has been very patient. 

Beaufort Waterfront

20x48 original oil

Finishing up these commissions.   The Beaufort waterfront that I was stretching the other day is now complete.  Just need a really warm day, so I can set it in my window and let the heat dry it.  Delivery time next week.  Yikes!

Outer Banks

18x36 original oil

Lest you think these paintings were painted in a day...think not.  The planning for these began in early March.  It's been two months from beginning to end.  

Harborview-Original Oil painting by North Carolina Artist Susan Scoggins

Harborview

25x25 original oil on gallery wrapped canvas

Went back through some images of a trip I took several years ago through the Mediterranean.

Beautiful memories.  Not enough hours in the day to paint.

Back to Blogging

Ok.  Here I am...back to blogging after taking about a year off...don't know what happened.  I suppose I had my hands wrapped around brushes instead of typing on my MAC.  This time I hope to do a better job.  I might even try to post a video or two.  With that said.....here goes my first post.

There are so many things to paint.  I can hardly stand it...but in the spring and fall the wildflowers  along the highways are magnificent! ( courtesy of the NCDOT Wildflower program)  Those images and colors get stuck in my head and just have to come out.

Hillside Romp

36x36 gallery wrapped

Fine China, original still life in oil, by Susan Scoggins

Today, I started painting a still life of a flawless fine china sugar and creamer set that was sitting along side a peeled tangerine. I sketched in the shapes with thin magenta paint but I was feeling a bit stiff and tense.

The sound of waves from the beach were beckoning me and my doggie was watching me from outside the glass doors. Begging. I said, “Well, heck! Let’s go to the beach!” So,

I grabbed a leash, her ball chucker and ball, and headed out for a walk.

As I was walking and throwing the ball into the water, I noticed the tide was out and there were thousands of broken shells on the sand. I began stuffing them into the pocket of my jeans..sand and all. Far be it from me to take along a plastic bag....oh no, not me...that would mean I was planning, thinking ahead....something I’m not exactly known for. (I flunked out of Girl Scouts. Go figure!)

I've always been more intrigued by broken shells than by perfect ones, or fine china for that matter. Perfection is something I’ve never quite been able to achieve. Broken shells remind me of authenticity...a sense of struggle, overcoming and survival. Broken shells must have stories to tell. I call them the sea’s relics and who knows, maybe they are as old as Mount Vesuvius. These shells have been weathered, smoothed down and reshaped by being tossed over and over against the ocean bottom. Weathering the storms of life are never very easy. Storms have a way of peeling away the superficial, cutting to the core and leaving you polished and authentic.

Anyway, once I got back to the house, I emptied my brimming pockets with little bits and pieces for a project later on, then went inside to finish today’s painting of that perfect fine china. The way it ended up didn’t exactly project the feeling of perfection but of warmth. But, I’ll let you decide on that. But here’s the finished project. Hope you enjoy.

Fine China, original oil, 12x12 gallery wrapped, ready to hang. Free shipping.

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Splash of Sunshine, colorful original oil floral by Susan Scoggins

Oh my! Have we been waiting for this day? It’s sunny and beautiful! Merits a “Splash of Sunshine” !

I’ve been begging for warm weather and sunshine! Thank you God! You are so wonderful!

Today’s painting is a tribute to today! His mercies are new every morning.

This 12x12 painting is part of the “Happy Square” series.

Original oil. Gallery wrapped. Ready to hang. Free Shipping.

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