Walking Crescent Beach

40" x 30"
Oil on canvas

I painted this from a photo I took on Siesta Key, FL, in February, 2015. It was a cool day, but the sun was bright -- it produced strong lights and shadows, and warmed us enough to walk in shirtsleeves. I love the ubiquitous sun visor and rubber flip flops she has with her. The blue life guard stand is one of four along the beach: red, yellow, green and blue. When you want to meet someone, you give them the color of the stand near you. 

This painting won an award at Art In The Park, University Park, FL. 

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Boy On A Butterfly Towel

I think this boy was about ten, though he looks older. He was dwarfed by the brilliant towel his mother, who is sitting next to him, draped over his chair. He was watching me take their picture behind those mature looking sunglasses. Some day soon, I’ll paint his mother, too.

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Father and Son in the Surf

This man was playing with his son on Elbow Beach in Aruba. His pockets are full of shells. I love the boy’s hat.

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Mother And Son in the Surf

Elbow Beach on Bermuda had few children when we visited, but this little boy had been playing in the surf until his Mother came down and started looking for shells. He had to see what she was doing. 

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Blue Beach Chair

I found this man on Siesta Key Beach, my favorite here on the west coast of Florida. But I was attracted to that empty beach chair almost to the surf. I watched for awhile, but never saw its owner.

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A Good Day To Start A Blog

I hope that April Fool’s Day is a good day to start a blog. It's not that I take blogging (at my age!) as a joke, but that I may be foolish thinking that anyone will follow it.

In the days and weeks ahead, I'll post some of my paintings and tell you how you can buy them online, through www.dailypaintworks.com or from my website: www.nancyfairchild.com.

And we'll talk about "artfulness," the pursuit of which is almost mentioned in the Declaration of Independence -- "We hold these truths to be self-evident...life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Art is my happiness, (after my family) and I try to pursue it in everything in life. I even studied the philosophy of art in college, trying to find artfulness even then.

So I hope you'll join me in this pursuit. Let me know what you find artful. And expand your own measure of happiness.

Checking The Sights

Oil on panel

6"x6"

This girl came out to the beach on Aruba late in the day, so the shadows are long. She was engrossed in studying the tourist brochure so she didn't notice me taking pictures. This is the first painting I've uploaded that was inspired by the tiny paintings on Daily Paintworks. Soon you'll be able to buy my paintings through their site. 

Nancy