Recent Paintings
These are some new paintings available at Elizabeth Benefield Interior Design in Costa Mesa, CA at the Stonemill Deisgn Center.
"Dusk"
40" x 30"
oil on canvas
"Peaceful Place"
24" x 18"
oil on canvas
Sold
top
"View from Salvador"
20" x 20"
oil on canvas
plein air
bottom
"Water's Edge"
24" x 30"
oil on canvas
top
"Vintage Crystal Cove"
12" x 16"
oil on board
plein air
bottom left
"By the Bridge"
14" x 11"
oil on canvas
plein air
bottom right
"Laguna Wilderness Park"
14" x 11"
oil on canvas
plein air
"Warm Overcast"
22" x 26"
oil on canvas
Local Coast
"Local Coast"
30" x 40"
oil on canvas
The inspiration for this painting is from El Morro Beach
just below Corona Del Mar on the way south to Laguna Beach.
I wanted the atmosphere to feel simultaneously warm and cool
by layering on the thin layers of opposing color tones to achieve this effect.
By using a pastel and natural color pallet my intent was to
keep the painting’s overall edges softened with a bent toward the minimal for a
serene and time standing sense of the place rather than a full visual
description.
This painting is available at Elizabeth Benefield Interior Design in Costa Mesa, California at the Stonemill Deisgn Center
(714) 708-2554
Stonemill Design Center
Costa Mesa, California
(714) 708-2555
Plein Air Paintings
"Warm Overcast"
11" x 14"
oil on canvas
sold
"Corona Del Mar Bluffs"
11' x 14"
oil on canvas
sold
"By the Bridge"
14" x 11"
oil on canvas
These are a few painting from the SouthernCalifornia Plein Air Painting Show at the Back Bay in Newport Beach, California.
Spring Plein Air Painting
Painting at the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park
"Spring at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park"
14" x 11"
oil on canvas board
Spring Cleaning
"Keep It Green" 1 & 2
Beautiful Holiday!
Happy Day
Ponte Sant Anglo
"Ponte Sant Angelo"
oil on canvas
36" x 36"
This is a companion piece that goes with "Basilica". It was commissioned by Kelly Ferm Inc. for her clients.
This painting is based on the Bridge of Angels in Rome.
Elephant Illustration
Basilica Painting
The "Basilica" painting is loading up and off to a wonderful family and beautiful home. This piece was commissioned by Kelly Ferm Inc. for her clients.
Basilica
oil on canvas
53" x 72"
Paint San Clemente 2016
Plein Air Painting Contest and Show
July 18th through the 24th, 2016
Even though you could paint all week, I only painted a few late afternoons.
It was invigorating, and I got some plein air mojo back!
"Salvador's View"
20" x 20" oil on canvas
plein air painting
It was an afternoon in June when the haze creeps in along the coast with a lot of glare bouncing off the ocean.
This is one of the highest viewpoints in San Clemente.
I had to work fast as the light and shadows change rapidly this time of day. Because of the time constraints and the size, I chose to work with a limited palette, using only four colors and a palette knife for rapid coverage.
This is a photo reference of the view.
"Ridgeline"
12" x 12" oil on canvas
Plein air painting
This was the first one I painted. The fog was rolling in up to the top of the ridge, had to paint fast.
Newport Harbor Home Tour
Thursday I went on the Newport Harbor Home Tour. It is an annual fund raiser for the local high school. There were six homes to tour through, lunch and a reception at Barclay Butera's Interior Showroom afterwards where everyone chats over a glass of wine and refreshments about what inspired them.
Many of the local designers, architects, florists, landscape architects and local home stores participate with beautiful tablescapes and floral arrangements of the latest design and style in architecture and interior design.
In the last home we toured, upstairs in the guest bedroom in a very tastefully done home by Julie Hovanian of Hovie Interiors, were two of my paintings hanging on the walls. I was very excited to see them hanging there and participating in the lives of those who live there.
Underpainting
This is my almost completed. I am still anticipating putting some green/blue tones to cool the overall effect. I also want to add a few more finish details.
This is the underpainting for the Basilica Painting commission I am working on. I am ready now to jump in with extra subtle color, texture and shading.
SOLD
So excited to have two of my paintings in Kelly Ferm Inc. gorgeously designed Dining Room for the 2016 Pasadena Showcase House of Design.
Now Available at https://www.facebook.com/707CircleLane
at Kelly Ferm Inc.
Now Available at https://www.facebook.com/707CircleLane
at Kelly Ferm Inc.
Sitting on My Easel
"Laguna Setting"
30" x 40" oil on canvas
Available at Elizabeth Benefield, Costa Mesa, Ca
" Glowing #1"
20" x 20" oil on canvas
"Glowing #2"
20" x 20"
oil on canvas
These are the Glowing series hung at Elizabeth Benefield showroom in Costa Mesa, CA on gold leafed wallpaper.
Eleizabeth Benefield Desgin Showroom and owner Laury Barnes is located at The Stonemill Design Center in Costa Mesa, Cailf.