tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874868659181674753Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:32:04 +0000http://marystovall.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Mary Stovall)Blogger4125blogspot/LylWhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874868659181674753.post-7628432950584119833Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:00:00 +00002009-01-20T11:33:17.570-07:00I like to paint objects that focus on a brief moment in “ordinary” time…hot coffee and fresh croissant, eggs ready to scramble, vegetables almost to pretty to eat. I am fascinated when I stop and look and really see simple beauty right where I am at that moment.And, too, I like to build a story within my mind as I paint…ordinary objects that have turned into precious memories…not just things http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/LylW/~3/TcbRvrUKeoY/july-8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mary Stovall)1http://marystovall.blogspot.com/2008/07/july-8.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874868659181674753.post-5099285011373021051Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:51:00 +00002008-12-10T04:03:20.950-07:00July 4This is just a bit of a teaser…#16 - "I Need a Hug"24 x 16; oil on canvasThis is one of three paintings that I just completed and sent images off for a competition. These two characters have an essence of sentimentality to them because the quilt was made by my husband’s mother, the monkey is a toy from my husband’s childhood and the “Andy” is from my son’s childhood (his name is Andrew)…that’s http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/LylW/~3/L6XYlqiioxs/this-is-just-bit-of-teaser-16-i-need.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mary Stovall)2http://marystovall.blogspot.com/2008/07/this-is-just-bit-of-teaser-16-i-need.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874868659181674753.post-4997407430779044985Thu, 29 May 2008 14:49:00 +00002008-12-10T04:03:22.758-07:00Spring has finally arrived in northern New Mexico and I have essentially abandoned my studio and have been outside painting (en plein air).#15 – “First Try”8 x 10; oil on gessoed masonite; $150 (unframed)Springtime took Bessie and me to Austin, Texas, to visit with “our boy” and his wife, both graduate students at UT. We stopped along the way to paint near Fredericksburg and, upon arrival at our http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/LylW/~3/ZOuimVYvPV4/june.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mary Stovall)5http://marystovall.blogspot.com/2008/05/june.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874868659181674753.post-267968337847385992Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:19:00 +00002008-12-10T04:03:23.764-07:00These six paintings are my first installment and, as you can see, I’m using lots of color and thick luscious paint. I have enjoyed painting these small gems; they are like hard candies…small, sweet, and they last a long time! Enjoy. I’ll have more in a couple, or three, week’s time.#6 - "Three Alarm Chilies"6 x 6 x 3/4; oil on canvas; $115 (unframed)SOLD#5 - "Chili Embrace"6 x 6; oil on gessobordhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/LylW/~3/QpPObfkKALg/initial-posting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mary Stovall)16http://marystovall.blogspot.com/2008/04/initial-posting.html