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A Day in the Life ...

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:35:00 +0000

LIFE. When in the midst of a life transition, it helps to change one's rituals. Since Dad came to my house last Saturday, January 21, I have changed my studio time to sketchbook time. I will need to figure out his schedule and change my painting and blogging rituals to fit. Here is the first freehand sketch from my journal. Thor is a handy model. Life Lesson: Be flexible but maintain my focus. From the Sketchbook Journal of Vernita BridgesHoyt Click on image...

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Year of the Dragon Art

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:19:00 +0000

DRAGON BREATH #1 artist Vernita Bridges Hoyt 2012 watercolor on 8x8 inch Arches 140# cp paper According to Chinese Astrology, 2012 falls under the Year of the Dragon, starting the 23rd of January 2012 and ending the 9th of February 2013. The Year of the Dragon is said to bring luck. We could all use a little bit of luck this year especially after the recession we have experienced in the past several years. Yes! A little bit of luck! Luck is what we need. How to Hatch a...

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Rainy Day Planning

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:07:00 +0000

Officially, Texas is still in a drought; however, today the clouds weep on Greater Houston. Rainy days evoke memories of early painting days when the young girl would gather her paints and find a piece of cardboard on which to create something new and colorful. Wish I could be that young carefree girl on this rainy day, but today I am planning and organizing. Bear Creek Chapel, a Historic Texas Church 8x10 inches unframed • oil on panel Available direct from the Artist • frame sold...

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Picnic Tulips Still Life Oil Painting

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:56:00 +0000

I painted this still life in a plein aire setting from a live arrangement at The Woodlands Art Festival a couple of years ago. This painting is now in a private collection near Huntsville, Texas. PICNIC TULIPS • oil on canvas • 16x20 inches • Still Life collected, archived art See more of my paintings at TXsauceStudio on Etsy. Click here to view Back Room Art.

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Tulip Love Framed Oil Painting

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:08:00 +0000

An original oil painting of tulips by American contemporary artist V Bridges Hoyt. TULIP LOVE • oil on illustration board • 5x5 inches • framed Valentine Flowers "Inspiration for this painting came from a gift of tulips. Knowing that potted tulips rarely last and wanting to preserve the memory, I painted a series of tulip paintings from the real thing." Show your love on Valentines Day. Give a lasting gift from the heart. Click on above image to view the framed painting,...

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2012

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:49:00 +0000

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Have a MOOry Christmas!

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:55:00 +0000

Christmas Flight Archived Art • Not For Sale A butterfly and a cow share a Christmas moment in time. In Texas this could happen—a butterfly hitching a ride on a cow during the winter—for our Texas winters are sometimes very mild until after New Year's Day. This year happens to be one of our mild East Texas winters. May your Christmas be merry and bright!

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Christmas Pudding

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:12:00 +0000

Designed for use by True Blue Animal Rescue in 2008 and then redesigned for personal use in 2010— Christmas Pudding, a boxer in colored pencil created before I realized the inner beauty of boxer dogs. Christmas approaches quickly!

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Christmas Morning Saluki

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:37:00 +0000

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it. Paul Valery sold As I go through images to find Christmas paintings, I realize they are mostly from the year 2009 and mostly dog paintings. The Saluki painting was a little larger than most but still small at 12x9 inches. Upon completion, the painting sold quickly to help a Saluki rescue organization located in California. I had secretly hoped this one would not sell as I would have liked this painting for...

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Red on White with Black Spots

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:56:00 +0000

This may have been the first Santa hat I painted on a puppy in the year 2006. White dogs with black spots always look smart in red hats, and this Dalmatian is no exception. SOLD • archived art • 6x8 inches • oil on canvas I have been living in a frenzy this December, not ready for Christmas to come so quickly this year, and rushing to plan, make or purchase gifts for family. I am almost done with the shopping. This blog will be short as I need to get back to wrapping...

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Santa's Helper

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:58:00 +0000

"Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected." —Steve Jobs. MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR "Santa Baby Dachsie" (above) is a painting from two or three years ago. This is oil on canvas, another small one 6x8 inches and sold for the benefit of DARE, a dachshund rescue based in Florida. Tonight I am painting a commissioned small oil pet portrait which is whetting my appetite to paint more oils. I haven't painted as much...

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Christmas Animal Art

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:31:00 +0000

In 2008 this painting was gifted to a fellow artist on Orkney Island whose name I drew in an Art Helping Animals gift exchange. I pulled Tracy Hall's name out of the hat two years in a row. A painted sketch in wash and line that I did of her dogs called me to dress them in Santa hat and holly wreath (above). The first Christmas exchange in 2007 I sent Tracy a Texas Shorthorn oil painting (below). The true Texas Longhorn sports horns about two or three times the...

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Blue Dachshund Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:52:00 +0000

Click on image to view detail. I am busy painting pet portraits that were commissioned just in the past couple of weeks. Since I can't post those, I'll share this Christmas painting that I did in 2009. This is 9x12 inches and primarily watercolor but is my wash and line style with some gold paint highlights on the Christmas bow and the doxie's collar. The painting was published on Christmas cards for Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue. I provided them with a high resolution image and kept...

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Blue Plate Special

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:08:00 +0000

Daily Painting 110710. "BLUE PLATE SPECIAL" watermelon #2 oil on wood, 4x4 inches © V. Bridges Hoyt 2011 Available ART. "BLUE PLATE SPECIAL"—#2 of watermelon series with fork in slice. Texas Impressionist oil painting on 4x4 cradled wood panel can be framed or unframed, displayed on wall or on easel. email me

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Swan Lake Treasuries

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:21:00 +0000

One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil. Balthus SWAN LAKE Click on image for enlarged detail. My watercolor painting "Swan Lake" has been featured in two Etsy Treasuries and my painting "Sunflower Gold" was included in a third. I feel honored. Elegant Swans for the Holidays Swan Lake Unique Gifts for Good Friends Studio Works copyright V. Bridges Hoyt 2011 Studio Works. The sunflower on the left is the start of...

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Sunflower Zen

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:18:00 +0000

2011.12.03 — Sunflower Zen, mixed media on Arches 140# cp paper, 16x12 inches unframed. Sunflower Zen Click here to view additional images. In my quest for a simpler life, I looked around my studio knowing I need to de-clutter. When I am working on a project, I tend to focus on the painting to the point of ignoring my surroundings. My life outside the studio has been full and busy over the past several months, and when I finally took a look at the studio clutter, the folding table...

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noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:44:00 +0000

The night is late. The morning is early. For the last couple of hours I have been cleaning up the blog by removing collected paintings—just 32 to go. My goal is to simplify and declutter for the beginning of the new year 2012. I have become too scattered.

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Eagle in Blue Skies

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:04:00 +0000

View painting specs at My Etsy Gallery Shop Click here! #9016 Eagle in Blue Skies aka Eagle Over New Mexico © 2009 Vernita Bridges-Hoyt

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SUNFLOWER GOLD, watercolor mixed media painting

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:17:00 +0000

vbh-9053: I am bumping this painting back to the top of my blog as I have listed it at My Etsy gallery shop. Art Coupons for 15% OFF and Free Shipping are available on my Facebook page link in the blog sidebar or you can also get the coupon codes off the painting description at My Etsy. ART. I'm not sure how out-of-the-box it really is, but this is the finish on the experimental sunflower painting. I've added gold to the painting, and in the sunlight it really glows. The sunflowers...

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Daily Art Coupons

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:54:00 +0000

41 items and adding to My Etsy shop daily. Click here to view. LIKE my Facebook page for Art Coupons to use at check out. Special on Holiday and Greeting Cards designed from my original paintings are available at the end of the blog. Scroll down to view card designs.

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Cyber Monday Art Sale

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:23:00 +0000

Cyber Monday Etsy sale at TXsauce Studio The Back Room. Use coupon code CYBERMONDAY15 for 15% OFF on any artwork in My Etsy gallery shop. I've been adding new items daily and will continue to do so through the Christmas season. Please bookmark My Etsy gallery and check back frequently for new original paintings and/or fine art prints. ~ Holiday and Greeting Cards designed from my original paintings are available at the end of the blog. Scroll down to view card designs.

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Thanksgiving Day

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:06:00 +0000

BLACK FRIDAY SALE at My Etsy Shop — original paintings, prints and a few tote bag designs available. Remember to use your COUPON CODE for DISCOUNTS and FREE SHIPPING Thursday and Friday. You should be able to combine SHIPFREE with another coupon. If not, then email me and I will issue a credit. I'll be adding new artworks for the first 20 days of December. Check back frequently. I am thanking God for this day and all the love and fellowship it will bring! Holiday and...

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Squirrel in Tulip Garden Watercolor Art

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:48:00 +0000

Oh, tiptoe from the garden By the garden of the willow tree And tiptoe through the tulips with me —Tiny Tim Tiptoe Through the Tulips watercolor and ink 6x9 inch Arches 140#hp paper © Vernita Bridges Hoyt 2011 AVAILABLE This wildlife illustration was inspired by a squirrel outside my studio window. Tulips on the window ledge inside the studio found their way into the painting. I love the color in this painting. Although we think we see...

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Big Bad Wolf Christmas Gift Art

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Big Bad Wolf • original pastel art • 12x16 inches framed Christmas Gift Art! Big Bad Wolf, pastel art © V. Bridges Hoyt Framed to 16x12 inches, Ready to Hang Black metal gallery type frame includes plexiglas to protect pastel work Media: pastel on Canson Mi Tientes Price: $110 USD Click here to view the framed painting. Charity Benefit for Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in the high desert country of Candy Kitchen, New Mexico. WSWS provides sanctuary for wolves who...

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Beagle in Green Collar

noreply@blogger.com (Vernita Bridges Hoyt) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:22:00 +0000

© 2008 Vernita Bridges-Hoyt Beagle in Green Collar study of Royce, a Bones Beagle 8"x10" framed pastel on Mi Tientes toned paper $99 Beagle in Green Collar • 8x10 inch Gallery Frame included Camera glare is on digital image only, NOT on original painting. To purchase, click on the PayPal "pay now" button below. email artist@vbridgeshoyt.com Thank you for shopping.

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