Friday, December 31, 2010

Big Sur California Twilight Original Oil by Phyllis O'Shields

Big Sur - Ventana by Phyllis O'Shields Oil ~ 24 x 36

Big Sur Monterey Twilight 

Painting on Linen 24 x 36
Sold but commission available for same subject...
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You may reach P. O’Shields regarding her available artworks at the studio 704.394.7382
or by emailing her at OshieldsFineArt@gmail.com

Big Sur California Twilight Original Oil by Phyllis O'Shields

Big Sur - Ventana II by Phyllis O'Shields Oil ~ 24 x 36

Big Sur California  Twilight
Big Sur Ventana II - Oil  Painting on Linen 24 x 36
Sold but commission available to recreate.  Please Visit www.oshieldsfineart.com 

Mahalo for visiting…Price includes professional packing, shipping & insurance within the continental United States. For Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and  international areas outside the continental  United States please phone for shipping cost.  Pricing reflects unframed canvas.
You may reach P. O’Shields regarding her available artworks at the studio 704.394.7382
or by emailing her at OshieldsFineArt@gmail.com

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Hawaiian Paradise II


Hawaiian Paradise II 
Original Oil 24 x 36 inches

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Hawaiian paradise I

Hawaiian Paradise I
Original Oil 24 x 36 inches
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Hawaiian Dreams Seascape Oil by P O'Shields



Hawaiian Dreams Oil Seascape by P O'Shields
Original Oil Painting on linen canvas 24 x 36 


A private Hawaiian Beach tucked away, everyone who lives in Hawaii has one special spot. This is mine.

Aloha and Hele Mai,
This is the place that I always go back to when I take time to relax and commune with nature, take part in a little introspection and revitalize my soul with the inspiration nature provides for future paintings. Living in Hawaii for a few years and now visiting there every year to paint renews my earliest memories that connect me to nature. 

I always discover something beneath the surface In Hawaii , emotions tied to the subject matter are an elusive part of art. Every viewer will in their own personal context recreate this special emotion making the painting their own experience.


Mahalo for Visiting..............

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Skype: p.o.oshields.jones


copyright 2010 O'Shields Fine Art

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Just Another Day in Paradise Hawaii Bali Hai Oil by P O'Shields Contemporary Impressionism






                                                      


This painting is from the Hawaiian Island of Kauai - The Real "Bali Hai" of the movie.  "South Pacific" Truly an exotic and beautiful place. This is a place of peace to enjoy the beach and breezes. I hope this painting  brings you peace.
Mahalo for visiting…..
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Artist Phyllis O'Shields Miami, Florida

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Fiji Beach

Favorite Beach Fiji Study

Oil 11 x 14  plein air study for larger painting

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Monday, December 13, 2010

Bermuda Pink Sands Oil Seascape Phyllis O'Shields Contemporary Impressionism


Bermuda Pink Sands Private Cove
Original Oil
 Seascape Contemporary Impressionism
 
©PhyllisO’Shields 2010
24 x 30  inches
Original Oil on Canvas
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TROPICAL SEASCAPE SERIES
My Inspiration:  Each year I spend a few weeks in St Georges, Bermuda in order to paint the local scenery and culture. Most of my original oil paintings of Bermuda are filled with the
 bright yet delicate tropical colors.
  The pink sands in Bermuda turn salmon color in the setting sun. Bermuda’s pink sand beaches look as if they have been dyed with iridescent paints. The colors in the sand are created by the force of the ocean’s powerful waves that crush sea invertebrates like coral, mollusks, clams, and other organisms. The remains of the red-coloured creatures mix with the other sea animals. The pulverized shells mix with the sand giving it a pink tint. This soft rose color of Bermuda’s beaches contrast
perfectly with the aquamarine ocean waters. This color palette equals an artist’s paradise.
This oil painting of a private, secluded  cove is one of the most perfect examples
of the pink sand and aquamarine water. I return to this cove each year to paint,
 always undisturbed by visitors.
This was originally one of many small en plein air paintings in oil later in my studio
 turned into a larger painting.
Bermuda is a self-governing  British Colonial territory north of the Caribbean full of culture and a beautiful preserved way of life.
Mahalo for Visting
More from Phyllis O’Shields Contemporary Realist Artist
TROPICAL SEASCAPES
TROPICAL STILL LIFE & FLORALS
MONTEREY CALIFORNIA COLLECTION
GOLF COLLECTION
WORLD SEASHELL COLLECTION

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Tahiti Images Oil Seascape by Phyllis O'Shields Artist



TAHITI SUNSET Images by Phyllis O'Shields Artist

Tropical Seascape Oil Painting on Linen 24 x 36

Tahiti is a mystical place at all times of day. The colours change constantly, the intensity and brightness of the colour is very difficult to believe when translated to canvas.  I look forward to many more paintings of Tahiti capturing the mountains and water at different times of day. Truly a paradise.
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or by emailing her at OshieldsFineArt@gmail.com
World Fax 866.433.8816    Skype: p.o.oshields.jones

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Bahamas Passage


Bahamas Passage
Original Oil   16 x 20 inches

study for a larger painting

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Friday, November 26, 2010

Sanibel Island Light House

Sanibel Island Lighthouse Florida by Phyllis O'Shields Oil ~ 24 x 36\

Sanibel Island Florida Lighthouse
work in progress
Original Oil 24  x 36 inches

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Thursday, November 25, 2010



Spring Day Connecticut 

Original Oil  24  x 36 inches

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Bahamas Out Islands Images Oil by Phyllis O'Shields


BAHAMAS OUT ISLAND TIDE RECEDING  
Oil Painting on  Gallery Wrapped Canvas 24 x 36 (can be framed or left unframed, painting extends around edges)

The Bahamas Out Islands are some of the most beautiful and delicate places on earth. Totally clear water, skies and beaches are throughout the area. This painting was done in early morning light on a completely private beach.  What a joy to walk these beaches and breathe in the beauty.
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Panama City Beach Florida




Panama City Beach Florida
Original Oils 16  x 20 inches

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Sunday, November 7, 2010

Key West Hanging Out


Key West Hanging Out

Original Oil   16  x 20 inches  study for a larger painting 

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Bahamas Out Island Beach Day

Bahamas Out Island Beach by Phyllis O'Shields Oil ~ 18 x 24



BAHAMAS OUT ISLAND BEACH DAY  Oil by Phyllis O'Shields
Oil Painting on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 18 x 24 with 1.5" edge (can be framed or unframed, painting continues around edges)

The Bahamas Out Islands provide many places for your own private beach to spend the day. This is one of my favorites.  The morning clouds usually have a delicate pink in them which is perfect to paint from.  I have spent many days on this beach painting in perfect peace.

Mahalo for visiting…..Price includes professional packing, shipping & insurance within the continental United States. For Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and  international areas outside the continental  United States please phone for shipping cost.
You may reach P. O’Shields regarding her available artworks at the studio 704.394.7382
or by emailing her at OshieldsFineArt@gmail.com
World Fax 866.433.8816    Skype: p.o.oshields.jones

Key West Florida Image of Hurricane Approaching Oil by Phyllis O'Shields

Key West Storm Approaching by Phyllis O'Shields Oil ~ 30 x 40



KEY WEST FLORIDA IMAGE of  HURRICANE  APPROACHING
30 x 40 inches .05 inches deep
copyright 2010 Phyllis O'Shields
 
This painting was done on location before a hurricane reached shore. The emotion of incrediable cloud formations and the smell of an approaching storm was overwhelming.  The location here was being scouted for an outdoor painting workshop at a later date. Oil Painting 30 x 40 inches.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Honoring Toulouse-Lautrec International Artist Day by Phyllis O'Shields

Honoring Toulouse-Lautrec Images International Artist Day by Phyllis O'Shields


            
MY INSPIRATION: The strong contour and gesture captured in the  line work  of Toulouse-Lautrec. Strong Japanese influence in line and colour which I love.   Toulouse-Lautrec created and saved imagery of private and quiet moments, exalting the soft-spoken. 

Later today I will post one of my pastel sketches re-visiting the work of Lautrec.

Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa
 or simply Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi də tuluz loˈtʁɛk]) (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901) was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and illustrator, whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of fin de siècle Paris yielded an œuvre of exciting, elegant and provocative images of the modern and sometimes decadent life of those times. Toulouse-Lautrec is known along with Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin as one of the greatest painters of the Post-Impressionist period. In a 2005 auction at Christie's auction house a new record was set when "La blanchisseuse", an early painting of a young laundress, sold for $22.4 million U.S.
GREAT ART IN SPITE OF HIS DISABILITIES:  
Physically unable to participate in most of the activities typically enjoyed by men of his age, Toulouse-Lautrec immersed himself in his art. He became an important Post-Impressionistpainter, art nouveau illustrator, and lithographer; and recorded in his works many details of the late-19th-century bohemian lifestyle in Paris. 

Toulouse-Lautrec was drawn to Montmartre, an area of Paris famous for its bohemian lifestyle and for being the haunt of artists, writers, and philosophers. Studying with Bonnat placed Henri in the heart of Montmartre, an area that he would rarely leave over the next 20 years.

Toulouse-Lautrec, a misshapened and ridiculed small man whose parents were aristocratic first cousins, used his artworks to promote empathy for non-idealized, ordinary people. Behind the bright lights, mirrors, and festivities of the Rue des Moulins, Toulouse-Lautrec emphasizes the realities of working women. He paints women who don’t have traditionally perceived “feminine” and young hourglass shapes.  Some of the arms on these women are bigger than most men’s arms.  He does several paintings where the women are clearly struggling to squeeze their bodies into undersized corsets.
He created some idealized renderings of idealized women – the headlining singers and showgirls of his era.  And these paintings and posters are also beautiful.  But they are not beautiful because of their symmetry, smoothness, and perfection.   They are more beautiful because of their individualized characterizations, expressiveness, and striking graphic strength.
His lines are loose, his borders intentionally imperfected.  The women rarely “pose.”  Rather, Toulouse-Lautrec took great care to allow them to move freely while he captured their natural postures.
Unlike most paintings of ballerinas, where the women are striking extreme poses, toes pointed, backs stiff & arched, and arms extended, Toulouse-Lautrec instead shows ballerinas at rest with their energy spent from working long, hard hours. 


Monday, October 18, 2010

Florida Everglades Twilight Solice Oil Painting by P O'Shields






Florida Everglades Evening Solice

24 x 36  Original Oil on Canvas - 
Gallery Wrapped Canvas painted around edges
copyright 2010 POShields

Evening approaching in the Everglades is one of the most peaceful times of the day. Birds rush about catching the last rays of sun or their last evening meal.

The Everglades sky changes colours constantly as the light filters through the last clouds left over for the day after the daily afternoon rain. Early morning or late afternoon are my favorite times to paint in the Everglades. This oil painting required many layers of glazes to achieve the glowing tones of colour present. I love painting the Everglades and all Marsh Eco Systems with wide open vistas, there is a feeling that you can see forever.
These fragile systems are critical to preserve in their natural state for all wildlife.

Mahalo for Visiting..............
You may reach P. O’Shields regarding her available artworks at the studio 704.394.7382            
or by emailing her at POshields@OshieldsFineArt.com 

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Koi Images of Hawaii Pastel by P O'Shields Contemporary Artist



Koi Images of Hawaii by P O'Shields Contemporary Artist
12.5 x 19.5 Pastel on Archival Paper
copyright P O'Shields 2010

My Inspiration: Koi are the image of Serenity and Peace. 

The history of Koi is as mysterious as they are beautiful. Popular conviction would have us believe that Koi are indigenous to Japan. In fact, they are even mistakenly called “Japanese Goldfish”  They are actually from the Carp family.


Koi are believed to originate from eastern Asia, in the Black, Caspian, Aral Seas and China. Carp fossils have been discovered in South China dating as far back as 20 million years ago. Some varieties are known for their hardiness, which records claim can live for long periods of time if simply wrapped in wet moss continuously kept damp.

The earliest written records of Koi, or Nishikigoi, (Japanese for "brocaded" carp) were first described in writing from a Chinese book written during the Western Chin Dynasty, around 265-316 A.D. At that time they were described as white, red, black and blue.

Koi are believed to have been introduced to Japan with the invading Chinese and a first account of them being kept by an emperor in Japan, apparently dates Back to AD 200.

I hope you enjoy these images of Koi.  I paint them en plein air from ponds in Hawaii.  This should be framed using a mat covered in rice paper with Japanese scroll proportions, the frame should be black matte hand rubbed and narrow.  I can give you references on a framer for this traditional method.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Tuscany Sunflower Series VII Pastel by P OShields

  


Tuscany Sunflower Series VII
 

Pastel 12 x 16 without mat
 Canson Mi-Teintes

copyright 2010 PO'Shields


 
My Inspiration: Last of Summer  Sunflowers on the back roads of Tuscany.
When visiting Tuscany each year I paint Sunflowers, Lavender and Olive Trees.  Each Tuscan Sunflower is  different with it's own personality,  thus I usually sketch en plein air
 the one that jumps out at me.

There is nothing more beautiful than the Tuscan fields of golden sunflowers surrounding a golden rustic house with a terra cotta roof.  These are views that I use in large paintings, but for the sketching en plein air there is always one sunflower among the many that calls out to be drawn. I will be posting over the next few weeks series of these plein air sketches. 

Bravissima!

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Phyllis O'Shields Artist , Contemporary Impressionism

You may reach P. O’Shields regarding the purchase prices  her available artworks at the studio 704.394.7382 or by emailing her at    poshields@oshieldsfineart.com  
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Sunday, September 26, 2010

Tuscany Red Sunflower Series V Pastel by P. O'Shields


Tuscany Red Sunflower Series V
 Pastel 12 x 16 without mat   -  Red Sunflower
 Canson Mi-Teintes
copyright 2010 PO'Shields
 
My Inspiration:  Sunflowers on the back roads of Tuscany. I came across a fields of Red and Mahogany  Sunflowers and could not resist sketching one right on the spot. The petals are very velvety.
When visiting Tuscany each year I paint Sunflowers, Lavender and Olive Trees.  Each Tuscan Sunflower is  different with it's own personality,  thus I usually sketch en plein air
 the one that jumps out at me.

There is nothing more beautiful than the Tuscan fields of golden sunflowers surrounding a golden rustic house with a terra cotta roof.  These are views that I use in large paintings, but for the sketching en plein air there is always one sunflower among the many that calls out to be drawn. I will be posting over the next few weeks series of these  plein air sketches. 

Bravissima!