Card Daffodils

Daffodils

original acrylic painting

5x7 greeting card

Spring is in the air! Even though we have spring snowstorms, perennials and bulbs are pushing forth some greenery. Soon the daffodils will be blooming! You can purchase this card on my website: SpohnStudio.com

Card- Fishing

Fishing

original acrylic painting

5x7 greeting card

Today's painting was inspired by a photo that a friend took at Washington Park. She is great at capturing wildlife scenes.  This painting is for sale for $25.00. Visit my website to purchase in another day. SpohnStudio.com

Card Funky Chicken

Funky chicken

original acrylic painting

5x7 greeting card

Off on the wild side today, doing the funky chicken. This piece was a quick experiment in loosening up and trying a more animated look at the chicken. This brightly colored fun painting can be yours for $25.00. Purchase today from my website: SpohnStudio.com

Card Star Hydrangea

Star Hydrangea

original acrylic painting

5x7 greeting card

A whimsical look at a Star Hydrangea. I love the star-like flowers that form from the ball-like buds. This painting is for sale for $25.00 and you can purchase it on my website: SpohnStudio.com

Card, Clematis Morning Star

Clematis Morning Star

original acrylic painting

5x7 greeting card

 

Clematis are so wonderful when they bloom, the entire vine fills with flowers. This painting is for sale for $25.00 You can purchase on my website: SpohnStudio.com 

Card Kitten & Plant

Kitten & Plant

original acrylic

5x7 greeting card

Busy day today... just had time to paint this little cat to continue with my daily paintings. This painting is for sale for $25.00 and you will be able to purchase it soon on my website: SpohnStudio.com

August Garden

Card August Garden

original acrylic painting

5x7 greeting card

Browsing through my reference photos and came across this happy display of flowers blooming. This card is for sale for $25.00 and you can purchase and view more paintings on my website. SpohnStudio.com

Card Summer Bouquet

Card Summer Bouquet

original acrylic painting

5x7 greeting card

A portion of a summer bouquet, brightly colored, sitting on a counter top waiting to be placed on the dining room table. This painting is for sale for $25.00 and you can purchase on my website: SpohnStudio.com

Winter Park Garden

Card Winter Park Garden

original acrylic painting

5x7 greeting card

 

Joyful flowers blooming in the summer sun up in the Colorado mountains. Winter Park is a lovely town filled with flower beds. It is a joy to walk through the town and gaze at all the pretty flowers. This painting is for sale for $25.00 and you can purchase soon on my website.  SpohnStudio.com

Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail Butterfly

original acrylic painting

5x7 greeting card

I guess I am feeling a bit flighty to day. A simplified version of a swallowtail butterfly is the subject today. Hopefully, the weather will warm in the next weeks and soon there will be flowers and butterflies all about. This original painting is for sale for $25.00 and you will be able to purchase it on my website in another day or so.  SpohnStudio.com

Giraffe

Giraffe

original acrylic

5x7 greeting card

A snapshot from a zoo photo of a young giraffe, was the inspiration for this painting. I painted it fairly loose and Impressionistic. The eye had a bit more orange in it... but I liked putting more green in they eye. Visit my website to purchase: SpohnStudio.com

Tulips 2

Tulip 2

original acrylic painting

5x7 greeting card

Spring is in the air! So it inspired me to paint tulips. This painting is for sale for $25.00 and you will be able to purchase it in a couple days and browse through the website at: SpohnStudio.com  Also, feel free to leave comments.

Blue Footed Booby

Blue Footed Booby

original acrylic painting

5x7 greeting card

Today's card was really fun to paint. Every since I saw a photo of these birds, I just couldn't believe they were real. How amazing! How comical! They have bright blue feet! And they like to dance, how delightful. Anyway, who could resist such a happy scene! Visit my website to purchase any of my recent paintings and cards: SpohnStudio.com

Card Leopard

Card Leopard

original acrylic

5x7 greeting card

This was painted for a cool project, from Art in Hands. (visit their website at: http://www.artinhandcards.com/   They pick one artist from each State in the USA and assign each one a card from a deck of cards. I was chosen from Colorado, and the card for me is the 6 of diamond. The theme/subject of this deck of cards is Animals. Well, a lot of my favorite animals were already taken, and after speaking with the presenters of this project, it was decided that I should choice something a little exotic. I then chose a leopard to paint, and above you see the image that will become the 6 of diamond in this deck of cards. Oh, yes, this deck will be for sale also! Each card is a different painting from a different artist! Isn't that neat? I will post an update when this deck is ready.

The other deck of cards they are putting together this year is Food. I am very happy to help represent the Animal deck of cards! Visit my website to purchase my new hand-painted greeting card series. SpohnStudio.com

Card Star Chicken

Star Chicken

original acrylic painting

5x7 greeting card

I had a reference photo of this huge white rooster that was so wide it could barely stand! Well, I decided that it might be great for winning awards, however, it would not make as nice of a painting. So I put him on a diet and sat him down and now he just looks regal. (selling for $25.00, the Star Chicken will not last long!) Visit my website to purchase- SpohnStudio.com

Red Poppies

Red Poppies

original acrylic painting

5x7 greeting card

My second hand-painted greeting card today. Red poppies, deeply colored in the low light of early evening. Visit my website to purchase. SpohnStudio.com

Lollipop Poppies

Lollipop Poppies

original acrylic painting

5x7 greeting card

These pale pink poppies were growing in some one's yard last summer. I really do not know the name of the poppy, but when they are fully opened they look like large lollypops and so that is what I shall call them. This original hand-painted card sells for $25.00. Visit my website to purchase this card and other also!  SpohnStudio.com

Card- A Good Day for a Swim

A Good Day for a Swim

original acrylic painting

5x7 greeting card

A couple geese going for a swim at a local small lake. I have been using a scrubbing technique with my bristle brushes lately to achieve a look that almost mimics a pastel painting. Visit my website to view more paintings and cards, and to purchase these cards. $25.00  SpohnStudio.com

Card Milkshake Coneflower

Milkshake Cone-flower

original acrylic

5x7 greeting card

A new interesting looking coneflower, that I may have to add to  my garden this year. Visit my website to view my other paintings and hand-painted cards. SpohnStudio.com

Card Sunday's Chicken

Sunday's Chicken

5x7 inch greeting card (frame-able)

original acrylic painting

Sunday, Sunday... cool, cloudy and windy. I drive past the post office near all the local churches as parishioners walk to their cars. Talk of chicken dinners in celebration of Sunday. Did they invite chickens? Will they be feeding the chickens a great feast? No, I think not....So this is MY Sunday Chicken, not dinner, but instead a tribute to all the chickens. You can purchase this painting online at my website. SpohnStudio.com

Fashion Queen Iris

5x7 greeting card

original acrylic painting

I guess I am drawn to the darker irises. This is another striking variety that lent itself to my painting whims. Purchase and view all my paintings currently on my website at SpohnStudio.com

After the Bloom

After the Bloom

5x7 greeting card

original acrylic painting

I like the simplicity of this painting. View my other paintings and cards on my website. SpohnStudio.com

Card Senorita Iris

Senorita Iris

5x7 greeting card

original acrylic

I have been watching my irises greening up a bit. It is still winter, but no one told them. I was paging through some seed catalogs and found this lovely variety. Definitely something to plant in the garden this year. This original greeting card is for sale for $15.00 and will be available for purchase on my website.  SpohnStudio.com