Oil Paintings by Maryhelen Ewing

Spring at Granite Basin, Oil 

This painting is from a photo I shot last spring at Granite Basin Lake. 

Salome's Loft, Oil
These sheer veils had been draped in an upstairs loft.  The way the light filtered through the back window   inspired me to make this painting from life.

Red Velvet Sunflowers, Oil
These fresh sunflowers needed to be a painting.

Cradle My Heart, Oil
She held something red and it became her heart.

Old Boots, Oil
I wore these boots for years and they show the wear, like we all do, in our own selves.

Nuova Mona Lisa, Oil
There are actually two paintings under this one.
Working from life, I was able to reveal areas of them by rubbing with turpentine and adding paint to complete the effect.

Paper Bloom, Oil
I came across something folded up and when opened, it became this flower.  
Painted from life.

Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?  Oil
 I had already painted the figure with her head bowed, then rather than covering her to paint the Russian tea cozy, she became part of the composition.  As I worked, it became clear that the story was about my mother and my sisters.
Painted from life.   

Leroux Street, a While Ago, Oil
This ramshackle old rooming house stands on Leroux Street, Prescott, AZ, down by the creek.
Plein Aire Painting.