Painting - Wish on the Moon

Wish on the Moon
Acrylic on stretched canvas
12" x 12" x 1.5" (deep)

The Night the Bird Spoke

Title: The Night the Bird Spoke
Acrylic on Canvas Panel

Mini Painting - Tree #37

"Tree #37"
Acrylic on Panel
6" x 6"
Will be offered for auction. Bidding will start on 07/12 - Click Here to Check my Auctions.

Two New Paintings

Finished these two paintings today. This one is a quick study in semi-abstract of a dancer. I always end up right back to painting dancers. My intention was to abstract this dancer using as few strokes of paint as I could. I painted this one very quickly, hardly looking at the canvas at all. I will be auctioning this painting. You can bid by clicking on the image.

"The River After"
Acrylic on stretched canvas
Part of the Smallworks Series.

New Abstracts and Cityscape Paintings

Title: Fear
Mixed Media (watercolor, gouache and ink) on paper
9" x 12" - part of the smallworks series.

Title: See That
Mixed media (watercolor, gouache and ink) on paper
9" x 12" - part of the smallworks series.

Title: Market Day
Acrylic on hand-stretched canvas
24" x 24"

I won't have access to a computer from June 14 - June 23. I will, however, be painting during this time so check back after this date for several new posts!

Two New Paintings Added to Website

I have added two new paintings to my online gallery. Just click the images to view a zoomable image.

Abstract Cityscape Fifteen
Acrylic and metallic paint on canvas

Abstract Tree Thirty-Five
Part of the Smallworks series.
Acrylic on canvas

Also, I have moved things around a bit in my online gallery. Check out the changes. www.benitasweeney.com

Abstract Painting - Quietly Be There

Title: Quietly Be There
Acrylic on canvas

I grew up living on the Tennesse river in north Alabama. If you jumped hard enough you could have leaped from our balcony and landed in the water. The river was over 5 miles across in front of our house. I have many memories from that place. Some good, some not so great. This is the first in a new series of paintings based on those memories and the emotions they invoke. At the moment, these are being included in the Conversations with Mother Nature series on my website. However, I will be adding a separate category as soon as I meditate on a name for it.

Abstract Landscape - On the Edge

Title: On the Edge
Acrylic on Panel
18" x 24" (46 x 61 cm)
Will be offered for Auction!
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Abstract Landscape Thirty-Seven: Red

"Abstract Landscape Thirty-Seven: Red"
12" x 12" x 1.5" (deep)
Gallery wrap canvas - painting extends along the edges.
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Abstract Painting - Understanding

Abstract Painting - Understanding
Originally uploaded by Benita S.

Title: Understanding
11" x 14"
Acrylic on canvas

Well, my studio is not anywhere near being finished but I can't stand not painting so I have carved out a little corner and will be working on a few smaller works until I can get into the new studio. I am trying to get back to posting a painting every day. Perhaps I will succeed :)

This painting is somewhat representative of my spiritual state recently. That's all I will say as I prefer you interpret it for yourself. What does it mean to you? Comments are welcome!

Abstract Landscape Painting - That Moment

Abstract Landscape Painting - That Moment
Originally uploaded by Benita S.

"That Moment"
20" x 16" (51 x 41 cm)
Acrylic on Canvas

Abstract Landscape Painting - One Stood Taller

Abstract Landscape Painting - One Stood Taller
Originally uploaded by Benita S.

"One Stood Taller"
14" x 11"
Acrylic on Canvas

Part of the "Obsession with Trees" Series

Blackbird on a Wire - Mixed Media Painting

Blackbird on a Wire - Mixed Media Painting
Originally uploaded by Benita S.

"Blackbird on a Wire"
15" x 11" (38 cm x 28 cm)
Mixed Media - Watercolor and Ink on paper

The blackbirds have returned. I have quite a few this year. Unfortunately, my cat has already managed to catch several of them when they found their way into my new studio somehow. They always bring with them a certain mood that is hard to explain. Winter is almost gone and the trees are starting to bloom but much is still bare from the winter. I tried to capture that moody feeling I get in this painting.

ACEO Watercolor Painting - "Cry Despair"

ACEO Watercolor Painting - "Cry Despair"
Originally uploaded by Benita S.

"Cry Despair"
3.5" x 2.5" (ACEO)
Watercolor on paper

I am finally having a new studio built. There is still one area that is open to the outside. It is just a small area really but I guess it was large enough. A few days ago I found a blackbird lying in the floor where it had obviously flown in and died somehow. It didn't have a mark on it. This miniature painting was inspired by that beautiful bird. Perhaps I will name my new studio for the bird. After all it is also the location near where a blackbird made a nest last spring.
Any suggestions?

Miniature Watercolor Painting - A Man and the Moon

Miniature Watercolor Painting - A Man and the Moon
Originally uploaded by Benita S.

"A Man and the Moon"
1.5" x 2" (4 x 5 cm)
Mixed Media - Watercolor and Ink on Paper

Daily Painting - The Garden at Midnight (Abstract Landscape)

"The Garden at Midnight"
6" x 6" (15 x 15 cm)
Acrylic / Mixed Media on Cradled Wood Panel
Part of the Smallworks Series

Here is my latest in the Smallworks Series. This one is only 6" x 6" and is 1-1/2" deep. The painting extends beyond the edges so it is intended to be displayed unframed.

I finally got part of my computer fixed. So now I am playing "catch-up". Hopefully I will be able to get everything working back the way it's suppose to soon. Again, wish me luck!

Abstract Landscape Painting - A Sure Sign

Abstract Landscape Painting - A Sure Sign
Originally uploaded by Benita S.

"A Sure Sign"
Acrylic on Canvas
11" x 14" (28 x 36 cm)

I usually post a painting a day but my computer has been very naughty the last week so here is the 1st in a while. As usual I am still obsessed with trees. :)

I am still working on my computer so please be patient with me in case I hit a snag. I am seriously thinking of replacing it. It's old anyway, I just feel so wasteful since it still works! I guess I am an oddball in a throw-away society. lol

Daily Painting - Abstract Tree Thirty-One

Daily Painting - Abstract Tree Thirty-One
Originally uploaded by Benita S.

"Abstract Tree Thirty-One"
11" x 14" (28 x 36 cm)
Acrylic on Canvas

I'm a little late getting today's painting posted. I do believe there are gremlins in my computer! Actually, if it were just the computer I might believe otherwise but with it being the computer, the printer, and the scanner.... well, its either gremlins or fairies. Or maybe those are the same... hmmm. That's a thought.

Anyway, like most of my paintings this one is multi-layered. Kind of paintings on top of paintings on top of paintings. Unlike the usual... the last layer was completely poured giving this one a unique quality to it. I kind of like it actually.

Until tomorrow... May you have better luck with your electronic helpers!

Daily Painting - Abstract Tree Thirty

Daily Painting - Abstract Tree Thirty
Originally uploaded by Benita S.

"Abstract Tree Thirty"
6" x 6" x 1.5"
Acrylic on Cradled Wood Panel

Abstract Landscape Painting - One of My Wishes

Abstract Landscape Painting - One of My Wishes
Originally uploaded by Benita S.

"One of My Wishes"
12" x 12" x 1.5" (30 x 30 x 4 cm)
Acrylic on canvas