Posted in Smellie Bloomers, tagged bunny, cardinal, Christmas, church, hunting, kitty, Radio Flyer, santa, snowman, wagon on January 15, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Elizabethtown is a charming town, with a beautiful cutie pie flower and gift shop. Smellie Bloomers on Broad Street, hosts a bounty of unusual and beautiful gifts, I call it “eye candy”. Next week I’ll be offering Valentine paintings and cards, in the mean time I need to say good bye to my Christmas paintings. Take a look, everything is 25% off, but this sale will not last long.
Posted in Art, mermaid, tagged Bladen County, bunny, Clearwater Campground, ducks, Easter, Lu Mil Vineyard, mermaids, NC, rabbit, Sailboats, Smellie Bloomers, Wam Squam, White Lake on March 7, 2015| Leave a Comment »
We have a couple of sweet spots in Bladen County, Lu Mil Vineyard and White Lake. Bladen County is fortunate to have both. “Taylor Green” is a little oil I painted on site at beautiful Lu Mil Vineyard in Dublin, NC. “Clearwater Duck” is a little oil I painted from a friend’s photo that she snapped last summer at Clearwater Campground at White Lake, NC. One more big landmark is an 8×10 oil painting of the “Wam Squam” located at the intersection of Hwy 53 and Hwy 701 at White Lake. “Warm Breeze” and “Windjam” were inspired by some beautiful sails at White Lake last summer.
Last week I dropped these jewels off at Smellie Bloomers, a beautiful and unique gift shop in Elizabethtown, NC.
You will also find a few Easter bunnies and mermaid necklaces in my new little display at Smellie Bloomers,
Hope you enjoy looking, let me know what you think.
Happy weekend!
Warm Breeze
Windjam
Clearwater Duck
mermaid necklaces
Wam Squam and Sammie
mermaid necklaces
Smellie Bloomers display
Taylor Green
Posted in 30 in 30, Valentine, tagged bunny, Leslie Saeta, Valentine on January 4, 2014| 5 Comments »
“Marshmallow Fluff”
$65 oil on panel
This little fluffy bunny is smelling something sweet with his little heart nose.
5×7 oil on canvas
Posted in Art, Christmas bunny rabbit, Events, mermaid, tagged bunny, Carolina Artist Colony, Christmas, mermaid on November 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Join me tomorrow at Carolina Artists’Colony, Moore Street, Sanford,NC. Hundreds of pieces of art and handmade artisan created works are available there.
Take a look at my wall at CAC and here’s a little sneak peek at some of my new little bunnies I will be taking.
Come shop and chat with me and if you can’t, they will ship! Let me know if you see something you like.
Posted in Christmas bunny rabbit, tagged acrylic, bunny, Christmas, painting on October 21, 2013| 11 Comments »
I wonder what brilliant names my friends will come up with for this little gray bunny? Remember to post your suggestion for a name for this bunny under the comments section on my blog. If I choose your suggestion you will win a Christmas print. Winners will be announced November 10th.
Thanks so much!
Posted in Art, Christmas bunny rabbit, tagged bunny, Christmas, rabbit on September 27, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Here’s a sneak peek at one of the bunnies I am painting for the Christmas season. My bunny paintings will be available at the unique lil gift shop, Smellie Bloomers in Elizabethtown, NC. Christmas Open House will be Sunday, November 10th. Keep checking my blog for new Christmas paintings.
Posted in Christmas bunny rabbit, tagged acrylic, bunny, rabbit on August 6, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Here is the second bunny in my Christmas bunny series. I thought you might enjoy a tutorial, Merry Christmas early!
Materials:
Professional Winsor & Newton canvas board
Acrylic paint in these colors: Liquitex Titanium White, Brilliant Purple, Indo Orange Red, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cobalt Turquoise Light, Ultramarine Blue
Step one- with watery paint outline basic bunny shape
Step two- start blocking in shadows, I did not use white at this time, instead I mixed some browns with a few of the darker colors plus yellow
Step three-paint background with pretty turquoise and white
Step four-continue painting brown tones then add some white in your mixture for highlights
Step five-add an oval/ circular wreath with dark mixtures of the yellow and blue
This Christmas bunny is not finished yet, I will be selling this bunny rabbit series in November at a local gift shop, Smellie Bloomers in Elizabethtown, NC.
I am accepting Christmas commissions at this time, if you would like for me to create a special Christmas painting for you please contact me within the next couple of weeks, only a limited number will be accepted this year.
Posted in Art, Christmas bunny rabbit, Tuesday's Treasure Chest, tagged bunny, Christmas, painting on July 30, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I am so excited to announce my new Christmas painting theme, it’s all about bunny rabbits this Christmas season. I used to think that Christmas in July was so not cool until I started painting seasonal subjects, now I understand the time and planning that must be done prior to Christmas.
I will be posting new bunny paintings each month before Christmas… Would like to hear from you.
Posted in cards, Commissions, tagged bunny, cards, Easter on March 15, 2013| 5 Comments »
Easter cards available printed from original paintings.
Blank inside.
Let me know if I can save some for you, I can ship too.
kbunn@ec.rr.com
Posted in Art, Musings, tutorial, tagged bunny, Easter, painting, rabbit on February 28, 2013| 9 Comments »
I hope you will enjoy this little bunny rabbit tutorial. I used Golden Open Acrylic paint but this can also be done with oil paints.
Would love to hear from you- have a great weekend!
1. Start outlining the bunny with thin paint
2. Begin blocking in shadows with pinks and purples
3. Shape up eyes with a smaller brush, I researched and studied several eyes first
4. Take time to mix a rich black, I used sap green, ultramarine blue and alizarin crimson ( or mix 3-4 of your darkest colors …..but don’t use black, mix your black, it is well worth the effort)
5. Paint dark black in the background-I wanted a strong contrast and thought the black would contrast with the white bunny
6, Add a layer of neutral creamy beige over the first layer of purple shadows
7. Mix a pretty light blue to accent and create more depth in the shadows
8. Use a nice liner brush to add that thin rabbit hair texture
9. “George”
“Painting is not for sissies”-Ksbunn
Kathy Bunn, North Carolina Artist
