Elizabeth floyd

Elizabeth Floyd

Another piece from the “From Garden to Vase” collection. When I began developing the idea of what this body of work was going to be, I kept thinking about the color blue, I knew I wanted it to be a unifying aspect of all of these paintings. With this painting “A World of Pink a

Sunflowers and Apples {24" x 18" (61 x 45.7 cm) – Oil on Linen} Hello, I wanted to stop in and share a recently completed painting, it actually was completed a little over a week ago however I had a bit of difficulty in getting a decent photo of it. With the recent high t

Heirloom Apples {8" x 8" (20.3 x 20.3 cm) – oil on canvas panel} SOLD Hello, I am getting a late start this week, running behind a bit, and trying to catch my breadth after a VERY busy weekend. Saturday's Art on the Avenue arts festival was a lot of fun. Thank you to ever

I have written before about why I teach , today I want to share my underlying philosophy of how I teach. There are many ways to teach oil painting

Pink Roses {7" x 5" (17.8 x 12.7 cm) – oil on linen panel} SOLD Unframed painting One of the benefits of Valentines Day is that for the weeks after the holiday, grocery stores still have lots of flowers, especially roses. Those flowers that did not bloom in time for the b

Sunflowers {8" x 8" (20.3 x 20.3 cm) – oil on canvas panel} SOLD These sunflowers were a gift, and the moment I held them, I knew they would "star" in a painting. I had been reading a section on Velasquez in Harold Speed's book on oil painting technique on th

Two Tulips, Best Buddies {8" x 6" (20.3 x 15.2 cm) – oil on linen panel} All these small floral paintings are painted from life, usually completed in one session. Typically each session takes 2-3 hours to complete and the amazing thing about painting flowers from life is that

Camellias {8" x 8" (20.3 x 20.3 cm) – oil on canvas panel} SOLD Framed painting One the biggest joys I get when working on a still-life painting is when I can source my subject matter from a friend's, neighbor's, or my own garden. These beautiful camellias are from a neig