Libby Manchester Gilpatric creates original paintings of New England coastal scenes and abstract explorations in stylish color combinations. They would add interest, design and beauty to home and office in American Contemporary Paintings ready to hang. For special orders or commissions please contact the artist by email. New Works are coming out soon, and people are loving them!
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Monday, December 29, 2014
Saturday, December 6, 2014
The Beguine
The Beguine 8x8 oil, one of the last three of this series. For the story and
more information, please go here.
Friday, December 5, 2014
Home Sweet Home
antiqued and painted wooden box, 4 inch diameter,
not available for purchase
An earlier work, painted in oil on a little shaker style box, for my Mother's 91st birthday in 1995--the house she and then we, her five children, grew up in, built by Grandpop in 1911. By the time I painted this, the house and surrounding acres of lawn, elm and maple trees, apple orchard, flower gardens, corn and vegetable plots, pig pens, outhouse used as a chicken roost and my sandbox were long gone -- succumbing in 1971 to the barbaric rape of rural land by developers' greed and the bulldozers' violent power. Now all is buried under the hard cold blacktop of a mall parking lot -- part of the down-at-the-heels outer ring of Youngstown's encroaching slums. Still, the memories of hide-and-seek, It, Statue and Mother May I swirl in my mind along with the Big Snow, building igloos and snow caves to hide in during our games of Fox and Geese re-run vividly in the nooks and crannies I am bold to call my brain. Talk about *Back in the Day.*—now back to trimming the tree!
Monday, December 1, 2014
Save the Bay auction thru December: #1 of 3
Summer Shadows
12x12. Oil.
12x12. Oil.
Save the Bay Art Show
Opening Reception Thursday, December 4, 5-7, $30
Here's the missing photo.
So much for my Blogger Phone App!
Opening Reception Thursday, December 4, 5-7, $30
Here's the missing photo.
So much for my Blogger Phone App!
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
End of Corn Season
5x7 inches · oil · $100 (plus shipping) click here to purchase
The countdown to Holiday Season has begun.
Looking at small paintings like this one can give you calm and peace at this hectic time of the year. Wouldn't this make a nice gift for a special person.
Labels:
Farm buildings,
fields,
original oil landscape
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Wild Orchid Not
colored pencil on ampersand 1/8 inch panel
6 x 6 inches
white floater frame
$150 or click here to bid
Putting this out there for you to see. I had so much fun painting it. If it does not sell in one week, it's off to one of the many local holiday shows.
Labels:
6 x 6,
colored pencil,
floral still life,
Wild Orchid Not
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Early Twilight
Goodbye to the flowers of summer, blackened by the early winter storm with rain, snow, wind— hello to what's available at the local supermarket to put in a vase for a studio study in colored pencil.
Click here to buy
Click here to buy
Labels:
"Early Twilight",
$175,
6 x 6,
colored pencil,
still life
Friday, October 31, 2014
Back to Spring #103014
Back to Spring · water soluble colored pencil · 17 x 14 inches framed · $200
To keep up with drawing skills together with my love of color, I experiment with a vast collection of colored pencils. The water applied after setting down the pencil tones caused some running and smearing, giving this work a unique appearance, especially the delicate petals of the tulips. I had laid out the flowers and in a doodling way, they happened to line up in this vine-like pattern. The rhythm and gesture seem dancelike to me.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Saturday, October 25, 2014
About Spring
About Spring
oil
7x5
$100.
I'm happy to announce I have joined Daily Paint Works Auctions.
Soon I will install the jazzy widget they provide.
If you go to Daily Paintworks.com, please look for Libby Gilpatric in the list of members to view my entries. Some are auction pages. Some are a single option to Buy Now. Some are both.
Meanwhile, you can always beat the rush to add this to your collection. Press the button below.
Labels:
"About Spring",
$100,
7x5 inches,
landscape,
oil
Monday, October 20, 2014
Exit Summer 2014
#141014
Loose Lips
acrylic, 5x5, 1/2"plywood panel, $100
S&H $10
Experimenting with a wee hand turned vase and a single lily, I was excited to see unusual shapes of color twisting and turning - luring the eye into mysterious places. Does it leave you feeling intrigued or conflicted? Sure of something or ambivalent? One thing is certain: I had so much fun painting this, more petite mysteries are in the works!
I would welcome your comment below on this form. If you would like to add it to your collection you may contact me here or just
Labels:
$100,
5x5,
plywood panel,
still life
Ready to Exit Summer 2014 #141020
Heavenly Hydrangea
acrylic 5x5 Still Life $100
On the eve of a likely First Frost, this Heavenly Hydrangea popped right up to be counted among the Last of the Living.
Make it yours by *clicking here to bid* or
Labels:
5x5,
acrylic,
Heavenly Hydrangea,
still life
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Birds of a Feather 2
Northern Harrier
colored pencil 8x8 $225
Known to migrate south in winter, I find plenty to eat right here along Rhode Island Sound. This is me last winter hunting at a ground popular with rivals for food and human onlookers - those creatures whose singular eyes are little black boxes, some very, very long and so heavy they have to prop them up on a stick. Whenever they see me and my scrappy dinner mates, those humans start jumping up and down chattering to one another. They run back and forth in little groups like tiny sanderlings along the beach waves.
I'm spotting a Snowy Owl over there -- let's see if I can sample her dinner.
Find this painting of me at
Birds of a Feather
October 18 - November 1
Katherine Lovell Gallery & Studio
3895 Main Road
Tiverton Four Corners, Rhode Island 02878
Hours: Thursday - Sunday 12-5
Labels:
$225,
8x8,
colored pencil,
Northern Harrier
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Birds of a Feather
Some migrate -- not me! I love my winter diet -- looking for those little guys from up here!
Red-tailed Hawk
colored pencil 8x8 $225.
I will be showing at Birds of a Feather now through mid-November
along with my food rival you will meet tomorrow.
We are decidedly handsome and collectible!
To purchase, please visit or contact
Kathrine Lovell Studio & Gallery
3895 Main Road
Tiverton Four Corners, Rhode Island 02878
Opening Reception Saturday, October 18, 3–6 PM
Labels:
$225,
8x8",
colored pencil,
Red-tailed Hawk
Friday, October 10, 2014
Exit Summer Series 10.10.14
Strawbery Mousse
still life
still life
6 x 8
oil on panel
$200.00
Just in time for the Holidays!
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Monday, October 6, 2014
Summers Last #5
Beach Fogged In
8 x 10 in Carved Silvered Wood Frame
$400.00
To purchase contact me here or
Today on my way to the studio gratitude surged for yet another brilliant fall day and the privilege of working in a studio in one of the most charming villages on the Southcoast of New England. Visitors appeared today from many different parts of the country - Texas, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Tiverton newcomers, to name a few. One man came exploring the possibility of becoming a painter upon his retirement from practicing law. The enthusiasm and variety of my visitors fuels my zest for painting.
Earlier this week we saw days such as this one in Beach Fogged In. The horizon at the beach looks hazier, morning fog not quite burned off. The sky shows both fish-scale and cumulus clouds - a promise of rain.
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Summer's Last #3 As Promised
#3 Zinnias' Mate
acrylic, 4 x 6, framed in faux antique gilding
$80.00 for purchase at Pay Pal or meet me at the studio tomorrow, or by appointment.
Friday, October 3, 2014
Summer's Last #2 of 31
Zinnias
acrylic
4 x 6 in an anitiqued gold carved frame
$80.00
#2 of 31 in the October Summer's End Series
$80.00
#2 of 31 in the October Summer's End Series
This wee bouquet captures the spirit of the new style of zinnias on the market this year - tiny with a range of luscious pinks, yellows and oranges, some with brilliant colorful starburst on a white background.
This one has a mate you'll see on the next post.
This one has a mate you'll see on the next post.
If you have a place for it, you can contact me here or purchase directly with PayPal
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Walk the Line
Untitled
What it feels like to be THIS SHOE:
bold
cool
proud
fuschia
singular
fuh-trimmed
high fashion
excrutiating
unbalanced
just some words describing this amazing bit of personal adornment
borrowed from and painted in the garden of my late friend
whose spirit hangs out in my studio calling upon me from time to time
I hear you say, "Think you have your lost your mind!"
After such a long break from you, My Dear Readers, do I have your attention?
OK OK! I know it is not perfectly executed. 'S watercolor and the ink ran over the intended line here and there. Painted freely from observation - silk brocade! No preliminary drawing. No plan.
If you think I would part with this, better think again.
Anyway. I'm back. Do stick around. I'm going to do a back flip the day after tomorrow.
Watch what's up with Gilpatric Studio in Tiverton Four Corners, Rhode Island?
drawing ink on mylar
5"x 7"
the $un the moon and the $tar$
Monday, August 18, 2014
Farewell Dear Old Painting
Grey Dawn at Cuttyhunk
8 x 10 oil
created 9/15/2001
With mixed feelings yesterday I bade farewell as one of my favorite paintings took flight and is on its way to live with a beautiful young family in Middlebury, Vermont. A big smile masking my tearing eyes shooting this departing photo, the entire scenario of painting the work fast-forwards across my memory screen.
Just a few days following 9/11/2001, a group of 8 artists from Boulevard Gallery in Newport venture through rough seas rocking and rolling on the Alert out of Fairhaven to spend a long weekend in the Walker's cottage on Cuttyhunk. The first morning we awake to Becky Vickers banging out the coffee pot as the rest of us girls and boys still pajama clad drag our easels onto the fenceless porch. "Capture that!" commands our inner voices. Still speechless following the horrors of thousands of Americans just a few days before, I take out my new palette of only 3 colors plus white. Grey Dawn paints itself onto my little panel.
Twelve years later I found the frame clamoring to protect this treasure and added it to my studio display, restoring Hope each time I look upon it. The fate of my treasure was sealed the last moments of yesterday's tour. Though I shed a few tears remembering the traumatic time, I wish the painting well on its happy way!
Friday, August 15, 2014
You're Invited to #10
Happy Hour in Pink
One of a small series of collaged works - designed with color just for the fun of it.
Check 'em out this weekend at
South Coast Artist Open Studio Tours
# 10
3879 Main Road - Studio 2B
Tiverton Four Corners · RI 02878
Click on the link then Open Studios for a Map
Looking forward to seeing you!
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Ready for the Open Studio Tours
Bikers II and III
A favorite subject revisited from time to time, bikes are fun to paint - coming and going!
These two small works are part of my offerings for next weekend's
Southcoast Artists Open Studio Tour
Saturday and Sunday, July 19-20, 11-5 PM
map and directions under Open Studios
or pick up a map at one of the local places you frequent
or pick up a map at one of the local places you frequent
Dozens of paintings from small to larger sized works will be available at affordable prices. Think about the daily pleasure of having original art in your home or to give as a unique gift.
Looking forward to your visit!
#10 on the Tour Map
Gilpatric Studio
3879 Main Road - 2nd Floor
Tiverton Four Corners, Rhode Island 02878
open weekends or by appointment (401) 440-3974
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Friday, June 20, 2014
Early Oil Painting
Newport Garden
Night before last we stopped for a drink with our friend Jack to check out his new paint job. Right there on the wall between kitchen and den I noticed one of my first oil paintings created in a class with David Barnes through the Newport Art Museum about 15 years ago. I chose a site in the Rose Garden on the campus of Salve Regina where I could also capture the picturesque Arts Building nestled among a forest of stately American and Copper Beech trees. The roses were in full bloom, so it must have been just this time of year! Jack's late wife Karen purchased it at a local show, encouraging me to keep on painting. It's a busy scene, but strong, including every bit of local color. I did not know what not to include so the whole scene got crammed into about 11 x 14. I want to share this bit of my earlier work with you all. Karen Jefferies wrote the book Chuckles which we helped publish last winter and is available thru lulu.com.
David was my first oil painting teacher and probably the best painter in Newport - maybe Rhode Island. I'm grateful to have been in on those classes. Here's a link to David Barnes' website.
Click on blog name below for complete access.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Road to Paradise
Road to Paradise
oil
6"x 8"
$200.00
If only it were as easy and pleasant as getting together with old painting pals early on a Sunday morning in June - maybe the best day of the year so far. Great start to the summer - pleine-aire painting!
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Hugh's Girls
Hugh's Girls
oil on three panels
commissioned to celebrate my brother's 80th birthday, five of the 200 cows grazing on his daughter's historic organic dairy farm in Pennsylvania
This small triptych is complemented with several small Berkshire pig and cow portraits shown previously on this blog.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Frankie
Frankie
oil 8x8 NFS
before any editing took place - work to do on snout
The story that goes along with this painting begins in about 1942, when I was only 2 years old. My brother Hugh got to start his days lugging a five gallon pail of slop to the pig pen where a chap just like this elegant Berkshire pig awaited the chance to slip out of the pen when the gate swung open.
Periodically through the day, the event would repeat. Mother would have to race down the street to the school principal's office to get Hugh released to come home and capture the critter. Now Hugh's daughter Margie owns the farm that has been in the family since 1798 and she raises Berkshires in addition to 100+ organically fed dairy cows. Well, Hugh is about to turn 80, so we are amassing some gifties we think will please his lordship. He doesn't look at Facebook, so I feel safe in sharing this with you. Shhh! please don't give it away! There is a lot more painting and story-telling to this effort. I will show bit by bit for the next 10 days or so. Much more work to be done!
Thank you so much for reading and commenting on my blog! I know I missed a few posts this winter and I will spare you the silly reasons why.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Three Cityscapes at Hope Gallery
Clockwise from left: Urban Forms: Erie Basin Brooklyn, 24 x 18
Down Under the Braga Bridge On-Ramp, 20 x 16
Urban Landscape III (deconstruction of Weybosset overpass) 16 x 12
all oil on linen
Hope Gallery · Bristol, Rhode Island · through May 3
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Surf & Turf at Westport Art Group
My entry: Net Gain
A new old twist for me -- a throwback style. I unleashed my imagination and maybe should have restrained it. Surf and turf might be served on a platter, decorated with surf and turf motifs-- hens, a cow, rows of fresh caught fish shown in a catch of the day shop in Thunderbolt, Georgia, an interesting waterfront neighborhood in Savannah. For five years wanted to paint those fish and my Virgo mind went straight to the photos (always know what's buried in the clutter)! Then I added the handles of repurposed 3/8"dock line, newly whipped cut ends by Yours Truly with nostalgia sailing days, added brass-ring bolts and tapped in securely with tiny brass escutcheon pins. It's a pretend platter as I wouldn't want to eat from a platter of unfinished acrylic paint. I plan to varnish it with food-safe Varnish in three weeks. So if you want to purchase this painting that finishing trick comes with the purchase. Please contact me if so.
If you're near Westport MA Saturday-Sunday 10-4, head on out to this surprising show at 1710 Main Road, Westport- less than a mile from Westport River Harbor. I'd love to hear your comments!
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