August 2, 2010 – 10:41 pm
Although it is summer, giant white snowballs have grown in my garden.
Photo album customized with Smilebox Happy Canada Day all my Canadian Friends! Happy Summer Everyone Else! I just made this fun video using Smilebox. I hope you enjoy it! Now that school is out for the summer I am excited to get knee deep in paint and enjoy some lazy summer days! Stay tuned for [...]
Unexpected Surprises Several years ago I planted a little shrub called a Flowering Quince. I was new to perennial gardening and really had no idea what I was buying. Well I am so happy I decided to give this little plant a home in my front garden. It really didn’t amount to much for a [...]
By Debbie
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Posted in On Location, Studio Work
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Also tagged Canadian painter, floral, Flowering Quince, gardening, linen, miniature painting, original oil, perennial, red, shrub
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Sheerly Pink Many years ago, my mom gave me this delicate handkerchief along with a few others. They had belonged to her when she was really young. I love the sheerness of this one and its soft touch of pink. The drama of course is in its raised embroidered flowers and their decorative appeal. I [...]
April 25, 2010 – 10:39 pm
Violas and Sweet Berries The world is beginning to come alive again with the birth of new growth and Springtime activities. I love seeing these little violas pop up and scatter themselves cheerfully throughout my flowerbeds in early Spring. They remind me of children at play; carefree and joyful as they dance about in nature. [...]
Sold Rolling Along I have always been fascinated with marbles. It is mesmerizing to gaze into their depths. I really enjoy exploring their swirls of color, variance in values and the manner in which light dances through them. Marbles were a special Easter gift. One bag full of shiny new marbles were a delight to [...]
By Debbie
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Posted in Studio Work
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Also tagged blue, Canadian Artist, green, marbles, miniature, oil on linen, original oil, painted alla prima, red, roll, studio, yellow
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New Spring Arrivals! I would like to share some new work I have been doing that I am really jazzed about! A few weeks ago I started painting miniature paintings ranging in sizes from 3x2in. to 4x4in. They are painted on linen covered archival panels and can be ordered from Art Boards. I discovered that [...]
By Debbie
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Posted in News, Studio Work
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Also tagged Canadian Artist, daily painters, etsy shop, floral, gold thread, green thread, Miniatures, new work, Nova Scotia, studio
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January 30, 2010 – 2:54 pm
Special Announcement! “Blooms in Winter” is now up for bids on the Haiti Relief Auction sponsored by 140hours. It’s a great way to purchase original art at bargain prices! Come see and join in on the bidding fun. One hundred percent of the money raised is being donated to help the Haitian people! You can [...]
December 13, 2009 – 10:36 pm
Christmas Wonderment The scene is set, candles lit and ornaments hung. A Christmas glow envelops all, warming hearts near and far. Christmas heightens our sense of humanity and stirs a kindness lost in the rush of life. Mere strangers’ nods and smiles are warmly acknowledged; which would otherwise be lost to a sea of preoccupation. [...]
August 27, 2009 – 10:46 pm
Artist Statement: Relationships bloom, tweet by tweet. Many tweets later, defenses drop; revealing delicate layers of multifaceted personalities. Biography: Debbie Lamey-MacDonald is a Nova Scotian artist who works from life to capture the essence of her subject. Musings accompany her paintings. I am very happy and excited to be a part of an upcoming art [...]
I spotted this little pot of begonias in the grocery store one day. They reminded me of warmer days and gardening. In the summer they have been known to add a burst of bright color to any shade garden. Their interesting shaped leaves are an added bonus to their song of color. Like roses, they [...]
