Boy Koi Delight

I was painting at Sherman Gardens Library and Gardens in Corona del Mar. They have a wonderful koi pond and this lucky fellow is part of their koi collection.

Painting is 16" x 20"

Footpath

This is a view at Irvine Park, in Orange County, CA, that I discovered last Wed. when I found some time to go paint. I haven't followed the path to find out where it ends, but did follow it far enough after I'd finished painting to see the riverbed totally full of raging water. This was after a large rainstorm and it surprised the heck out of me as I'd never seen hardly any water in this particular riverbed. Hopefully I can do a painting later of the riverbed when it is full.

Riverbed

Another riverbed scene. They are fun. I think I did a better job of creating the necessary distance from foreground to background? I want to go back! SOLD

Carlsbad Eucalyptus

This was painted in a little park in Carlsbad, CA. I went with a group from our painting group--So. Calif. Plein Air Painters and we had a wonderful demo done by Rita Pacheco. It was a fun day.

Red Amaryllis

This was an interesting size to work with. The image is on a museum-style canvas 1.5" thick so requires no frame (all of my design-oriented pieces are on this type of canvas). When I was shopping for canvases they were low on stock so I decided to try this. Fortunately the amaryllis was well suited to this format. I've found the biggest trick of all is taking the final picture. With such a tall canvas the image wants to paralax (meaning at least one side appears bent) in the photo. I finally found if I centered the image in the window of the camera and made sure I was focusing on the dead center of the image I could get it right--had to take quite a few photos!! At least that is entirely possible with a digital camera!

Original Oil
Size: 12" x 30"
Price: $720.00
email if interested-- quartonfineart@yahoo.com

Sunflowers

I had posted this a few days ago, but decided I was unhappy with the pears being green. I haven't figured out a way just to delete a picture and then replace it (perhaps there is no way), so I had to delete the entire blog and enter it again. The mat is painted with an iridescent white which makes the painting have a different "sheen" from different angles of viewing.

Size: 20" x 30"
Gallery wrap museum canvas
Price: $1,295

Iris Blooms

These are some of the iris from my garden. I've painted so many iris thruout my career, but still love doing more. They are so prolific, but last such a short time. A painting of them is a good way to make them last a lot longer!!!

Size: 12 x 16
Price: $450.00
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Casa Romantica

This was where we painted yesterday. This is a cultural museum called the Casa Romantica and is located in San Clemente, CA. At one time it was a private home for some lucky people, but is now a museum. It overlooks the ocean and the San Clemente Pier. The grounds are beautiful and there are many places to paint. Unfortunately for us they were hosting a wedding in the afternoon so we had to leave sooner than we would have liked. Hopefully we will go back soon!!

Size: 11 x 14
Price: $325.00
Painted on Belgian Linen panel
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Happy Callas

Wow! This is a change of pace!! Those of you who have been with me for a while (years) are familiar with my watercolors and the way I extend them onto the mat. This is a take on that except it is in oil. Ends up being rather graphic, but I love the wild color.

Original Oil
Size: 24 x 28
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Desert Sunset

I don't think my pictures do it justice, but this is a diptych of my memories of the desert and its wonderful sunsets. The colors are glowing in the original and I've included some of the desert vegetation in a whimsical way to incorporate more of the colors of the desert.

Original Oil
Size: (each piece) 24" x 30" or 24" x 60 for the total size
Painted on gallery wrap canvas
Price: $1,800.00
email if interested--quartonfineart@yahoo.com

Wave Catcher (Little Corona)

This rock is located in Little Corona, CA. It has been fighting the tides for as long as I can remember. I used to see it when I was a kid in high school and came to Corona in the summer to sunbathe (and meet guys). Now I just love to paint it. Now when I look at it, it transports me back to being a teenager. The whole area is beautiful.

Original Oil Painting
Size: 11 x 14
email me if you'd like to hear more about it.
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Palm #1

It seems I actually am doing somewhat of a "series". I've always threatened to, but rarely followed thru. Does that tell you something?? Anyway, have discovered how much fun these little guys are to paint!

Original Oil
Size: 6 x 6
Price: $60
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After the Storm

A view of the wonderful sunset we saw while in Palm Springs.

Original Oil
6 x 6
Price: $60
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Palm #2

I really like these squatty little palm trees. They remind me of a palm tree "fireplug". We were in Palm Springs recently and saw a lot of these while there. I think I'll do a series of palm trees--they are fun and forgiving to paint.

Original Oil
Size: 6 x 6
Price: $60
email: quartonfineart@yahoo.com (to purchase)

Teacup from Mom

This is another of the teacups I inherited from my Mom.  I realize my elipses are a little "off", but liked it anyway.  The actual cup has a tiny chip in the lip, but the cup is never put to "practical" use so hopefully it will hang on.  I handled it carefully while bringing it into the studio to paint.

Oil on Canvas
Size: 6 x 6
Price:  $60
email me if interested--quartonfineart@yahoo.com

The Bells

I painted this recently at the Mission in San Juan Capistrano.  The courtyard, visible thru the archway, also contains the entrance to the Sacristy.  This was an especially busy day for the mission as it was Easter vacation for many children and they and their families came to see the mission.  It's always interesting with kids when they see someone painting.  You can barely have two marks on the canvas when they will say "that's beautiful!".  Hopefully some of the adults out there will think so, too!

Original Oil
Size:  12 x 16

Spring at Heisler Park

Original Oil
Size:  11 x 14

While walking on the upper pathway at Heisler Park in Laguna Beach, CA I spotted the pink wildflowers bravely presenting themselves from the side of the bluff.  I loved the color contrast so proceeded to take my gear down onto the beach to get a good vantage point from which to paint them.

Three Stooges

I couldn't resist calling this painting "Three Stooges" because these birds seemed to stay together and fought for the top spot on the rock.  It was a beautiful day at Crystal Cove and these birds really caught my eye.

Original Oil
Size: 6 x 6
Price:  $60
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So. Laguna Bluffs

This was painted on location (mostly) in South Laguna Beach. I got there very early and was able to do a value study first to capture the shaded bluffs. Without doing a value study I find myself "following the sun" which is a problem for most plein air painters. The bluffs and ocean are always so appealing. Hope you like it.

SOLD
Original Oil
Size: 11 x 14

Montage Retreat

This was done as a study for a larger painting.  It definitely captured the atmosphere of the day I was there painting.  This area is definitely one of the most beautiful beaches in Southern Calif.

Oil Painting
6 x 8"
Price:  $65
Shipping:  Free

email me if interested:  quartonfineart@yahoo.com

Friends

As you may have noticed by now, I love animals!! I know I'm not alone in that category, so I enjoy painting them so others can enjoy my vision of them. These two cats belonged to my son and got along (most of the time) very well. When they were looking out the window I had to wonder if they were spotting birds they would like to get after (Oh, no)or just enjoying the beauty of the day and the warm sun.
SOLD
Original Oil
Size: 6 x 6
Price: $60.00 + 8.95 to ship
Call or email if interested.

Eucalyptus Trees

These trees grow out in front of my large studio window. I love their graceful, long lines and the many varieties of greens within their leaves. However, they are very messy trees so if it was up to my husband they would be gone. There is also some aloe-type cactus that grows at the foot of the trees and when the trees shed they get all tangled up in the cactus (which has very sharp points) so it is difficult to keep it cleaned out. We live in a somewhat rural community so the white fence in the background is ranch fencing.

Size: 8" x 6"
Original Oil: $60
SOLD
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Thanks, Lori

Riverbed

This was painted while standing in the middle of the riverbed in Irvine Park.  The climb down was fairly steep and a friend (much younger) helped me down and back up with all my painting gear--I felt quite daring!!  Anyway, it was a beautiful view and I was grateful for the help.  This riverbed is dry most of the time.  I've only heard one person say they'd seen it at one time with a lot of water in it.

Original Oil
Size: 6 x 8
Price:  $60

Call if interested--714-271-1135

Tulip Time

These tulips were beautiful when I walked thru the front door of our local nursery.  They are one of my favorite flowers, but I can't grow them because we have too many moles and gophers here in rural Orange County, CA.  Guess I'll just have to be satisfied with paintings of them!

Original Oil
Size: 6" x 6"
Price: $60 + 5.95 to ship

Call me if interested--Lori, 714-271-1135

Fw: Ocean Elegance

A beautiful day -- a beautiful ocean.  This was inspired at Crystal Cove.  I am always intrigued with the crashing waves and love to attempt to capture their beauty.

Original Oil
Size 11 x 14
Price:  $385.00
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Ballerina #2

 

Another in my series of tiny ballerinas.  She had the blues this particular day!

Original Oil

Size: 6" x 6"

Price:  $60

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Treasure

This tiny cup was my Father's when he was little.  The inside is lined with a gold-like material so I'm not so sure how healthy that would be nowadays.  It has a little boy's angelic face painted on the other side, but I didn't want to get too fussy with the painting so opted to paint the plain side.

Original Oil
Size - 6" x 6"
Price:  $60.00
email if interested:  quartonfineart@yahoo.com

Clip Clop

Last fall we were in a little town in the gold country of Calif. named Murphy's.  The town is delightful and it's like stepping back in time.  The gentleman in the buggy waits in town for people that want a ride in his buggy.  His faithful dog sits on the seat beside him and after they have dropped someone off at a desired location they trot back into town to wait for another "fare".  Dog and horse are beautiful--well fed and groomed so they made quite a picture.

Original Oil
Price:  $800.00
Size:  12 x 16 Unframed
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Ballerina #1

Original Oil
Size:  5" x 7"
Price:  $60 plus 9.95 shipping
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Gazebo View

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This is a view from Heisler Park in Laguna Beach, CA of the gazebo that almost everyone visits if they are in Laguna.  Quite a few people have even gotten married there.   I was painting the scene when a young lady came along and seemed enchanted with the view.  I wasn't sure if she was waiting for someone or just enjoying the view and I'll never know as I got absorbed in painting and when I looked up she was gone. 

Original Oil
Size 8 x 10
Price: $110.00
Call me if interested--714-271-1135

Old Fashioned Ladies

This is a painting of some of my old-fashioned iris. A neighbor gave me some bulbs and it was a great surprise when they bloomed in November. My other iris plants only bloom in the spring, but these seem to bloom several times a year.
SOLD
Oil Painting
6" x 6"
Price: $60.00

email me if interested--quartonfineart@yahoo.com

Cloisonne Jar

This little jar was purchased in China by mar parent-in-law back in the 1920's.  It is a little gem.  I've always enjoyed looking at it and so painting it was very rewarding.

Original Oil, 6" x 6"
Price:  $60.00
email me if interested--714-633-8483

Irvine Lake Boathouse

Irvine Lake in the summer is a bustle of activity.  In the winter it is so serene.  The most activity is a few ducks.  In another month the ducks will practically take over, but for now it is quiet.  I loved the placid feeling as I painted beside the water.  The one lone poplar tree that had not shed it leaves yet was a bright spark of color in an otherwise "green" landscape.  The few paddleboats (barely visible) were also accent colors.

Oil on luan mahogany
11" x 14" size
Can be sold framed or unframed
email me if interested--quartonfineart@yahoo.com

Tea for One

 

Hello,

I've had a busy weekend.  Over to Scottsdale and back in two days and now the thought of a peaceful cup of tea is very appealing.  This cup is one of several left to me by my Mother.  I keep them carefully guarded in my china closet, but have fun painting one or another of them once in a while.  Hope you enjoy this one--care to join me for a cup of tea?

Oil on Luan Mahogany

Size: 6 x 6

Price:  $60.00

email me if you are interested:  quartonfineart@yahoo.com

Avon Calling

This very small pitcher is part of a collection that my Mother got from Avon many years ago.  I always loved these pieces and thought the color and design were special.  I'm starting to do a series of small images.  This piece is 6" x 6".  The daisies are from a very prolific bush just outside our bedroom window.

Oil Painting on Luan Mahogany
Size: 6" x 6"
Price $60.00
email me if interested--quartonfineart@yahoo.com

Lake Laguna Niguel Reflections

This is a "re-paint" of the picture I had done recently while at Lake Laguna Niguel.

It was suggested my background was not dropped back far enough and I agreed.

Thus the re-paint. I'm much happier with it now.It has a nice "watery" feel

and makes the tree look much more beautiful.

Size is 9 x 12

Oil on Belgian Linen panel

Email me if interested, quartonfineart@yahoo.com or call

714-271-1135
SOLD

Gull Friends

I went to Crystal Cove to paint the small old cottages, but found the birds and waves that day to be so beautiful I couldn't ignore them.  Two birds in particular seemed to stay together, thus the name "Gull Friends".   If interested, give me a call or email--quartonfineart@yahoo.com or 714-271-1135.

Size is 11 x 14.  SOLD

Irvine Fall Color

On a recent painting trip to Irvine Park I felt like I was "greeted" with the beautiful fall color.  The trees
were just starting to lose their leaves and had turned to a brilliant gold in places.  It was a remarkably beautiful day with the exception of someone out walking their dog.  The dog took one look at me and started to hiss and growl.  We finally figured out that it was my painting umbrella that was all new to him and he definitely didn't like it!

Laguna Niguel Lake

This was my first trip to this lake. I had no idea what I had been missing! Absolutely lovely! Anyone living in the area that hasn't already visited would love it.
I painted on a small bluff and had the place to myself until 5 fishermen came along. Fortunately they went down the bluff some distance away so I had the peaceful quiet again. Hopefully the peacefulness that I felt in this lovely spot is translated into the painting.

Oil on Belgian Linen Canvas panel.
11 x 14 inches.
Unframed $275 or Framed $325
quartonfineart@yahoo.com or call me at 714-271-1135. Shipping is free. SOLD

Pillars in Time

This painting is another image from my trips to the Mission in San Juan Capistrano.

The pillars are so interesting as they have so much texture between the plaster and the bricks and mud bricks. The bougainvillea twining around them adds such beauty.

Oil Painting, 9 x 12

Call me if you are interested. 714-271-1135 or email quartonfineart@yahoo.com

Lakeside

Yesterday I painted at Irvine Park which is located in Orange County, CA near my home. It was a beautiful day, unlike the day before where I had gone to paint and had to leave due to wind. This time of year at the park is wonderful--just enough leaves have fallen from the trees to allow visibility of the branches more clearly and the feeling of fall is in the air. I learned yesterday that this lake was man-made back in 1913 and was quite a novelty at that time--I can believe that!! The waterfall is created by water flowing from the body of water just beyond it which is near a boathouse. Paddle boats are for rent during the busier times of the year--sounds like fun!

The painting is 11 x 14. Let me know if you like it--quartonfineart@yahoo.com

"Country Lane"

In the spring of this year I went on a painting trip with a club I belong to (So. Calif. Plein Air Painters) to the Santa Rose Plateau. It is a beautiful preserve of land near the Temecula area. It consists of hundreds of acres of untouched land. When you are there it is easy to imagine you have stepped back in time to the virgin lands of our forefathers. This painting represents one of the many trails I walked on that day. The poppies were just starting to bloom and a feeling of spring was in the air. However, it did get darned hot later on!!!

Let me know if you are interested in this painting. It is 11 x 14. loriquarton@yahoo.com

"Mission Bougainvillea"

This painting is actually from a photo I took several years ago. At the time, my friend and I had gone to the mission to paint and it was absolutely bleak!! Then we were told the mission had been tented for termites. The photo was the only remembrance of the way it had looked before the tenting. The bougainville is coming back, but will take a little more time to make a complete recovery. It's very hardy as those of you who have dealt with it know.

Poppies of Italy

I've just returned from a painting trip to Italy in the Chianti area of Tuscany. I was in a painting workshop with Greg LaRock who is a fantastic instructor. We stayed in an old monastery that has been totally updated in San Fedele. The painting above was done the last day of the workshop at a poppy field near a small town named Pianini (sp?) There were only 5 of us including Greg and we all painted the poppy field from various locations. My view included the Italian home at the top of the hill. We had seen other poppy fields, but this one was spectacular. Such a treat! Hope you enjoy. I'll be showing my artwork at Art Affair again this summer and will have this piece there.

Oasis

I painted this 30 x 40 original after one of our trips to the desert. While there the skies were magnificent (as they often are in the desert) and I tried to "explain" on canvas what I had seen or the feeling that those beautiful skies gave me.

Size: 40 x 30

Museum-wrap canvas
SOLD

PH: 714-271-1135 or quartonfineart@yahoo.com

Callalily Beauties

I have a large group of callalilies in "the back 40" that volunteer year after year. These were two of the earlier blooms that I photographed and then painted.

Original Oil
Size: 11 x 14
SOLD

Call or email me if interested: quartonfineart@yahoo.com
Ph: 714-271-1135

Iris Trio

I frequently do reproductions of my originals in a smaller format and mat them with an archival white matboard. I then paint the mat (as I've done above) and sell the 16 x 20 size for $65.00. In this case I decided to do a large original on YUPO and paint the mat so the total size is 24 x 30.
If you would like to purchase this original please call me at 714-271-1135 or email me at quartonfineart@yahoo.com

SOLD

Original Watercolor Painting on YUPO paper
Size: 24 x 30
Price $825.00