ORIGINAL ART OIL PAINTING Huge 24X36 Realism SALLOWS

DANCING LIGHT STUDIO ORIGINAL OIL, WATERCOLOR AND PASTEL PAINTINGS by award-winning portrait and wildlife painter Nora Sallows. Her paintings hang in collections across the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany and Great Britain. Combining a love of color and creative imagery, she paints realistic figures, portraits and wildlife subjects. 

Nora is a member of the Portrait Society of America, The Black Swamp Art Guild, Toledo Artist's Club, and the Ohio Plein Air Society. She has exhibited at numerous regional and national shows and her pieces have won many awards, including three Best of Show honors. 

This is an original oil painting! Not a print or a reproduction.

TITLE: Rush Hour in Mumbai

I painted this from a photograph taken by Herve Blandin. Mr. Blandin travels extensively and takes many photographs. He kindly gave his permission to me to paint using his work as a reference if I promised to donate some of the profits to an organization that helps children stricken by poverty. I have chosen to donate 10% of the sale price of this painting to UNICEF.

This is an awesome painting with lots of rich brushwork and lovely complementary color. It is truly the best painting I have created up to this point. I am including a beautiful, silver  (but inexpensive) wood frame that compliments it very nicely.

You can QUICKLY find my auctions and store items by searching for "SALLOWS". Check out my other items! 

 

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SIZE: 36" x 24" x 3/4"

MEDIUM: Oil on gallery wrap canvas and framed in an ornate silver-colored wooden frame

When you purchase or win the auction for this painting you will also receive a Certificate of Authenticity, signed by the artist. 

Original art is a great investment but don't buy my work for that reason- buy it because you love it and you want your house to look classy. My house is so full of paintings it looks like a museum and while I'm not saying the look is for everyone it does work for me. :)

This is a quality oil painting painted with traditional methods. It is an original oil painting by Northwest Ohio artist, Nora Sallows, and is sure to increase in value as her paintings become more difficult to acquire. Check out Nora's eBay Page for a link to her web page and read her blog to learn more about the artist and her work. learn more about the artist.

To would be imitators: This painting is my original idea, composition and design and it is copyrighted. It is against eBay policy to pirate artist's work and I will report violators. There has been a recent increase in foreign copy painters stealing images and re-painting them (poorly) to sell as their own. Don't be fooled - ask for a Certificate of Authenticity- take note of whether the auction is written in legible English. Poor grammar is one of the first clues that you may be dealing with copyists. Of course another obvious clue is if they advertise "Rembrandt" and "Vermeer" paintings. Folks, these artists are dead, they have been for centuries and you would be buying a poor quality reproduction with exactly NO intrinsic value. The work is not original to the artist creating it and therefore not a good investment. 

I use archival oils and quality canvas and panels- NOT cardboard painting panels. Your painting is designed to last a lifetime (or longer). 

This is a GENUINE original oil painting, not a copy of another work or a poor reproduction of a master's painting. Every stroke is mine. Original art is a great investment that is never worth less than what you paid for it.

Every monitor displays colors differently. An oil painting is hard to photograph due to the reflective properties of the paint. I can assure you the actual painting is better than the image on screen, although I have done my best to represent color as accurately as possible. Purchase with confidence- I have 100% feedback and my paintings are a great value. 

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I can offer you original art at this rock-bottom price BECAUSE I am selling it myself. These are fresh paintings, not gallery rejects. Most are still wet when I photograph them. My gallery does not take a cut and I do not have to pay to have it framed or spend time framing it myself so the savings are passed directly to you. I retain  ownership to the copyright and am free to reproduce and sell as many prints of the image as I want. 

Each piece is original in concept and design. You will not find umbrellas dancing like balloons in the rain or funky triangular brushstrokes that don't suggest form. You WILL find quality workmanship and a genuine artistry painted with artist quality paint. Don't buy my paintings because they make your couch look good- buy them because they touch a note in your soul.

Please keep in mind that if you use BUY IT NOW to purchase this painting there could be a delay of up to seven days before the painting is ready to ship, depending on how soon it is purchased following the listing. This is due to the inherent drying properties of oil paint. I will not mail a wet painting!

Copyright 2008 Nora Sallows - images may not be reproduced without the express permission of the artist. Copyright violations by eBay sellers will be immediately reported to the Verified Rights Owner (VeRO) Program. Attempts to sell copies or derived works will lead to indefinite suspension from eBay.

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Thanks for viewing my work. I appreciate your notes. :) Keep them coming. Many of you are kind enough to send me a note when you come across a piece you like, even if you can't afford to bid right then. I love your notes and I thank you for them. I try to answer each one within 24 hours. Keep in mind that most of my works are available as limited edition prints in my store if you missed the opportunity to bid on an original. Please add me to your favorites to receive regular updates of my current auctions.

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I do accept commissions. Many of you have emailed and asked about commissioned work. This can be arranged by setting up an auction on eBay where you purchase the actual commission. Use the eBay "CONTACT THE SELLER" form at the top of this auction to inquire.

 

Shipping is  Priority Mail to the continental U.S. International shipping is additional. Please email for a quote BEFORE placing a bid. Insurance is highly recommended.

 

MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST:

NORA is .... a Disciple of Christ ... a mother ...a writer ... a wife ... a teacher ...a volunteer with the OHIO READS program ... a member of the National Wildlife Association and the ASPCA, the Humane Society of America... a member of the Pastel Society of America ... a web designer .. a member of the Toledo Artists Club and a member of the Plein Air Painters of Northwest Ohio and the Ohio Plein Air Society. Her works have been featured in many national and regional shows and she has won numerous awards, including seven Best in Shows ribbons. 

AWARDS AND SHOWS

Nora is an accomplished oil and pastel painter with a degree in Graphic Communications from Terra College of Design. Although she has accepted private commissions for more than twenty years she did not begin promoting and selling professionally until 2004. Her work hangs in private collections throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. A fan of Richard Schmid and John Sargent, she has worked for many years to develop her own style of painting: a frenetic and vibrant realism that blends surprising color choices with sure draughtsmanship. Please email the artist for information about upcoming workshops.

RECENT EXHIBITS AND SHOWS

APRIL 2009 -- Imagine Foundation and Lincoln Bicentennial Art Show, Jacksonville, IL - First Place in Painting Division for "James Dean Lincoln" an original oil on canvas.

NOVEMBER 2008 -- Solo Exhibit at Fayette Opera House, Fayette, Ohio.

NOVEMBER 2008 -- Toledo Artists Club Fall Portrait Show

DECEMBER 2008 -- Toledo Artists Club Christmas Show

SEPTEMBER 2008 -- Two Best of Show awards - Professional Division - Fulton County Fair.

MAY AND JUNE 2008 - Solo exhibition of 21 original oils, watercolors and pastels and 3 limited edition prints.

MAY 2008 Toledo Artists Club Abstract Show

NOVEMBER 2007 First Place and Best in Show in Juried Show at the Jacksonville, FL Agricultural Expo Show

NOVEMBER 2007 Second Place in Juried Show at the Jacksonville, FL Agricultural Expo

This painting is framed in an ornate wooden frame - silver color- as shown.

DETAILED IMAGE OF PAINTING - click on the image above to enlarge. I can email you a larger image if you seriously are considering a purchase. You must have 25 or better positive feedbacks.

 

 

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ALLA PRIMA- all at once- it means painting wet into wet. The goal is to finish while the painting is wet. Purchasing artwork on the internet is difficult under the best of circumstances but is virtually impossible if you can't see what you're buying. This is why I've made every attempt to show the detail in this painting with extreme close-ups. I took these pictures with a Canon 8.3 mega pixel camera outside in the shade so the color would be accurate. I can assure you the painting looks better in person. Serious bidders may request an image to be emailed directly to them.

I use a different kind of technique for my skin tones. It's a bit impressionistic in that I don't truly blend the colors. I layer a green over a pink or a yellow over a violet and the resulting tone is a bit more interesting because we're seeing it optically mix on the canvas. Many of my strokes are left rough and unblended but you truly don't see this unless you look very closely. This method doesn't seem to work against the realism of the piece; I think it may even magnify the illusion in some instances. After all, our bodies are made up of billions of tiny cells but we relate to them as a whole, not on a molecular level. Paintings shouldn't be studied by the brushstroke, but by the entire effect. But just in case you want to see those strokes I have included ultra close-ups! :)

Please don't become attached to the idea that the brushstrokes are "all-important". Nothing could be further from the truth. When you're painting a subject you use the best stroke to depict the design in the most clear manner possible. This does not mean applying heavy, similar triangles of swishy color to a piece just "for effect" or to demonstrate that you can use a lot of paint and still apply two or even three colors with your palette knife. In the end, if it doesn't enhance the design of your painting- who cares? Values are key: they make or break your picture- and if you can place those values properly you can use almost any color and the piece will "work". If you convert my paintings to gray scale you will see what I am talking about. Although the colors are varied and intense they always fit because I choose the right values. They are just as interesting in black and white. I want you to know what you are getting-- so I include close-ups of the painting.