"Gothic Sky" by Ann McCann 9 X 12 Oil

This is a plein air painting I did last week which features the skyline of the Cathedral of Seville, the 3rd largest gothic building in Europe.  I wanted to capture the mystery of it against the glowing sky.  I also want to portray how spiky these gothic buildings are! They are all points and scary gargoyles.

"Water Irises" by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oil

This is another plein air painting from my wild flower tour, April 2016, in South Texas.  

Irises in the Hood by Ann McCann 20 X 20 Oil

This is a house in my neighborhood from the early 1900s.  My focus in this painting was the beautiful purple irises, but I also captured a glimpse of the house at the top of the hill.  This is a great neighborhood, the Belmont Addition in Dallas.

Bluebonnet Hill by Ann McCann 9 X 12 Oil

Here is my first painting from the trip to the Texas Hill country.  For those of you have gone on the Willow City Loop in the past month, you will recognize this spot!  It is gorgeous and one of the few places that is not fenced.  Disney could not have done a better job here! I will be painting more from this location.

Blue Bonnet Trail by Ann McCann 9 X 12 Oil

I am just back from a painting trip in the Texas hill country.  I can't tell you how gorgeous it was, not only the bluebonnets, but orange paintbrush, red poppies, etc.  The Willow City Loop was amazing.  I have so many photos and so little time to paint those scenes.  I have some plein air paint sketches to complete and will post them when finished.

I painted this last year and it is for sale here.

30 Day Challenge- Day 29. Winter's Bones X "My Crape" by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oil

This is a beautiful old crape myrtle in front of my house.  It is probably from the early 1920s.  We lost a big piece of it in an ice storm several years ago, but it still looks great all year round.  There are giant bright pink blooms all summer and the shiny apricot bark all winter.

30 Day Challenge- Day 28.Winter's Bones IX "Last Light" by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oil

I caught the last light over the lake in this painting.  The sky was glowing and the water shimmered with oranges and pinks.  The dark tree skeleton and shore anchored the scene.

View of Brown's Farm Out Back

We were in Connecticut Thanksgiving 2014, and there was a beautiful snowfall.  I loved the sunlight and shadows on the pine trees in the early morning. The snow just sparkled....

Feel the warm breeze... Smell the ocean.... "Tropical Flowers" by Ann McCann 20 X 20" Oil

Have you ever visited Sanibel Island, better known as shell island?  It is a beautiful place off the Florida coast near Fort Myers.  You can drive to it over the water.  The bougainvillea were gorgeous, and we shelled on the beach for hours and hours.  There are alligators too!  Below you can see the photo I used for this painting.

Day 20- Dunes Toward Provincetown by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oil

Continuing with my beach and dune theme, here is a view towards Provincetown in Wellfleet, MA.  I wanted to show how bright and deep the blue ocean was against the light sand.  The dunes there are spectacular! Two or three of these beach paintings would look great together on your wall.

Day 19- Dune at Great Island by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oil

I decided to continue with my beach and sand theme.  I am really enjoying painting these small 5X7 oils. It is very freeing to knife these quick paintings.  This is another dune-beach scene from Great Island in Wellfleet, MA.