"Fresh Cut Apples" SOLD

 "Fresh Cut Apples" by Sandra Galda

6"x6" oil on cradled hardboard

SOLD

This one was in a show ending this weekend at the Newburyport Art Association. I am glad it sold.  I think it was the smallest item in the show.  If interested in purchasing any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. All works priced and sold without framing unless by special arrangement with buyer. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

Update: more work in process: Beatrix's Roses

 

 Update: more work in process: Beatrix's Roses by Sandra Galda

12"x13" approx. oil on oil primed linen

 "Brown Paper Study" by Sandra Galda

Thought you may like to see additional work I am doing now.  The brown paper charcoal drawing is part of the studio process which helps an artist determine if he has an acceptable value pattern and composition.  I have a long way yet to go on the painting, this type of work is very representational and each area must be as true to color value and form so it is a long process. There is much to be learned through this kind of training. I am thankful for the the wise guidance of my art teacher!

If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. All works priced and sold without framing unless by special arrangement with buyer. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

In Process: Nippon Vase and Orchid and update

In Process: "Nippon Vase and Orchid" by Sandra Galda

11x14 oil on oil primed canvas on masonite

 Studio exercise update: Running Cast Charcoal Drawing 

I am still around!  I have been busy working on studio lessons and just started the painting shown above at home.  Its a new year and I am off to a good painting start.  Once I get a little farther along I will post more work I am doing.

 If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. All works priced and sold without framing unless by special arrangement with buyer. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Brush Trio" SOLD

 "Brush Trio" by Sandra Galda

6"x6" oil on gessoboard

95.00 (Sold)

I am happy another small painting sold today (shown above) at the Newburyport Art Association Holiday show and sale.  I will submit another in its place tomorrow!  If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. All works priced and sold without framing unless by special arrangement with buyer. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Jar of Daisy" SOLD

"Jar of Daisy" by Sandra Galda

6"x6" oil on cradled gessoboard

(SOLD)

 I am pleased that another of my small paintings sold, it was posted with a pay pal button here on my blog originally. It was recently hanging in a holiday small works show in the Newburyport Art Association. the show has a  two painting limit for each participating artist. I entered it along with a small painting shown below involving a pig....which will hang in the gallery for the duration of the show unless it too sells. If you live locally, you can see my work in person at the gallery. I can keep replacing any sold small works with fresh ones till the show is over. There are many very nice small paintings by the Newburyport Art Association artists in the gallery for the holiday show.

 "Ham and Eggs II" by Sandra Galda

8"x10" oil on gessoboard

If so inclined to purchase a small work, please scroll through this blog for a selection with pay pal buttons:)


If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. All works priced and sold without framing unless by special arrangement with buyer. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Strawberry with Yellow Cup" SOLD

"Strawberry with Yellow Cup" by Sandra Galda

6"x6" oil on cradled gessoboard

SOLD 

Hi folks, I am working on a painting in the studio that will take a long time to finish. If you scroll down this blog and even visit previous posts, you will see many that have pay pal buttons for easy holiday shopping :)  I am glad now and then one of my small works do sell, like the one posted here!   More later.... hope everyone is having a good holiday season!

Oil sketches and updates

 

Brown Paper study "Beatrix's Roses" by Sandra Galda

 

"Beatrix's Roses" black and white oil study by Sandra Galda

8"x10" stretched canvas

 

Outdoor with Ingbretson Studios  -my setup and small oil

 Merrimack River oil sketch by Sandra Galda

8"x10" cradled hardboard

The past month or so has been very busy and I have not been producing small daily works to post.  Instead, here is some of the artwork I have been doing. I am working on a still life following and learning the process taught at Ingbretson studios, it takes much longer. I painted the small landscape sketch (riverscape?) a couple weeks ago. It was an outdoor painting day at the studio, many of the students participated and we had beautiful weather. I took a good picture of it with my camera, maybe I will finish it someday.

If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. All works priced and sold without framing unless by special arrangement with buyer. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

In show at the Guild: "Peter's Garden Lunch"

 "Peter's Garden Lunch" by Sandra Galda

16"x20" oil on masonite

I am very happy this painting I completed last summer (2010)  was just juried into a show at The Guild of Boston Artists, I delivered it to the gallery yesterday! The show,  the Annual Regional Painting Competition for non-artist members, ( I am only a student member);  runs October 1 - 23, 2011.  I feel the excellent training offered with Paul Ingbretson at his studios, Ingbretson Studios, is helping me to produce much better art. I hope for even better results in my art the longer I study under Paul's wonderful guidance!  If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. All works priced and sold without framing unless by special arrangement with buyer. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

Show News

 "Ham and Eggs II" by Sandra Galda

8"x10" oil on gessoboard

"Oil Sketch : Figure" by Sandra Galda
8"x10" oil on cradled hardboard

I have been super busy repainting walls in our home and tackling redecorating projects...so have not painted many small images in the last month or so.  Here are two paintings I delivered to a show at the Newburyport Art Association last week.  Ham and Eggs II and "Oil Sketch: Figure" They are now both framed in beautiful Hackman frames while hanging in this gallery (their price while in this show reflects framing cost and gallery fee). Currently I am working on painting a very large landscape.  If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Rose of Sharon Blossom" oil sketch

"Rose of Sharon Blossom" oil sketch by Sandra Galda

6"x6" oil on gessoboard

I have been really busy this month and haven't done too many small paintings.  We just celebrated our anniversary a couple days ago and thought this special flower, seen in some of my outdoor wedding pictures, would make a good exercise in painting.  If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Oil sketch: Figure"

"Oil Sketch: Figure" (detail)  by Sandra Galda

8"x10"oil on cradled gessoboard

It is a real challenge to produce any 8x10 inch oil of a figure in only a couple of hours, I could have used many more hours on this one, but it is really good exercise to see what you can come up with under such constraints.  If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Old Hand Grenade"

 "Old Hand Grenade" by Sandra Galda

6"x6" oil on gessoboard

50.00+ sh/h

I snatched this from the pile of interesting things hubby was intending to sell at our garage sale this past weekend.  What was he thinking??? This is a great "guy's subject" to paint.  After this was painted, he said it wasn't my best....did he think it "bombed?"  If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Brush Trio" SOLD

 "Brush Trio" by Sandra Galda

6"x6" oil on gessoboard
(SOLD)

 We held a garage sale today and the center brush is one my hubby used to paint signs to advertise the sale.  I don"t know where he got it from but it was so cute I snatched it from him and here it is! If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Old Yellow Vase" oil sketch

 "Old Yellow Vase" oil sketch by Sandra Galda

6"x6" oil on gessoboard

40.00+sh/h

I found this old vase at a garage sale this summer.  I love the tiny handles on each side. If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Blue Hydrangea and Tea"

"Blue Hydrangea and Tea" by Sandra Galda

6"x8" oil on Belgium linen

50.00+sh/h

We have about five Hydrangea bushes in our yard that we planted the year our son was married. His wife had used a variety of this amazing flower in her bouquet and we had to have them as part of our garden. If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Strawberry Social"

 "Strawberry Social" by Sandra Galda 

6"x6" oil on gessoboard
50.00+sh/h

If interested in purchasing this painting click here, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Blue Vase with Daisies"

 "Blue Vase with Daisies" by Sandra Galda

6"x6" oil on gessoboard

50.00+sh/h

I worked a little more on this one today, and took a daylight picture. I am happier with it now.   If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Blue Vase with Daisies"

 "Blue Vase with Daisies" by Sandra Galda

6"x6" oil on gessoboard

If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

oil sketch in process

I have been busy but wanted to show a start of a small painting.  We have a lot of daises in our garden now. If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Strawberry with Yellow Cup" SOLD

"Strawberry with Yellow Cup" by Sandra Galda

6"x6" oil on cradled gessoboard

60.00+ sh/h
SOLD

This strawberry escaped our Fourth of July desert to model for me today.  If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Get Well Note" oil sketch

 "Get Well Note" oil sketch by Sandra Galda

6"x6" oil on gessoboard

50.00+sh/h

Just a quick sketch, so fun to paint. Tried to just block in masses of color in the flower. If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Red Yarrow and Blue" by Sandra Galda

 "Red Yarrow and Blue" by Sandra Galda

6"x6" oil on gessoboard

70.00 + sh/h

I've owned this tiny wooden flag for years.  The Yarrow flower is usually grown in its yellow variety, but we lucked out and found its red version! If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

The Tailor of Gloucester

 The Tailor of Gloucester by Sandra Galda

11"x14" oil on gessoboard

175.00+ sh/h 

I touched up this painting from last summer today. I toned down the saturation of the background and adjusted a few spots.... If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"The Little Cook"

"the Little Cook" by Sandra Galda

6"x6" oil on self hanging gessobaord

If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

update :Brown Paper Prep Drawing and experimental blog....

Brown Paper Prep Drawing by Sandra Galda
charcoal and chalk on brown wrapping paper

This is an update on the brown paper sketch prep drawing for a still life in the studio.  This is the first time I am doing this exercise which aids an artist in exploring the value systems, edge characteristics, and composition, in a still life set up in preparation for a painting.  I am putting an additional special interest blog that is in its trial stage-Not sure if it will fly for long but here it is!  http://thebostonschoolofpainting.blogspot.com/
 If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Cherry Float"

 "Cherry Float" by Sandra Galda

4"x4" cradled hardboard

(sold) 

If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Fresh Cut Daisy"

"Fresh Cut Daisy" by Sandra Galda

6"x6" oil on gessoboard

50.00+sh/h

Fresh Cut Daisy in process after 60 minutes.

Can you see my mind is still on injuries?  Hubby said I should name this Fresh Cut Daisy.  I timed my self to see if I could paint this one in an hour.  I took a picture of it after 60 minutes, and then put 10 more into it.  Threw the set up together in 5 minutes....total: 75 minutes.   If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Warm Red Daisy"

 "Warm Red Daisy" by Sandra Galda

8"x10" oil on gessoboard

75.00+sh/h

If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

"Summer Orange"

 

"Summer Orange" by Sandra Galda

6"x6" oil on gessoboard

50.00 click here

The spring flowering trees and bushes have been awesome this year and flowers are easy to come by again!  The charcoal sketch is of a still life I am working on in the studio. It is a brown paper sketch to explore the potential still life subject, its values and composition. The brown paper strips can be moved to find a good dimension for the image. If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

update : "Warm Red Daisy"

"Warm Red Daisy" by Sandra Galda

8"x10" oil on gessoboard

Put some work on this one and it still needs more!  My wrist is doing better. If interested in purchasing this, or any of my available art on this blog, contact my email address sgalda@aol.com or use the PayPal button if included in the post. Small works are signed in full on the back of the painting. Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!