Thursday, December 15, 2011

"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!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

"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!

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

"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!

Monday, October 24, 2011

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!

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

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!

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

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!

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

"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 painted 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!

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

"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!

Saturday, July 30, 2011

"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!

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

"Blue Hydrangea and Tea"


"Blue Hydrangea and Tea" by Sandra Galda
6"x8" oil on Belgium linen
SOLD

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!

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

"Strawberry Social" sold

 "Strawberry Social" by Sandra Galda 
6"x6" oil on gessoboard
sold
 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!

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

"Blue Vase with Daisies"

 "Blue Vase with Daisies" by Sandra Galda
6"x6" oil on gessoboard
50.00+sh/h
sold

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!

Monday, July 11, 2011

"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!

Friday, July 8, 2011

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!

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

"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!

Monday, June 27, 2011

"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!

Sunday, June 12, 2011

"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!

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

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!

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

"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!

Monday, May 23, 2011

"Summer Orange" SOLD

"Summer Orange" by Sandra Galda
6"x6" oil on gessoboard
95.00
SOLD
originally posted:  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!

Friday, May 13, 2011

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!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Tuesday's color exercise

 Tuesday's color study by Sandra Galda
8"x10" oil on cradled gessoboard

 This is my second attempt at a "color study" just hitting the color notes and not worrying about producing a painting.  The gold cloth in the background is painted tooooo yellow.  I see areas of the set up that could use adjustment, for example, I may need to throw a slightly darker tone on the back white "wall."  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!

Monday, May 2, 2011

Studio Exercises

 Color Notes Exercise 5-2-11

 Still life set up for Color Notes Exercise

 Brown Paper Value Study of still life

 Second Full Value Figure Study by Sandra Galda
(unfinished, 2.5 days, 2 hour sessions)

First Full Value Figure Study by Sandra Galda
March 2011 (somewhat finished)

Here is some of the exercises I am currently busy with at Ingbretson Studios.  Paul's brushwork is evident in the colorful study at top, he took my brush and generously worked some on this one for my instruction. I will save it as a good example for my records of a "start."  The aim is to "hit the color notes" in the still life as accurately as possible and only roughly indicate the shapes of the items.  I have painted since childhood, but today is my very first day to pick up paint and paint in this studio!  I have been training in the Boston Style of fine art for the past 3 semesters. Even though I have not been busy with my own painting very much since March due to  a fractured wrist (rollerskating with our daughter and her classmates), I can do some artwork--but it does make my wrist hurt after a while.  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!

Monday, April 25, 2011

Update "Warm Red Daisy"


Update "Warm Red Daisy" by Sandra Galda
8"x10" oil on gessoboard

Wrist is still pretty sore but I am still drawing and doing studio work and even fit in a little work on this one!  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!

Monday, April 18, 2011

"Pour the Juice"

 "Pour the Juice" by Sandra Galda
11"x14" oil on board

 I am much better in the fractured wrist department but painting is slow.  I did want to share my happiness over my admittance to another juried show, the 14th Annual Regional Show at the NAA!  "Pour the Juice," that I painted last summer, will hang in that show May 6-June 3, 2011. 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!

Friday, April 15, 2011

"Oranges and Blue Bowl" SOLD


 "Oranges and  Blue Bowl" by Sandra Galda
5"x7" oil on gessoboard
SOLD

Here is one I painted a while ago.  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!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

In Process: "Warm Vase and Flower"

In Process: "Warm Vase and Flower" by Sandra Galda
8"x10" oil on gessoboard

Started a new exercise ---sore fractured wrist and all--it is getting better.  Nothing like the joy of painting to distract me from the wrist! much more yet to do , still hae to put in the small scrabble pieces in center-ish front.... 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!

Friday, April 8, 2011

"Apple and Vase"

"Apple and Vase" by Sandra Galda
4"x6" oil on cradled hardboard

Reposting this, my wrist is still sore and slowing me down:)  Click here for more info on this one. 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!

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

"Hold On"

"Hold On" by Sandra Galda
16"x20" oil on canvas


I found out today that my painting "Hold On" was juried into a spring member's show at the Newburyport Art Association. It will hang in their gallery for viewing and sale most of April.  Check out the NAA web site here.  A slight fracture to my wrist while rollerskating with daughter's high school has slowed me down a little in the art department--it sure hurts. I have a hand /wrist brace with velcro straps to stabilize my wrist movement while it heals--I can still draw and paint.  "Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do" -Edgar Degas.  Thanks for looking, tell me what you think-leave a comment! Paintings by Sandra Galda are copyrighted. Scroll down this page for more art!

Friday, March 25, 2011

In Process: update "Mrs Rabbit Cooking"

Update in process:  "Mrs. Rabbit Cooking" by Sandra Galda
6"x6" oil on gessoboard

This week had me busy with some kitchen remodel items and ill hubby and daughter.  I hope to get this one finished this weekend! 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!

Monday, March 21, 2011

new start.."Mrs. Rabbit Cooking"


In process: "Mrs. Rabbit Cooking" by Sandra Galda
6"x6" oil on gessoboard

This new image is blocked in with some colors and values...a little different than how I usually begin. Hope to finish soon:)  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!

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

"Peter's Letter" (SOLD)


"Peter's Letter" by Sandra Galda
5"x7" oil on gessoboard
(SOLD)

Here is a previously posted work---couldn't resist reposting because Easter time is in the air...and these figurines are so appropriate. To purchase, click here.   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!

Sunday, March 13, 2011

"Dinner Roll"

"Dinner Roll" by Sandra Galda
4"x4" oil on gessoboard
30.00+sh/h


Now this little sketch has a pay pal button! 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!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Updates: Running cast exercise and "Roses in Silver Vase"

Update: in process "Roses in Silver Vase" by Sandra Galda
16"x20" oil on gessoboard

detail

detail

Update: in process Running Cast drawing exercise by Sandra Galda

Both of these images require extended time to complete, a different experience all together from the daily small paintings I usually post.  I love both approaches! I am in the really fun finishing stages in the oil painting and the cast drawing above ! 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!