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December 2015 - Sarah Croft Nightingale Art
12 Days Of Christmas

The Florist's Market - Oil Painting - Twelve Days of Painting and Christmas

If I wasn't committed to making these twelve pieces available to you before Christmas, I would definitely be keeping this one for myself. I was in love with this market stand of flowers when I saw it, and I am still in love with every bit of it even in a painting. I took the photograph for this painting in a little, beautiful...

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12 Days Of Christmas

Watercolors - 12 Days of Painting and Christmas

Today is third day of my painting series. I'm feeling so grateful for the response so far!! This painting of the oak trees was one that I absolutely was itching to paint. That seems to be the case with every painting in this series. I love that morning light and messy dew-dropped grass. I wanted to be right there frolicking in it as...

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12 Days Of Christmas

Pomegranates At Dusk - Watercolor - 12 Paintings And Christmas

Day two of my twelve days of painting was wonderful to work on. I'm not sure what the sudden draw to watercolors for me has been, but there's is an iridescent, over-all lighted touch to the finished paintings that I am simply adoring. I did a study from life of these pomegranates (if you follow me on Instagram you may have seen it!), but...

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12 Days Of Christmas

Horton Iris Farm - Watercolor - 12 Days of Paintings and Christmas

The first painting for the 12 days of Paintings and Christmas means so much to me. It's of the most beautiful iris flower farm near my home where I grew up. Every year they have a "paint out" where artists flood their farm and gardens to paint the scenery. I would go there and participate, and it was always so magical. I started...

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12 Days Of Christmas

Original Watercolor GIVEAWAY!

There are so many post I am preparing to post soon. Everything from still life paintings, landscapes and plein air studies from my trip to AUSTRALIA!!! But until then, what could be a better time than now?! Because it’s time for a GIVEAWAY! Win this original watercolor/gouache painting, 6x6in., by yours truly. I haven’t done a giveaway for nearly two years, and I’m...

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