Puppies Pet Portrait

They don't stay puppies for long, and an oil portrait showing how adorable they are when they're small is a good thing!  Look at my pet portrait page for more information: Pet Portraits

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Caramel Apple Oil Painting

8" x 8" Oil on Stretched Canvas

Caramel Apple

Some foods take on special significance in certain seasons and this is one of those foods. Caramel apples were actually invented in the 1950's by a sales representative for Kraft Foods, Dan Walker. It was a smart marketing move to help sell more of their individually wrapped caramels They were a popular candy at Halloween. Candy apples were invented in 1908 by another candy maker, William W. Kolb, using red cinnamon candy.  

Can you just taste the combination of gooey caramel and the juicy apple? Yum. 

 This painting captures the imagination of your taste buds. You didn't know they had an imagination, did you?

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15 Days Till Spring Oil on Canvas

18" x 18" Oil on Canvas

"15 Days Till Spring" 

A snow shower in the forest can't deter the inevitable spring to come. Wind blows, snow accumulates late in the season as winter reminds us it's still has a hold no matter what the calender says. A cardinal sits on a branch unimpressed with winters message. 

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Iced Coffee Oil Painting

8" x 8" "Iced Coffee"

Just finished! This one was fun to paint because I love to paint shiny things! Glass is so much fun to paint. It's like a fun puzzle, searching for what will make it stand out, glow, shine, shimmer. The cream is starting to explode in a swirl down deep in the glass. 

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Coffee Still Life

8" x 8" "Cup Of Joe"  

Will be on display at Il Primo Espresso Cafe in Wichita Feb. 24.

What a week! Two of the paintings I'm working on have been fighting me. Other artists may know what this is like. Tonight I excitedly started putting gentle snow falling in a forest scene and after lots of careful detail I could just have well signed my name with a large green crayon and been done with it! But I'm not giving up! I love the challenge (I tell myself) and will work on it until I'm satisfied. Hope to have it finished before summer!

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Pet Portrait

12" x 12" Pet Portrait Commission

                                               

          

Gift certificates are always available for pet portraits or any commission painting. Contact me for details. 

Cat, dogs, birds, ferrets, snakes, horses, your pet chicken..... 

Gift Certificate e-mailed to you or your loved one. 

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Bird Art Boxes for Jewelry by Mary Hughes

Parakeet Art Box for Jewelry or Small Treasures by maryhughesstudio

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Now available: trinket, jewelry boxes in 4 sizes and 22 bird designs!!

The tiny boxes are 2" x 2" or 3" x 3"

Display your favorite bird on the lid of this beautiful gift box. Store earrings or your favorite necklace in this small gift box. Made of wood and secured with a magnetized lid.

"Feathers" Large Art Box for Jewelry by maryhughesstudio
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The large boxes are 5.5" x 5.5" or 7.5" x 7.5"

Display your favorite bird on a vibrant tile inlaid into the lid of this beautiful jewelry box. Made of lacquered wood, the jewelry box comes in Golden Oak, Ebony Black, Emerald Green, and Red Mahogany. Soft felt protects your jewelry and collectibles.


Parrots, Parakeets, Hummingbirds,....and more! Check it out!


Great idea for Valentines Day!!


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Antique Mason Jar Oil Painting by Mary Hughes

12" x 12" "Old & New"
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This painting depicts the old (the antique Mason Jar) hosting the new (a cutting growing roots). I have it on my kitchen window sill and loved how the light played on both the glass and the plant. It's simple yet somehow striking. This is an oil on stretched canvas. The painting is just finished today. If you're interested in purchasing this painting e-mail me or check my etsy listing in a few days. Clicking on the picture will take you to my etsy shop.

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Cat Named Tony Oil Painting by Mary Hughes

12" x 12" Oil on Canvas Cat Named Tony

$110.00

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"Pumpkin" Tiny Oil Painting

4" x 4" Oil on Stretched Canvas: "Pumpkin"

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This is a tiny painting of a little sheltie puppy waking up from his morning nap. They eat, play, sleep, eat, play and sleep some more. Did you know dogs generally snooze 14 hours a day?

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Hummingbird At The Feeder Oil Painting

6" x 6" Oil on Stretched Canvas:

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A tiny Hummingbird stops by for dinner.

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Female Hummingbird Impatien Oil Painting

6" x 6" Oil on Stretched Canvas:

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A female Hummingbird hovers over a patch of pink Impatiens.

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Golden Retriever Dog Portrait by Mary Hughes

12" x 12" Oil on Canvas "Day In The Sun"

$110.00

A Golden Retriever enjoying the sunshine!

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Cockatiel Siblings Painting in Oil

8" x 8" Oil on Stretched Canvas:

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(sides are painted for frameless display)

This Cockatiel pair (Poppy and Petunia) are actually brother and sister. The male is the one on the right. They share their days together playing, eating, squabbling every so often, preening each other and chatting. They are best buddies and show each other the sweetest affection. I love to paint their portraits in the different ways they interact.

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Dog Portrait Oil Painting by Mary Hughes

12" x 12" Oil on Canvas "Sunny Girl"

$110.00

A portrait of a gentle Lab with a happy disposition.

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Nap Time Ducks On A Dock Oil Painting

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"Nap Time"

16" x 20" Oil on Canvas: $200.00

It's a summer day and this mother duck was watching over her babies as they napped on a dock on the teal blue lake. The sun was shining and the birds were sneaking a peak at us as we drifted by.

This oil painting measures 16" x 20". It's a stretched canvas and the edges are painted for frameless display. It's signed and dated by the artist.

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Dog Pet Portrait in Oil

12" x 12" Oil on Canvas: Commission

Taking Pet Portrait Orders For The Holidays

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Boo Boo and Bat Girl Painting Missing

24" x 36" Oil on Canvas: Commission

If you think you've seen these faces before on my blog and elsewhere you have. Back in February of this year their painting (below) was on it's way to Texas to hang in their home. The large painting mysteriously disappeared between Michigan and Texas and was looked into for 3 long months before given up as just permanently lost. To this date they have not been found. Odd how something so large can be overlooked or just misplaced. So now we have a new rendition of Boo Boo and Bat Girl. It's on it's way via another carrier.

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Scream Rocky Style

16" x 20 " Oil on Canvas: Commission

My friend Mary (not talking in 3rd person here, it's another Mary) is an avid bird lover and rescuer. She and her husband have taken in many birds and work with bird rescue organizations. Her husband has been known to go rescue baby ducks from a city sewer. They deeply care for birds and go to great lengths to help them when they can. I so very much admire them for their diligence and love.

When Mary came to me with this idea for her husband I was excited. Their parrot Rocky had been on a screaming tangent for some time and she thought this would be a fun painting to have. I just completed it and it's in the drying stages. It will be on it's way to their home very soon. I'm so happy she chose me to carry out her creative idea. It was a very enjoyable painting to do.

You can visit Mary and her family on her blog Parrot Musings. It's a fun blog to read and anyone with birds or not will appreciate the stories. You'll be able to see Rocky and his pals and their antics.

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Weeds Oil on Canvas by Mary Hughes

10" x 10" Oil on Canvas: Available

This spring was a cold continuation of our long cold winter. The planting season blurred a great deal and I just didn't plant a flower garden this year. So when a gigantic weed started it's takeover of the little garden spot in front of the porch I was temped as I was every year to bend over and pull it out of the soft sandy ground. It would have been so easy. But several times a day I would go out walking my dog and pass the fast growing monstrosity and keep on walking. I wondered at myself. Was I really this lazy that I wouldn't just do as I had every other time? What was holding me back from plucking it out of the ground and tossing it aside? It grew past my waist and I just didn't care. Yes neighborhood I have a huge ugly weed growing in my garden and I "Mary Hughes" am doing NOTHING about it.

Then one day I noticed buds. They didn't look terribly promising but they caught my curiosity and that would give me another excuse to not pluck the giant green monster. By now you've guessed. Huge beautiful yellow flowers opened up and fill the giant plant. I water it now, cut it's blooms, bring them inside, smile whenever I pass it's abundant beauty. My dog now waters it daily. We all do our part.

What is a weed exactly? A plant we don't want, or have low expectations of. One dictionary definition: "Generally, a weed is a plant in an undesired place."

I hope this weed comes back every year!

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