Lucy Kemp Welch A Painter of Horses

I have really enjoyed Laura Wortley's book Lucy Kemp-Welch: The Spirit of the Horse over the years. But it is time for me to part with it as I need to get rid of some quite good stuff.

Lucy Kemp-Welch (1877 - 1958) is best known for her illustrations for the 1915 edition of Black Beauty, but she had a long career as a painter and art educator at a time when women artists were still very rare. During World War One she was employed by the British Army to depict battle scenes.  

Here is a link to many paintings I have never seen and would love to see in person.

Slide Show of Lucy Kemp Welch Paintings

To buy my used copy in good condition click here 

The Spirit of the Horse , Artist Lucy Kemp Welch

"First Pepper"

6" H x 8" W x 1/4" D oil on panel

"First Pepper" was an opportunity to preserve in a still life one of the fruits of my summer gardens, and at the same time play with the lush, sensual qualities of oil paint.  It's now available for sale on my ebay auctions.  (You can check out all my works for sale on ebay in time for the holidays here.)

"Reflections at Dusk" - Second in my Cigar Box series now on ebay

Mixed Media

Dimensions of box:

7-1/4" L x 4-1/2" W x 4-1/4" D

As promised in my previous post, here is another of my painted Cigar Box featuring my original oil paintings, now up for sale on ebay  . This land/waterscape in also an image from Bluff Point State Park in Groton; in addition to being a wonderful local place for hiking (the woods have endless trails that all eventually lead back to one another, so my walk is never quite the same twice), the variety of woods and water and beach provide a lot of inspiration to me as an artist.  And it's right in an urban area, but can feel very far from the city.

Check out my auction for this item, or go to my main ebay page to see all my current auctions.

"Reflection at Bluff" - My first ebay auction this season

Mixed Media

Dimensions of box:

7-1/4" L x 4-1/2" W x 4-1/4" D

This box is my first ebay auction of the fall/winter season, in time for the holiday season. "Reflections at Bluff" is one of my series of oil landscapes on wooden cigar boxes.  The boxes are beautifully made, with dovetail joinery and brass fittings; and since I prefer panel or board to canvas for my oil paintings, working with cigar boxes seemed natural.  

And it's practical, too: something you can use to store small items, and at the same time display fine art anywhere in your home besides the walls.

The view is one from Bluff Point State Park in Groton. CT.

I'll have more in this series posted to my ebay auctions in the coming days.  In the meantime you can bid on this item here.

Boston Terrier

5" x 5" oil on panel 

This beautiful little Boston Terrier was definitely looking forward to it's treat. I had fun working with the shapes of paint and creating energy with the brush strokes, colors and the forms created by the dog's pose. 

My Ebay Artwork Auctions Fall/Winter 2011

As the holidays approach I decided to put up more artwork on ebay auctions.  At the moment I have three listed with more to come.  Check out the auctions by clicking on the links below.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of "Mare and Foal" and "Little River, Waterbury VT" will be donated to the Red Cross, Northern Vermont chapter to assist Hurricane Irene recovery efforts. A portion of the sale of "The Thames, CT" will be donated to the Red Cross Charter Oak (CT) chapter.

"Mare and Foal"

                                            SOLD

Little River, Waterbury VT

SOLD


The Thames, CT

oil on board, 5" x 7"

This painting shows the incredibly dramatic skies I saw over the Thames River here in New London while driving along Pequot Avenue.  (You can see the NL lighthouse in the distance to the left.)

Latest Paintings for aution on Ebay

"Chicken Snacks"

Acrylic painting Magnet

1.75" x 1.75"

SOLD