Impressionist Figurative Acrylic Paintings ~ Lylas~ Arlington Museum of Art ~ Texas Contemporary Artist Nancy Standlee

LYLAS - Carol
9 x 12 Acrylic on canvas

This is one of my impressionist "angel women" that I love to paint using stamps and a loose style. Lylas - Love You Like a Sister and then a name of a friend makes up the title. You will probably see more of these because I count 3 Robert Burridge workshops for 2011. Wow..did I really sign up for that many? He will surely get tired of all of my questions. I'll be in the ones in Dallas, Granbury, and Dena's. You can check his website for links if you're interested in joining me; however, there could be a wait list as if it's a Burridge there is a good possibility of a long wait list.

Blue Cloud Angel
8 x 10 Acrylic with some collage on Canvas

I took this piece to the Arlington Museum of Art yesterday as a donation for the "Pennies from Heaven" 20th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction, February 19, 2011, a project to underwrite roof and air condition repair. Raffle tickets are available for Southwest Airlines for two, anywhere Southwest flies. I'm buying some of these for sure. Email the Museum for more info at ama@arlingtonmuseum.org.

I'm a member of Canvas by Canvas, a collaborative painting group, and we have donated one of our paintings for the Gala auction. We each one paint a different square and we draw for our square and we vote on the name. I'm so glad to get rid of this one because I could never pronounce his name. Click HERE to see him on our website.
"La Diosa Roja" ?? Did I vote yes to that name? I probably voted for "Red Longhorn". Anyway he's a beautiful longhorn and stop by the museum to get a good close up look.

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Lylas 11 Courtney ~ Preservation Show Entry

Lylas 11 Courtney

12 x 9 inches
Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas 1 3/8" profile

"Love You Like a Sister" Lylas Courtney

This whimsical figure is one in a series I've called "Lylas". I don't have a sister but share a close association with 7 members of Canvas by Canvas and I refer to them as "my sisters" and we often sign our emails with "lylas". One in the group suggested I name the paintings from the group so my list is expanding to family and other friends. This one is named for a family member.
I've painted 4 in a new series for the miniature section (under 14 in.) for the "Preservation is the Art of the City" show September 11-26, 2009 at the Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX, free and open to the public. Fifty local artists were juried to exhibit in this show and have the choice to exhibit one or up to 9 paintings each. A portion of the sales will help fund preservation programming for Historic Fort Worth. I hope you can visit the show.

Check on the following blogs to see other new Lylas

Daily Painters of Texas to see Lylas Laurie

Daily Abstract Painters to see Lylas Maddie