Outer Banks Vintage Art: Glorious Island

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Glorious Island

After painting "Decider Ducks" I decided I wanted to attempt a larger version of the same subject. So, here it is. The ducks have made the corporate decision to fly, this time all of them, and the sun is doing its thing with the veils of light streaming over the clouds. I saw this happening once on Pea Island and have been trying to paint it ever since. Not one of your easier painting tasks. And the ducks go in last so if you paint a lame duck (ha, ha) you are doomed. Sort of like congress that way. It ruins the whole painting. But the ducks all have plenty of life and didn't ruin the painting (Phew!). Not like congress. Ok, there I go, being political again.
8 x 10, matted and framed to 11 x 14, watercolor on arches, $175. At Seaworthy Gallery in Hatteras Village

Open Edition Inkjet Prints or Giclees

I am now able to reproduce the paintings you see on this blog as 5 x 7 prints double-matted to 8 x 10. I can manufacture a 5 x 7 print of any painting pictured on this blog, as a custom order. If requested, I am also able to produce archival giclees of any painting pictured in 8 x 10 size (matted to 11 x 14). For giclees, please allow two extra weeks for delivery.

5 x 7 prints matted to 8 x 10 $25
5 x 7 matted & framed to 8 x 10 w/ glass $45
8 x 10 giclees matted to 11 x 14 $35
8 x 10 giclees matted & framed to 11 x 14 $55
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About the Artist

A native of northern Ohio, Judith Bailey came to art at an early age. She was mentored by her mother, a hobby artist and her father whose hobby was photography. She spent many a day in her mother's studio, drawing and painting, or with her father outdoors, looking for wildflowers to photograph. After attending college, she began her working life as a graphic artist and has worked in that field for nearly 30 years. In the 1980's she moved to the Outer Banks of North Carolina where she still resides. She has a deep love of nature and has made it her life's work to portray its beauty in a variety of mediums: watercolor, pen and ink, soft pastels, acrylics and oils. She has been painting professionally since 2005 and her philosophy of art comes from her mother who once told her to “follow the light, day after day.”