Original ACEO Painting SPRING Cove Landscape Forsythia

"Spring Cove"
ACEO
Acrylic
Pull up a lawn chair and look out onto this spring view of a cove framed with mounds of daffodils in front of a rambling New England stone wall, brilliant forsythias, and a romantic magnolia tree. Ah, it's another beautiful spring day! :)

For emphasis and to add a more 3 dimensional effect, I have painted some areas of the painting with a palette knife so I could lay the paint on heavily.

10% of final sale will support Nothing But Nets
SOLD to a collector in Connecticut USA

White Flowering Spring Tree Under the Moon

"White Moon Tree"
ACEO 2.5"x3.5"
Acrylic on linen panel
SOLD to a collector in the U.K.

I saw some lovely white flowering trees the other night. I've seen them every spring, but I don't believe I've ever seen them at night under the moon. I knew immediately that I wanted to paint them, so I took some photos. I most always have my camera with me for just such a moment! Here is one of my photos. The photo was taken in a parking lot and there was no grass as the area around the trees had been mulched. The moon was off to the left outside of the photo.


In my painting, I put the white spring flowering tree on bright green grass set against a black star-filled sky and illuminated by the moon.

Beautiful Spring Colorful Landscape Original ACEO Painting

"Beautiful Spring!"
ACEO 2.5" x 3/5"
Acrylic
SOLD to a collector in Maryland, USA.

10% of final sale will support Supplying Critical Water for Haitian Hospital-a Global Giving Project

Spring is here and it is just beautiful this year! Bright yellow forsythias set against spring green grass are in bloom and they seem to be everywhere! It's such a joy to drive anywhere now, in the city or in the country and see all the beautiful spring blossoms! I look forward to the flowering dogwoods, pears, and crab apple trees next! :)

"Starry Night Tree"
Acrylic
ACEO 2.5" x 3.5"
Sold to a collector in Massachusetts USA

I have decided to do a Dreamscape series of ACEO's and larger paintings. This original tree/landscape painting falls into my surreal Dreamscapes series as well. I love where this painting takes me. I imagine laying in the tall grass of a lush green meadow on a warm summer night, star-gazing... :)

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10% of final sale of this painting will support Plant a Tree in Haiti and Help 155 Families Eat-a Global Giving Project
About this nonprofit: When you're poor & utterly destitute it is impossible to think beyond immediate needs. Food, fuel. A place to sleep. Long-term concerns are tomorrow's problem. In desperation, Haitian villagers cut down trees to get fuel for cooking. Then the hurricanes came and eroded the farmland. Now family farmers have nothing to cook. A peasant organization in Haiti wants help planting trees so they can farm again.

Original ACEO Painting Dragonfly Dream Night Pond Moon

"Dragonfly Dreaming"
ACEO
Acrylic
10% of final sale to support Audubon International.
SOLD to a collector in California, USA

Dragonflies are one of my favorite subjects to paint. In this painting the beautiful and graceful dragonfly flies above a gleaming pond by the light of a pale yellow moon and starry night sky. I wonder if dragonflies really fly at night.

I'm thinking of starting a series of dreamscape paintings in small or medium format.

Original ACEO Landscape Painting Peaceful Meadow Tree Hills

"Peaceful Meadow"
Acrylic on linen panel.
ACEO 2.5" x 3.5"

A tree standing on a bright green gently sloping meadow with rolling hills in the background.
Sold to a collector in Massachusetts, USA.

Original Landscape Painting Art Lake Island Reflection

"Lake Island Reflection"
Original Painting
Acrylic on linen panel
ACEO 2.5"x3.5"

Inspired by memories of summers past and rowing out to the island on the lake.
Sold to a collector in Manitoba, Canada.

Original Painting Dreamscape Tree River Moon

"Dreamscape"
ACEO 2.5"x3.5"
Acrylic on fine canvas panel.
10% of final sale to support Mercy Corps.
Sold to a collector in Australia.


Another painting done on an extra fine handmade canvas panel. Unfortunately the scanner did not pick up the correct blue and more graduated shades of the sky, and subtle color variations in the river. I think the actual painting is much nicer than the image here, with more detail and depth than I was able to capture with the scanner. :)

Original Painting Landscape Tree Meadow Crescent Moon

"Sweet Dreams Tree"

ACEO 2.5 x 3.5
Acrylic on canvas panel
10% of final sale to support Mercy Corps.
Sold to a collector in the U.K.

A sweet dreams tree stands happily against a star-filled deep blue sky with a crescent moon, and is surrounded by a lush green meadow filled with wildflowers.

I found these wonderful handmade extra fine canvas panels in ACEO size! I couldn't wait to try them. This is painted on a canvas panel. I love it! :)

Original Painting Water Lilies Dragonfly Wood Magnet

Dragonfly Among Water Lilies
3" x 1-1/4" x 3/16" thick

Original Miniature Landscape Painting Tree Moon Meadow Hill Magnet

"Between Night and Day"
Size: 3" x 1-1/4" x 3/16" thick

This original miniature landscape is painted on wood. It is varnished and signed. I've attached a magnet to the back to make a lovely one-of-a-kind refrigerator magnet. I think I will paint a larger painting similar to this on canvas.
Currently up for auction on eBay.

Miniature Floral Garden Paintings on Wood Magnets

"Through The Arbor"



"Flower Pots"


Original Miniature paintings on wood.
Size: 3" x 1-1/4" x 3/16"
I have attached a magnet to the back to make decorative refrigerator magnets. Each painting is protected with a clear acrylic coating or varnish and is signed on the front and back. The copyright/watermark on the top is on the image only and is not on the the painting.
These magnets can currently be purchased on eBay.

Cows In The Pasture Pastoral Landscape Painting

"Cows in the Pasture"
8 x 10
Acrylic on canvas.

This pastoral landscape painting is of cows grazing in a lush green pasture, with tree-covered hills in the background. In the foreground are a weathered wooden gate, an old stone wall, and wildflowers. My inspiration for this painting is a beautiful pasture along a scenic country road in Chichester, New Hampshire where Holsteins are grazing in the spring, summer and fall.

I now have prints, framed prints, canvas prints, and greeting cards available of this painting, on my new website: Sandra Estes Fine Art .

New Original Painting New Hampshire White Mountains Swift River

"Swift River"
8" x 8" Acrylic on canvas.
Commission.

This original acrylic painting is the Swift River which runs along the Kancamagus Scenic Highway, located in the White Mountain National Forest of New Hampshire.

About The Swift River:
There are beautiful, scenic whitewater cascades and waterfalls as the Swift River runs through the towns of Livermore, Waterville Valley, and Albany. The Swift River drops more than 2,400 feet in elevation along it's 26 mile journey from Livermore, through Waterville Valley, and Albany, New Hampshire. It joins the Saco River in Conway, which runs into the Atlantic Ocean in Maine. There are two covered bridges along the Swift River, the Swift River Bridge in Conway and the Albany Covered Bridge in the town of Albany.

"Moon Dragonfly" Tranquil Pond Waterlilies Original Painting

"Moon Dragonfly"
Acrylics 9 x 12 canvas
Commission
Sold.

This was a commissioned painting done last year, of a similar ACEO that I painted. A tranquil evening water scene with a dragonfly hovering between the moon and the reflection of the full moon over the peaceful water of the pond. The light of the moon catches and highlights the translucent, iridescent wings of the dragonfly, as well as the tall grasses and waterlilies.

I decided to post this even though it isn't a new painting, due to the recent interest and comments on this painting on Facebook.