This is my painting of a big red-yellow rose. Most of my paintings are done with a photo or picture for inspiration. This one i did just from my imagination. I wanted it to be really big and warm. I think the combination of yellow and red gives it that warmth.  It took awhile to do but I wanted it to have a certain look to it. 

It was created in an adult education class at a local school. It is no longer a class there but it was fun creating this and other ones I did. What made it memorable was that my Dad (who is now gone) was there too. 

I have it at my Cafe Press TomLeeM store. I chose items that I thought it would look good on. 

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Into The Forest

I saw a photo in a calendar of a road that went into a forest. I thought i would do a painting of it. It took awhile to paint it. I think it came out really well. i was told that it is thought provoking. I think they said it because one wonders where it goes. it just leads into the unknown.

It took awhile to get just the correct color combinations and achieve the look that I wanted. Just because I am using a photo to go by does not mean I have to do the painting exactly like the photo.

It is not a big painting but it isn't small either. It is a great size for wall. 

It was painting at an adult education class in NJ. It was fun since I had my Dad in the class too. What was great about the class was that one chose what one wanted to paint. It is sad that they no longer have it at the school, at least not with the teacher I had when we took the class. 

I have it on my Cafe press TomLeeM Store. I chose items that I thought would look good with it on. 

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This was fun to paint. I don't remember what flower it was but I thought it was nice enough to create a painting of it. I think it was in the sunflower family, at least that is what I noted on the back of the painting. I like the explosion of color and the contrast of the top color with the bottom color. It is not a big painting. I have it in an area of my apartment that does not have a lot of space for a bigger painting.  With it being small, it did not take long to paint but it does have a big impression.

I have it on my Cafe Free Store - TomLeeM.  I chose items that I thought it would look good on. 

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Multicolored Daisies

I think these are daisies. They look like daises. It was a lot of fun painting this. I wanted it to be big and 'in your face' flowers. I wanted to make it multicolored so it would not be boring. It is on a small canvas. It does not take up a lot of space on the wall and is good with other small paintings set in a simple pattern. It did not take long to create but the result - IMO - came out really well.

I have it at my Cafe Press - TomLeeM store. I chose things that I thought it would look good on and there were items that I did not choose because it might not look good on.

Purple Orchids?

There is a style that was done by an artist where she paints flowers really big. I admire that style. It is one of the reasons I chose to paint these purple flowers in that manor. It was a lot of fun to paint. It is not a big painting. It did not take long to create. It is from a photo I saw of these purple flowers (I don't remember what kind they were but they might be orchids).

Painting is something I find to gain joy from. Some of the paintings was in a class in an adult education program. Eli (I wish I could remember his last name) was the teacher. I was in the class with my Dad. We both enjoyed going to the class. 

It is also in my Cafe Press - TomLeeM store. It is available on a variety of items. I chose the items on what I think it will look good on. 

I took the photos on my tablet computer. One day I hope to take better photos of my paintings. They look better in person than they do in my photos. 

The Autumn Tree by TomLeeM

I did a painting of a tree in autumn. While most of my paintings are from photos that I have taken or have seen in calendars or magazines, this one is from my imagination. I started with the tree then added the fall leaf colors. I came across some trees in full fall colors and it really impressed me. It really jumped out to me. This is what I was trying to achieve with my painting. I doubt I can create the feeling as real life but it was a lot of fun to try. It came out a lot better than I expected.

This photo was trimmed so I could use it on my Cafe Press store - Tom Lee M as autumn tree. The store has the painting on different items. I tried to be selective of what it is shown on but also limited by the picture size too. 

Silhouette of El Galeon leaving Newburyport Massachusettes

This was taken while I was standing on Plum Island on the northern part facing out to the Merrimack River as it goes into the Atlantic Ocean. It is the silhouette of it under its own power. I took the photo using my Samsung Tab 2 (or my Samsung Note 4, I am not sure which). It came out better than I expected. 

The El Galeon was at the pier at Newburyport Massachusetts. It was there for about a week during the Newburyport Maritime Days. It was sponsored by the Custom House Maritime Museum. There were tours of the ship while at dock. 

The pier at Newburyport is a great place to walk. It is where they have events. The El Galeon was close enough that one could see it up close without having to go on board made it even more special. 

I have uploaded the image to my Cafe Press store - TomLeeM. I have other paintings that I have photographed and uploaded to my store. The photos are not as great as the actually paintings. The paintings are in my apartment. I plan to do some more. 

Snoopy World War One Ace

I saw a photo of Snoopy flying his dog house like it was a World War One fighter. I thought it was neat. I first did this one in oil crayon. I painted over it with oil paints. I think it came out quite well. Since I did it on my own without really getting permission from those who own the Peanuts name / logo, I would never be able sell it or the image. I might give it away someday. Until that happens, it will be part of my collection (with other paintings I have done).

The Snoopy Flying Ace game looks like it would be a lot of fun. It would be cool as an app for my phone or tablet computer.

I have other art that I have done at Cafe Press TomLeeM where one can buy things with my art on it.