North Carolina School Bus

Going To School, 6 x 8 " oil on Raymar panel, ©2015, Fay Terry

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Seeing a school bus on the road always brings back memories of walking my students to their buses at the end of each day. Teaching was a wonderful experience for me, one that I still miss. I taught first grade for three years and Kindergarten for seventeen years. I worked in Raleigh,Winston-Salem, and Greenville. 

It is interesting to know that North Carolina operates 13,349 buses this school year with 779,127 students being transported every day. A student's average morning ride time is 23 minutes.

My children were fortunate to be picked up and dropped off right across the street from our house by the same driver all through elementary school.

Paint The Town Saturday #2

All About The Tree, 9 x 12" oil painting on linen panel, © 2015, Fay Terry

This painting is framed in a 3" wide silver wood plein air frame, 

available May 29th, 6:00pm at the Cary Arts Center

This handsome office building is on the corner of Chapel Hill Road and N. Academy Street in Cary.  When I saw this building from the other side I considered painting the scene, but when I walked around to this entrance, I knew I had to paint it because of the gorgeous, graceful tree casting shadows on the parking area.

I was fortunate to meet Dr. Stephen Kosterman when he stopped by his Chiropractic office to do some work Saturday morning. He is friendly and dynamic, considered by a Reader's Choice Award to be the best Chiropractor in the town.

I hope you can tell how much fun I had painting this, my second painting of the day at the Cary, NC plein air painting event.

 If you live in the area, I hope ya'll will attend the Friday May 29th Silent Auction and Gala which begins at 6pm.

Thanks for your interest in my art and for the nice comments regarding my work.

New Growth

New Growth, 6 x 6 " oil on archival panel, ©2015, Fay Terry

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I love the wonderful colors seen in this sky behind the Forsythia. It was a wonderful breezy day of bright sunshine.

Please remember all 6x6" paintings are 15% off through April 30th. If you see one you want to purchase, email me and I will change the paypal button to the sale price for you. 

More Crocuses

Yellow Happiness, 6 x 6 " oil on panel, ©2015, Fay Terry

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Spring is showing its best early arriving flowers and the crocuses always catch me by surprise.

Today we even have spring temperatures; it is 72 degrees right now and we are getting ready to go walk the trail around Reservoir Park.

I hope you've had a great week-end and enjoyed some time to relax.

Thank you for supporting my art with your comments and purchases.

Spring's Arrival 2

Spring's Arrival 2, 6 x 6 " oil on panel, Fay Terry

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I am longing to see the bright yellow flowers on my Forsythia bushes, which always herald the arrival of spring in our garden. I checked yesterday when it was sunny and 65 degrees and could tell that they are on their way.  This is a painting from last year's series of Spring's Arrival Paintings. I am certain that I will paint these again soon when they begin to bloom about a week from now.  Happy anticipation is in the air now that we are getting close to a new season.

Tapestry

Makes Me Smile, 6 x 6 " oil on panel, ©2014, Fay Terry

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What fun it was painting this Pansy and the tiny basket. 

We usually get the "Monet Mix" variety of pansies, this time we found some called "Tapestry" at Gulley's Garden Center that have a wide range of colors and patterns in the flowers. The thing I love about pansies is their hardiness throughout the winter and into next spring. If we have snow and ice, they slow down but always make a quick comeback. 

Summer Sunshine

Golden Girl, 4 x 4 " oil on panel, ©2014, Fay Terry

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This is the final painting in my rose series. I have always loved yellow roses more than any other color. 

Roses do not grow well in the Sandhills where I live so I have to find them elsewhere. We can grow "Knock-out " roses but they are not great for cutting and bringing indoors.

 I'm working now on beach scenes and people I've spotted having fun in the sand and surf. I can't wait to show you some of these when they are finished. Oh, and I also will be showing you our resident bunny who can be seen in our yard, loves to eat our eggplant straight from the garden, and teases the dogs by hopping by them at top speed.

Spectacular

Glowing Rose, 4 x 4 " oil on panel, ©2014, Fay Terry

This is one of my favorite roses in the large group of rose photos I took in Southport.

I usually don't care for plants that are variegated or have multiple colors, but this red rose with touches of yellow was so unusual and pretty that I fell in love with it.

There is just one more from this collection that I have not yet painted, so look for it soon.

This tiny painting will be available with the other rose paintings at One Eleven Main in Aberdeen, NC.

If you are in the area, I hope you will visit and see the many paintings of mine throughout the store.

As Promised

Rose Jaune, 4 x 4 " oil on panel, ©2014, Fay Terry

This week in my studio is flying by. I've been doing tiny roses and huge paintings, too. Right now it's beach themes that I am painting and I never run out of ideas for coastal scenes. 

Soon  I will be painting on an island along with my good friend Teej, who'll be writing articles.  She has been published in all the major Civil War magazines on numerous occasions and is an amazing Civil War researcher and writer.

 We decided leave our husbands here and go to the beach during the U.S. Open men's tournament which will be followed by the women's tournament on the same course, Pinehurst Number 2. Our town looks more beautiful than ever with all the preparation that has been done, but it is going to be very crowded for those two weeks.

Sunny

Living Color, 4 x 4 " oil on panel, ©2014, Fay Terry

I saw many different colors inside this rose and I painted what I saw. It was because of the way the sun was lighting up the center part of the flower and I had fun trying to capture all the subtle color changes.

Happy Memorial Day! Hopefully many people will not have to work tomorrow and can reflect on the meaning of the day and enjoy time with family and friends.

Two Tone Rose

 Love Messenger, 4 x 4 " oil on panel, ©2014, Fay Terry

This is one of my favorites, perfect for someone who loves pink roses and also loves yellow ones. I don't know what variety this one is, so I named it in the title. 

Duck Reunion

Here are the six recent duck paintings together. Maybe you have a favorite in this group. I know I do.
I would love to hear from you, letting me know which of the six paintings you like most.
Thanks for all the nice comments so far.

If you would like to make a comment, and have received this by email, just click on the "Fay Terry Paintings" heading at the top and that will take you to my blog site where you can scroll down below the painting to the word comments. It may say no comments, or there may be a number before the word comments. Just click on the word comments and it will open a box where you may leave me a message.
Thanks for following my art!

Show In Raleigh and new ducks

Spring Trio, 6 x 6 " oil on panel, ©2014, Fay Terry

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 My paintings are showing tonight in "Eggistentialism" at the Tipping Paint Gallery on West Martin St., from 6-9 pm. There will be some fun activities relating to eggs and chickens and paintings from sixteen area artists with proceeds going to Urban Ministries of Raleigh. The show will hang through April 26 and is a prelude to the Tour D'Coop event which takes place May 21st. Hope to see you there!

When I was a kindergarten teacher, we hatched duck eggs every spring and used the project for lessons in Math, Science, Art, and Language Arts. After they hatched we gave them back to the NCSU Poultry Department Field Laboratory on Lake Wheeler Road in Raleigh. It was always fun to drive out and get the eggs and start them in our classroom incubator. I always learned from it and so did my kids.

I still miss teaching, but then I think about how lucky I am to be an artist.

Afternoon Leisure

Spring's Arrival 3, 6 x 6 " oil on gessobord panel©2014, Fay Terry

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It looks as if I have another series going with Forsythia. The best part is that my neighbors next door have a huge beautiful Forsythia shrub between our yard and theirs that hasn't even started blooming yet so I will be able to get more photos soon.

I do think it's strange that theirs gets full sun and ours are somewhat shaded but are blooming like crazy.

The temperature is seventy seven degrees so I am taking the rest of the afternoon off to go have coffee with a friend and sit outside at Java Bean Plantation. I did three paintings today so I earned a break!

Blue Sky

Spring's Arrival, 6 x 6 " oil on gessobord panel, ©2014, Fay Terry

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Forsythia heralds the arrival of spring and so does the current temperature of sixty-eight degrees.

I am on my way out the door to walk around Reservoir Park with my husband. Hope you have had a great week-end. Thank you for following my art.

Sunny Color

Gladiolas, 6 x 6 " oil on panel, ©2013, Fay Terry

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These seem to be blooming everywhere right now, a flower that I never liked but am beginning to be a little fond of.

They are much more attractive in an arrangement than when they are growing outside. Their height is awkward and they seem to lean in every direction. I did have fun painting them and may buy some more in a different color.

Farm Fresh On The Table

Crookneck Squash, 6 x 6 " oil on panel, ©2013, Fay Terry

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This is one of my favorite summer vegetables and I bought this at a produce stand just after it had been picked. These are the  nice small ones which have the best flavor and fewer seeds.

I have a new tablecloth which I ordered from Carol Maguire Home. Carol is a wonderful artist and also has a line of table linens and other things based on some of her oil paintings. Click here to see this site. You may also enjoy her painting website by clicking here.

Daffodils

Daffodils And Shadows, 6 x 6 " oil on gessobord panel, ©2013, Fay Terry

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This pitcher is one of my favorite vessels to use as a vase.  I was drawn to the shadows on the wall as much as I was to the Daffodils. I am going to paint more of these because they are so much fun to paint.  

I would love to paint some that are growing outside but we are having another rainy day. The rain is helping the grass which is already beginning to green up from its winter sleep.

I forgot to tell you that we climbed Camelback Mountain Saturday while we were in Arizona and I  am pleased that I haven't even been sore. It's been a while since I have done much vertical hiking.

Please forward this to anyone you think would enjoy these daily paintings!

Labor Day Apple Trio

Bowl Game, 8 x 8 " oil on gessobord panel, ©2012, Fay Terry

These apples look as if they are ready to start jumping into the bowl.  It's a small bowl and will only hold two of them so they'll have to be quick.

This is the first stainless steel bowl I have painted and it was really fun to do.  Now I want to try another one with a different set up.  I love seeing the colors of the fruit and the cloth reflected in the shiny metal of the bowl.

Fill The Vase

Fill The Vase

This is the time of year that I like to have flowers in vases all through the house. There is much to choose from right now with so many things blooming in the garden. Tomorrow I want to paint outdoors and find some Wisteria to paint, but there is rain in the forecast, so we'll see.

6 x 6 in. oil on panel