About a week ago I completed a 40 minutes oil block-in with a #14 Short Flat of my next painting. I was happy because I had manages to k...

I can't paint another minute on this rhododendron. Percy Wiseman, oil, 24x24 inches.

Japanese Iris, oil, 8x6 inches

I've been absent from all my usual online sites for the last week due to gardening. My studio garden is starting to look good but tod...

Today is our Fourth Anniversary at Mill Pond Cottage and the Studio Garden is improving each year. Absent from the garden photo is my early...

Advice to myself that finally got me to about 80% complete on Percy Wiseman Rhododendrons, oil, 24 x 24 inches. I’ve been an art in...

...paint over it to begin again. In my post of April 30th, I was excited to paint daffodils. Then, I got busy with other things and the da...

Demo today at the Black Diamond Arts Alliance 2018 Open Art Exhibit. "Begonias Again," pastel, 8 x 10 inches. Here are a coupl...

Demo today at the Black Diamond Arts Alliance 2018 Open Art Exhibit. "Saturday Bouquet," pastel, 10 x 8 inches. Here are a few ...

These doubled daffodils popped up in one of my pots. They are unlike any daffs I've had before so I cut them and took some still life ...

Words of Love, oil, 24 x 24 inches ©2018 Barbara Benedetti Newton If you follow me on FB or Instagram you have seen my weeks-long advent...

For years I have been trying to appreciate the patina on my oil palette but finally decided it just confuses me so a few nights ago, before ...

Thanks to all who attended my Open Studio sessions this Spring. Today was the last one and we had a great time as usual. Now, it i...

Chrysanthemums, oil, 20x20 inches

White Peonies, oil, 20x20 inches

Last night as I left this painting in progress in my studio, I thought it was about 80% done. This morning I think it is closer to 95%. To...