"Spring 1"
6"x6"
acrylic on panel
http://nataliesinger.com/gallery/expressionist_art/

Christmas Tree

When I was a child I always believed there were magical things going on in the woods.  I could see lights coming from under bushes and felt there were fairies nearby and I would see them if only I looked hard enough and in the right places.  I thought there might be a Christmas tree hidden in there as well.


Christmas Tree by Natalie Singer
8"x 10"
india ink and acrylic on linen                                                                              

The Island

I had a dream a few nights ago.  Mike had brought me somewhere as a surprise....it was all water and waves and large rocks.  The water was moving and swishing around us but we were standing in the middle of it all and weren't wet and it was a though we were standing on solid ground.  I kept asking how he managed to get us there...he seemed very self satisfied that he had gotten us there without me knowing.  The dream stayed with me and I influenced this painting.  I love remembering dreams.

Home

It's Sunday. I don't usually paint on Sunday.  I'm usually a zombie on Sundays.  But for some reason I felt like doing a little pen and ink drawing of my house but it turned into this.  It started with india ink then I used some pencils then I went to paint. So it was a lot of work...and for a painting of my own house.  Silly.  Anyway...I guess I have a painting of my house now.  I do like the landscaping.

How Stan got framed

I was working on my artwork library and realized that I had all three versions of "Stan in a Frame".
I thought it was fun to see where it started and how it changed so I thought I'd post them all together so you could see the progression as well. 

I actually began this painting based on a story about my friend's 3 year old son having asked her to get a cat for him.  Specifically a grey cat which he wanted to name Stanley.  I knew she wasn't getting him a cat so I thought I would paint one for him instead.  But as you can see it turned into something else.

I thought the first version lacked something and was too hallmark greeting card and the second version was just sort of a mess. So I decided to work on the foliage and frame Stan's face because at the time I was working on it,  it was the part of the painting I really loved.

Stan got a new home a few days after I put him in that frame.   

 

"Ashes to Ashes"

This is "Ashes to Ashes".   Byrdie my cat died a week before his 22nd birthday, in April 2011.  The first thing I painted after he died was titled "Ghost Cat".  It's a little sad feeling that one.  Then I did this.  I had him cremated and this was connected with that.  That his ashes would meld with nature and he would become a part of it.  I was a bit off I guess right after he died and it doesn't make a lot of logical sense now,  but yet in some way it still makes sense to me; that he became of part of the world around me in some way......ashes to ashes.  

"Tree in Green"

This is "Tree in Green" by me, Natalie Singer.  It's acrylic on panel.  I like it because it doesn't look quite real.....kind of like the way everything looks to me.   

"Tree of Dreams"

painting by natalie singer

Byrdie in the Leaves

Three Cherry Trees at Night

Gold Leaf

"Lilac"

Three Cherry Trees at Night

Gold Leaf