Cashier's Garden

Cashier's Garden by Judy Joy Nocfora ©2012

9 x 12 oil on linen canvas panel (unframed)

During a brief visit to Cashier's, North Carolina, I was able to get in a few quick sketches.  There was so much beauty there to paint and it was hard to decide what to sketch!   I painted, "Cashier's Garden," from a sketch of one of the beautiful flower gardens that you find everywhere in Cashier's.  This particular garden with cute birdhouse, was in the heart of the commercial part of Cashier's.  Peter and I enjoyed our trip to these cool refreshing mountains and being with artist friends at Arts on the Green - Plein Air, North Carolina Event.

"Thistles and Wild Flowers"... Sicily

"Thistles and Wild Flowers" ... Sicily

by J Joy Nocifora ©2011

6 x 8 inches - Oil on linen canvas panel

In May, across the fields in Segesta, Sicily, wild flowers grow profusely! These thistles grew among monstrous cacti and brilliant, red poppies! What a sight to remember!

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"Gerbers" -Sold-

"Gerbers" • Sold

by J Joy Nocifora ©2011

8x6" oil on linen canvas panel

$110.00 (unframed)

It is so much fun to have flowers growing in your yard to paint! I have five Gerber Daisy plants that have survived three winters now. Each plant's blooms are different colors continually. They are like a box of chocolates... you never know what your are going to get.

"Trois Tulipes"

"Trois Tulipes" by J Joy Nocifora ©2011

9 x 12 oil on linen canvas panel

Kathy Cousart brought the most beautiful tulips to our workshop and they were my favorite thing to paint! As you can see they don't need a fancy vase. The tulips make the Mason jar look elegant. I hope there will still be tulips around so that I can paint them again, when I return from my two week trip west. My trip includes a five day, plein air workshop with Jennifer McChristian at the Scottsdale Art Academy in Scottsdale, Arizona. My traveling pal, Denise Rose and I are so excited!

"White Roses and Eucalyptus" SOLD

SOLD

The painting above on the left was done in Nancy Franke's workshop using the setup on the right.

I seemed to have gotten the roses much cooler and the roses look warmer in the setup photo. Elizabeth Robbins where are you?

Perhaps I will try and paint them again with warmer tones.

Kathy Cousart and Denise Rose did a fabulous painting of these roses too. It is always interesting to see how differently each artist paints the same composition! Still remembering the great fun and learning we all had in Atlanta in Nancy Franke's workshop!

The above painting, "White Roses and Eucalyptus," is an 11 x 14, oil on museum quality canvas by J Joy Nocifora ©2011

"Happy Pansies" SOLD

"Happy Pansies" by J Joy Nocifora ©2011 -Sold-

6x6" oil on museum quality canvas panel

I enjoy a sparse showing of the pansies in our flower beds all through the winter. Now, however, with a few warm days, they have sprung to life and are just glorious! I just had to go out, pick some and paint them. I nestled these purple and gold pansies against a little Italian pottery pitcher. They are one of my favorite flowers. I hope you enjoy this painting.

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This painting is fresh off the easel and will will ready to ship in about 3 weeks from the date of this post.

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Pansy Potpourri II

"Pansy Potpourri II"

17 x 20" (framed) oil on linen panel by J Joy Nocifora ©2010

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Pansy Potpourri I

"Pansy Potpourri I"

12 x 14" (framed) oil on linen canvas panel by J Joy Nocifora ©2010

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Painting these pansies makes me happy! Their showy blooms and endless variety of colors are a treat to behold.

"Playful Pansies II"

Playful Pansies II - 6x8" oil on linen canvas panel by Judy Nocifora© 2010

WKNO Public Television Auction Piece 2010

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An other bunch of multi-colored pansies. I have enjoyed this year's glorious blooms. Soon it will be time to say goodbye to these cool weather beauties.

"Playful Pansies I"

"Playful Pansies" 6x8" oil on linen canvas panel by Judy Nocifora ©2010

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There are two flower beds on my front lawn filled with the most beautiful pansies. The blossoms are as big as large sand dollars! Quite a crop of playful pansies showing their colors of red, purple, yellow, white, blue and orange. Some of the purple pansies look like they have put on a coat of velvet. Can you tell that I love these flowers?

Caribbean Blue, Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico SOLD

Caribbean Blue 11x14" oil on linen panel by Judy Nocifora © 2010

A dear friend commissioned this painting of a lovely facade in Puerto Rico for her son and daughter-in-law. They are currently living in Puerto Rico and this is one of their favorite sites. Once they return to the states, they will have a memory of their time there with this painting.

"Purple Pansies for Mary" SOLD

"Purple Pansies for Mary" 8x10" by Judy Nocifora ©2010

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MISS DAISY 2

"Miss Daisy 2" oil on linen panel-"6x6" oil on linen panel

by JNocifora ©2010

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A striking Gerber Daisy was part of an arrangement that I made for a dinner party. It stood out after all the other flowers in the arrangement faded. It seemed to say, "paint me!"

"Lasting Lantana"

"Lasting Lantana" ©2009 jnocifora

6" x 8" oil on linen canvas panel

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Another one of my hot weather favorite flowers is Lantana. They are some of the most tolerant of the hot, dry climate that we often have through the months of July and August in the South. They come in many colors both solid and mixed. I like the red and orange best for their striking show in our flower beds.

"Elegant Echinacea"

©2009 jnocifora

6" x 8" oil on linen canvas panel

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Coneflowers are some of my favorite flowers. They are hardy when the weather is hot and dry. Also, they are fun to use in flower arrangements!

"Flowers of Sicily 1" SOLD

5" x 7" oil on linen canvas on panel

On my recent visit to the island of Sicily, I enjoyed the beautiful flowers that grew everywhere. On the hillsides, along the narrow streets, stairways, etc. A sight to behold for sure!

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