Fish Fry

This beautiful Mangrove Snapper is lying in wait of it's fate... dinner... and a painting. Original painting for sale. Prints available at: http://susan-duda.artistwebsites.com

This painting was chosen as a finalist in :

Amazing Jewels of the Sea (Thai Platter)

A beautiful platter of seafood was presented to me at a local Thai Restaurant. It was almost too beautiful to eat. but my love for Lobster won out and I ate it soon after the photo was taken so I could paint it at a later date.

Sunny Day Bouquet

This fresh vibrant bouquet will catch anyone's attention and bring a smile to their face and lift their mood.   This Sunflower still life that caught my eye at the local grocery store and prompted me to paint it.
Enjoy it year round in your own home. Original is available for purchase. prints are available at:
http://susan-duda.artistwebsites.com

Deep Creek

This is a 24" x 36" oil painting of a view from the shore of  Deep Creek State Park, in northwest Maryland. I thought of putting some people on the bench but then there wouldn't be room for the viewer to feel free to sit and enjoy the view.

A Moment to Reflect in the Garden

This beautiful redheaded woman in a pink Kimono enjoys a leisurely stroll in the garden.  The hot afternoon sun was more easily tolerated under the white parasol allowing her comfort to pause for a moments reflection. 

Salute the Sun

This little Sunflower was an acrylic painting demo that I painted for my students.

"The Thief"

I laid the candy bar on the coffee table in the family room and went into the bedroom to get changed into lounging pj's and came out about 10 minutes later. As I walked into the family room I noticed him in my seat and there he was propped up in the corner of the couch looking very proud of himself with the empty wrapper in his mouth almost teasing me about the fact that he had eaten all of the Butterfinger candy bar.  Chocolate bits in his beard and a smear of the remnants of chocolate smeared on the light wood floor beside the coffee table .
I always kept my camera on the kitchen island close by because the two furry kids that lived in my house were always up antics that were cute photo opps so I grabbed the camera and got this shot.  I always wanted to paint it and finally 12 years later I painted it. His name is Bo Bo aka Zuki but he was also known as "The Thief" because any unattended food was fair game for him... Don't even ask about the one Christmas I put dinner on the formal dining table and went into the family room and out to the patio call everyone to the table...
So I finished the painting on April 30th of this year putting it in a show where the original sold immediately but prints are available. 

Bo Bo died this past Friday of a huge malignant tumor in his stomach.  (I swear the ex-ray resembled a candy bar!)  He is terribly missed because he was so well loved but his pain was too much for him too bear and he has gone to the rainbow bridge to wait for me,  Thank God I still have his younger furry brother "Marley" aka Budgie to lavish love on. With Marley fruit is not safe to leave lying around.

On the Rocks

 

A 15" x 22" Watercolor painting of a Great Blue Heron walks along the breakwater pilings along side the Dunedin Causeway searching for bait fish close to the bridge. This particular bird was slow to fly away when approached by a human, as I got closer to him I realized that the birds feet were entangled with a careless fisherman's discarded fishing line and couldn't fly away. So I called the Bird Sanctuary to come rescue him from his plight. The painting will be matted and on the mat I will paint his entangled legs onto the mat to emphasize his plight.
prints available but the mat will not be included with prints only with the original.