Haw River Paint out

"Beginning of Spring"

11" x 14" Oil on Linen Panel

" Haw River Garden Shed"

8" x 10" Oil on Canvas

Painted on location at a paint out in Haw River, NC. We painted on a 23 acre historic property that had a Queen Anne style 100 year old mansion and many outbuildings and patures. This piece isn't quite finished and the colors in the digital pic are reading a bit off.

Purple Iris

"Purple Iris"

7" x 5"

Acrylic on Panel

$100 Framed

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I painted this piece from some sketches and photos I did of my wife's iris beds. I love it when spring rolls around so I can paint these from life outdoors. Email me to purchase.

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More paintings on the way!

Hello all! I have not been posting much to this blog lately because my schedule has been crazy! I have been busy painting new work for galleries and my wife and I are expecting our first baby(a girl) any day now. I will have some new work to show you soon.

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Afternoon Light

"Afternoon Light, Lake Mackintosh"

9" x 12" Oil on Canvas

$250 Framed

Studio painting of the afternoon light backlighting these trees by the shores of Lake Mackintosh in Burlington, NC. Purchase at www.justinholdren.com .

Beach Seascape Painting

"Tropical Cove"

5" x 7" Oil on Canvas

$100 Framed

It's been cold and windy lately, so I've been painting from sketches and photos in the studio. Too cold to paint outside! This is from a sketch and memory from a past trip to the Bahamas. Email me to purchase.

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Studio Sale on Ebay

Every year I have a studio sale via Ebay to get rid of older work and studies that I do for larger works. This is a great chance to get some originals that would normally be more expensive!

Click the link below to see the sale. It will run about 10 - 12 days.

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Captain White House Garden

"Captain White House Garden"

5" x 7" Oil on panel

$75 Unframed

I painted this piece on location last week at the historic Captain White House. The house is home to the Alamance County Arts Council and Picasso's Gallery and Gift shop. I painted this in the side courtyard garden. It was about 35 degrees and the water in the fountain next to me was frozen solid! I braved it for as long as I could, them packed it up and went home.

Purchase at www.justinholdren.com or by emailing me at paintinglandscapes@yahoo.com.

Landscape painting Lavender Field

"Lavender in June"

24" x 36"

Oil on Slim Gallery wrap Canvas

$600

Spent this week working on some larger pieces inlcuding this one. This is yet another lavender painting. I have many field studies and photos from Sunshine Lavender Farm that I will be using to make a series of these paintings.

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Beach Grasses

"Beach Grasses"

5" x 7" Oil on board

SOLD

This is a piece I did from photo reference and memory. This is part of the North Carolina coast near Atlantic Beach. Email me to purchase or purchase at www.justinholdren.com via Paypal.

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Lavender painting

"Summer Lavender"

24" x 36"

Oil on Slim Gallery Wrap Canvas

$600

Sorry about the crooked picture but I was in a hurry. I will repost a better shot when I have a few minutes to spare.

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This is a shot of the piece above our sofa. I sometimes do this for potential buyers that are purchasing from me online so they can get a sense of the scale of a piece before they buy.

We just moved in this house last year, so the walls are still white, but we have plans to paint soon.

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More miniature paintings

ACEO Miniature paintings

Acrylic on watercolor paper

$20 each, framed in easel back frames. Great for a desktop or mantle!

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Sky over Kenya

"Sky Over Kenya"

5" x 7" Acrylic on Board

SOLD

This was done from some photo references and sketches from a trip to Kenya, Africa. I remember it like it was yesterday. A fantastic sky over the scrublands of the African bush with the mountains in the distance. Email me to purchase or purchase via Paypal at my website.

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Fun with miniature paintings

ACEO miniature paintings , 2.5" x 3.5"

Acrylic on 140lb watercolor paper

Search "Holdren" at www.ebay.com to see these. The bidding starts at $9.99! These are miniature originals, not prints!

What's an ACEO, you ask? ACEO stands for ART CARDS EDITIONS AND ORIGINALS. They are basically small paintings the size of a trading card and they are enormously popular on sites like Ebay. Collectors love them because they are affordable and they look great in the small easel back frames you buy at stores. I have started doing some of these as a break from my larger exhibition paintings. Hope you enjoy them!

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Tsavo West View

"Tsavo West View"

5" x 7" Oil on Canvas Panel

$50 Unframed

This is a small studio piece done from sketches and memory from a past trip to Kenya, Africa. This is a part of Tsavo West that I saw while we were on Safari. Available by emailing me at paintinglandscapes@yahoo.com or you can purchase via Paypal at www.justinholdren.com .

October Reflections

"October Reflections"

8" x 10" Oil on Canvas

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This was painted when all of the fall colors were in their glory. I went a little crazy with the color on this one, but this piece was great fun to do. Email me to purchase this piece.

Working on Still lifes lately....

We have had days of cold, wind, and rain here, so I have been painting from life in the studio. This is one I just finished. It is 24" x 36", oil on canvas. This one was a request from my wife, so for the time being it is not for sale.

Thought I would include a bit of my studio in this picture since some of you have asked what my studio looks like. Right now I work in a spare room in our house. My goal(when I can afford it), is to build a separate structure on my property so I can have more room. The room I use is great, but because I paint almost every day, I create work faster than I can sell it, so storage is an issue!

I will post some more studio work after Turkey Day.

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New Gallery Partner!

Hello collectors and friends. I will have work in a brand new gallery that just opened this week. The place is called "Cheeky Originals" and is run by Richard Cheek and his wife. They are located at 13 S.E. Court Square, Graham, NC 27253. They can be reached by phone at 336-228-0600. Their gallery/gift shop will also feature pottery, glass, textiles, jewelry, and other great items, all of them handmade by local artists. To see which paintings I have there, visit my website at www.justinholdren.com and click on the "works" link. The paintings will have the gallery listed below where you can purchase them.

To purhcase paintings, or find out more about the new gallery, email me at paintinglandscapes@yahoo.com

West Jefferson November

"West Jefferson November"

8" x 10" Oil on Canvas

This is a small painting I did today. This is a scene from a trip to Jefferson, NC that my wife and I took a few weks ago with our church. This is just one sample of the beautiful scenery that is in that part of the mountains.

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Shatley Springs Day Trip

My wife and I took a day trip to the mountains with our church today. We went to Shatley Springs, a great restaurant in Ashe County that serves family style all-you-can eat breakfast, and then we visited some scenic sites in the county. These are some pictures of the surrounding areas. Since I was with a group, I didn't have time to do any outdoor sketches, but got lots of great photos. Keep checking here and at my regular website as I will have some paintings from this trip available soon.

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Wisteria in Bloom

"Wisteria in Bloom"

8" x 10" Acrylic on Panel

It has rained here the last few days, so I've been working in the studio. This is a small painting of a wisteria tree on my parents' property. We had good weather today, so I will post some more postcard paintings soon.

Email me at paintinglandscapes@yahoo.com to purchase this piece.