Blog | JILL SAUR FINE ART

Flowers In A Vase Oil Painting

Sat, 05 May 2012 08:58:05 -0400

These flowers in a vase, "Forever Yours", are ready to be picked for that special someone! This 8"x10" oil palette knife painting is loaded with texture and is for sale at Gallery Matilda in Historic Roswell, GA. Do you have any special colors in mind that you'd like to have? I love to paint commissions, just let me know what you're looking for. My customers satisfaction is always guaranteed! You can send me an email on the form below. Thanks! - Jill

Pear Painting

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:17:36 -0400

“Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don't let it spoil you, for it's wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can't have the one you want.” - Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

This 36"x48" over-sized painting, "Love Triangle", hangs in the home of a patron who had their eye on it for over a year before they purchased it. I've also reproduced this in a hand-embellished limited edition giclee on canvas, for clients who need a focal point for their room and who love the story this painting tells.

This painting is about unrequited love. The two pears on the left represent two people in a relationship, ignoring the third suitor on the right, who eventually has to turn away. Unrequited love is painful. But what we want, is not always what we need or what's best for us.

If you're interested in a giclee of this painting, please see my giclee page. Thanks, Jill

Aspen Tree Painting

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:10:17 -0400

Estes Park, Colorado, is one of America's treasured National Parks that I hope to return to someday. If you ever get a chance to visit, be sure you spend a day up at Bear Lake! We came away with some incredible photos for me to use for subject matter to paint. This 11"x14" acrylic painting, "Autumn Inspiration" is inspired by one of my walks up at Bear Lake. The aspens were just beginning to change. The brilliant hues of the quaking leaves, against the azure sky, captured my spirit.

This expressive painting is available by contacting me through my website. I invite you to become a collector and experience the joy of owning artwork that inspires and uplifts your soul! - Jill

My website: CLICK HERE

Seascape Painting

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:31:40 -0400

This 16"x20" acrylic seascape painting on canvas is titled, "Renewed Solace". It was inspired by my memories of growing up near the ocean and heading down to the beach to watch the sunrise. I found renewed energy in the steady flow of the ocean waves breaking on the shore, the fresh sea air, and seeing the rays of the sun shine through, illuminating what had once been dark clouds.

This sunrise seascape painting is available to purchase by contacting me through my website.

Do you have a favorite beach that you'd like me to paint? Please see my commission page!

Floral Painting on Canvas

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:55:46 -0400

Imagine my surprise when I was watching the HGTV special on television tonight that featured the yearly "green" home that they are planning on giving away to a lucky viewer. The value of the give-away is $800,00 on a home in a new "green community" south of Atlanta, Ga.

They visited the Historic Roswell Art District galleries on a shopping spree for the home. The second gallery they entered showed a close up of my 48"x48" acrylic painting, "Joyful Encounter", in the photo here. It was shown three times along with one of my aspen tree paintings. I love it when the unexpected happens. I don't normally watch that show. They didn't select my art, but the feature in the gallery was pure delight! :)

This painting is available at Matilda"s Art Gallery in Historic Roswell, GA. Just contact me and I'll put you in touch with the gallery.

http://www.jillsaurfineart.com/

Apple Still Life Painting

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:06:19 -0400

Fresh off the tree, easel, and palette, onto a 8"x8" canvas, this acrylic palette knife painting is highly textured and has a warm glow that emanates from across the room. It's available to purchase by contacting me through my website.

I invite you to become a collector and experience the joy of owning artwork that inspires and uplifts your soul. - Jill Saur

Trees on Canvas

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:34:57 -0400

This 12"x12" palette knife painting on canvas is titled, "Joy". It epitomizes the feelings I express when I paint. This vibrant and textured work is available to purchase by contacting me through my website.

Crucifixion of Jesus Painting

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:25:37 -0400

Painting the crucifixion of Jesus was an emotional endeavor for me. Every stroke, every hue, pierced my heart and caused deep reflection. This painting, "Golgotha", remains in my collection. A reproduction is available by contacting me through my website . www.JillSaurFineArt.com

From the prophetic book of Isaiah written around 700 years before the birth of Christ: "He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed." Isaiah 53:3-5

Waterscape Painting

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:55:21 -0400

This 14"x11" acrylic palette knife painting on canvas, "Rhapsodic Blues", was inspired by an abandoned boat I found on a tiny island in the Florida Keys. The style this piece was rendered in was heavily influenced by my love for Vincent Van Gogh and his melodic impressionistic hues and strokes. I love the sea!

Please send me a note of you are interested in this piece. It is $450.00.

Red Apple Painting

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:52:41 -0400

This is my brand new 8"x10" oil palette knife painting, "Apple Appeal", that was inspired by spring shining forth its beauty here in Atlanta, GA. This painting is all about joy, new endeavors, and seems to sing its own song right on the canvas.

This painting is available to purchase buy contacting me through my website. I would love for you to become a collector and experience the joy of owning original artwork that uplifts and inspires the soul. www.JillSaurFineArt.com.

Lionfish

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:42:40 -0400

Creatures that are both breathtakingly beautiful and deadly at the same time intrigue me. The lionfish, with its long flamboyant pectoral fins and dazzling red-orange and white striped body, is one of those creatures. Second to the stingray, its sting is one of the most venomous fish in the ocean. Although I've seen these fish in the wild, there’s a stunning exhibit of them in the Gatlinburg Aquarium, one of my favorite aquariums in the United States!

This 40"x30" oil painting on a wide border canvas, "Lion In Blue", has been in my private collection, but is now available on my website. www.JillSaurFineArt.com

All creatures both great and small, the Lord God has made them all!

Frog Painting

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:45:58 -0400

When I was a little girl, my best friend (who lived across the street) was hit by a car and killed instantly. Every day thereafter, when I came home from school, I sat out back by the edge of our pond. While my heart grieved, I listened to nature sing it's song, as if just to me.

There was this frog, this one frog who appeared every day. I think he was trying to talk to me. Every time I answered, he answered me back. I found him so amusing and in a way comforting. I guess that's how an eight year old finds her way home.

My acrylic painting, "Little Blue Frog" is one of those paintings that will always remain dear to my heart. Thank you for viewing. - Jill Saur

Apple Painting

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:04:38 -0400

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance." - Aristotle

"Apple A'Day ", is my new 8"x10"x.5" oil palette knife painting on canvas. There is no doubt about it, this painting is cheerful, playful, and full of color. It's available for purchase by contacting my through my website.

This little painting was inspired by my love for the simple things in life. Thanks for viewing! - Jill Saur

Butterfly Painting

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:53:54 -0400

"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you". - Nathaniel Hawthorne

My 8"x10" acrylic butterfly on canvas painting, "The Feast", was inspired by a photography trip to the hills of Tennessee. I usually follow the butterflies, but this one seemed to follow me.

This butterfly painting is available on my website. Thank you - Jill Saur

"Never, Never, Never Give Up" - Winston Churchill

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:31:36 -0400

"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for". – Georgia O’Keeffe

This commission, “Hawaiian Splendor” is a 36”x48” acrylic on canvas. I re-painted the ocean at least three times before I was happy with the results. I never give up!

For me, there are three types of paintings that turn out well.

1. The first type is the painting that flows effortlessly like a fine tuned symphony producing beautiful music. I suppose it's like catching that "perfect wave" and riding it all the way to the shore. I never give up!

2. The second painting is the one that I wrestle with, painting certain areas again and again. Actually, the ones I struggle with lead to new discoveries and results that surprise me. They afford an opportunity for growth. This struggle reminds me of the grain of sand in the oyster. The oyster takes the discomfort and spins a beautiful pearl. I never give up!

3. The third painting is the one that I have no idea how to do. I pray, asking God, the ultimate Creator, to show me what to do and to guide my brushes. The exhilarating part is getting the answer and finding myself doing things with the paint that I've never done before. That’s why I never turn down commissions, they throw me out of my “comfort zone” and that’s where the magic happens! I never give up!

Trees In Art

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:19:01 -0400

"If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees."  - Khalil Gibran

My new 8"10".5" oil palette knife and brush painting, "Relinquished", is richly textured on the trees, revealing their "bone structure" against the value tones of winter. The title suggests that place in life where we relinquish ourselves and open up our hearts and minds to fresh inspiration and new possibilities.

I love aspens in winter. Their beautiful white trunks and dark branches mingle with the dark shadows cast upon the white snow, creating a profound beauty that is best experienced in silence.

This painting is available to purchase.

Pear Still Life Painting

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:44:31 -0500

Fresh off the easel, this is my new 8"x10"x1.5" palette knife pear painting. It's loaded with texture and drenched in soft, light hues. I've named it, "Gentle Touch". It was inspired by something totally unrelated, Vincent Van Gogh's, "Sunflowers".

To buy this painting, please contact me. Thanks!

Pear Still Life Painting

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:07:01 -0500

Fresh off the easel, my 6"x8"x1.5" palette knife oil painting, "Solitude", is textured, vibrant, and full of movement. The shape of the pear is similar to the shape of the human figure. When I render them, I pay attention to the nuance of the hues reflecting the light in the room and the subtle shape and curvature of line that defines it's own unique presentation.

I would love for you to become a collector of my work and experience the joy of owning original artwork that uplifts and inspires your soul!

Trees In Art

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:14:55 -0500

My 18"x24" acrylic painting, "Winter Solstice", represents the transition between the seasons in our natural world and in our lives. The path challenges the viewer to see life as an exciting journey, even though we don't see what lies beyond.

Both the original and a limited edition hand-embellished giclee is available on my website.

CLICK HERE. I invite you to become a collector and experience the joy of owning artwork that uplifts and inspires your soul! - Jill Saur

Aspen Tree Painting

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:57:36 -0500

My acrylic aspen tree painting, "Autumn Gold", is all about the path we choose to follow in life. Aspens are amazing trees. I call them "The Giving Trees", because they are deeply connected to one another under the ground. They are even able to grow a new tree from the offshoot of one of their roots.

Although we are connected to other people in so many different ways, we all must choose the path that we are to personally follow. My path involves expressing myself with brush, paint and canvas, inspiring my patrons through my artwork. It also includes teaching others the "joy of painting". I have some amazing students and look forward to their arrival at my studio every week. Watching them create, grow, and interact with one another, is a beautiful gift that I don't take lightly!

This original painting is sold, but a beautiful limited edition, hand-embellished giclee is available. Click the link below.

http://www.jillsaurfineart.com/gallery-one---aspen-tree/autumn-gold-40x30-original.html#previous-photo