Throwback Thursday

Joy

7 x 7"

acrylic on canvas

© Nicki Ault, 2010

sold

This is a commission I received six years ago from my neighbor. Her husband spends many hours carefully planning and tending a beautiful pond in their backyard; it has been his "pride and joy" (although now that he is a grandpa I am sure his grandchildren have taken over that title). She wanted to surprise him for his birthday and asked me to create a painting for him. It was a bit tricky because every view of the pond had either the garage or fence in it, so visually I was having trouble getting inspired to paint it even though the elements of the pond itself were lovely. I decided to suggest to her that I do three small paintings rather than one large one. This way I could focus on what her husband truly loved. And so that is how we proceeded.

Hugh's Pond

7 x7"

acrylic on canvas

© Nicki Ault, 2010

sold

Pride

7 x 7"

acrylic on canvas

© Nicki Ault, 2010

sold