Some of my newer paintings are being shown at The Art Vault Gallery in Paxton, Illinois! The grand opening of this new gallery is November 6, from 7-9pm. The address is 106 S. Market St. Come check it out!

Also, I am happy to take commissions for paintings. If you have a photo you would like me to paint, send me a message or leave a comment! Email me: audraziegel at gmail dot com

Water Lily, Lake of the Woods Park, Mahomet, IL (2009), 16 x 20"

Though I am pleased with the finished painting, I struggled with the textures in this one. The problem is that lily pads are flat! I brought out what little variations in color and texture they had, and I think the result is convincing. The water in the photo was also mirror still, so I added a wave-like texture. This helps with the perception of the reflections (under the petals on the lily especially).

Rocky Ocean Scene (2009), 16 x 20"

I love painting water. Not only is turquoise one of my favorite colors (I have many favorite colors), but the texture of rough waves is fun to work with.

This painting is for sale at my etsy page.

Field of Poppies (2009), 16 x 20"

This painting was a real challenge. Painting the stems and grass was tedious and extremely time-consuming. I love the depth of this painting--how the poppies fade into the distance.

(Painting based on a photo by Mike Warren, found on flickr.com:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikewarren/18962691/
Photo used under a Creative Commons License:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en)

SOLD

Purple Sunset with Tree (2009), 8 x 10"

I hope it is obvious that there is a tree in the bottom right corner! Otherwise, this painting doesn't make much sense; though, I love the color scheme. I found this photo on morguefile.com, a free image-sharing website, and was absolutely compelled to paint it.

SOLD!

Sea of Galilee (2009), 5 x 7"

Based on a photo my brother took while in Capernaum, Israel.

This painting is for sale on Ugallery.com.

Middle Fork River Forest Preserve (Summer and Fall) (2009), 8 x 10"

In the tradition of Monet, I painted two different versions of this forest scene. For the fall version, I turned everything orange that was green. The major challenge was duplicating the shapes and placement of the trees.

Both paintings are available as gicleé prints--visit my etsy shop.

Both paintings are sold.

Ocean Sunset (2009), 16 x 20"

This painting is for sale at my ugallery site.

Burgess Falls, Putnam County, TN (2009), 10 x 20"

THIS PAINTING HAS BEEN STOLEN. Please contact me if you see it anywhere.This incredible waterfall is another one of my favorite places to visit in Tennessee. I edited the original photo so that the rocks appear to be blue. I think the monochromatic color scheme works well for this subject.

Gicleé prints are available here.

Sunflower, Meadowbrook Prairie Organic Garden, Urbana, IL, 10 x 14"

Every painting presents a new challenge. Here, the sunflower seeds were especially difficult. I chose to only suggest their spiraling pattern and not to focus on depicting individual seeds.

SOLD! Available as a gicleé print--visit my etsy shop.