SHADY SIDE

This barn was located on a farm owned by an artist friend who told me after the fact it was really a pig sty many years ago.  Really, they kept the mamma and baby pigs there.    She now uses it to store flower pots for her nursery business.  I painted it because I liked its unusual shape and beautiful colors on the side and its rich dark stone foundation. 

EARLY SPRING

The snow has melted and Spring is on its way.  This painting was painted en plein air several years ago at Washington College on the eastern shore of Maryland.  The Forsythia bushes were in full brilliance.

MAPLES, BOILING SPRINGS by Sharon Benner

Boiling Springs was rainy on this day in October, 2010.  I sat in the back of my van in a beach chair with the hatch up and painted for a couple hours.  The red maples really popped with local color against the dark grey sky.  You can vew more of my paintings at my show in Hanover at http://www.hanoverareaarts.com/. 

MOSSY CABIN, ALLENBERRY by Sharon Benner

The Mossy Shed, 6 x 8, oil, was painted in the morning at Allenberry Resort and Inn during one of SVPAP's group paint-outs. The light was coming through the wooded area and illuminated this tiny relic of a shed with a hole in the roof and lots of moss growing.  See more of my work at www.hanoverareaarts.com/42 or contact sharonbennersart@yahoo.com    



EARLY FALL COLORS BY SHARON K BENNER

Painted at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in late October with the SVPAP.  The 11 x 14 work was painted without brushes  using only oil paint and a pallet knife.  This method  allows me to paint quickly and I can keep the paint clean and fresh.  sharonbennersart@yahoo.com SharonKBennerFineArt.blogspot.com

FRESH APPLE, by Sharon K Benner

FRESH APPLE, 8 x 10, oil was painted en plein air, hanging on the tree in Adams County, Pa.



LAVENDER FIELD by Sharon K Benner

LAVENDER FIELD, 16 x 20, oil was painted en plein air at the Pa. Lavender Festival in Fairfield.