"Tropical Breeze" © #mayanrivieramemories #austinpaletteclub #palmtreepainting

©2014 Debbi Smith Rourke

"Tropical Breeze" 16"x12"

Oil on canvas

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I painted this yesterday in a demo I did for the Austin Palette Club, hosted by Joe Cates and Shirley Slaughter. Thank you! Was so much fun and loved the painting that resulted. I brought it home and tweaked it a bit. I'm inspired to continue painting from all the fab pics I took a few years ago when Jim and I visited Grand Velas on the Mayan Riviera. Swanky place in paradise! What more can I say. All good!

Ocean View ©

© Debbi Smith Rourke

Ocean View 8"x10"

Acrylic on canvas panel

Unframed: $250 + $25 sh/h in Contiguous US

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I painted this a couple of weeks ago and I'm finally getting around to posting it. It is painted in acrylic, a change for me. Was a nice surprise to be able to paint and clean up so quickly.

Oceanside ©

© 2013 Debbi Smith Rourke

Oceanside  6"x8" 

Oil on archival panel, framed in natural wood and black frame
$250 framed + $25 sh/h
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I painted this the same day I painted "Poolside." They make a perfect pair. I'm so enjoying taking my landscapes into abstraction. A whole new world opens up. Including exploring  abstract expressionism. All fun and all good! 
Happy to send a photograph of it framed if you like.

Victoria, B.C.

©2013 Debbi Smith Rourke

Victoria, B.C. 14"x11"

Oil on canvas board / Framed in gold plein air frame

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When my husband I toured Vancouver Island in the summer of 2011, we started our tour in Victoria. This scene is a view from one of the residential areas, looking out to the Salish Sea  toward the San Juan islands. I used both brushwork and a lot of palette knife application. Hope you enjoy!

Lighthouse II ©

©Debbi Smith Rourke

Lighthouse II  24"x24" 

Oil on 1.5"-wide gallery-wrapped canvas / unframed (no frame needed)

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I painted this scene in the 12x12" format back in 2006 after our trip to California. It's a view of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse just north of Santa Cruz in Pescadero, CA. I LOVE the west coast! Was inspired to paint it again, only a bit larger and using both brushwork and palette-knife application. (Click to enlarge to see more detail.) I install it Sunday at the Scarborough Building main lobby here in Austin, all thanks to sweet Kristin Schimmel. Hope you'll have a chance to take a look!