Cosmic Armadillo

Title: Cosmic Armadillo
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 6x6 inches
Genre: Animals

Don't look now, but there is a giant Armadillo floating somewhere out in the cosmos.

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Fish Temple Redux

Title: Fish Temple Redux
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Genre: Fantasy, Animals
Size: 8x10 inches

This is one I started three years ago, and finally finished. Decided it was too barren, so I added some corals and some extra fish. If you search this blog for "fish temple," you can see the original.

Calligraphy Heart: Love Conquers All

Title: "Calligraphy Heart: Love Conquers All"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas panel
Size: 6x6 inches
Genre: Abstract

Written and overwritten in calligraphy are 3 words: the classic saying,  "Love Conquers All. " Some parts are legible, some are not. Tiny hearts, dots, and iridescent touches add to the fun.

Sleeping Mermaid

Title: "Sleeping Mermaid"
Medium: Acrylic on panel
Size: 8x8 inches
Genre: Fantasy

Done from a live model at an art group session, and her dress just said "Mermaid!" to me, so I went with it.

Fish Story

Title: "Fish Story"
Genre: Animals, Fantasy
Size: 5x7 inches
Medium: Acrylic on panel

The big fish is splaining something to the little fish. The octopus has heard it all before.

Bubbles

Title: Bubbles
Genre: Fantasy
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 5" x 5"

Acrylic on wood panel, framed. Did this while listening to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. No, that cup is not a horcrux.

Discus Fish Study

Title: Discus Fish Study
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 6 x 6 inches

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Description: Sometimes when doing a large, complicated painting I need to make small studies of its various components. Here I have familiarized myself with the beautiful colors and markings of a discus fish. Tricky critters to paint!

Blue Buddies

Title: Blue Buddies

Medium: Acrylic

Genre: Fantasy

Size: 8x8 inches

I love monsters and Halloween is approaching. I also love pen and ink, but this isn't pen and ink. It's acrylic on canvas. BTW the tiny Bird is really the more powerful of the two, because he's the Monster's subconscious.

Fish Temple

Title: "Fish Temple"
Size:8x10
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Genre: Fantasy

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This painting is a continuation of my exploration of underwater ambiguities. Maybe it's underwater, or maybe these fish have lungs and can fly. I'll let the viewer decide.

References: Dover's "Animals" book, which features over a thousand copyright free images for artists and designers. The Ionic columns are from a photo I took at Symphony Square in Austin, Texas. The seashell is one that hangs out at our house.

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Underwater Teacup

"Underwater Teacup"
Genre: Still Life, Fantasy
Size: 6x6 inches
Medium: Acrylic on wood

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I'm fascinated with the idea of artifacts in a wild or natural setting. I love painting underwater scenes, and I love painting still life objects, and somehow, the two just go together for me.

Space Cafe Merchants

Title: Space Cafe Merchants
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 10 x 8 inches
Genre: Fantasy or SciFi

This character is sitting in his favorite outdoor cafe on a balmy night. He's joined by a fluttery friend, who is really the more powerful and intelligent of the two. The following day they will embark on a uniquely dangerous business venture. At present they are just soaking in the relaxing vibes of an innocuous and fashionable venue.

Knitting at Night

Title: "Knitting at Night"
Medium: Acrylic on panel
Size: 6x6 inches
Genre: Fantasy

The image of a sheep knitting in Lewis Carroll's book, "Through the Looking-Glass" has always fascinated me. Haven't seen the movie yet, but would like to. And it was fun to hold my hand in front of the mirror and do some "air knitting" with a paint brush.

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Wisdom Cometh

"Wisdom Cometh" 3rd in my Monster series. The Monster is the reptilian brain, which has its own charm but doesn't always make the right decisions. The Owl represents the coming of wisdom. The two have got to make friends with each other.

Acrylic on wood panel
5x5 inches  -- it's tiny!

What Shall I Be For Halloween?

"What Shall I Be for Halloween?" A monster contemplates his costume choices. Maybe he will go as Harry Potter. Maybe as an angel. Who knows? As for me, I love Halloween and wanted to get an early start on it this year. I also want to get back to my roots: fantasy and fun art. This is what I enjoy doing the most.

Genre: Fantasy
Medium: Acrylic on panel
Size: 10x8 inches.

Encounter with a Magic Bird

"Encounter with a Magic Bird"
Acrylic on linen panel, 8x8 inches
Genre: Fantasy

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I almost painted over this one, but the painting spoke to me and I revised it instead. In the previous version the Bird was decidedly unfriendly. I decided to make him friendlier, and he came out looking sort of neutral, and I really like that. I also redid the color to give it a more oldfashioned feel.

In the earlier version the Bird symbolized the Inner Critic, but he has morphed into the power of Creativity, which is neutral, and can be used for both constructive and destructive purposes. If the Bird is befriended, beautiful things can happen.

Well Owl Be

"Well Owl Be" Acrylic on 8x10 Fredrix panel.

©Theresa Taylor Bayer, 2015

Another one of my small studies. I was shooting for more realistic but the Owl said no, it wanted to be stylized, and you just can't argue with stylized Owls. Also on this one I tried out a Zorn type palette: black, yellow oxide, cad red med., and white.

Green Fairy

"Green Fairy" 9x12 acrylic on Raymar panel.
© Theresa Taylor Bayer 2015

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Work in Progress: Fairy on a Frog

The Fairy is a clay figure I made, and the Frog is part of my plastic animals collection. Here you can see the first 3 stages of this painting.

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Title: Work in Progress: Fairy on a Frog
Genre: Fantasy
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 8x10

Moonfish

Inspired by Daily Paintworks "Moon" challenge. I love portraying the Moon, especially a crescent moon. In this one I was trying for some visual puns, with the night sky in the shape of a big fish, and the clouds in the shapes of more sea creatures. Signed on upper left corner. 6x6 inches, acrylic on wood panel.

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Frog with Pansies, fun art by Theresa Bayer

Title: Frog with Pansies
Size: 4x6 inches
Medium: Acrylic on Everlast panel
Genre: animals, illustration, fantasy

I've been working on painting faster, and have found that if I paint thin, it's much easier to go fast. This one is a little tighter than what I've been doing lately. Still experimenting with this thinner paint body; maybe I can loosen it up just slightly. I also am enjoying putting glazes over an area, to either knock it back or give it some extra color.

I've acquired what amounts to a whole collection of plastic frogs, and used two of them for the frog in this painting. The column is from a clay model I made, and the pansies from a photo I took.

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