I enjoy painting house portraits, but they are an act of love. They need much detail for the home owner even though I would rather do loose and flowy. I try to combine the two, putting the looseness in the background, the plants and trees. These make nice gifts for new home owners. I also paint them for realtors who gift them to house sellers.
"Birds on the Marsh" by Ann McCann 16 X 20" Oil
Black Creek Marsh in Wellfleet is a home for many birds. Here I featured several egrets against the rich blues and greens of the water and grasses.
"Beach Rose Dune" by Ann McCann 12 X 12" Oil
Although I’m home in scorching, land locked Dallas, I still have Cape Cod beaches on my mind. I love beach roses!
"The Pink Hearts of Cyclamen" Chosen for the 60th Southwest Watercolor Society Annual Show
This exhibit will be at the downtown Dallas Public Library in September. I’m thrilled to be in the exhibit.
"Egret Marsh" by Ann McCann 6 X 10" Watercolor
I love this marsh in Wellfleet, MA, all the beautiful blues and greens. There are always herons and egrets flying around.
"Daylily Cottage" by Ann McCann Watercolor Sketch
This little green cottage in Wellfleet was pretty nondescript until all the daylilies bloomed. And then it popped!
The Daylilies Bloomed this Week! Watercolor Sketches by Ann McCann
The daylilies bloom all at once here on the Cape. They are gorgeous even though they only last one day. There so many!
"Beach Roses" by Ann McCann Watercolor Sketch
I love beach roses, rugosas. These are high on a dune above the beach at Corn Hill, Cape Cod.
"Sightings at the Backyard Bird Feeder" by Ann McCann Watercolor Sketches
Goldfinches are my favorite Cape Cod bird. We wait at our backyard bird feeder for hours to see them!!
"Once a Year" by Ann McCann 10 X 10" Watercolor
Here is one more Connemara painting, a closeup of the coneflowers and basket flowers.
"White Rock Boathouse" by Ann McCann Now at the Dutch House Gallery
“White Rock Boathouse” 16 X 20” Oil at the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas https://dutchartgallery.net/
This art deco boathouse built in 1930 is now called the Boomerang Boathouse as it is shaped as one, with the point facing the lake. The boathouse is on T&P Hill and this is the back side seen across the water. It sparkles here in the sun with the rosy tan colors reflected in the water.
"Trail to the Wildflower Fields (Connemara)" by Ann McCann 9 X 12" Watercolor
I can’t get those golden fields of wildflowers out of my head. What a glorious day of painting that was. Featured here are yellow coneflowers and lilac basket flowers.
"White Rock Lake from the Filter House" by Ann McCann now at the Dutch House Gallery
20 X 20” Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
This is the view of White Rock Lake from the restored Filter House. The lake was once the single source of fresh water for Dallas, filtered in this old plant. You can see the white, 1930s Bath House Cultural Center across the lake.
On Sale Two Coneflower Oils by Ann McCann 8 X 8"
$125 for both or $75 for one
“Coneflower Dance” 8 X 8” Oil
“Cotton Candy Cones” 8 X 8” Oil