Love This! Pool (& Water) Paintings

6/1/2011

Inspired by my delightful pool day this past weekend, the unofficial start to summer brought on by Memorial Day, and the HOTlanta weather that I've been experiencing this week, I thought it would only be appropriate to share my favorite summery paintings today. Laura Sanders, an artist I learned about via one of my favorite art catalogs, New American Paintings, does these gorgeous oil paintings of girls swimming in pools, lakes, and the ocean. I find her work to be extremely soothing and inviting, and reminiscent of the days when things were a bit easier and more carefree, even though a number of her subjects often look a little worried or unhappy.

Maybe I relate to her work because her paintings depict thoughtful young girls and I still feel like one often (especially when spending a day at the pool or beach!), or maybe I'm just drawn to the way that she paints, but either way, I could look at her paintings all day long. Need to get away for a moment and cool off today? Take a peek below. You can almost feel the water on your body...

Sunlight Through Pink Polymer by Laura Sanders,17" x 26", 4/09

Late Summer by Laura Sanders, 31" x 37", 11/09

Painting info not available on site.

Water Surface by Laura Sanders, 39" x 56", 10/09

Painting info not available on site.

Artificial Pool by Laura Sanders, 20.5" x 41", 2/09

So refreshing! In my opinion, these paintings are more cooling than an ice cold lemonade from a roadside stand :)

You can view all of her paintings on her website, here.

Namaste,
Mary Catherine

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5/31/2011 11:26:53 pm

The level of detail directly in front of the viewer is incredible , but she shifts to an impressionist sort of blur as the picture moves to the background. It's a very interesting transition, and had me staring at the paintings for much longer than I should be at work. Nice find.

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6/2/2011 03:12:26 am

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Megan Bracy

6/2/2011 03:48:33 am

These are beautiful paintings! Thanks for sharing them.

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