The Everyday | Mary Pat Ettinger

4th Street Garden
Acrylic, Canvas, 8 x 10. I spent a VERY hot June mid-day painting this wonderful little garden in the old residential section of Montrose, Colorado. The abundant 'wild' garden was vibrant with colors and texture. What a…
Mario's Garden
Acrylic, Canvas on Panel, 10" x 8. What a quiet oasis in the middle of the wharf area in Monterey. This lovely garden is adjacent to the oldest theater in California, set in the historic district. While I painted this s…
Botanical Exhuberance
Acrylic, Canvas, 10 x 8. Spent a delightful afternoon in the Grand Junction Botanical Gardens painting this scene.
Backyard Beauties
Acrylic, Canvas on Panel, 8 x 10. While working on location in the mountains here in Colorado, I fell in love with this scene at a local restaurant outdoor area...a pristine white propane tank, buried in peonies and wil…
Afternoon With a Friend
Acrylic, Canvas on Panel, 11 x 14. Painted this from a sketch done years ago near Steamboat Springs, Colorado. I was drawn to the shed, but also the shady garden under the tall trees... it was like being in a world of i…
Dancing Shadows
Acrylic, Canvas on Panel, 8 x 6. Painted on location on a very warm autumn afternoon in Steamboat Springs! A hint of fall colours was in the air....
Farmstand
Acrylic, Canvas on Panel, 14 x 11. We were driving through the Avenue of the Giants in northern California, (a scenic drive through the redwoods) when we came out into a sunny valley in the midst of the deep somber wood…
Shady Garden Path
Acrylic, Canvas on Panel, 6" x 8". From a little plein air pencil sketch of a garden path. Love the cool shadows dancing across the pathway.
Waiting for the Mail
Acrylic, Canvas on Deep Panel, 6" x 12". Originally I painted the scene on location. It was a larger painting which included a garden shed. I was so in love with the fence, mailbox and flowers, that I couldn't resist pa…
Busy Bees
Acrylic, Canvas on Panel, 10 x 8. I painted this on location on one of the hottest days of the summer in the late afternoon.... WHAT was I thinking? I wanted to title it 'Sweat, Paint and Tears' ... but my husband overr…
Afternoon Delight
Acrylic, Canvas on Panel, 8 x 6. Sitting on my deck in the late afternoon, I love looking at these huge roses that just catch the light in such a gorgeous way. I thought "why not paint them?" .... so I did! I am pleased…
A Bug's View
Acrylic, Canvas on Panel, 7 x 14. Just trying for a more patterned look in my work. Had fun positioning the flowers and plants . . . trying to avoid over detail on this piece. I absolutely love it! Framed
Morning At the Guest House
Acrylic, Canvas on Deep Panel, 12 x 24 x 1.5. I spent several days in this enchanting little guest house while on location painting for a plein air event. I didn't take the time to paint it while I was there but created…
One Step At a Time
Acrylic, Canvas, 10" x 8". The light on the flowers against the dark forest shadows ignited my imagination ... I startled my husband as I rapidly clambered over rocks and down the embankment so I could capture the scene…
The Red Shed
Acrylic, Canvas on Panel, 10 x 8
Blinded by the Light
Acrylic, Canvas, 8" x 10". I have painted variations of this scene three times... each one slightly different. This place is just a few miles from my home. The tall old farmhouse caught my attention ... standing gracefu…
In the Shadow of Giants
Acrylic, Canvas, 9" x 12". A small home nestles under massive cottonwood trees, with the impressive San Juan range in the background.
End of the Season
Acrylic, Canvas, 9" x 12". I love loading chutes... perhaps because they have been so much a part of my rural landscape for the past 50 years. Humble wood structures... sometimes fallen into disuse and overgrown with sh…
Flowers for Darlynn
A tiny painting .... a gift for a friend. Hoping the scene makes her smile.
Serene Shelter
Acrylic, Canvas, 10 x 8. A warm spring morning in Pasadena ... sunshine and all the beautiful flora that abounds in that area. How could I resist painting?