portraits

  • Chapter 1: Vanished. Blood Moon Serial.

    Chapter 1: Vanished. Blood Moon Serial.

    Greg did not stir but a humid breeze lifted the fur on his shoulders. His gaze remained fixed on the sprawling graveyard below, the city that belonged to both the dead and the living. The place their clowder lived. 

  • Custom Oil Portrait

    A commission! Always a happy thing for me. I love doing them — please keep me in mind when planning gifts or for your own special memories.  This is a mom and her baby girl out and about on a sunny day. Rebecca Forrest#CommissionArt#CustomArtwork#ArtForGifts#SpecialMemories#MotherAndDaughter#SunnyDay#FamilyArt#PersonalizedGifts#HandmadeWithLove#GiftIdeas#ArtisticExpressions#MomAndBaby#CherishedMoments#ArtLovers#CreativeGifts

  • Challenges and Art Math

    I’m having some bad effects with the clay during curing, and I’m learning that they’re hard to eliminate in translucent clays of most brands. The clay gets what is called “plaques”, which are little flat disc shaped occlusions in the clay that make it look cracked or flawed. Once they’re there, they’re there for good,…

  • A Jumping Person

    I needed a new character for my dining room window.

  • Justice Sonya Sotomayor

    “This majority’s project will have disastrous consequences for the presidency and for our democracy,” she said. She ended by saying, “With fear for our democracy, I dissent.” Justice Sonia SotomayorJul 1, 2024 #kelliesniderart #portraitpainting #politicalart #politicalartwork#liberal

  • That time I got detained in Ecuador

    It was a crisp morning in 2010, the sleepy stillness of the hour adding to the uneasy anticipation that brewed quietly within us. My husband and I were in Ecuador, awaiting the final leg of our journey home. By 5:30 a.m., we were at the airport, our energy only bolstered by the imminent return to…

  • Part 2 of that time I got detained in Ecuador

    Watch the video.

  • The time I almost died … also this painting.

    Getting close to finishing this wedding portrait of my niece and her Christopher. Tomorrow I’m going to start a painting about a time I could have died. I think I’ll do a series. Because, whew, have I had a life. You should follow me so you can find out how that went down. #pittsburghartist #kelliesniderart…

  • Times I might have died

    I was listening to This American Life and someone told a story about a situation where they were in serious danger on a boat and could have died. I thought, “Wow, I’m glad I’ve never been in a situation where I could have died” and I instantly started thinking of times when I was in…

  • Wedding Dance Painting

    I really enjoy painting weddings, after the stress of the big event dies down and everyone is feeling a little tired and happy. They had some great backlighting going on for this. More work to come, so please comment and follow to tune in for the rest. Congratulations, and best wishes, Chelsea and Chris Mitchell.

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