"Lucky 13"

"Lucky 13"
© Monique Straub
12" x 36" Oil on Canvas

Talk about luck...did I tell you I have been selected as one of 120 artists to show my work in Laguna Beach at the Laguna Art A-Fair this summer? I'm thrilled, and to add to the excitement, my husband John has also been selected to show his photography. It will be an exciting, and exhausting show this summer. We will be driving up a minimum of once per week for two months to work the show and attend the many festivities and parties that are planned. I have been "burning up the brushes" in my studio in preparation, and will be offering "first dibs" on all of my newest work to my long time collectors and new collectors (that could be you!) Stay tuned for more info in future posts.

"Lucky 13" is painted in oil on gallery wrapped canvas, sides painted black, ready to hang and enjoy. You can purchase here and have it delivered to your door. $495 with free shipping anywhere in the continental U.S.

"Bird Candy"

"Bird Candy"
12" x 36" Oil on Canvas
© Monique Straub

Spring has made an early appearance in the garden, and the birds are singing about it! I regularly take a morning walk through the neighborhood, and there is a "birdie tree" right down the street. This time of year the tree is a riot of singing birdies, happy to announce the flowers have arrived. This piece is another of the new sizes I'm trying out, and it was lots of fun to create.

"Bird Candy" is painted in oil on gallery wrapped canvas, sides painted black, ready to hang and enjoy. You can purchase here and have it delivered to your door. $650 with free shipping anywhere in the continental U.S. Updated 4/27/18: Sold!

"Make a Wish"

"Make a Wish"
24" x 24" Oil on Canvas
© Monique Straub

It is always a joyous moment when a butterfly is spotted, floating through the garden. I think they bring good luck! This beauty was fluttering through the coneflowers at dusk, spreading goodness and cheer. Quickly captured with a cellphone shot, and rendered in oil, she will be remembered forever.

"Make a Wish" is painted on 1-1/2" depth gallery wrapped canvas, sides painted black, ready to hang and enjoy. You can purchase here and have it delivered to your door. $800 with free shipping anywhere in the continental U.S. Updated 11/16/17: Sold...to my collector in Cave Creek :)

"Coneflowers"

"Coneflowers"
24" x 24" Oil on Canvas
© Monique Straub

They're everywhere...Coneflowers! My favorite flower, and this is the time of the year they make their colorful appearance. They grew all along the white picket fence in my grandmas yard, and my chubby little eight year old fingers had to squeeze the center of each one. Have you ever touched the center of a Coneflower? They're hard and not at all like what you would think :)

"Coneflowers" is painted in the warm colors of Fall, on 1-1/2" depth gallery wrapped canvas, sides painted black, ready to hang and enjoy. You can purchase here and have it delivered to your door. $800 with free shipping anywhere in the continental U.S. Updated 3/6/18: Sold!