Darlene Shnaper

Student Paintings (leave comments for Darlene at the end of her gallery)

Welcome, Darlene.  Great to have you as a new artist!
"Orchids"
Comment
  • Wendy S:  Darlene what beautiful hues of purples and greens in your orchid painting. What a beautiful painting!
  • ​Ken L:  This is wonderful Darlene. Excellent use of colors and the movement of the strokes. Vibrant and alive!
  • Susan F:  Lots of movement in this still life! And lovely colors.
  • Michelle O:  Darlene. What a beautiful painting of your orchids. Love the vibrant color of the petals. Nice job!
"Mediterranean, Spain"
from photo by MSConover
Comment
  • Ken L:  ​I love this Darlene! You put a lot of effort in this and it shows. Well done!
"Block Island Abstract"
Comment
  • Paula R:  Darlene, this is beautiful as are all your paintings. They have a colorful and happy feel. Can't wait to see what is next.
  • Joan G:  Great colors!!!
  • Judy K:  Beautiful abstract!
  • Michelle O:  Just love the colors of this abstract!
  • Chris S:  Lovely painting and the colors are great!
"Hydrangea Tree"
Comment
  • ​Kathy Boh:  Beautiful painting. The detail is amazing.
  • Ellen C:  I love the detail in this.
  • Sandie I:  Love this painting Darlene! The details are amazing!
"Sunflower"
Comment
  • Joan G:  Beautiful job!
  • Ellen C:  I love your sunflower!
  • Sandie I:  Wow Darlene!  Very nice!
  • Susan F:  A fellow sunflower-painter! Love it - a beauty.
"Wonderful World of Color"
Comment
  • Viswa V:  Soo colorfully whimsical
  • Wendy S:  The color and perspective on the painting are wonderful! It would make a great T-shirt!!!
"Abstract Watercolor"
Comment
  • Ken L:  Awww! So adorable!
  • Sarah C:  This is amazing! It is dynamic and calm at the same time. Such beautiful colors.
  • Viswa V:  Wow. Gorgeous
  • Ellen C:  Your abstract really invites us to take a deep breath. Nicely done.
  • Sandie I:  So beautiful! So relaxing!
"Hunter"
Comment
  • Joan G:  Beautiful cat I love his eyes eyes!
  • Ken L:  Darlene, your painting of Hunter came out beautiful.
  • Michelle O:  Darlene, Hunter is just adorable! Beautiful job!!
  • Ellen C:  What a sweetheart. Really nice job!
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"North Carolina Rose"
watercolor
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Comment
  • Valerie B:  Beautiful rose! I admire your taking risk with water color. It was my mother's favorite, but so difficult.
  • Amy W:  What a gorgeous watercolor!
  • Ellen C:  Wow Darlene. Watercolor scares me. Really nice job.
  • Paula R:  What a lovely and peaceful painting, Darlene. Really beautiful.
"Captain"
Comment From
  • Amy W:  I don't know why, exactly, but Captain makes me smile! Great job!
  • Ellen C:  Really nicely done!
  • Sarah C:  Wow, those eyes! This is such a beautiful painting of a beautiful cat. He looks very regal. Those whiskers and the eyeliner are really nicely done.
  • Susan F:  Those cat eyes! Nice work, Darlene.
  • Sandie I:  Nice job Darlene. He looks so sweet!
  • Wendy S:  Darlene, Captain looks like he has a wonderful personality. The fur, whiskers and all the detail is admirable!!
"Bluebird"
oil
Comment From
  • Michelle O:  Bluebirds are my favorite! Beautiful painting!
  • Ellen C:  She is very plump and pretty!
  • Chris S:  Beautiful blue color on your bird. Nicely done.
  • Sandie I:  Darling and he is so cute! Nice job!
  • Ulla F:  Wow. So delicate yet powerful.
  • Kathy Boh:  Love this! This year I have a lot of bluebirds and your painting is spot on.
"Blue Stripe"


Comment From
  • Marlene W:  You did a great job on this abstract it has a feeling of depth. Great job..
  • Viswa V:  Beautiful abstract.
  • Susan F:  Creatively done! This is striking, Darlene.
  • Sarah C:  I love this! It somehow looks refreshing and moody at the same time. I love the pops of color.
  • Wendy S:  Darlene great job with the abstract. Love the variations of blue with the pop of orange!
  • Sandie I:  Darlene, your abstract is great! Love the movement and colors.
  • Ulla F:  Darlene, I love "Blue Stripe"! Calming and exciting all at the same time. Wonderful colors, and the orange stripe is a perfect finish!
"Audrey 2"
Comment From
  • Susan F:  Oooh, nice! The bluebird is my favorite.
"Cardinal"
​Water color markers
"Bluebird"
Water color markers
"The Walk"
Comment From
  • Ellen C:  This is just a lovely painting Darlene. Really nicely done.
  • Amy W:  Beautiful!
  • Sandie I:  Darlene, your painting is beautiful!
  • Kathy Boh:  Darlene, I love "The Walk." The colors and the scene itself are so calming. Great painting.
"Parrot"
from photo by Jean St. Denis
Comment From
  • Sandie I:  Darlene, he is gorgeous!
  • Wendy S:  Darlene your painting highlights the parrots personality!!
  • Kathy Bo:  Darlene, I love your blue parrot. He looks sweet. I also cannot believe you did your flamingo in two nights. Awesome job.
"2 Nighter Flamingo"
​from photo by Jean St. Denis
Comment From
  • Michele F:  Wish I could paint that fast!! Looks fabulous.
  • Paula R:  Great job, Darlene! This came out so nice.
  • ​Ellen C:  What a great job getting reflections down Darlene. Sweet painting!
  • Wendy S:  Beautiful Darlene! I love the reflection in the water!!
"Parrot Pottery"
Comment From
  • Paula R:  What a fun subject, Darlene! You did a great job with the straight edges and perspective. Great job!
  • Jean St. D:  Love this bird!! He’s adorable!
  • Amy W:  Love the colors of the parrot! That’s a great painting. For whatever reason it makes me feel happy when I look at it.
  • Ellen C:  Just lovely colors Darlene!
"Abstract Fish"
Comment From
  • Mel F:  Abstract fish- Just love all the beautiful colors in this painting. I love how you did the multicolored swirls. Great job!
  • Jean St. D:  I love your colors in your fish! Can't wait to see what's next!
  • Paula R:  What a great painting, Darlene. It looks like sun on ripples in the water. Welcome back!
"Shell"
Comment
  • From Mel F:  This shell is so vivid and beautiful! Great job!
  • From Paula R:  Gorgeous, Darlene! Congratulations on a great first color painting. Beautiful colors. I can't wait to see what's next.
"Buddha"
Comment
  • From Leigh Pariseau:  Gorgeous! Love the colors you made.
  • From Amy W:  Wow, that's fantastic. I really like that picture. Great job!
  • From Cristal Cupp:  Awesome Darlene!
  • From Biddy Shimckus:  Dar- You know how much I respect your commitment and dedication to your education..but wow I am in awe of your artistic talent and creativity. I love you Darlene ??
"Black and White Still Life"
Comment
  • From Jean St. D:  Great work!! I can’t wait to see what you have up your sleeve to paint in color.
  • From Carly W:  Looks great! Congratulations!!!
  • From Darlene:  Thanks for the positive feed back !
  • From Erin Feeney:  That bottle looks awesome!!!!
  • From Paula R:  Terrific painting, Darlene!

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