Mickey Gibney

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

Mickey is a graduate of Beginning Art.
"My Inlaws"
Comment
  • Ken L:  Fantastic work Mickey!
  • Sarah C:  Wow! This is amazing. The shading, the hands, the hair, this is just lovely. What a nice tribute.
  • Ellen C:  Oh Mickey. What a great job you've done!
  • Judy K:  Great painting. Hands are so well done. Congratulations!
  • Chris S:  What a happy and handsome couple you painted. Congratulations!
  • Denise K:  Fabulous job! You have captured the essence of these two people; you really have a flair for portraits! Hard work rewarded!
  • Roni D:  Mickey, your painting is a big WOW!!
  • Quinci S:  This painting exudes such warmth! Love it!
  • Sandie I:  Mickey, this is beautiful!
  • Susan F:  Mickey, you did them justice. Well worth all your hard work.
"Josephine"
Comment
  • Susan F:  ​Nice work - with so much detail. Good job, Mickey.
  • Ellen C:  Wow! is right Mickey. Really well done.
  • Chris S:  Just a beautiful lady done by you. Fantastic!
  • Nel L:  Mickey, this was very ambitious of you to take on.... you did a wonderful job. I'm sure you learned a lot!
  • Kathy Boh:  Mickey, I love that old lady! You really captured her, and I know how you labored over it. Well done, as always.
"Lobster and Lemons"
Comment
  • Denise K:  Mickey, I am melting the butter now; looks good enough to eat. Great job!
  • Ellen C:  Wow! Mickey this has so much depth. So well done!
  • Susan F:  Lobster #3! You are now an expert painter of crustaceans. Nice work, Mickey.
  • Marlene W:  Looks good enough to eat. Congratulations...
  • Judy K:  Wonderful painting! Congratulations!
  • Chris S:  Hi Mickey, this lobster looks so real! Love the red of the crustacean! Well done!
  • Kathy B:  Mickey, this is so real. Well done.
  • Wendy S:  Mickey, what a beautiful meal you’ve created; impressive color likeness and attention to detail. The recipient will be thrilled!!
"Buoys"
Comment
  • ​Susan F:  This is one of your best, Mickey!
  • Ellen C:  By the sea Mickey! How great is that!
  • Chris S:  “Buoys” is lovely. Is this Rockport? I just love buoys, I don’t know why. Wonderful artwork!
  • Sandie I:  Mickey! Love the Bouys! Brings me straight to the water!very nice!
  • Kathy Boh:  Mickey, buoys might just be my favorite painting of yours, but it's too hard to choose. I love the colors and you captured the weathered gray shingles perfectly.
"PTown"
from  artwork by Hal Groat II
Comment
  • Ellen C:​  Ptown is great Mickey. I love what you did with the water.
  • Nel L:  Really beautiful landscape painting Mickey...reflections on the water are amazing.
  • Sandie:  Mickey this is so beautiful! So calming!
  • Denise K:  I love your view of P Town; the water and reflections are fabulous.
  • Kathy Boh:  P Town is gorgeous and the reflections in the water are perfect.
"Jennifer's House"
Comment
  • Susan F:  Jennifer should be pleased with this, Mickey. It wasn’t an easy one (if there is such a thing) but you did a great job. Now on to P-town!
  • Wendy S:  Mickey, "Jennifer's House" is fabulous, with an inviting quality. I can appreciate the painstaking detail involved in the roof and clapboards. Another beautiful gift for your family to enjoy(and no weeds to pull!)
  • Viswa V:  The roof has been beautifully rendered
  • Chris S:  Jennifer's house is beautiful.
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"The Popeye House"
Comment:
  • Susan F:  Two at once! Nice work on both, Mickey. That Popeye house looks rustic yet still inviting. :-)
  • Wendy S:  Mickey how prolific you are with two paintings! The “The Proposal” is full of excitement, hope, and celebration. What a wonderful moment to capture. Thank you for the education in The Popeye House. You are queen of detail. Fantastic!!!
  • Ellen C:  I love your color choices! And how sweet to commemorate the proposal!
  • Nel L:  Mickey, You've been busy! Two wonderful new paintings to add to your collection. They both feel very summery.
  • Joan G:  So beautiful! I'm jealous...I'm going to be working on a windmill with the same texture. Excellent job!
"The Proposal"

  • Kathy Bo:  This is so realistic. You captured the night lighting perfect.
  • Kathy Br:  Great job Mickey. I love the snow on a bright sunny day. And this one was fast.
"Skiers"
Comment From
  • Sandie I:  Mickey, this is amazing! I feel like I am going down the slopes with them!
  • Amy W:  Great picture! The lighting is just phenomenal. Nice job!!
  • Paula R:  Swish, swish! It feels like we’re there with those skiers. What a great job, Mickey.
  • Wendy S:  Mickey what a beautiful job you did with the shadows and highlights of the slope, and the ⛷!!!! Congratulations!​​
  • Sarah C:  You represented movement really well. I love the light and the snow on the trees. Beautiful!
  • Ellen C:  Mickey! I'm in snow country right now and this is what it looks like. Great job!
"Lobster Trap"
Comment From
  • Wendy S:  Stunning Mickey!!! You’ve captured summer with the buoy, rope, and the detail in the wood! I hope you’re proud!!!
  • Ellen C:  Mickey. Your painting has such depth. Great job.
  • Kathy Br:  YEAAAH!!! Mickey It's just beautiful!!!
"On the Beach"
Comment From
  • Joan G:  Beautiful!!!
  • Susan F:  Sweet painting, Mickey. Nice job!
  • Roni D:  Very personal painting! A+
  • Chris S:  The beach and ocean are my favorite places. You really captured the feeling of watching the waves. Beautiful painting!
  • Ellen C:  What a lovely job Mickey. Really well done.
  • Kathy Boh:  Mickey, your beach painting is so sweet. It's just lovely.
  • Chris B:  So sweet, so beautiful!
  • Sandie I:  Beautiful painting Mickey!
  • Denise K:  This is such a sweet picture, and you captured the ocean and the beach so well! Great job!
  • Debbie D:  Mickey, what a beautiful job! So sweet and evocative! I can smell the salt air!
  • Erin D:  Oh, this picture is just beautiful. You captured a mood with this lovely picture. Very nicely done!
  • Pam S:  Amazing! Simply amazing!
  • Paula R:  I want to book a flight, Mickey. It’s so beautiful.
  • Mickey G:  Mickey, your Paris scene is just stunning and creates such a magical mood! Just beautiful!
"Paris in the Rain"
Comment From
  • Denise K:  C’est magnifique!
  • Wendy S:  Oh Mickey, Paris in the Rain is absolutely beautiful! It brings me back to walking on the cobblestone streets. You are master of detail and shadow.
  • Chris B:  Mickey! This painting is breathtaking and enchanting. Such a gorgeous painting.
  • Judy K:  Love Paris in the rain. Great job! Congratulations.
  • Ellen C:  Wow Mickey. Having been lucky enough to be in Paris in the rain I can attest to how real and beautiful this is. What a lovely job.
  • Kathy Boh:  Paris is gorgeous! I love it. Beautiful work. The torture was worth it.
"Santa"
Comment From
  • Carolyn M:  I just love your Santa.. his face came alive!
  • Denise K:  Ho Ho Ho! What a jolly picture! Awesome job! I know how hard you worked in this; great result!
  • Nel L:  Mickey, you have to get your 2021 holiday cards done....this is wonderful subject and beautifully executed.
  • Paula R:  Love it, Mickey!
  • Ellen C:  Wow Mickey. So lifelike. Such a great job. Congratulations to you!
  • Wendy S:  Mickey, Santa gave you a tough time in the beginning but your perseverance paid off! I love Santa’s eyes, and the way you captured his gentleness toward the reindeer!
"Lobster Still Life"
Comment From
  • Nel L:  What a great job, Mickey! I can't believe the netting; it must have been a challenge--very well executed.
  • Denise K:  What a fantastic job! The detail in the netting is quite impressive!
  • Sarah C:  That is really beautiful. I see so much detail in the stones, the glass globes, and I echo the comments about the net. Perfect summer subject!
  • Susan F:  Ta-da! That lobster, that netting, that buoy ... those balls! You did it, Mickey! Nice sharing the journey with you on this one.
  • Ellen C:  Mickey this piece has so much depth to it. What a great job you've done!
  • Roni D:  Beautiful, perfect painting for a summer home!!!
  • Kathy Boh:  Mickey, this is fabulous. I love your balls (don't tell Susan) and all the details, especially the net. Great work.
  • Wendy S:  Mickey your lobster still life is testimony to your patience, and attention to detail (especially with the net net and wood), Beautiful!!!
  • Mel F:  Lobster Still Life-Everything is this painting is detailed, especially the netting and it really creates an image of the ocean/sea. "Buoy" you really did a fantastic job! Kudos to you!
"Rothenberg"
Comment From
  • Sherry L:  Wow, that is beautiful. I love the colors and the way you catch the beauty of each building. It looks like you could just walk down the street.
  • Erin D:  Rothenberg - This picture is just wonderful. You seem to have captured the charm of the town - great colors, details, etc. Love it. Snowman - I am just seeing this picture and think it is really wonderful! What a happy picture!
  • Joan G:  Beautiful job!
  • Mel F:  Rothenberg-Mickey, you did such an awesome job that this could be a wonderful postcard for the city. Having been there myself, you captured the beauty and the “feel”of the city. Your details are great and I’m sure they took time and effort. So glad to have you back in class! Look how far you have come.
  • Ellen C:  Mickey! What a lovely job. All by yourself!
  • Denise K:  What an awesome painting: so impressed you finished it on your own! I appreciate how challenging perspective is and you nailed it!
  • Kathy Boh:  I love your village Mickey. I know it was a lot of detail work and you did a great job. Colors are awesome. Makes me want to visit. Good to have you back on zoom.
  • Susan F:  Love it. Makes me wish travel was in my near future!
"Waterfall"
Comment
  • From Ellen C:  Mickey, You did a beautiful job. I love those Fall colors!
  • From Kathleen B:  I love your waterfall. So peaceful.
  • From Susan F:  Gorgeous fall scene, Mickey! Worth all the agony, I say. :-)
"Koala"
Comment
  • From Denise K:  Just love the koala! Great job.
  • From Sherry L:  I know you do not love it, but I truly love it. Great job.
  • From Kathy Bo:  I love this guy. And so will your friend.
"Jack"
Comment
  • From Chris S:  Really nice. Beautiful colors.
  • From Ariana G:  Really like this. Looks so much like someone I know.
  • From Kathy Bo:  I love it. It was amazing to watch you paint this. The result is beautiful.
  • From Mel F:  Mickey, Jack came out so awesome! Love the colors and they just pop out at you! Great job! Wonderful watching you paint this beauty!
"Windmills"
Comment
  • From Amy W:  Beautiful job!
  • From Kathy Boh:  Beautiful colors on your windmill painting and your snowman should be a Christmas card! Lovely
  • From Paula R: Love it, Mickey! Just in time for Spring 
  • From Susan F:  Ta-da! Very nice, colorful spring painting, Mickey. And the signature is perfect. :-)
"Snowman"
Comment
  • From Amy W:  Mickey - he's so cute! Great job!
  • From Susan F:  Great job, Mickey! All that suffering was worth it, right? :-) Can’t wait to watch you perfect your technique with the new tulip painting.
  • From Chris S:  Great snowman, he is perfect.
  • From Paula R:  So adorable, Mickey. Great first color painting!
"Black and White Still Life"
Comment
  • From Susan F:  Way to go, Mickey! Nice work - and good that you didn’t let those grapes get the best of you. ?
  • From Christine S:  Great job. Your grapes look fantastic!
  • From Amy W:  Nice job, Mickey! Love your pear - and those grapes look good enough to eat.
  • From Sherry L:  Looks great. Love the reflection in the bottle. Great job.

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