Rena Powell MacQueen

2010-08-23T13:39:00.004-04:00

Beach Baby 6 x 8 $ 350

2010-08-23T13:39:00.000-04:00

Day Sailer 10 x 12 $ 450

2010-08-23T13:37:00.000-04:00

Capt Charlies Porch - 8 x 10 $425

2010-08-23T13:34:00.000-04:00

I did this one after a long, hot day of painting on Bald Head Island when I needed to sit in the shade. I looked down the porch as I was resting and thought, "now, there's a painting" and got out my gear. It is currently at Ziabird in Wrightsville Beach until Sept 19th.

Old Capt. Charlie Swann's - 7 x 11 $325

2010-08-23T13:23:00.000-04:00

I painted this plein air from a hill over looking Captain Charlies Houses on Bald Head Island. It is normally available at Woods, the Bald Head Island Gallery, but, it is currently on loan at a show in Wrightsville Beach, NC at Ziabird, a show that will be up until Sept. 19th.

Day at Wrightsville Beach 10 x 12 Sold

2010-06-20T17:10:00.000-04:00

Cupcake 5 x 7 Available at City Art, Columbia, SC

2010-05-18T15:29:00.000-04:00

Manta 9 x 12 Available at City Art, Columbia, SC

2010-05-18T15:25:00.000-04:00

I had to go to Bald Head Island recently and this was an interesting trimaran in the Deep Point basin. I just saw all these geometric shapes and color shifts and I had to try to paint it.

White Sail 8 x 16 Available at City Art, Columbia, SC

2010-05-18T15:20:00.000-04:00

This was a guy sailing in Southport one evening and I thought the sun lighting up the sails was very beautiful. I put it against the dark of the trees to really bring it out.

Wisteria 5 x 7 Available at Ricky Evans

2010-05-18T14:24:00.000-04:00

This is a cottage in Southport that is covered in wisteria and in the spring is quite colorful. I like the way the color of the wisteria compliments the green trim on the house

Pink Pier 5 x 7 Available at Ricky Evans Gallery

2010-05-18T14:16:00.001-04:00

This is the only pink pier that I know of and it is here in Southport. It's been here forever and its old and rickety. It's just one of those things that give a place some local flavor. I liked the shadow colors and the rhythm of the uneven lines of the settling posts and railing.

Solomon T 5 x 7 SOLD

2010-05-18T13:26:00.000-04:00

This is one of the old and unique boats around here in Southport that can be seen cruising around on any pretty day. I love the lines of this boat and the colorful flags on the back.

Bottles in the Sun 5 x 7

2010-05-04T10:12:00.000-04:00

Capt. Charlies 8 x 16

2010-05-04T10:08:00.002-04:00

Old Bald Head Boat House 8 x 13

2010-05-04T10:06:00.000-04:00

Path to the Provision Company 6 x 8

2010-05-04T10:02:00.000-04:00

Palmetto Creek Palms 8 x 8

2010-05-04T10:00:00.000-04:00

Smithville Burying Ground, Southport 9 x 12

2010-05-04T09:58:00.000-04:00

Captain Charlies 6 x 8 SOLD

2010-05-04T09:52:00.001-04:00

Alice Belle 10 x 10

2010-05-04T09:31:00.001-04:00

Old Bald Head Cottage 6 x 8

2010-04-06T16:57:00.000-04:00

This was a study done the same day and I loved the shadows that the architecture cast onto the sunlit side of the building.

Bald Head Ocean View 6 x 8

2010-04-06T16:54:00.001-04:00

This was a plein air study I did several months ago on Bald Head Island and I just touched it up. My friend and fellow painter, Mike Rooney - mikerooneystudios.blogspot.com, showed me how to get to this spot on a hill with an amazing view. It was a cool crisp day and I tried to capture the bright sun on the water and porch of Captain Charlies cottage.

Southport Tanbark Sail 9 x 12 Donation to the Richmond Botanical Gardens

2010-04-06T16:39:00.000-04:00

A good patron of mine, Alison Puccinelli, asked me to donate a painting for an art auction she is helping organize at the Botanical Gardens in Richmond, VA. It is to raise funds for the Children's Garden there and is showcasing many up and coming artists. It is April 29th and should be a lot of fun. www.lewisginter.org

Capt. Charlie's 24 x 24 Sold

2010-04-06T09:50:00.002-04:00

Boat House 8 x 10 available at The Woods Gallery at Bald Head

2010-04-06T09:48:00.000-04:00

Red Sail 8 x 10 available at The Woods at Bald Head

2010-04-06T09:46:00.000-04:00

Tug 6 x 8 available at The Woods, Bald Head Island Gallery

2010-04-06T09:43:00.000-04:00

This is a small tug that is almost always at the entrance channel of Bald Head Island. It is owned by a local dredging company and they use it to dredge around Bald Head often. I was leaving Bald Head after a week of staying on the island and painting plein air when I took this picture and I was struck by the way the evening sun lit up the side of the boat.

Carolina Yacht Club "Funsail" 8 x 16 available at New Bern Artworks

2010-03-15T12:17:00.002-04:00

Poor Boy Shrimper 8 x 16 SOLD

2010-03-03T15:23:00.001-05:00

Sunny Day on the Farm 6 x 8

2010-03-03T15:20:00.000-05:00

Southport Sailboat 6 x 8 SOLD

2010-03-01T13:59:00.001-05:00

There's always time to paint my favorite Southport sailboat.

Outer Banks Horse 6 x 8

2010-03-01T13:45:00.001-05:00

Lately, I am obsessed with the wild horses on the Outer Banks. I'm doing a series of paintings of the beautiful, sturdy little ponies that live on the beaches from Corolla to Shackelford Banks. They say they are descended from Spanish Mustangs and most of them are a warm brown color that turns a brilliant gold in the sun..

Wild Ponies of the Outer Banks 6 x 8

2010-03-01T13:37:00.000-05:00

Corolla Colt 8 x 10

2010-02-24T17:37:00.000-05:00

Nesting Chicken 9 x 12

2010-02-24T15:53:00.000-05:00

Southport Transient 8 x 10

2010-02-22T12:21:00.000-05:00

This is a boat that was in the yacht basin here for a day two summers ago. I got some good pictures of it because it is an interesting boat and I liked the bright summer sun light on the side of the boat and the colors in the canvas. This is the second time I've painted it, but, this time I did it on a smaller scale and accented the flags and sail covers.

Cape Lookout National Seashore 8 x 16

2010-02-18T13:45:00.000-05:00

Southport Workhorse 8 x 10

2010-02-18T13:42:00.000-05:00

Last weekend in Southport, as the snow melted and the sun came out, it seemed everyone was out walking and enjoying the weather. The horse and buggy driver was also out, sitting on the waterfront waiting for a customer. I loved the way the sun lit up the side of this little, patient horse. I ran home, got my camera and painted him while the memory was still fresh.

Backyard Deer 8 x 8

2010-02-18T13:30:00.000-05:00

I got an email from someone who had taken some incredible pictures of the "almost tame" deer that they feed and which inhabit their back yard. I loved this picture because it gives you a rare glimpse of what they look like when they are not sprinting away from you in fear.

"No. 109" 11 x 11

2010-02-13T15:43:00.000-05:00

Lttle Calf 6 x 8

2010-02-13T15:35:00.000-05:00

Passing Through 8 x 10 Sold

2010-02-02T17:14:00.002-05:00

I saw these guys coasting through Southport last summer and caught a picture. Later, I heard that they had stopped at the marina that and they were on a long journey down the coast on this little boat. I thought it looked like quite an adventure. I sold this picture to someone in Ohio and before I shipped it I looked up the name on the side of the boat, "Habitatcrew.com". It just so happens that they are from Willowick, Ohio and I thought it fitting the painting should be going back to their state.

Evening Sail 8 x 10 Available through New Bern Artworks SOLD

2010-02-02T12:32:00.003-05:00

Waiting Donkey 6 x 8

2010-02-02T11:45:00.001-05:00

Bodie Lighthouse 8 x 10

2010-01-28T18:35:00.001-05:00

Bouy #3 9 x 12

2010-01-28T18:31:00.002-05:00

I got the idea for this from several pictures that I took at the Southport Pirate Regatta. I took lots of pictures that day, but, I really like these navigational bouys. This buoy, number three, is near the inlet entrance between Oak Island and Bald Head and it guides all the huge cargo ships that come through the channel.

NC Lighthouse 8 x 10 Available through New Bern Artworks

2010-01-27T13:38:00.004-05:00

Watership Down 9 x 12 SOLD

2010-01-26T15:47:00.004-05:00

This painting is in honor of my favorite childhood book, "Watership Down" I love to pick it up and read it again every few years. I am hoping to donate it to the "First Book" silent auction fund-raiser. First Book is a non-profit that buys books for needy children (for some of the children it will be the first book that they own) The event is Feb. 6th and 7th at the Children's Museum in Wilmington, NC.

Capt. Charlie's Bald Head Island 8 x 10

2010-01-25T15:23:00.002-05:00

This was taken on a beautiful summer day, and you could see some young kids springing off the porch with their surfboards. It's a nice image to recall in the middle of winter.

Poor Boy Returning 8 x 16

2010-01-22T16:32:00.004-05:00

Poor Boy Shrimpboat Southport 8 x 10 SOLD

2010-01-22T13:17:00.005-05:00

This is a local shrimp boat called "Poor Boy". One day old work boats like these will be a thing of the past so I try to appreciate them while they are here. This one has interesting colored trim and I liked the way the reflection in the water lit up the shadow side in this picture that I took last summer.

Sunlit Deer 8 x 10

2010-01-21T15:33:00.002-05:00

Walking to Capt. Charlies 9 x 12 SOLD

2010-01-19T11:15:00.001-05:00

Laser in Banks Channel 10 x 10 SOLD

2010-01-17T19:19:00.004-05:00

I used to sail on a laser about a hundred years ago so I liked this scene in Banks Channel, Wrightsville Beach, NC.

Chicken Bus 2 10 x 10

2010-01-17T13:08:00.004-05:00

This is a chicken farm in North Carolina that uses on old school bus in a field for a chicken coup and I think it makes an unique, offbeat, little composition. I've painted it before in a vertical format and I wanted to see how it would work out in a square. I like the solid feel of a square and I think it works for this scene.

Little Dory 8 x 10 Available through New Bern Artworks

2010-01-15T18:06:00.004-05:00

I love the red jib sail on this boat and I love the color of the brightwork. When I was painting the back of the boat, I tried to capture the reflection of the shiny rudder onto the transom. I also liked the relaxed posture of the guy - his hand just resting on the tiller. He's really kicked back and enjoying his boat.

Miles and Chickens 11 x 14 SOLD

2010-01-11T12:04:00.002-05:00

I took pictures last summer of my husband working in the backyard and composed and painted this from several of them. He loves working in the yard and he loves our chickens. We are having a countdown of days until spring because we can't wait to get out there and work on our garden again.

Bald Head Boat House - 8 x 16 SOLD

2010-01-06T15:52:00.005-05:00

I've painted this boat house before, but, never in a horizontal format and I like the way it turned out. The scene itself is so expansive when you go to this spot. The marsh just spreads out forever in all directions. It's probably my favorite place to paint plein air.

Southport Tanbark Sail - 6 x 8 SOLD

2010-01-06T15:44:00.004-05:00

This subject is an old favorite of mine to paint. It's a local man that sails more often than anybody I know. He can been seen in the waterway almost everyday when I'm walking around Southport. My husband actually met him the other day and got his number so that I can show him all the paintings I've done of him - actually, just photos of the paintings. I only have the one I did today because all the others have sold. I guess it is a beautiful boat to everyone else, as well.

Ewe and Baby 14 x 18

2010-01-04T13:44:00.003-05:00

I'm starting to try some slightly larger pieces and this composition just struck my fancy. Not sure if it has any marketing value, but, I had fun with it. I worked on it off and on over the weekend, because there was some things bothering me about it. My neighbor, who for years kept a flock of sheep in Conn., came over and described how thick their wool was. She said you could put your hand into their wool up the wrist and said that it needed to look thicker. So, I worked more texture into the wool. Then, I painted the sky darker behind the ewe's head and it really helped it to stand out. So with a little help I finally finished it.

Sailing by Cape Lookout 8 x 10 Available through New Bern Artworks

2010-01-04T13:38:00.001-05:00

Rodanthe Boat House 16 x 20

2010-01-04T12:58:00.003-05:00

I love this old historic boat house on the Outer Banks. I found this old frame at an antique store and made this painting to go with it. It just reminded me of the colors and the architecture in the building.

Tanbark Sailor - 6 x 8 $95 SOLD

2009-12-19T15:51:00.000-05:00

Teapot 6 x 8 SOLD

2009-12-15T17:07:00.001-05:00

My good friend, Alisa, sent me this beautiful little teapot yesterday. I loved the various colors in the glaze and I just had to paint it.

Captain Charlie's 6 x 8 SOLD

2009-12-14T09:47:00.002-05:00

Fisherman 6 x 8 $115.00 SOLD

2009-12-14T09:43:00.001-05:00

WAA Mayfaire Art Show 2009

2009-12-10T10:42:00.004-05:00

The Mayfaire Art Show through the Wilmington Art Association was last weekend and it went great! It was about as successful as the Art for the Masses show. I sold 26 or so paintings and met so many wonderful people. I hope to see them all again someday. I'm really low on paintings now so I've got to get busy.

Rubber Duckie 5 x 7

2009-12-10T10:28:00.003-05:00

I painted this little rubber duckie that I bought yesterday just to get back in practice. I haven't been able to paint for about a week because of the Art Show at Mayfaire. I'll post pictures of the show next.

Beach Day 8 x 10 $ 195 - SOLD

2009-12-02T14:34:00.001-05:00

Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station 8 x 16 $250 SOLD

2009-12-01T16:13:00.001-05:00

Cat Nap 8 x 10

2009-12-01T13:41:00.001-05:00

Bald Head Marsh Path 6 x 8 - SOLD

2009-12-01T10:53:00.004-05:00

I painted this about a month ago plein air in the middle of a dirt road on Bald Head island. It was a beautiful day and the marsh was still green so I wanted to capture the bright colors and cool shadows cast by the trees. I had to keep moving my easel for golf carts to get by, but, it was still a relaxing place to paint

Vespa 4 6 x 8

2009-12-01T10:48:00.002-05:00

Chicken Bus 9 x 12 $225 - SOLD

2009-12-01T10:42:00.002-05:00

Mother Hen 9 x 12 $250 - SOLD

2009-12-01T10:33:00.001-05:00

Luna's swim 6 x 8

2009-11-27T18:53:00.003-05:00

Almost everyday in the summer I would walk my dog, Luna, down to the water and let her swim. It always makes her so happy that's hard to not get in a good mood just watching her.

Wrightsville Lifeguard Stand 9 x 12 $250 - SOLD

2009-11-27T12:30:00.004-05:00

This is another smaller version of the #8 lifeguard stand at Wrightsville Beach. I love the proportions of this simple structure and they remind me of beach walks in the evening after everyone has left and you can sit on them to rest.

Vespa 3 - 4 x 4

2009-11-27T12:21:00.002-05:00

I loved the red tartan plaid seat on this Vespa. I thought it was a beautiful contrast with the cool aqua color of the body.

Sailing Lessons in Banks Channel 6 x 8 $115 - SOLD

2009-11-25T07:54:00.003-05:00

Driving down Waynick Blvd., I always loved to see the Lasers and Sunfish sailboats in the channel on days that they taught classes. This painting is a reminder of those sunlit days. My Paypal button is coming soon, until then anything you see can be purchased through email. renamacqueen@ec.rr.com

VW at Wrightsville Beach - 6 x 8 $95 - SOLD

2009-11-25T07:48:00.002-05:00

I painted this one last night. I liked how it brought back memories of going to Wrightsville Beach before there were parking meters and traffic and you could park anywhere you wanted.

Art for the Masses

2009-11-23T17:02:00.001-05:00

Art for the Masses

2009-11-23T16:56:00.003-05:00

This is my booth at the Art for the Masses show. I sold over 30 paintings (most before lunch) and met a lot of really nice people, so I was pleased. The next show is Mayfaire (old Sharper Image store) in 2 weeks (Dec. 4,5 and 6) so I've got a lot of painting to do before then.

Wrightsville Surfer 9 x 12

2009-11-23T16:46:00.002-05:00

I just finished this one of a surfer at Wrightsville Beach. I wanted to work on figures and this seemed to be a good one for form and muscles, light and shadow. I can almost feel the sun on his arms and legs.

2009-11-20T08:28:00.007-05:00

Blue Bottles 6 x 8 - This is a small still life that I set up and painted on a day that I didn't get outside to paint. I loved the way the light throughthe glass made interesting reflections on the tabletop.

paintings for Art for the Masses Show

2009-11-20T08:15:00.007-05:00

Little Goat 6 x 8 $115 SOLD

Wyoming Barn 8 x 10 - I did this painting
in a workshop taught by John Poon
(an artist out of Wyoming and then Utah)

Intracoastal 9 x 12 - SOLD I did this painting in a Gavin Brooks workshop and was trying to paint just like her so this is "in the style of Gavin Brooks" . She is an amazing artist and taking her 3 day class was an amazing experience.

2009-11-20T07:57:00.008-05:00

Shandy Creek Boat 6 x 6 SOLD

Peanut 5 x 7 SOLD I loved the way the sun lit up my cats whiskers and fur as he slept on my bed so I tried to paint the sunlight.

Wilmington Tug 6 x 9

More paintings for the Art for the Masses Show

2009-11-20T07:34:00.006-05:00

Nuclear Engineer
6 x8
This is my neighbor's car that only
comes out of the garage on rare occassions. We have always tried to figure who he is and what he does. We decided that he is a nuclear engineer.

Masonboro Inlet 8 x 10

Path to the Intracoastal 6 x 8 SOLD
This was painted from a friends yard in the Masonboro Sound
area on a brilliant sunny day. I loved the color of the cast shadows by the paths edge and tried to capture what I saw.

Some of Our Pets

2009-11-19T21:30:00.008-05:00

Big Bird 8 x 8 SOLD

Luna at the Stern 8 x 11 SOLD

Big Bird as a chick 4 x 6

Corncake at Charlies 9 x 12

2009-11-19T21:22:00.003-05:00

Corncake is the name of our boat and the inlet between Masonboro Island and Bald Head Island. It has actually filled in during recent hurricanes. I guess we should call it the pennisula formerly known as Bald Head Island. When we first bought this boat it was up on the hill at Charlie Perry's Boat yard for a few months so I took the opportunity to paint her.

"Booger" 6 x 8 $ 95 SOLD

2009-11-19T21:16:00.002-05:00

I painted this one at the waterfront in Southport. This is an old fishing boat that has always been there in that slip and the name on the side of the bow is "Booger" One day I'm going to have to ask them which one of you is Booger?

Bald Head Island Paintings

2009-11-19T21:05:00.005-05:00

Sunset on Old Baldie 8 x 10

Bald Head Marsh 7 x 10 SOLD

Bald Head Island Street 8 x 12

Bald Head Paintings

2009-11-19T20:52:00.007-05:00

Bald Head Building 8 x 10 SOLD

Beside Old Baldie 8 x 10 SOLD

Captain Charlies 6 x 8 SOLD

Bald Head Paintings

2009-11-19T20:30:00.009-05:00

Bald Head Palm Tree 5 x 7 $ 95 - SOLD

Bald Head Tower 8 x 10 $ 135

Path to Captain Charlie's 2 - 5 x 7 $85 - SOLD

Blue Crab - 8" x 10" - $150.00 SOLD

2009-11-14T15:11:00.003-05:00

This was painted from a photo of a blue crab sitting on the ocean floor. I did another blue crab painting prior to this one from a photo of a crab on a dock and it didn't turn out as good. I think that it was because the poor thing was just flopped onto dry land by a fisherman and it's legs splayed out awkwardly. I kept feeling sorry for it and wanted to paint the next one in its natural environment. It has much more dignity and grace in the water.

Vespa 2 - 6" x 6" $100.00 - SOLD

2009-11-14T14:57:00.003-05:00

This is the second of two little 6 x 6 vespa paintings that I did. The Italian government had a design contest after WWII for a low cost, fuel efficient form of transportation. The vespa won by a landslide - probably partly because of its beautiful proportions. Maybe that's why I love to paint them.

Beach front tool shed - SOLD

2009-11-07T13:58:00.003-05:00

I just spent a week painting on Bald Head Island in an artist residence program with two other artists, Mike Rooney and Joanne Geisel. We rode around in a golf cart all week and painted different scenes that grabbed us. It was a lot of fun and I hope to go again soon. I got about 20 small paintings done outside that I'm going to post as I touch them up. This one looked fine in its original, untouched state so I went ahead and posted it, as is - Sometimes the best, freshest, paintings are the ones that you do spontaneously without laboring over. This is a small outbuilding between the Captain Charlie Houses and it was a beautiful sunny day.

Road to Captain Charlies - 6 x 8 - $50.00 - SOLD

2009-11-01T19:09:00.004-05:00

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Blue Bottle and Red

2009-10-25T15:43:00.000-04:00

Bottles and Pitcher

2009-10-25T15:37:00.001-04:00

Bottles

2009-10-14T13:39:00.000-04:00