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Another of Natures Jewels

painted a small one like this..then got this commission for a larger one...acrylic on canvas-SOLD

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Joeri Van Royen

Beautifull captured dragonfly, Joy
Nice use of colors 2

9 months ago

Joy Walford

thanks Joeri, I like the transparent effect, like looking down into clear water and reeds ...

9 months

Hugh McCafferty

Dragon flies are brilliant and you've nailed this one. Great colour - those transparent greens (sigh)

9 months

Joy Walford

Hello Hugh, thanks for the comment...:)

9 months

Eddy Hardy

Love the colours and the style nice one

9 months

Joy Walford

thanks Eddy :)

9 months

Paul Berkholst

Wonderful! Would do nice as fabric.

9 months

Joy Walford

its a bit like silk painting I think...:)

9 months

krystyna spink

Beautiful painting 5 stars from me.Love every thing about it,the colours,background and your dragonfly is lovely!!

9 months

Joy Walford

thank you Krystyna ...as you know I love all your balloon paintings, they are fun and quirky

9 months

moosje

very nice painting and sweet colors..I love it Joy

9 months

Joy Walford

Hi Moosje, thank you

9 months

Zivka Koceva Karadjovska

Wonderful painting of dragonfly.Love all the background.5*****
All the best!

9 months

Joy Walford

thank you :)

9 months

Jesse van Seventer

Wow nice Dragonfly Joy and I really like the flow of the trees and vines in the background.

9 months

Joy Walford

Hi Jesse, thank you :)

9 months

Bonnie Carlson

Wow, what beautiful colors. Great!

9 months

Joy Walford

thanks for visiting Bonnie :)

9 months

erika15

Your artwork is so fresh and conveys such joy through the colors you choose. This one is so simple and charming. :)

9 months

Joy Walford

thanks for visiting Erika, and for the lovely comment

9 months

ann fellows

just lovely ,make a nice card.

9 months

Joy Walford

I do print most of my art out as cards....

9 months

Nada Loiterton

it IS a jewel!*****

8 months

Joy Walford

Hi Nada, thank you for visiting :)

8 months

byzantine icons

great colours :)

8 months

Joy Walford

thank you :)

8 months

mac 08

Joy another great painting and may you keep producing such great work in the new year. frome a very snowy UK merry christmas Xx

8 months

Joy Walford

thanks Ricky, I have never had a white Christmas, its always as hot as hell here at Christmas time lol

8 months

mac 08

Hi Joy great news TSX has been awarded funding and we have a launch party and exhibition on the 9th Ferbuary where your painting will be on display along with so many others that have been donated. we open the first of 4 community art and social drop-in-groups on the 15th Feb and a second in April. TSX has grown so quickly my head is spinning and far quicker than we could ever have hoped. So again thank you for your donation and I hope that over the comming years we can spread our wings to many places in the world.
Take care my friend.
Love Ricky Xx

7 months

Robert Doesburg

Fantastic dragonfly Joy!!
Tender and soft painted.
This is a beautiful commissionwerk!
Very well done.
All the best, Robert
Merry XMas and happy new year.

8 months

Joy Walford

thank you Robert :) Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you too...

8 months

Joe Scotland

Hi Joy your dragon fly pic is great it looks so friendly reminds me of one of my mates hes got huge eyes and always flying around I can see why you sold this lovely work. So you will be sunning your self on the beach this xmas Joy think of us freezing, snow is ok on xmas cards give me the sun any time I wish you a very warm and lovely christmas

Joe x

8 months

Joy Walford

Hi Joe, thanks for the Christmas wishes, its very hot and sunny here, could do with a bit of snow to cool us down lol..Merry Christmas to you and a wonderful New Year too...

8 months

Oldivad

fantastic with awesome details. lovely colors. 5*****

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family members.

8 months

Joy Walford

thanks for visiting :) Merry Christmas to you and yours...all the best for the New Year...its a busy time here for me, havent been able to get online much even...

8 months

Kerry Wembridge/Ziernicki

I very nearly missed this one. Gorgeous painting. You do dragon flies so brilliantly. And this one is no exception. 5***** :) Kerry

8 months

Joy Walford

Hi Kerry thank you...Merry Christmas to you and your family...hugs Joy

8 months

gergana kirova

Wonderful!

8 months

Joy Walford

thank you Gergana ..this looks like an interesting painting of yours...

8 months

Valmai Ann

These dragonflys are really going well for you Jo, their great.

8 months

Joy Walford

thanks Valmai...its easier when you are painting something you love the look of

8 months

Lenny Thomas

Joy, Wonderful painting, I really like the details you painted into this 5*****

8 months

Joy Walford

thank you Lenny :)

8 months

Angela Susan Harrison

Lovely painting, Joy. Nice colours and excellent line work on the Dragonfly.Love the way the colours blend and fade into each other.. 5***** All the best for Xmas and happiness for The New Year. Regards Angela

8 months

Joy Walford

Merry Christmas Angela...all the best for the New Year...:)

8 months

katreeona

This is very beautiful! 5*******

8 months

Joy Walford

thank you Katreeona :)

8 months

Agnes Varnagy

Merry Christmas!

8 months

Joy Walford

Merry Christmas and a fabulous New Year

8 months

Charleen Morris

Hi, I'm the administrator for the group For the Love of Green!

, and I'd love you to add this picture to the group. (accepted)

8 months

Charleen Morris

I thoroughly enjoy all your dragonflies! Stunning! Joy!

8 months

Alethea

Oh My Goodness! This painting caught my eye and I fell in love with it! Excellent attention getter! 5+

8 months

Joy Walford

Hi Alethea...thank you for the lovely comment :)

8 months

Sonja Gartner

Lovely, I especially like the wings!

8 months

Joy Walford

thank you Sonja :)

8 months

Angela Porter

Th colours are so calm and gentle, as befits such a majestic insect! I love the way you've echoed the lacy wings in the lacy 'leaves' of the plants below. Very nice indeed.

8 months

Joy Walford

thanks for the lovely comments Angela...:)

8 months

deidre forbes

beautifully painted.

8 months

Joy Walford

thanks Deidre

8 months

Daniella Jones Wildlife Art

Very nice work...eyecatching use of colour and composition : )

8 months

Joy Walford

Hi Daniella..thank you :)

8 months

jon dorne

love drangonflies,lot's of depht,almost 3d!!

8 months

Joy Walford

Hi Jon...thanks for the kind comment

8 months

Matt Foley

Love your dragon fly Joy!

8 months

Joy Walford

Hi Matt, thanks :)

8 months

Yasmin

Just beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing. I love nature at it's best....anytime. absolutely luurve the colors.

8 months

Joy Walford

thank you :)

8 months

Charleen Morris

Wishing You a Happy New Year Joy! ;-)

8 months

Joy Walford

the same to you Charleen...lets hope its a good one

8 months

Asger Vejlgaard

its awesome

8 months

Joy Walford

thank you

8 months

Linda Giles

great painting !! my daughter just loves dragon flys

8 months

Joy Walford

Hi linda thank you and Happy New Year

8 months

Anda Kett

my favourite colours, love the patterns

8 months

Joy Walford

thank you all the best for 2010 :)

8 months

Anthony Mendivil

very nice

8 months

Joy Walford

thanks Anthony, all the best for 2010 :)

8 months

Tammie Bowden

love the colour and detail

8 months

Joy Walford

Hi Tammie, all the best for 2010 :)

8 months

Natalia Samoy

I love your artwork Joy, really beautiful! respect! Natalia

8 months

Joy Walford

thank you Natalia...all the best for 2010

8 months

Hazel Mabbott

Very beautiful composition Joy, wonderful dragonfly.5* warm regards and a Very Happy Creative New Year.warm regards.Hazel

8 months

Joy Walford

Hi Hazel...thank you for the lovely comment, all the best for 2010, hope its a good one for all of us

8 months

Henny Schutz

The little square does not do your painting justice with the result that it runs the risk of being passed up. There's a lot that doesn't show until one looks at the bigger image. Your entire painting is gossamer, veils upon veils upon veils in my favourite colours.

8 months

Joy Walford

thank you Henny, there are a lot of layers of paint ..thanks for the lovely comment

8 months

Mags Williamson

Oh, this is so lovely, I really like your style! x

8 months

Joy Walford

Hi Mags thank you :) all the best for 2010

8 months

Loretta Lytle

love these colors blues greens and purples great together, the dragonfly is terrific 5*

8 months

Joy Walford

I wish I had your drawing skills..:) I struggle with the detail

7 months

Loretta Lytle

one would never know you struggle the result is beautiful, my daughter always says "go with the flow mom".just relax and go with the flow of whatever you are drawing :}

7 months

varvara

Beautiful art, Joy!

7 months

Joy Walford

thank you :)

7 months

Natalia Samoy

Hi, I'm the administrator for the group Healing Art as The Energy of Love

, and I'd love you to add this picture to the group.

brilliant healing painting! (accepted)

7 months

Eileen

The translucent quality is so right for this painting.

7 months

Joy Walford

Hi Eileen thank you for the kind comment

7 months

Natalia Samoy

Hi, I'm the administrator for the group Healing Art as The Energy of Love

, and I'd love you to add this picture to the group. (accepted)

7 months

Patti Haskins

Very lovely,your style is very unique, your use of watercolor
is skilled the colors and layers are very pleasing. More ! More!

7 months

Joy Walford

Hi Patti thank you, I am in a 'slump at the moment, just cant seem to pick up that brush

7 months

Caroline Street

Beautiful!

7 months

Joy Walford

thanks Caroline

7 months

Veena

What a beautiful way you see the dragonfly. Thank you for sharing that perspective!! :)

7 months

Joy Walford

thanks Veena :)

7 months

Taffy

Totally exquisite!!!!

7 months

Joy Walford

Hi Taffy, thank you :)

7 months

Cazz-B

Lovely Joy I love your colour choices and your dragonfly is so sweet

7 months

Joy Walford

Hi Cazz thank you :)

7 months

Jacqueline Maycann

Just beautiful abstracted work. I love the deliberate nature of your painting especially since it is of a creature so meaningful in symbolism.
Jacqueline Maycann

7 months

Joy Walford

thank you for the kind comments Jacqueline

7 months

Carrie Zang

So peaceful!!! Love the colors!!

7 months

Joy Walford

Hi Carrie, thank you, I love the blues and greens :)

7 months

Alison Caltrider

Magical and beautiful!
Alison

7 months

Joy Walford

Hi Alison, thank you :)

7 months

Lizette Scheepers

Beautiful colours!!

7 months

Joy Walford

thanks Lizette :)

7 months

alison rowen

Fabulous colours Joy, and a delightful painting.xx

7 months

Joy Walford

thanks Alison..:)

7 months

Priscilla M Norris

Beautiful nature, lovely colours Joy, a very soft delicate work, love it. 5*****

7 months

Joy Walford

Hi Priscilla, thank you for the lovely comment :)

7 months

Gail Watson Dunfield

Love the colors and the gauzy feel of the overlapping depths. Wonderful!

7 months

Joy Walford

thanks Gail, all my favourite colours went into this one :)

6 months

Lee Heinsen-Ligocki

Wonderful design. Good color balance. I like the flatness of this piece. You carried it throughout the entire surface. Well done work.

6 months

Joy Walford

thanks Lee, I was trying for a smooth silky effect :)

6 months

moogie

Beautiful lovely soft colours and the way that you have represented the dragon fly is imaganitve, realy nice work,I like it very much

6 months

Joy Walford

thanks Moogie, for the encouraging words :)

6 months

Anja

I lov the colors of the background, great combination of palet!! wonderful!

6 months

Joy Walford

Hi Anja, thank you :)

6 months

susan solak

Your colours are an absolute joy - you have a good eye

6 months

Joy Walford

Hello Susan, your colours look great as well, coming to look at this interesting one of yours now :)

6 months

Gus Lopez

Dragonflies are so cool...Beautifully done!

Congratulations on the sale!

6 months

Joy Walford

Hi Gus, thank you :)

6 months

Eva Bubla

magic! 5*

6 months

Joy Walford

thank you Eva :)

6 months

Jessica Storme

This is so "cute" for lack of a better word. It is beautiful and innocent. Well done

6 months

Joy Walford

Hi Jessica, thank you :)

6 months

Anne

I love the colors and the way you've mixed them :)

6 months

Joy Walford

Hi Anne, thank you :)

6 months

Aneli

Hi Joy, very very mild colors, the atmosphere is so airy and the nature jewel is a real jewel having in mind with what precise technique you painted it.I love it and send you my 5***** with great pleasure.

Thanks for the so kind comment, appreciate much.
My best wishes, Aneli

6 months

Joy Walford

;)

6 months

Lynn Hughes

beautifull flow and wonderfull colours. it made me smile when i saw it. lynn

5 months

Joy Walford

hi Lynn thank you for the lovely comment

5 months

diana gnehm

I don't know anymore what to say because all of them already said what I could say. Except perhaps I love your subject. Dragonfly is a powerful insect denoting transformation and insight. I can see this in a Feng Shuied environment. five stars!!

5 months

Joy Walford

thank you Diana I also love dragonflies

5 months

kim ellery

Love the whimsical subject and soft palette!

5 months

Joy Walford

Hi Kim, thank you :)

5 months

johann krol

What a beautiful and delicate painting from a dragonfly this is Joy. It is so soft and tender. The harmony in this painting is just perfect, as well as the colors.
With friendly regards, Johann.

5 months

Joy Walford

Hi Johann thank you for the encouraging remarks :)

5 months

Purrdy Maidment

that is quite magnificent!

5 months

Joy Walford

thank you Purrdy :)

5 months

Vera Helena S.C.Cappellano

Lovely composition and design,your colours are gorgeous!5*

5 months

Joy Walford

thanks Vera

5 months

Valerie Curtiss "Valia"

Such a delicate work, love the subtle coloring.

5 months

Joy Walford

thank you for the kind remark :)

5 months

Jo Lloyd-Stewart

Stunning love it. :)

5 months

Joy Walford

thanks Jo :)

4 months

Nalini (Adhishray)

How painstakingly done! It looks very delicate and beautiful! Love it, Joy!

5 months

Joy Walford

thank you :)

4 months

dawn davies

beautiful!!!

4 months

Joy Walford

Hi Dawn, thank you

4 months

grant douglass

g'day joy you don't need help darl, what have you been dipping your brush in?, you've got magic on the end of it.
great colour sence & subject, sets us all free,
digger
5***** 's

4 months

Joy Walford

wish I did have a pot full of magic paint :) guess there wouldnt be a challenge then tho..:) thank you for the lovely comment

4 months

Charleen Morris

Hi Joy, thought this might interest you;-
call for entries � national The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize is seeking expressions of interest for natural history or wildlife art. Visit www.thewaterhouse.com.au for more information and online applications. Entries close 14 May.

4 months

Joy Walford

hi Charleen thank you, I will look into it

4 months

jan boag marsh

Your so cleaver love the colours.

4 months

Joy Walford

thanks Jan

4 months

victor mitchell

beautiful, well words can't just capture what it is i want to say Joy, just beautiful, regards victor

4 months

Joy Walford

thank you Victor

3 months

Lynne Williams

Nice acrylic work...great dragonfly

4 months

Chrisann

WOW! I thought I voted for this one. I love your style and your work.. and these colors are breath taking with your detail.. 5***

4 months

Joy Walford

thank you Chrisann I am taking a breather and a step back to see where to go from here..doing a uni course ..hope I'm not sorry ...love your work

3 months

Leisa O'Brien

Beautiful ! The palette you've used is so calming and serene with a lovely energy!

3 months

Sally Martin

So fun!

3 months

Gerri Rowan

I love these creatures...I have had them land on my hands when in my swimming pool...They are inqusitive and so lovely getting up close and personal ..there eyes are luminous...and inviting......This is beautiful!!You captured the essence of the dragonfly

3 months

Sydell Linsicombe-Hall

Beautiful. Love the way you did the transparencies. Colors are awesome..5*+++

3 months

angie pollock

just lovely i love the eyes .

3 months

Christina Guitard

I really like this peice...

3 months

Jennifer Heath Henry

This is so dreamy... <3

2 months

Bobby Dogra

This is a remarkable piece of art.5*****

2 months

kiyan

It is very interesting and beautiful work!Well done!!!

2 months

lalit sharma

nice work...

1 month

ray_d

Very pretty.
R

1 month

Marta V

Classes will let you stop working in the 'safe' zone when it comes to your own classes. And you won't need to be inspired. Dedicating time with the classes will contribute to future quickness in drawing, etc.

1 month

Rod Davis

Excellent job. Reminds me of a closeup photograph I managed to take of a dragonfly that had landed on my washing line. The light had caught its wing veins and they became illuminated. Yours is very much more pretty though...cos you painted yours. Well done.

1 month

Maria Jackson

I love it. I really like dragon flys and this is a great picture

1 month

Bedbug

lovely, great colours and a nice design to the dragonfly. well done.

1 month

marianne

truly beautiful!

29 days

Karine Fortier

beautiful colors.

27 days

sharad bawdekar

Great work, shows a love and craftsmanship.
While in UNI you be encouraged to think and produce art in a contemporary manner. It will help you to make an acquaintance with current art world. Good luck.

17 days

Margrit Schlatter

Joy, I love your dragonfly, a wonderful cpmposition.

14 days

Becky Andrus

very Very Nice!!!

11 days

Ladan Moayedi

I like your colors,it's makes me calm and relax! and it's powerful.

4 days

angela annas

gorgeous love your style!

2 days

Chevaunne

Really pretty picture :)

1 day

behrad

very nice/

1 day

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