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Saunders Fine Arts
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Representational artist Patrick Saunders and photographer Kimberly Saunders. We travel the world making art.
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This week's #MuseumTourTuesday is a portrait by French painter Henri Regnault from the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

"Salome"
• Henri Regnault
• Oil on Canvas
• 1870
• 63" x 40.5”

Painting photos by @saundersfinearts.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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"Tapestry" detail
• Oil on Linen
• 12" x 16"
• Private Collection
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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This week's #MuseumTourTuesday is a plein air painting by American artist John Singer Sargent from the permanent collection of the @brooklynmuseum.org.

"Dolce Far Niente"
• John Singer Sargent
• Oil on Canvas
• ca. 1907
• 16.25" x 28.25"
November 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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My architectural demonstration Thursday morning at my plein air workshop for the Ellis County Art Association’s Paint Historic Waxahachie event.

“Ellis County Courthouse”
• Oil on Linen
• 12” x 16”
• 90 Minutes
November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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My one-hour floral demonstration Wednesday morning at my plein air workshop for the Ellis County Art Association’s Paint Historic Waxahachie event.

“Glowing Rose Sketch”
• Oil on Linen
• 8” x 10”
• 60 Minutes
November 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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My landscape demonstration Tuesday morning for my plein air workshop for the Ellis County Art Association’s Paint Historic Waxahachie event.

“Roland’s Secret Garden”
• Oil on Linen
• 12” x 16”
• 90 Minutes
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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This week's #MuseumTourTuesday is a landscape by American artist Willard Metcalf from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

"The North Country"
• Willard Leroy Metcalf
• Oil on Canvas
• 1923
• 40” x 45.25”

Painting photo by @saundersfinearts.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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My thanks to Mark Arts for sending one of my latest paintings home with a new collector this week. I’m thrilled that it sold so quickly.

“Regalia"
• Oil on Linen
• 36” x 60”
• Private Collection
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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This week's #MuseumTourTuesday is a painting by American artist Frederic Remington from the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

"On the Southern Plains"
• Frederic Remington
• Oil on Canvas
• 1907
• 30 1/8" x 51 1/8"

Painting photos by @saundersfinearts.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Artist friends, my summer 2026 floral painting workshop at the Conroe Art League will open for registration on January 1st. Go to the Workshops page of my website, PatrickSaunders.com, for more information, and to register.

“Strength In Numbers”
• Oil on Linen
• 15” x 30"
• Private Collection
November 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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My spring 2026 painting workshop in Louisiana sold out before it became public, so a second class has been added, and it is filling fast. Go here for more information, and to register: patricksaunders.com/painting_wit...

“Surrounded by Wallflowers”
• Oil on linen
• 9” x 12"
• Private Collection
October 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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My paintings for the Granbury Arts Alliance's 4th Annual Coates Western Art Exhibition & Sale this weekend. The VIP Night tomorrow is sold out, but the show is free and open to the public on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lake Granbury Conference Center.
October 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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This week's #MuseumTourTuesday is another stunning piece by Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library in New York.

"Valencia. Las grupas"
• Joaquín Sorolla
• Oil on Canvas
• 1916
• 11.5' x 118.5”

Painting photo by @saundersfinearts.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Artist friends, my Booth Art Academy painting workshop next spring is filling fast. Go here for more information, and to register: patricksaunders.com/classes_pain...

“Unity”
• Oil on linen
• 9” x 12"
• Private Collection
October 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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My latest painting. Traditional Catrina makeup is quite common around San Antonio this time of year for Día de los Muertos. I always find it incredibly festive.

"La Catrina"
• Oil on Linen
• 14" x 18"
• Available

Reference and painting photos by @saundersfinearts.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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This week's #MuseumTourTuesday is a portrait by American painter William Merritt Chase from the permanent collection of the Brooklyn Museum.

"Girl in a Japanese Costume"
• William Merritt Chase
• Oil on Canvas
• ca. 1890
24 5/8" x 15 11/16”

Painting photo by @saundersfinearts.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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A still life I am sending to the Granbury Arts Alliance's Coates Western Art Exhibition on October 24th & 25th.

“Hoya”
• Oil on Linen
• 16” x 20”
• Available
October 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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A floral I am sending to the Granbury Arts Alliance's Coates Western Art Exhibition on October 24th & 25th.

"Multifaceted"
• Oil on Linen
• 9" x 12"
October 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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This week's #MuseumTourTuesday is a portrait by master painter Illia Repin from the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

"Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin"
• Illia Repin
• Oil on Canvas
• 1884
• 35" x 27 1/4”

Painting photos by @saundersfinearts.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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This week's #MuseumTourTuesday is another rarely seen piece from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's recent exhibition "Sargent and Paris."

"Café on the Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice"
• John Singer Sargent
• Watercolor on Paper
• ca. 1880-1882
• 9 1/4" x 13 1/2"
• Private Collection
September 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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"Día de los Muertos"
• Oil on Linen
• 12" x 16"
• Private Collection
September 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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For #ThrowbackThursday, a piece from 2020.

"Dama De Rojo"
• Oil on Linen
• 15"x30"
• Bosque Arts Center Permanent Collection
September 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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This week's #MuseumTourTuesday is a painting by French artist Léon-Augustin Lhermitte from the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

"The Grape Harvest"
• Léon-Augustin Lhermitte
• Oil on Canvas
• 1884
• 99" × 82 5/8"

Painting photos by @saundersfinearts.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM