I’ve been painting with acrylic paints since I was 10 years old. It’s my favorite medium, and I never tire of pushing myself to come up with new uses for them. I mainly paint on gallery-wrapped canvas and canvas boards, and I love painting on anything from a teeny miniature to a large canvas!

New Paintings

Winds of Change

(Winds of Change, 8"x10" Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas)

Small Treasures

(Small Treasures, 8"x10" Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas)

Dreaming of Darcy Series

My favorite author has to be Jane Austen. I can’t get enough of her novels, and my library at home is full of multiple copies of each of her works, as well as many Jane Austen inspired books. To honor her I began this series of paintings, which is named after her most famous hero, Mr.Darcy from Pride & Prejudice. Most of the ladies I’ve painted for this series are in Regency-era apparel, but I’ve also added some contemporary sisters to join their ranks. After all, why can’t a modern girl have fun dreaming of Mr.Darcy, too?!

Isabella

(Isabella in the Dreaming of Darcy Series, 9"x12" Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvasd)

Lucy

(Lucy in the Dreaming of Darcy Series, 5"x7", Acrylic on Canvas Board)

Chloe

(Chloe in the Dreaming of Darcy Series, 8"x10" Acrylic on Canvas Board)

Caroline

(Caroline in the Dreaming of Darcy Series, 9"x12" Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas)

Fanny

(Fanny in the Dreaming of Darcy Series, 9"x12" Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas)

Catherine

(Catherine in the Dreaming of Darcy Series, 8"x10" Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas)

Mary

(Mary in the Dreaming of Darcy Series, 8"x10" Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas)

Tranquil Earth Series

Serenity

(Serenity in the Tranquil Earth Series, 16"x20" Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas)

Sweet Abandon

(Sweet Abandon in the Tranquil Earth Series, 8"x10" Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas)

Other Acrylic Paintings

Embracing Age

(Embracing Age, 8"x10" Acrylic on Canvas Board)

Peek-A-Boo Butterfly

(Peek-A-Boo Butterfly, 12"x16" Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas)

Spring Is Here

(Spring Is Here, 8"x10" Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas)

Please contact me directly with any questions on artwork for sale, or for quotes to have commissioned work done, at:christina@hoydendesigns.com

...Where grace and spirit are united to worth. Jane Austen

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