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NORTH PAINTINGS

My name is Whitney North and I paint acrylic on canvas. Those are all the facts of the matter. Why I paint? What inspires me? Those answers are far more vague…

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I can conclude that I paint what I paint because that is what I have in me to paint; and the images that lurk behind my eyes desire to come out into the light. Sometimes a simple suggestion for a new subject matter can spark a blazing fire of creativity inside me, sometimes I just feel like challenging myself and trying something new, other times I do the same subject over and over again in different colors, patterns or sizes because I enjoy improving upon my previous attempts. That is the truth in the simplest terms that I can describe them in.

I like to work on a large scale because I feel that it gives me more space for expression. Think of my general aversion to smaller canvases as creative claustrophobia. I use acrylic paint because I don’t enjoy waiting for oil paints to dry and because I dislike the lucidity of water colors.
I prefer not to blend my colors, instead using areas of flat color to add to the simplicity of the images I create. To my way of thinking, if you can tell it’s supposed to be a tree then it’s a tree.

As for “how to appreciate my work”, “how to look at my work”, or “how I hope others will see my work” I will leave that up to the viewer. I simply hope that the work that I create will evoke a fraction of the emotional response in others that creating it brings to me.

-Whitney North

What customers think of us

★★★★★

“North Paintings are wonderful quality and have a very pleasing aesthetic appeal. I have been a collector for years and my home’s focal artwork is a large North Paintings original. I most enjoy the colorful geometric pieces. I look forward to acquiring my next piece!”

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— Greg F.

“We commissioned Whitney to create a memory of our beloved cat Sophie in her unique style for us. Memories can fade, and Whitney’s style was best fitting keep that memory alive. The painting is fun, bright, full of life, timeless and it is one of our favorite art pieces. Sophie’s memory could not be better framed and presented and we could not be happier with her beautiful creation for us.”

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— Karin Kaufman

“Though several unforeseeable circumstances had to happen to get that painting into my possession, but boy am I happy about all of it. Whitney created The Dude without having my husband in mind but the painting represents him in such many a way that it had to be fate. Thank you Universe and thank you Whitney!!”

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— K. Schleu

“My very first purchase of Whitney’s art were two of the seahorse paintings. Back then I was overly smitten by her way to present animals, especially because her paintings did not show the animal in full on one but rather on two frames. It will always be a wonderful journey for my eyes to look at paintings that allow me to see what Whitney has (had?) on her mind.”

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— Gabriele Gerich

COLORING BOOKS

COLORING BOOKS

I have created several coloring books, available for purchase online at Blurb or in select stores.

BLURB STORE

PETS

PET PAINTINGS

Want to immortalize your pet? Contact me to create a custom art piece of your dog, cat, fish, bird, or other furry friend.

PET PAINTINGS

LIFE

PLANTS AND ANIMALS

Capturing life in motion

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FACES

FACE PAINTINGS

Faces are expressive, subtle, and unique. Here are some samples of how I interpret them.

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RECORDS

CUSTOM RECORDS

Love to collect vinyl records? I take old, scratched records and create customized art pieces inspired by its content.

RECORDS

SCENERY

SCENIC LANDSCAPES

Whether mountains, forests, or even underwater, capturing life in paint is a welcome challenge

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PALLETS

DRY PAINT & PALLETS

Utilizing dry paint and pallets makes for more abstract and interpretive works.

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PIANO

PIANO PAINTINGS

I was able to work on the “Keys to the City” piano painting project.

PIANO

NAMES

NAME PAINTINGS

Name Paintings are a selection of my work where I take the individual letters of a persons name and arrange them in an abstract design. They are often commissioned pieces and when I am able to do so I like to use the subject’s favorite color as the background.

NAME PAINTINGS

CUSTOMIZED PET PAINTINGS

Want to immortalize your pet with a custom painting? Contact me for pricing

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