Teresa Townsend Hargis Artworks Gallery

• Pacific Edge

  Oil, Linen, 10 x 12

• Avenue of the Oaks

  Oil, Linen, 40 x 30 x 2. I walked this avenue in May of this year and was in awe of the beauty of the majestic oaks and the Spanish Moss that is not quite grey but has some green and an iridescent glow when the sun touc…

• Platja (Catalan for beach) Costa Brava

  Oil, Linen, 8 x 10

• Castle Marouatte

  Oil, Linen, 8 x 8. Castle Marouatte is a beautiful medieval castle in the Dordogne Valley in France

• La Sagrada Família

  Oil, Linen, 16 x 12

• La Lavande

  Oil, Linen, 12 x 12

• Granddaddy's Porch Swing

  Oil, Linen, 20 x 20. This home was built in early 1900[s in Kingston Springs, Tennessee. It is an original Sears and roebuck home that arrived by railcar and was assembled on location. A wonderful piece of history with…

• Weeping Willow

  Oil, Linen, 12 x 9. In the village of Bourdeilles in the Dordogne Region of France, I painted this scene that I felt was absolutely captivating with the sky color reflecting so beautifully off the water and the stone ho…

• Zinnas and Golden Pears

  Oil, Linen, 16 x 16 x 2. Zinnias and Golden Pears was a commission for a gentleman who raises zinnias. The Golden Pears were a gift from his close friend who had Pear Trees from his grandfather's farm. Together they mad…

• Nashville's Parthenon

  Oil, Linen, 12 x 12. Selected for the Plein Air Salon September finalist, Nashville's Parthenon is a studio painting, but I gathered information and color notes from a visit this summer when the temperature was 100 + de…

• Coming Around Again

  Oil, Linen, 6 x 8

• On A Carousel

  Oil, Panel, 6 x 6. Throughout France these delightful little carousels can be found. Some, like in Avignon, date back to the Belle Epoque era. This particular carousel was in Cannes, France. I was attracted of course to…

• Emerald Greens of Fontaine de Vaucluse

  Oil, Linen, 24 x 24 x 1. This painting was painted in studio from plein air studies I painted while staying in this delightful village of Fontaine de Vaucluse in the south of France. As the sky brightens, and the sun hi…

• Jardines de la Casa Sorolla

  Oil, Linen, 12 x 12. Inspiration for this painting came after a visit to the Sorolla Museum in Madrid. Color exploded all around the gardens and the art by Sorolla inside his studio was extraordinary.

• All About That Bass

  Oil, Linen, 12 x 9

• Jacaranda Tree

  Oil, Linen, 16 x 20. Painting of New Zeland using Plein air studies.

• Calella de Palafrugell

  Oil, Linen, 8 x 10

• White Orchids and a Butterfly

  Oil, Linen, 14 x 11

• One Green Chili Pepper

  Oil, Linen, 9 x 12

• South Pacific Color

  Oil, 6 x 8. Plein air painting finished in the studio. Never seen water so incredibly blue

• Dorothy Draper Designs the Greenbrier

  Oil, Linen, 16 x 12. Dorothy Draper was a designer of renown during the 1920's. Her work at the Greenbrier Hotel is delightful. Brilliant color and mix of patterns make for a fun interior decoration.

• Medieval Village

  Oil, Linen, 18 x 24. Medieval Village in the south of France.

• L'Eglise a Joutas

  Oil, Linen, 8 x 6. Painted plein air in the beautiful little village of Joucas, France.

• Gardens at Hotel du Poete

  Oil, Linen, 8 x 6

• Van Gogh's St. Remy de Provence

  Oil, 6 x 8. It was an emotional experience painting in the gardens of the hospital at St Remy where Van Gogh once painted and lived.

• Appalachian Clubhouse

  Oil, Linen, 11 x 14

• Rock to Rock

  Oil, Linen, 6 x 8

• One Red Umbrella

  Oil, Linen, 9 x 12. The colors of this beach house drew my immediate attention. The turquoise and blue colors were sparkling with vividness as only a beach scene can. The red umbrella off in the distance was another del…

• Westerland Roses

  Oil, Linen, 10 x 8. Westerland Roses is a plein air painting that was finished in the studio. The Westerland Rose blooms at the Botanical Gardens at the University of Tennessee. The color of the rose is a beautiful oran…

• Nighttime in Paris

  Oil, Linen, 20 x 20. Notre Dame is almost ethereal at night, glowing with a spiritual golden light.

• Balcony View

  Oil, Linen, 11 x 14. The view from balcony at Orange Beach. Balcony View is a plein air painting completed after four mornings of work. It was important to paint at the same time each morning to be consistent with the s…

• Southern Charm

  Oil, Linen, 14 x 18. Southern Charm is a plein air painting. The location is Kingston Springs, Tennessee.

• Bethesda Fountain The Angel of the Waters

  Oil, Linen, 20 x 20 x 1. Bethesda Fountain with Angel of the Waters statue is the centerpiece of Central Park. The Biblical allegory is a reference to the Bible verse from the Gospel of John (5:2-4) "Now there is at Jer…

• Worship Time

  Oil, 20 x 16

• Notre Dame de Mantes-la-Jolie

  Oil, Linen, 12 x 6 x 1. By using my plein air studies on location at Notre Dame, I was able to create this fun little painting to be given as a birthday gift.

• Pacific Grove's Magenta Magic Carpet

  Oil, Linen, 12 x 24 x 1. Between mid-April and June the magic carpet of Pacific Grove in the Monterey Peninsula can be seen as a beautiful pop of color among the rocky cliffs. The plant is part of the ice plant family.

• Pont Alexandre III

  Oil, Linen, 16 x 12

• Harpeth River Bound

  Oil, Linen, 24 x 18

• Water Garden at Cheekwood

  Oil, Linen, 20 x 20 x 1. Plein Air painting of the water garden at Cheekwood in Nashville.

• Point Lobos

  Oil, Linen, 18 x 24

• Urania in Boxwood Gardens Cheekwood

  Oil, 12 x 9 x 1

• Debbie's Peonies

  Oil, Linen, 14 x 14 x 1

• Main Street in Kingston Springs

  Oil, Linen, 12 x 24 x 1. This is where I grew up. In this small little jewel of a town just minutes from Nashville. The church in the immediate foreground is the Church of Christ, and the steeple beyond is my church, Ki…

• Shrimp Boats Is A-Comin

  Oil, Linen, 16 x 20. Titled the painting after an old Jo Stafford song, Shrimp Boats. The chorus is Shrimp boats is a-comin', their sails are in sight, shrimp boats is a-comin, There's dancin' tonight.....

• Notre Dame de Paris

  Oil, Linen, 20 x 20 x 1

• Hereford Siblings

  Oil, Linen, 12 x 9

• Waterfall at Yellowstone

  Oil, Linen, 20 x 16 x 1

• Flower Market in Aix-en-Provence

  Oil, Linen, 11 x 14. Market Day in Provence is always a delight. The Flower Market in Aix-en-Provence is especially delightful.

• Salt Pans of Marsala

  Oil, Panel, 8 x 10

• Cheekwood Mansion

  Oil, Linen, 11 x 14. One of the most beautiful places in spring is Cheekwood Estate and Gardens. The Mansion is especially lovely and always a delight to visit the fine art gallery. This painting of the Cheekwood Mansio…

• View from Acacia

  Oil, Panel, -8 x -6

• View of La Seine from Rose Apartment

  Oil, Linen, 6 x 8

• Lanai (Prints Only)

  Oil, 6 x 8

• Maui Morning (Prints Only)

  Oil, Linen, 6 x 8

• La Tour Eiffel (Prints only)

  Oil, Linen, 9 x 12

• Knox

  Oil, 24 x 12

• Taquka

  Oil, 36 x 48

• Love As Vast As The Sea

  Oil, Linen, 12 x 16