Oil Painting, 8″x10″.
Bolinas Morning
Oil painting, 8″x10″
Rare Rainbow Iolite Pendant with Garnet Accent.
Rare Rainbow Iolite Pendant with Garnet Accent.
I cut this large and uncommonly seen gem Iolite with flashy specks of multi-colored hematite. Set with a fine silver bezel and sterling silver components and 18” chain.
Our Live Oak at Sunset 1
An original oil painting of a steep, golden Marin County hillside with the sunset peeking through the branches of a Live Oak tree. This is a warm, sunny, colorful landscape of classic California summer season.
No need to frame
Sides painted to continue the image from front
Certificate of Authenticity included with purchase of original
All rights reserved by Nancy L. McLennon
Large sunflower on ultramarine blue with blue center
For an in person preview, you can see this painting, by appointment, at my studio 817 D Street, San Rafael 94901
24″ x 24″ x 5/8″ original oil painting
Oil paint on canvas on wood stretcher bars
This vibrant oil painting features a single sunflower with a blue center on a deep ultramarine blue backdrop, sure to brighten up any space.
No need to frame
Sides painted to continue the image from front
Certificate of Authenticity included with purchase of original
All rights reserved by Nancy L. McLennon
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Maple carved seat stool
A lady from Minneapolis ordered one. I made two, during the pandemic. The second stool is just sitting around, waiting for a home. The two photographs show the progression of the maple’s color from white to honey, which will continue to deepen over time.
Indian Exercise Club
I’ve made three so far, two had additional weight to make them heavier. The club shown is Jatoba, or Brazilian cherry, a very hard, dense wood. After turning it, I drill out the center which I replace with lead shot and epoxy. Approximate weight is 17 lbs. Without the lead shot, a walnut club is about 6 lbs. There is a video that shows one customer swinging it around properly to develop the core and upper arm strength. The price shown is for the basic club. Additional weight is $100 per 7.5 lbs of lead shot. 4″ x 32″ overall.
Box for Memories
A doctor close to retiring approached me to build him a box to hold important papers, photos and mementos from his life and long medical career. We went shopping for the wood that he liked, I did the rest. The hardware was difficult to set but worth. Dovetails are always fun to do. Building the box was like walking a tight rope: one little slip would mean disaster. The interior measurements were 9″ x 12″. The woods: wenge, padouk and bogote.
Crossing Together
I was browsing in store that caters to woodworkers when I saw this spectacular piece of wood: flawless, flat, wide enough for a table and outrageously, blatantly purple. Its other quality was its figure that shimmered in the light. I brought it home and thought about it for a year. I knew I would give it walking legs, but how, this time? As long as the four feet touched the ground, did it matter? What would happen if the legs pointed out instead of lengthwise? That’s what I did and this is the result. I was warned the purple would morph to brown and it did. It turned into a lovely pinkish brown that pops under a bright overhead light. 30″H x 43″W x 13.5″D, purpleheart top and padouk legs. 1st place in Woodworking at the 2019 California State Fair and Judges’ Choice, 2nd place in Sculpture at the 2020 virtual Beverly Hills Garden Art Show. It’s still available.
Running Table
This slab was in bad shape. There was dry rot that couldn’t hold the legs. There were cracks and worm holes that told me this tree was on a death spiral when it was cut. But I loved its imperfections. So my wife and I fed the bad sections with application after application of a very thin penetrating epoxy. In a couple of weeks, the wood became strong enough to hold the dowels that fastened the legs to the top. Then we applied twenty coats of oil until the wood purred under our fingertips. It won 3rd place at 2019 Orange County Fair. A woman bought it from an ad we placed in American Crafts Council magazine. 30″H x 43″W x 11″D, spalted lightly figured maple top and sapele legs.
Prowling Table
I had a beautiful slab from a western curly maple tree that I had purchased for another job. I wondered how the Walking Table leg would look. It took 1st prize at the Orange County Fair in 2014. 30″H x 43″W x 18″D. I showed it to a customer who promptly bought it and placed it in his entry way.
Walking Table #4
I chose this view of the table because I love how the legs look like swans’ necks. The top is made of three pieces of curly maple and the legs are padouk. 30″H x 20″W x 20″D. My son and I were headed to San Francisco for a show when we stopped at Frazier Park for a coffee break. While I was procuring same, my son struck up a conversation with a lady from San Clemente who bought the table on the spot. It was a surprise, to say the least. With its raised edges, it makes a good game table.
