Category: Past Work

This oil painting is fan art of the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek a 1960s TV show. It is ideal for any “Trekkie.”

SOLD: This Star Trek fan art was sold to an art buyer; it now resides in a private collection in New York state.

Customer Feedback

“I bought this for my daughter who is 17. She just got accepted into engineering school and likes Star Trek. I hope in 50 years when my daughter is heading toward 70 years old your works will be highly sought after.” — Jonathan Blake, Elma, NY

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⇒  Starship Enterprise, To Boldly Go Painting by Teresa Bernard – Fine Art America

Details & Description

Title: Starship Enterprise...To Boldly Go
Size: 24″ w x 18″ h
Canvas Type: Gallery Wrap Stretched Canvas
Shape: Horizontal (landscape)

Fan art depicting the famous fictional starship USS Enterprise from the iconic 1960s TV show Star Trek. The Enterprise is breaking away from a distant planet’s orbit. In the background, we see the vastness of space with its bright red sun. There is also a myriad of stars with a spiral galaxy bidding farewell to the crew of this futuristic vessel.

This is a large painting that would be perfect for any Star Trek fan. The fan art is composed on quality gallery wrap stretched canvas and does not require a frame before display because the composition extends around the edges of the canvas. Hand-painted and signed by fine artist Teresa Bernard.

The copyright watermark ©️ teresabernardart.com is not present on the physical canvas art.

Artist Comments

Starship Enterprise…To Boldly Go is Star Trek fan art. Star Trek (the original series) was my favorite TV show when I was a kid, and it still is! This painting isn’t the first time I’ve created fan art of the USS Enterprise. When I was a young teen, I painted this famous starship and entered it in a local art show. My painting drew a lot of attention back then, and I remember there were many conversations over it. Unfortunately, it’s been so long ago that I can’t remember if it was a juried art show or not. However, I do remember the painting sold, and that was very exciting for a teenager just starting out as an artist of oil paintings.

The title for this Star Trek fan art came from the show’s opening monologue.

Star Trek Opening Monologue

Space: the final frontier.
These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise.
Its 5-year mission:
To explore strange new worlds;
To seek out new life and new civilizations;
To boldly go where no man has gone before!

Your Feedback

“Accurate, which is more than could be said for most paperback covers back in the day!” — Jupiter_Equilateral, SciFi & Fantasy Writers, Gab

“Awesome, I’ll share this with my trek group.” — Dean Hotter, MOONS OF THE UNIVERSE, MeWe

“I’m by no means a great Star Trek fan but that is a wonderful picture!” — josisenberg, SciFi & Fantasy Writers, Gab

“Super nice, good job!” — Nicholas Sevilla Zamoyski, SCIFI AND DARK ART ZOCALO, MeWe

“Treat her like a lady, and she’ll always bring you home.” — dg54321, SciFi & Fantasy Writers, Gab

“Wonderful painting of the greatest Sci-fi ship EVER! Very well done.” — @TrumpOurRealPresident, TrumpREALPresident1, TRUTH Social

“Excellent!! Die hard Trekker here.” — @Tialin, Tialin ULTRA MAGA, TRUTH Social

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UPDATED: 27 November 2023

A close-up of an orange tiger lily blossom in a painting. The composition focuses on the blossom’s center.

SOLD: This painting has been sold to an art buyer in California.

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⇒  Tiger Lily Blossom Close-up Painting by Teresa Bernard – Fine Art America

Details & Description

Title: Tiger Lily Blossom Close-up
Size: 6″ w x 6″ h
Canvas Type: Gallery Wrap Stretched Canvas
Shape: Square

A painting featuring the close-up of an orange tiger lily blossom. The composition zooms in on the center of the blossom. Because the image wraps around the edges of the canvas, this small painting will not require a frame. Hand-painted on stretched canvas and signed by visual artist Teresa Bernard.

The actual canvas art does not have the copyright watermark ©️ teresabernardart.com.

Artist Comments

I bought two dozen small 6″ x 6″ canvases one day simply because they were on sale. Yes, I know impulse buying isn’t always a good thing because it can lead to buyer’s remorse. However, it worked out perfectly in this case. I’ve discovered that I enjoy doing smaller paintings like this one.

I needed to decide what I was going to paint on these small canvases now that I had them. Flowers were one of the ideas that came to mind. They seemed like a good choice because a single blossom would fit nicely on this size canvas. This Tiger Lily painting is one of several flower compositions I’ve done on these small canvases. The artwork depicts a close-up of the blossom’s center.

Your Feedback

“It’s lovely. Technically tho, it’s a “small painting” not a miniature. A miniature must be 25 sq. inches or less and 1/6th scale. You should try doing something like that, you paint so well. There are international miniature shows in Baltimore and Florida each year along with others in England, etc.” — Carol Michaletz, The Art Gallery, MeWe

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UPDATED: 28 November 2023

A painting depicting a view of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse from below. The beacon sits atop a tall tower bathed in the warmth of the sun.

SOLD: This painting has been sold to a private art buyer in Nevada.

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⇒  Yaquina Head Lighthouse Painting by Teresa Bernard – Fine Art America

Details & Description

Title: Yaquina Head Lighthouse
Size: 9″ w x 12″ h
Canvas Type: Canvas Panel Board
Shape: Vertical (portrait)

A painting of Yaquina Head Lighthouse as seen from below and looking up. From this artwork, one gets a sense of its height as it towers above the keeper’s quarters with a blue sky overhead, while the warm sun shines upon the column that supports its beacon. This hand-painted artwork is signed by oil painting artist Teresa Bernard.

Yaquina Head Lighthouse is hand-painted on a quality canvas panel board. It will need to be framed before it can be displayed.

©️ teresabernardart.com is a copyright watermark and is used exclusively online. It is not on the physical canvas artwork.

Artist Comments

The beautiful Yaquina Head Lighthouse (pronounced “ya-queen-eh” by locals) was built in 1872-73 on the Oregon coast just north of Newport. The lighthouse is named after an American Indian tribe of the same name that is now nearly extinct. It is a popular tourist destination, with visitors coming to explore the surrounding beaches and tide pools.

The composition of this painting is almost a “worm’s-eye view” of the famous Yaquina Head Lighthouse. That struck me as an intriguing angle. I was hesitant to paint the lighthouse at first because I wasn’t sure I could get the angle right. However, I’m glad I overcame my apprehension and decided to paint the lovely lighthouse anyway. I love how it turned out.

Your Feedback

“Have always wanted to live in a lighthouse! Love this painting and its perspective! Great job!!” — kennethk3475, Rural Life, Gab

“Very nice! Looks a lot like Pigeon Point lighthouse. “ — @mamasan4, TRUTH Social

“Beautiful work, Teresa…you really know how to bring out the dimension and form of your subject(s) – I see a lot of positive influences from other artists in your work, but will just say I like what you’re doing … I’ll keep checking back for more paintings!” — @TK_MAJOR,  TRUTH Social

“My dad was stationed in the coast guard at this lighthouse in the 1950’s. My mom’s family was from that area and when he came out west in the coast guard he met mom there on the Oregon coast.” — @bWellzwinz, Gab

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UPDATED: 27 November 2023

Three giraffes are depicted in this oil painting. This piece is part of the Adventures in Africa series.

SOLD: This painting was a commissioned work and has been sold.

Customer Feedback

Hi Teresa, we received the paintings. They’re beautiful! Thank you very much. Our eldest will love the giraffes. — Glenn Callan, San Diego CA

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⇒  African Wildlife Three Giraffes Painting by Teresa Bernard – Fine Art America

Details & Description

Title: African Wildlife -- Three Giraffes
Size: 18″ w x 24″ h
Canvas Type: Gallery Wrap Stretched Canvas
Shape: Vertical (portrait)

A realistic composition of three giraffes on the open planes of the Serengeti. The adult giraffes are posing in a group with a blue sky overhead. Hand-painted and signed by Teresa Bernard.

The copyright watermark ©️ teresabernardart.com is used exclusively online and is not part of the physical canvas artwork’s composition.

Artist Comments

African Wildlife — Three Giraffes is one of several paintings I was commissioned to do for an art collector. My customer wanted to present this particular painting to his adult daughter as a Christmas gift since she loves giraffes.

I found this painting to be a challenging one since I had never painted giraffes before. Before putting my paintbrush to the canvas, I gave a lot of thought to how I would approach it. It required studying giraffes from every possible angle, paying special attention to their spots if you want to call them spots, that is. They are more like splotches. I observed that no two giraffes are identical in their “spots.” I also paid attention to the color of their splotches. Even though the giraffes are similar in color, I wanted each one to stand out, so I made the brown splotches slightly different in color for each giraffe.

After the painting was completed and delivered to my client’s home, he contacted me to tell me how much his daughter loved it.

Other Paintings in The Adventures in Africa Series

The giraffe painting shown above is one of five African-themed paintings commissioned by an art collector. The following links will take you to the other paintings in this commissioned group.

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UPDATED: 28 November 2023

A leopard is depicted in this African wildlife painting. This piece is part of the Adventures in Africa series.

SOLD: This painting is a commission and has been sold to an art collector in San Diego, CA.

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Although the original painting has been sold, this artwork can still be enjoyed in your home or office. Art prints are available for purchase at the link below.

⇒  African Wildlife Leopard Painting by Teresa Bernard – Fine Art America

Details & Description

Title: African Wildlife -- Leopard
Size: 18″ w x 24″ h
Canvas Type: Gallery Wrap Stretched Canvas
Shape: Vertical (portrait)

A realistic African wildlife portrait of the leopard. The leopard is sitting in front of a camouflaged background. This painting is hand-painted on gallery wrap stretched canvas and signed by artist Teresa Bernard.

The copyright watermark ©️ teresabernardart.com is used exclusively online and is not part of the physical canvas artwork’s composition.

Artist Comments

An art collector who is passionate about Africa commissioned this wildlife painting of a leopard. He wanted me to create a portrait of a leopard for his personal collection of African art. I composed this artwork using a reference photo provided by my client. It’s one of five paintings he commissioned from me. However, before I began working on this painting, I did some research about leopards. Here is a little of what I learned about this big cat.

About Leopards

Leopards are graceful and powerful big cats closely related to lions, tigers, and jaguars. They live in sub-Saharan Africa, northeast Africa, Central Asia, India, and China. They easily adapt to a wide variety of habitats, altitudes, and temperatures, from high mountains to deserts to rainforests. The largest of the species are named after the regions where they’re found, like the North African leopard and the Persian leopard. These big cats have a varied diet and enjoy different kinds of grub. They will eat bugs, fish, antelope, monkeys, rodents, deer; pretty much any prey that is available!

Other Paintings in The Adventures in Africa Series

An art collector commissioned five African-themed paintings, including the leopard painting shown above. The links below will take you to the other paintings in this commissioned series.

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UPDATED: 28 November 2023

A waterfall painting of Zimbabwe’s magnificent Victoria Falls. This piece is from the Adventures in Africa series.

SOLD: This painting is a commission and has been sold to an art buyer in San Diego, CA.

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⇒  Victoria Falls Africa Painting by Teresa Bernard – Fine Art America

Details & Description

Title: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Size: 30″ w x 24″ h
Canvas Type: Gallery Wrap Stretched Canvas
Shape: Horizontal (landscape)

A realistic waterfall painting of the famous Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. This painting is composed by hand on quality stretched canvas and is signed by American artist Teresa Bernard.

©️ teresabernardart.com is a copyright watermark, it is not part of the physical canvas art.

Artist Comments

Victoria Falls is the third one in a series of five paintings about Africa that I was commissioned to paint. It resides with others in a private art collection owned by a couple from San Diego, California.

This painting was both fun and challenging to do. Water isn’t an easy subject to paint. Yet, looking at this painting, the viewer senses the movement and power of these mighty falls; all that raw power being unleashed as a myriad of gallons of water coming over the falls crashing downward. I feel successful in conveying that message.

Some Interesting Facts About Victoria Falls

Often when I’m commissioned to do a painting for a client, I like to research the subject that the painting is to be. I find out some pretty interesting stuff that way. Here are some interesting things I discovered about Victoria Falls.

• • Victoria Falls is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and is on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is considered the world’s largest waterfall. The falls are located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Every year tourists from around the world trek to the falls to experience its magnificence and wonder.
  • The falls were named after Queen Victoria of Great Britain by a Scottish missionary. However, the local tribes would call the waterfall Mosi-o-Tunya, which translates as “the smoke that thunders” because of its noise and water splashes. The noise Victoria Falls makes can be heard 24 miles away. Spray and mist from the falling water rise to over 1,300 feet high and can be seen from 31 miles away.
  • Opposite the waterfall is a basalt rock entirely covered with tropical forest. That forest’s ecosystem depends on this waterfall.
  • The functions of the falls are not limited only to being an attraction for millions of tourists; it is also very important economically. For example, this waterfall supplies energy to several cities in Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Other Paintings in The Adventures in Africa Series

The waterfall painting above is one of five African paintings commissioned by an art buyer. The links below take you to the other paintings in this commissioned collection.

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UPDATED: 28 November 2023