The Apple of My Eye

The Apple of My Eye
Copyright 2014 Addie Hirschten
Oil on Canvas
11" x 14"

Flower of this purple dye,

Hit with Cupid's archery,

Sink in apple of his eye.

-Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream

I created this painting at a workshop with the amazing artist, Pam Newell.  You can find her work at: http://www.pnewellart.com/

Thanks Pam for being such an inspiration!

My Daughter, Age 3

My Daughter, Age 3
Copyright 2014 Hirschten
Oil on Canvas
8" x 10"

Everything that lives is holy, life delights in life.

-William Blake

Portrait of Em

Portrait of Em
Copyright 2014 Hirschten
Oil on Canvas
16" x 20"

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.

-Ashley Smith

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden
Copyright 2014 Addie Hirschten
Oil on Canvas
18" x 24"
Currently on Display at the Patachou Restaurant, 49th and Penn, Indianapolis

If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.

- Frances Hodgson Burnett,The Secret Garden

Your Rose

Your Rose
Copyright 2014 Addie Hirschten
Oil on Canvas
18" x 24"
Currently at the Patachou Restaurant 49th and Penn Indianapolis

It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,The Little Prince

"Is the spring coming?" he said. "What is it like?"...

"It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine...”

-Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden