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Cat, Fish bow and Versace is an original large scale still life oil painting from Boston Artist, Contemporary Realist Painter, Laura Hughes, featuring a composition of modern objects, floral arrangement, and Murano glass fish bowl

Cat, Fishbowl & Versace

Oil on Canvas
2024
48 x 48
Rabbit Hole is a large scale still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, featuring a pastel palette and balanced composition with decorative rabbit vases from Chive, modern yellow vase and beautiful bouquet of green, purple and yellow

Rabbit Hole

Oil on Canvas
2025
46 x 46
Mad for Marimekko is Large scale still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, inspired by and featuring Marimekko inconic patterns, objects along with fruit and florals

Mad For Marimekko

Oil on Canvas
2025
40 x 60
N.S Salted Cod Fish Boxes is a nautical inspired still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, featuring a balanced composition of stacked vintage salted cod fish boxes from Nova Scotia, glass fish floats and a small model fishing boat

N.S. Salted Cod Fish Boxes

Oil on Canvas
2025
30 x 30
Lobster Trap is a coastal inspired still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, featuring balanced composition of decorative lobster traps & floats, pastel palette and patterns, and a stoneware lobster vase and bouquet.

Lobster Trap

Oil on Canvas
2025
36 x 36
Gathered & tide is a coastal inspired still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, featuring a detailed net bag of shells and soothing but bold color foreground and background

Gathered & Tide

Oil on Canvas
2025
30 x 30
Paris Style is a large scale still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, featuring a colorful and vibrant palette with a large bouquet of flowers, and decorative items including a glass fish bowl, fish bag and jeweled cockatoo

Paris Style

Oil on Canvas
2025
48 x 48
Large scale still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, featuring a bright, colorful and fun composition which includes modern decorative objects, balloon dog, reflective elephant, giraffe vase and blue bubble vase

HAPPY

Oil on Canvas
2025
48 x 48
Still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, featuring a bold pastel palette with a floral design vase and corresponding bouquet, decorative butterfly, floral design accents and a secret garden book

The Secret Garden

Oil on Canvas
2025
36 x 36
Large scale still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, featuring a colorful bouquet of flowers, fall inspired decorative objects & glass, and bold palette of deep reds, green and teal

Autumn’s Transition To Winter

Oil on Canvas
2025
42 x 42
2026 painting by Artist, Contemporary Realist Painter, Laura Hughes featuring a bright, neon palette, flowers and modern decorative objects and glass

Composition Of Neon

Oil on Canvas
2026
42 x 42
2026 Colorful Floral Still Life from artist Laura Hughes featuring a modern gold and glass vase and colorful flowers and patterns

Hanging In The Balance

Oil on Canvas
2026
40 x 40
Image of a colorful floral still life oil on canvas by artist Laura Hughes, featuring black, pink and orange palette and black & white vases

Be My Swan

Oil on Canvas
2026
48 x 42
Boston Gurgling & Salted Cod is a nautical inspired still life painting by Boston Artist Laura Hughes featuring a striped nautical palette of blue hues, and a simple composition of a Shreve Crump & Low Gurgling Cod Pitcher and vintage salted cod box

Boston Gurgling & Salt Cod

Oil on Canvas 30 x 24
N.S Salted Cod Fish Boxes is a nautical inspired still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, featuring a balanced composition of stacked vintage salted cod fish boxes from Nova Scotia, glass fish floats and a small model fishing boat

N.S. Salted Cod Fish Boxes

Oil on Canvas
2025
30 x 30
Lobster Trap is a coastal inspired still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, featuring balanced composition of decorative lobster traps & floats, pastel palette and patterns, and a stoneware lobster vase and bouquet.

Lobster Trap

Oil on Canvas
2025
36 x 36
Gathered & tide is a coastal inspired still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, featuring a detailed net bag of shells and soothing but bold color foreground and background

Gathered & Tide

Oil on Canvas
2025
30 x 30
Fishing with Seuss is an original oil on canvas still life painting by Boston Artist Laura Hughes featuring gurgling cod pitchers and Dr Seuss Fish books

Fishing With Seuss

Oil on Canvas
2024
30 x 40
NBPT Blocks & Bouquet is an original oil on canvas still life painting by Boston Artist Laura Hughes featuring both a nautical and floral design and reference to Newburyport MA

NBPT Blocks & Bouquet

Oil on Canvas
2024
24 x 30
Nautical Newburyport is an original oil on canvas still life painting by Boston Artist Laura Hughes featuring a nautical design with ship bookends and book and vintage postcards about Newburyport MA

Nautical Newburyport

Oil on Canvas
2024
30 x 48
The Little Mermaid is an original oil on canvas still life painting by Boston Artist Laura Hughes featuring a modern coastal floral design with mermaid objects and imagery

The Little Mermaid

Oil on Canvas
2024
30 x 30
Original large-scale still life oil painting by Boston Artist, Laura Hughes featuring nautical objects and floral design

Charting A Course

Oil on Canvas
2024
36 x 36
Amity Island, a painting by Boston Artist Laura Hughes

Amity Island

Oil on Canvas
2024
40 x 60
Nautical artwork of coastal Newburyport by Laura Hughes

Newburyport Maritime Shadow Box

Oil on canvas
2023
50 x 40
Nautical artwork of coastal Newburyport souvenirs by Laura Hughes

NBPT Sail The Day Away Shadow Box

Oil on canvas
2023
50 x 40
Nautical artwork by still life artist Laura Hughes

Moby Dick – Rockwell Kent

Oil on canvas
2024
36 x 48
Painting of Newburyport Souvenirs by local contemporary artist

Plum Island Shadow Box

Oil on canvas
2023
50 x 40
Coastal artwork by Boston artist Laura Hughes

I Love Lobster

Oil on canvas
2023
36 x 48
Large scale artwork by local Newburyport artist Laura Hughes

Fran’s Anchor Pitcher

Oil on canvas
2023
24 x 30
Painting of aa coastal bouquet by Newburyport artist Laura Hughes

Coastal Bouquet Cool

Oil on canvas
2021
24 x 24
Painting of fish vases as part of a nautical artwork collection in downtown Newburyport MA

Atlantic & Gurgling Cod

Oil on canvas
2023
30 x 40
Rainbow Reef is a is an original large scale still life oil on canvas painting by Boston Artist & Contemporary Realist Painter, Laura Hughes featuring Murano glass fish bags, bright colors and under sea design

Rainbow Reef

Oil on Canvas
2024
40 x 50

Atomic Fish

Oil on Canvas
2024
24 x 24
Tropic of Pisces is a large scale oil on canvas still life painting by Laura Hughes featuring Murano glass fish bowls

Tropic of Pisces

Oil on Canvas
2024
40 x 50
Painting of fish aquariums and other nautical trinkets by local Newburyport artist Laura Hughes

Wish for a Fish

Oil on canvas
2023
40 x 60
This is a contemporary realism painting by Boston area artist Laura Hughes

Rockin’ Around The Coral Reef

Oil on canvas
2022
48 x 48
Contemporary painting of a glass aquarium by Boston area artist Laura Hughes in her series of nautical artwork

Splish Splash

Oil on canvas
2022
36 x 36
Painting of glass pelican aquariums from her Newburyport art studio

Pelican Poems

Oil on canvas
2023
40 x 50
Contemporary painting of an orange fish from still life artist Laura Hughes

Pesce Arancione

Oil on canvas
2023
30 x 48
Painting by Newburyport Artist Laura Hughes

Poissons Dans Le Poisson

Oil on Canvas
2022
36 x 36
Contemporary nautical painting by Boston artist Laura Hughes

Get Me Out

Oil on canvas
2022
36 x 36
Painting of glass aquariums by contemporary realist painter Laura Hughes

In the Bag

Oil on canvas
2023
40 x 60
Contemporary nautical painting of marlin fish by Newburyport artist Laura Hughes

Marlin Brando Swims With The Fishes

Oil on canvas
2022
36 x 36
Contemporary painting of an aquarium by Laura Hughes, local Newburyport artist

Don’t Let the Cat in the Bag

Oil on canvas
2023
40 x 60
Nautical contemporary artwork of a pelican and a fish by Boston artists Laura Hughes

Fly in, Waddle Out

Oil on canvas 2023 40 x 30
Painting of colorful fish by contemporary realist Laura Hughes

Bags & Bows Turquoise

Oil on canvas
2023
40 x 50
Still life painting by Newburyport artist Laura Hughes

Conspiring

Oil on canvas
2022
36 x 36
Painting of a coloful fish aquarium from artist Laura Hughes' collection of large scale artwork

Andros Reef

Oil on canvas
2023
42 x 48
Still life painting by Newburyport artist Laura Hughes

Apogonidae

Oil on canvas
2023
40 x 40
Round painting of a colorful coral reef aquarium by still life artist Laura Hughes' collection of contemporary artwork

Around We Go

Oil on canvas
2022
36'
Painting by Laura Hughes from her Newburyport Art Studio

Sunny Shoals

Oil on Canvas
2023
40 x 50
Contemporary painting of a dog flower vase by artist Laura Hughes

Zooey

Oil on Canvas
2019
30 x 30
Flower vase painting of a yellow dog by contemporary artist Laura Hughes

Sunny

Oil on Canvas
2019
30 x 30
Painting of a pink dog vase by still life artist Laura Hughes

Priscilla

Oil on Canvas
2020
24 x 30
Nautical artwork by Boston artist Laura Hughes

Preppy Whale Brillant Blue

Oil on Canvas
2019
36 x 36
Large scale artwork by local Newburyport artist Laura Hughes

Snooty Poodle Green

Oil on Canvas
2020
24 x 30
Painting of a floral dog vase by still life artist Laura Hughes, Newburyport MA

Snooty Poodle Black

Oil on Canvas
2020
24 x 30
Animal vase painting of a Scottie dog by Boston artist Laura Hughes

McCoy Scottie Planter Vase Pink

Oil on Canvas
2021
24 x 30
Painting of a yellow bulldog vase by Newburyport artist Laura Hughes

McCoy Bulldog Yellow Study

Oil on Canvas
2020
20 x 24
Painting of a bulldog vase by contemporary artist Laura Hughes

McCoy Bulldog Red Study

Oil on Canvas
2022
30 x 40Oil on Canvas
2020 20 x 24
Painting of a McCoy Bulldog vase by still life artists Laura Hughes

McCoy Bulldog Orange Study

Oil on Canvas
2020
20 x 24
Still life painting of McCoy bulldog vase by Boston artist Laura Hughes

McCoy BullDog Turquoise Study

Oil on Canvas
2020
20 x 24
Contemporary realism painting of an animal vase by artist Laura Hughes

Max

Oil on Canvas
2020
24 x 30
Still life painting of an animal vase by contemporary artist Laura Hughes

Matilda

Oil on Canvas
2020
20 x 24
Large scale artwork by Newburyport artist Laura Hughes

Hound Yellow Study

Oil on Canvas
2020
20 x 20
Painting of a pink hound dog vase by still life artist Laura Hughes

Hound Pink Study

Oil on Canvas
2020
20 x 20
Contemporary still life painting of a blue hound dog vase by Laura Hughes

Hound Blue Study

Oil on Canvas
2021
20 x 20
Painting of an blue dog vase by still life artist Laura Hughes

Harley

Oil on Canvas
2019
30 x 30
Coastal artwork by still life artist Laura Hughes

Exotic Fish Sunset

Oil on Canvas
2017
36 x 36
Animal vase painting by still life artist Laura Hughes

Cubist Dog Portland Gray

Oil on Canvas
2019
24 x 24
Nautical artwork by contemporary artist Laura Hughes

Exotic Fish Midnight

Oil on Canvas
2017
36 x 36
Dog vase painting by local Newburyport artist Laura Hughes

Cubist Black Dog

Oil on Canvas
2021
24 x 24
Large scale artwork by still life artist Laura Hughes

Cubist Dog Brillant Blue

Oil on Canvas
2019
24 x 24
Painting of a pink dog vase by Boston artist Laura Hughes

Bridget

Oil on Canvas
2020
30 x 30
Large scale artwork by still life artist Laura Hughes

Betty

Oil on Canvas
2020
20 x 24
Painting by Laura Hughes, Still Life Artist

Snooty Poodle Green

Oil on canvas
2020
24 x 30
Cat, Fish bow and Versace is an original large scale still life oil painting from Boston Artist, Contemporary Realist Painter, Laura Hughes, featuring a composition of modern objects, floral arrangement, and Murano glass fish bowl

Cat, Fishbowl & Versace

Oil on Canvas
2024
48 x 48
Mad for Marimekko is Large scale still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, inspired by and featuring Marimekko inconic patterns, objects along with fruit and florals

Mad For Marimekko

Oil on Canvas
2025
40 x 60
Paris Style is a large scale still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, featuring a colorful and vibrant palette with a large bouquet of flowers, and decorative items including a glass fish bowl, fish bag and jeweled cockatoo

Paris Style

Oil on Canvas
2025
48 x 48
Large scale still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, featuring a bright, colorful and fun composition which includes modern decorative objects, balloon dog, reflective elephant, giraffe vase and blue bubble vase

HAPPY

Oil on Canvas
2025
48 x 48
Still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, featuring a bold pastel palette with a floral design vase and corresponding bouquet, decorative butterfly, floral design accents and a secret garden book

The Secret Garden

Oil on Canvas
2025
36 x 36
Large scale still life oil painting from Boston based artist Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter, featuring a colorful bouquet of flowers, fall inspired decorative objects & glass, and bold palette of deep reds, green and teal

Autumn’s Transition To Winter

Oil on Canvas
2025
42 x 42
2026 painting by Artist, Contemporary Realist Painter, Laura Hughes featuring a bright, neon palette, flowers and modern decorative objects and glass

Composition Of Neon

Oil on Canvas
2026
42 x 42
2026 Colorful Floral Still Life from artist Laura Hughes featuring a modern gold and glass vase and colorful flowers and patterns

Hanging In The Balance

Oil on Canvas
2026
40 x 40
Image of a colorful floral still life oil on canvas by artist Laura Hughes, featuring black, pink and orange palette and black & white vases

Be My Swan

Oil on Canvas
2026
48 x 42
To Bee Or Not To Bee is a large-scale original oil on canvas still life painting by Boston Artist Laura Hughes featuring a floral design of sunflowers and bees

To Bee Or Not To Bee

Oil on Canvas
2024
40 x 40
Original still life oil painting by Boston Artist Laura Hughes featuring a bright and happy floral composition with butterflies and garden inspired objects

Monarch Summer

Oil on Canvas
2024
30 x 30
Original large-scale oil on canvas still life painting by Boston Artist Laura Hughes featuring a fun and modern floral design with sunflowers

Sunflowers, Tulips & Daisies

Oil on Canvas
2024
40 x 40
Floral still life painting by contemporary artist Laura Hughes

Vigne

Oil on Canvas
2022
30 x 40
Contemporary realism painting by Boston artist Laura Hughes

Tournesol, Escargot et Papillion

Oil on Canvas
2021
30 x 40

Laura Hughes, Contemporary Realist Painter

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