Plated Mango

Plated Mango

This one is a little riper than yesterday's mango.

It deserves a plate and I started to include a knife but thought that

might be a rushing things a little.

6x6 in. oil painting

on museum quality panel

Mango-Mania

Mango-Mania

I have found the best fruit to paint is also one of my favorite to

eat.  The market on Beverly Lane has mangoes on sale and they

are beautiful combinations of red, green, and yellow.

But the best is yet to come...

6x6 oil painting on museum

quality panel

Baby Lettuce

Baby Lettuce

6x6 in. oil on

museum quality panel

This lettuce was started in the house

in little peat pots.  It is ready for

the garden and has now been planted between

two sections of beets.  I love the name of

the lettuce-it is called "Black-Seeded Simpson"

and it's the kind my dad always grew in our garden.

Reflections

Reflections

8x10 in.

Oil on Museum quality panel

I had fun painting this print

fabric that I put on the table with the

bowl and the sand dollar.

Tarheel Game Day!

The Match Up

I love Tarheel basketball and as an

Alum I feel I want to show my team that I 

support them all the way.

Good Luck tonight guys!

Game Day Special

8x8" oil

Big Flower, Little Pitcher

Big Flower, Little Pitcher

6x6 in. on 

museum quality panel


SOLD

Honestly, the thing I am enjoying most about doing these 

small paintings is painting things I have never painted before.

I have a long mental list of items that I want to try.  Yes, I have

painted flowers before, but not Camellias.  Many people cut off the stems 

and float them in a pretty bowl.  Maybe I'll try that next!

Carolina Camellia

Sold  Carolina Camellia

It's been a warm and sunny day here,

the temperature now is 82 degrees.

I couldn't resist plucking a cheery,

deep pink flower from the yard.


5x7 in.


Available framed at One Eleven Main,
Aberdeen, NC

Bright Berries

Bright Berries

This painting has been donated to 

the Daily Paintworks Challenge to raise money

to help the people of Japan following the

disaster of last week.  Please spread the word about

this auction format sale of donated paintings.

The challenge began on Saturday and has raised over $8,000

dollars already!  Click on this link to see the challenge

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Challenges/HelpJapan

Make a Difference   Next week's Daily Paintworks challenge will be a fundraiser for the survivors of the Japanese earthquake.   It's called "Help Japan" and more information is available on the Daily Paintworks website.   I will be participating, both as a contributor and as a buyer.   If you have the means, I encourage you to consider one or the other. Or both.   Thanks so much.

Love Bug

The Love Bug

This is great to have around--what else could 

spread such happiness?  It makes you laugh, it's cheerful, waits 

patiently, never gets angry, and never shows you

anything but a smile!

6 x 6 in. oil

Forsythia In Delft

Forsythia In Delft

One day they are bare branches

and the next day you see them loaded with

cheery yellow flowers.  This happens in late

February in North Carolina and it

never fails to catch me by surprise.

8 x 8 " Oil

Sainte Crepin, France

Saint Crepin

We had a nice picnic in this village

last September and a very nice man from the 

neighborhood brought us several bottles of wine

to have with our lunch.  He liked the fact

that we were painting there.

6x6"

Oil

Single Pansy

Single Pansy

6 x 6"

The pansies are now being

joined by other flowers beginning

to bloom in the yard.

They are still the stars of the show-

just wait til the azaleas come out!

Knick-Knack, Paddy Whack

Knick-Knack, Paddy Whack

It seems Bentley the cat has been

spending a lot of time with me in my studio.

The dogs are both very jealous so I

came up with this little bowl full of treats to 

appease them.

6 x 6" Oil

Two's Company

Two's Company

Ever think about how great it is

to have fresh fruit available

year round?

6 x6 " Oil

Spool Buddies

Spool Buddies
I have a strong connection with thread.
 It reminds me of all the sewing I used to do.
I'd pick up a Vogue pattern, some great fabric, and
I made everything I wore.  I even made some
clothes for my little ones.
My sewing machine retired a long time ago!

6 x 6 in. oil

The Last Of The Almonds

The Last Of The Almonds

6 x 6 in. oil

I love to eat almonds-they get me through

the day and keep me from getting too

hungry while I am working.  Now I

need to re-stock because these

were eaten after the painting was finished.