Ready For Christmas!

Ready For Christmas?   SOLD

Of course I am not ready yet-but with this flower blooming in the house, I feel as if I am.

Fun to grow, fun to watch, and fun to paint!

16 x 20 in. oil on canvas

Pierre Lapin

Pierre Lapin

I have just begun working on a small project for someone and this is the first painting. I may try this one again tomorrow with some variations in attire and background, but isn't he cute?

6 x 8 in. oil on canvas panel

Mother And Son

Mother And Son   SOLD

What a joy it was for me to be asked to paint this for someone to give as a gift!  My greatest desire was to capture the happiness that both the young man and his mother were feeling on his wedding day.  I think you can see this in her beautiful face and the closeness of his embrace. It began as a black and white painting, using just three colors: ultramarine blue, burnt sienna, and white. I chose to make the skin tones less gray and warmer so that there would be more radiance.

Chloe

Chloe

This is a commission and will be a special gift for the dog's owner. This is Chloe on her treadmill before she crossed over the bridge.  It is such a privilege to be asked to paint subject matter that will be so loved by the recipient.


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Turnip

Turnip

The turnip is such a beautiful vegetable with its creamy white and almost magenta colors.

Add to that the vibrant greens of the leaves and stems and you have an interesting still life subject.

I will probably be painting more of these and experimenting with adding other objects to the composition. These may become "turnip salad" after they pose for my paintings.

6 x 6 in. oil on panel

Confederate Roses

Confederate Roses

I'm having fun painting these and I meant to tell you that they are a member of the Hibiscus family and not actually a rose at all.  Some people also call them "cotton roses".

6 x 6 in. oil on panel

Now Open

Now Open

This unusual flower is a Confederate Rose.  When it opens it is white and as it ages it becomes a pink flower.  You can see that this one is already beginning to change. The plant that produced this bloom is about ten feet tall and loaded with flowers in various stages of color.  I hope to have some growing in my yard by next spring, and blooming next fall.  My friend Teej, who is an excellent, highly published author on Civil War history, is giving me some cuttings from hers. There are several versions of a legend about these flowers and Confederate soldiers.

 6 x 6 in. oil on panel

Opening Soon

Opening Soon

Just wait 'til you see this flower when it is open- you won't believe it. When I post

the painting of the open bloom, I will tell you the name of the plant.

6 x 6 in. oil on panel

Pomegranate Study

Pomegranate Study

It's really fun choosing these at the grocery store because of the color, shape and size variations. it's even more fun to paint them as I discovered on this first attempt, painting this fast and loose.  The most fun however, is eating them afterward.  Who was it that said, "eat is part of the word create"?

6 x 6 in. oil on Gessobord

Sunny Day Near Brantome

Sunny Day Near Brantome

Perhaps you can tell that I am unable to recall the name of the town I was in when I spotted this cute little building. I am not sure what it was used for but I love the peachy color of the bricks.

6 x 6 oil on panel

Gift From A Friend

Gift From A Friend

This painting is by my good friend Sara and I received it today in the mail. It is an oil painting, done entirely with a painting knife.  I decided that I would like to try painting and Sara was my first teacher when I began with water color.  She recently switched form watercolor to oils and paints every day.  I don't get to see her anymore because she has gone to live near one of her daughters in Wisconsin. Sara is almost 89 years old now. You can imagine how thrilled I was to receive this.  It is a scene from a very famous tulip garden,  taken a few years ago when Sara and I traveled with a group to the Netherlands. We met the woman in the painting at Keukenhof Gardens, where she works with the tulips every day.

I hope that I am still painting when I am eighty-nine!

Window Box

Window Box

This is from a house on Cape Cod and I loved the way these flowers  looked against the blue house.

6 x 6 in. oil on panel

$55.

special price for a little bit longer

Spoon Rest

Spoon Rest

When I am cooking I usually reach for one of my big ole wooden spoons to stir.

But tonight, I am giving the spoons a night off. They have been working too hard lately.

6 x 6 in. oil on panel

$55.

(Sale price)

Soupe Du Jour

Soupe Du Jour

Yes, I certainly am threatening you, little pear!

6 x 6 in. oil on panel

$55

(special price during my birthday month)

Personality Pears

Personality Pears

You cannot tell from this painting but these little pears are the cutest size, only two and a half to three inches tall. Maybe I'll paint them again tomorrow with something else so their size will be evident. I almost expected them to start talking to me- okay, not really, but they really are quite appealing. 

6 x 6 in. oil on Gessobord

November special price

$55.

Take Nothing For Granted

Take Nothing For Granted   Sold
12/120 paintings from life

I am still enjoying the Hydrangeas blooming beside the porch and I guess painting them is my way of being thankful that they are still as beautiful as they were all summer. Last year they continued to bloom until December but you never know when they might stop this year.

6 x 6 in. oil on Gessobord

All my 6x6's are marked down because November is

my birthday month and a great time to shop for gifts.

Let me know if you find one in a previous post and I will change the paypal button 

to reflect the sale price.

November Marigolds

11/120 painted from life           November Marigolds

The marigolds which were still blooming profusely have been taken out and replaced by Pansies.

Some of the other summer flowers are still looking healthy but they probably don't have much time left before cold weather arrives.

6 x 6 in. oil on panel

$55 and free shipping

all 6x6 paintings on sale, let me know if there is one you want

from a past post and I will change the Paypal button to $55. for you!

Waiting

Waiting

This handsome dog was very patiently waiting for the driver to return.

6 x 6 in. oil on Gessobord

$55 and free shipping

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I've had great response so far, so let me know if there's one you love from a previous post and I'll

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Theater Building In Norcross

Theater, Norcross, GA

10/120 paintings from life                                                    

I know this looks like a church, which it probably was, but now it is a playmakers theater and is across the street from the park where I painted this during Tim Horn's workshop.  I still have a little finishing work to do on this and I may post it again when it is done.

8 x 10 oil on canvas panel

Behind The Vineyard

Behind The Vineyard

This painting is being donated to the Festival Of Trees at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst, NC. which benefits the Sandhills Children's Center, " helping children with disabilities grow up to be ordinary." My painting will be a part of the One Eleven Main vignette, which has a picnic theme this year. OEM is the beautiful store that sells many of my paintings and they always do a fabulous job of displaying the beautiful and unique items from their store. Visitors will be able to bid on their setup in its entirety, and last year(which also included one of my paintings) it got raves and made a large amount of money for the Children's Center. The Festival goes from Nov. 8-15 and last year had 10,000 patrons, so let's make it 12,000 this year!

Keeping My Distance

             9.   Keeping My Distance 

This third radish seems hesitant to join the other two.

6 x 6 oil on canvas panel

$55

November is my birthday month, so all 6x6 paintings

are $55 with free shipping for a limited time. E-mail me if there is one you

wish to buy from a previous post and I will change the paypal button price for you.

Radishes On Blue

8/120 paintings from life    Radishes On Blue

These radishes were really getting bright light on them and I like the way the blue makes them look as if the sun is on them.  I used a warmer blue, (cobalt) and there is just a bit of yellow peeking through. It's my birthday month so I am selling all my six by six inch paintings for just fifty- five dollars. Let me know if there is one from the past that you are interested in and I'll change the paypal button for you.

6 x 6 in. oil 

$55. and free shipping