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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Sunset Glow Pine Tree

This pine tree is on my daily walk.  Every day it draws my attention as it stands alone and on the crest of a hill.  Usually I walk in the mornings but this time it was sunset and it glowed in a such a beautiful way that I had to document it as a memory and share it so others could see it.  The frame is a strip frame of urethaned pine and it can be hung or will stand on it's own.


Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Spring Flowers in a round bowl vase

Hi key.  Some might argue that it's not light enough.  Anyway, that's the word for this painting, meaning light color range.  It's a struggle for me to paint this way since I like lots of color and drama.  
This painting has everything I like, a dizzying assortment of blooms, a round bowl vase, delicate and gently bright and light colors in an overall light color scheme of yellows, lavenders, and warm colors with some light but bright green.
This painting on gessobord is 6x6" and is $50.

Saturday, February 22, 2020

Big Yellow

I felt cheerful and wanted to create a big vibrant colorful cheerful flower.  I wanted it to be wild and crazy and use noticeable brushstrokes. I'm happy with the background too.  The camera didn't do it any favors.  

Friday, February 21, 2020

Boys Rollerskates

Boys Rollerskates--not for sale.
These two paintings of  BOYS ROLLERSKATES was a fun experiment and a gift for two kids as well.  I have previously painted two paintings of girls rollerskates.  For those I used pinks, whites, and of course, pompoms!  I'll post those in a couple of weeks when I get home.

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Field of Daisies

More daisies! Can you ever have enough?  What do daisies say to you? I say they are happy flowers. There is something about them that I never get tired of.

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Shady Path Camden

This scene would be familiar to you if you ever walked in the woods--breathing the scent of pine trees and enjoying nature.  This is a path in Camden, Maine but it reminds me hiking in the northwest as well.  It is a 6x8"  $50 plein air oil painting on gatorbord.  This eye-catching painting will look great on a table or shelf on a stand or framed.

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Lace Cap Hydrangia


This plein air painting was painted in a friend's yard in the late afternoon and not a sunny day.  
I remember when my aunt got a lace cap hydrangea--it was the first time I ever saw one, how gorgeous they are. Flowers and people--all different from one another.
Oil painting on panel, 6x6", $50.
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

White Hibiscus Painting


White Hibiscus Painting
Painted in a friend's garden while standing in the shade with the bush catching the sun,
I was especially struck by the beautiful blue color of the sky.
I'm trying to get a better photo without a blue cast, the white looks much white in person.
If you go to this link, you can see it with a magnifying feature and observe that the brush strokes are nice and noticeable.  I always like to do this since it's so hard to really see these paintings online.


Thursday, February 6, 2020

Standing Tall

This 6x6" oil painting on masonite board will look great on a shelf or table with an easel stand.
I have painted a few little gem paintings lately that have the blue and yellow or blue and white color combination. Initially I got interested in painting flowers because I love COLOR and flower paintings are the most colorful thing to paint for intense clean color.

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Fort Myers Palm Tree

I spent a day taking photos, it was so much fun.  I love trees of all types but these are fascinating.  I remember the people I was with at the time, it was a very good day.  

This 8x10" (oil on canvas on gatorbord) painting has much more beautiful color than the picture portrays.  
It has a despoke solid maple urethaned floating frame, the outside dimensions of this artwork are 10x12". 
Gatorbord is a special type of backing that is very strong but light weight then canvas is attached it that backing.  The weight of the frame is 1.6 lbs so the shipping costs would be more.

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Florida the Beautiful

This is my favorite of all the palm trees I've painted, it really is beautiful. It is a realistic version with a lot of coconuts and a lot of variety in color and brush strokes. The colors are very vibrant--more vibrant that they look here.  
You can almost smell the beach and hear the lapping waves and the bird calls! :)

Wild Orange Day Lily by the River

I love day lilies. I have all kinds and colors in my garden. Last summer I was painting in my garden and this view caught my eye with the river and the woods in the background. 
Even though blue and orange are compliments, the sky and water were a very light gray, and it gives it the wilderness look I like.
I then made a giclee of this and painted the water and sky blue on the giclee to see how I would like it, 
and I'm so glad that I left this original the way it was.

German Mountain Road, 6x6" oil on masonite

This painting received a "best picks of the day award" on my on-line gallery:  Daily Paintworks!
I painted this for the DPW Challenge, German Mountain Road. 
I had submitted an earlier version and wanted to re-work it so here it is. 
This little gem has high contrast and noticeable texture and brushwork.  
You can almost smell the air and feel the heat of the sunshine. :)

European Arches

This scene is familiar with many visits and memories of my trips to Europe.  It's 9x12" oil on board and you can see and feel the texture of the canvas.  Sorry about the image, I didn't have it downloaded on my laptop before leaving a couple of days ago for Florida for the month of February.  I had to clip it from another source, not a good one for sure, but you can see it better if you click on the link to the on-line gallery :)

I love outdoor cafes in Europe and all the medieval arches and stone patios, roads, etc.  I also love umbrellas and warm colors, so this charming scene has everything.  I like the jumble of cafe tables and chairs in the foreground and that it doesn't take away from the umbrellas and arches.  I have taken about 10,000 pictures in Europe and will be going back to the Alsace region of France this September (2020) on a painting trip--that region has very German influenced architecture.