January Fire - SOLD

January Fire
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 22" x 28"
SOLD at $75 for Pick Up

I had this large canvas, and decided on something colorful, and I'm pretty happy with this one. The only problem with a piece this large is the shipping. So I'm trying this, no shipping, but to sell this one to someone local, who can pick it up. Appealing, isn't it?

Winter Blues - SOLD

Winter Blues
Oil on Canvas Panel, 11" x 14"
SOLD at $20 plus $10 shipping.
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Snow, reflections, and a lot of blue.

Have Faith - SOLD

Have Faith
Oil on Canvas Panel, 11" x 14"
SOLD at $15 plus $10 shipping.
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I am holding onto the promise of warmth and sunshine. Just a few more months of being cold.

Footbridge in Snow - SOLD

Footbridge in Snow
Oil on Canvas Panel, 11" x 14"
SOLD at $15 plus $10 shipping.
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This is the same painting, but I took all the snow fall out, just let it be an impression of a white world.
No more polka dots.

Footbridge in the Snow - NA

Footbridge in the Snow
Oil on Canvas Panel, 11" x 14"
Not Available, revised on 1/2/2015.
This one is experimental, from a photo reference that I really like. I think it looks good from a distance. Maybe not so much close up.

A Scattered Few - SOLD

A Scattered Few
Oil on Canvas Panel, 11" x 14"
SOLD at $22 plus $10 shipping.
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I've been out of commission for an entire week. A strength-zapping flu bug that's been going around, which started out like a bad cold and then went into chills and fever. I spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day under the covers, sleeping as much as I could, too weak to do much else. Today was the first day that I felt I wanted to paint again, and something very simple at that.

I hope that all of you had a wonderful Christmas, those of you who celebrate the Lord's birth.
And I wish each and every one a healthy, flu-free; prosperous and happy 2015. Thank you so much for all your support and friendship over the year(s).

Around the Bend - SOLD

Around the Bend
Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 16"
SOLD
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Below is a close up of a little part of the painting, so you can see the palette knife work.
Detail below.

Every once in awhile, a palette knife painting is just the slow down I need. I paint these with just the tip of the pointed small knife, a little tap tap stroke. I'm always happy with how much careful blending you can do with such a tool. Of course, the pieces take forever, but it's also a fun way to paint.

Watercolor Bouquet - SOLD

Watercolor Bouquet
Watercolor on Arches Paper, 14" x 20"
SOLD at $15 plus $10 shipping.
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Once again, two freebie bunches of flowers consolidated into one. Nice having a good source for fresh flowers, thank you Food Bank! Done with a big brush, very loose and sketchy.

Prairie Sky - SOLD

Prairie Sky
Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $20 plus $10 shipping.
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Oh, I like this one, I couldn't tell you exactly why. Maybe it's the feeling of space, maybe it's the warm grasses in the field. Or just the overall sense of peace here in this big openness.

Pines and Shadows - SOLD

Pines and Shadows
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD at $17 plus $10 shipping.
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Since this one didn't sell at $25, I've revised it a bit, and lowered the price.
I deepened the color of the snow shadows, and added more light to the pines, filled them out a bit more, and added the twigs and grasses. Better I think.

Assurance - SOLD

Assurance
Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $22 plus $10 shipping.
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We've got cold, raw, wet rain today (OK, I'm grateful it's not snow, but...), and I am thinking greens and colors. I'll still be doing still life, and snow scenes, but for today, I'm resting assured that we will have spring, summer and fall again. Greens and colors, and warmth.

Winter Bouquet - SOLD

Winter Bouquet
Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $17 plus $10 shipping.
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Another visit to the Food Bank over the weekend. It's so nice that I can also get flowers there, pick a couple of packages, and then discard the dead flowers, make a new bouquet from the survivors. Along with my blue vase from our local hospital thrift shop.

Pines and Shadows - SOLD

Pines and Shadows
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD at $17 plus $10 shipping.
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I have to admit that I had help with this one. My 6 year old granddaughter loves to draw and paint, so she sat on my lap (lap painting, Yay) and did the white snow for me. But only to the edges. "I can blend, TT!" So I let her do a little of that too.

Here's Kayla painting outside on the deck this past summer. (See the tongue action?)

White Winter Rose - SOLD

White Winter Rose
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $45 plus $10 shipping.
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A soft white rose for a winter's day.

Winter Quiet - SOLD

Winter Quiet
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD
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I like this one, the colors, and the serenity. Good way to enjoy the snow without the cold.

Free Bouquet - SOLD

Free Bouquet
Oil on Canvas Panel, 16" x 12"
SOLD at $20 plus $10 shipping.



Our pastor on Thanksgiving Eve was a local rabbi who announced at the service that he also ran a Food Bank out of his third garage. We were invited to follow him home and it was a bonanza of lovely food, a lot of it from Trader Joe's. I've gone back about four times since then, and have had some wonderful meals, fresh produce only slightly marred, and this time when I went I took three almost dead bunches of flowers, picked through them, and made this freebie bouquet. What's not to like?

Winter Colors Sketch - SOLD

Winter Colors Sketch
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD at $17 plus $10 shipping.
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An oil sketch on stretched canvas, using the lovely colors of winter.
A clear, cold day today after a lot of rain.

Peppers and Limes - SOLD

Peppers and Limes
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 10"
SOLD at $17 plus $8 shipping.
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Another still life on a rainy day in the DC area. (Glad it's not snow.)

Red Pepper - SOLD

Red Pepper
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 5" x 7"
SOLD at $15 plus $7 shipping.

There was a nice sale on tucked canvases today at Michaels, 5" x 7" tucked into 8" x 10", tucked into 12" x 16", and two more larger graduating sizes of canvases. All five for $14.95. Good deal, right? So here's the first one on the 5" x 7", just a quick pepper, since I still have them.

Peppers and Onions - SOLD

Peppers and Onions
Watercolor on Arches Paper, 8" x 8"
SOLD at $20 plus $5 shipping.
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I have some colorful veggies from the Food Bank, and wanted to try a watercolor of them.