Morning Hope - SOLD

Morning Hope
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD at $130.00, includes shipping.
Detail Below.

Bad news floating around, people loosing jobs, feeling the stress and worry of this tough economy, lots of folks not being able to afford food, worried about loosing their homes....we all need some hope right now. Something about the fresh light of morning, sunlight catching on distant farm buildings, says hope to me.

It's been awhile since I've done one that I really love. This one works, I'm so pleased with it. It gives me hope too.

White Floral - SOLD

White Floral
Oils on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD at $20.00 plus shipping.

I revised this one this morning, and have reduced it for quick sale.

Triple Tomatoes - SOLD

Triple Tomatoes
Oil on Canvas Panel, 6" x 8"
SOLD at $30.00 plus shipping.

This one feels still, a still still life. I'm not sure why, but it feels calm to me.

Scrappy Sunflowers - SOLD

Scrappy Sunflowers
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10"
SOLD at $35.00 plus shipping.

My sunflowers are about to die, so I wanted to do one more painting with them. They really didn't last long, must have been old already when I got them. This one is very thick and swishy. I would even describe it as "scrappy."
It has thick, loose strokes of color.

Simple White Bowl - SOLD

Simple White Bowl
Oil on Canvas Panel, 6" x 8"
SOLD at $25.00 plus $5.00 shipping.

A simple white bowl done with a limited primary platter: one blue, one yellow, one red, plus white. Hope you are all having a good weekend.

Lake Sunset - SOLD

Lake Sunset
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD.

The thing with sunsets and sunrises is to try to not get the colors too, too bright. Colorful, yes, but not garish. I like how this one turned out. Yes?

Sunflower Shadows - SOLD

Sunflower Shadows
Oil on Canvas Panel, 11" x 14"
SOLD at $60.00 plus shipping.

I set this jar of sunflowers under the light, thinking I'd paint the flowers. But what attracted me was the really neat shadows. So that's what I really painted.

Lavender Iris

Lavender Iris
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
Available at $30.00 plus shipping.

Another revised painting. This one used to be pink.

Two at Ten - SOLD

Peach on Blue
Oil on Canvas Panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD at $10 plus shipping.

Peach on White
Oil on Canvas Panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD at $10 plus $7 shipping.

If you are interested in purchasing these as a set, shipping will be $7.00 for the both together.

Two Blues at Fifteen - SOLD

Cherries and Sunflower
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD at $15.00 plus $7.00 shipping.

Apples in Blue and Green
Oil on Stretched Linen, 10" x 10"
SOLD at $15 plus $7 shipping.

Another couple of older pieces, reduced for quick sale.

Two at Twenty - SOLD

Revised, Daisy Bouquet
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD at $20.00 plus $7.00 shipping.

Tree in a Field
Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 10"
SOLD at $20.00 plus $7.00 shipping.

The daisy bouquet is revised from a post in May, and the little tree was done as a demo, and never posted. Hope you guys are all staying cool.

Two Pears 2 - SOLD

Two Pears 2
Oil on Canvas Panel, 5" x 7"
SOLD at $20 plus $7 shipping.

Another mini with the Forelle pears.
Hope you all are staying cool, we're having another sweltering week in the DC area.

Backlit Lemons - SOLD

Backlit Lemons
Oils on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 16"
SOLD at $60.00 plus shipping.

I had another 8" x 16" canvas that I wanted to use up today, and lemons were the natural choice, since I had four of them. Something a little different for me, with the dark backdrop.

Simple Summer Landscape - SOLD

Simple Summer Landscape
Oils on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 10"
SOLD.

I have been wanting to be around water. I need to investigate where the nearest lake is, I think. This is just a small dream of water, until I can do that.

Coral Iris - SOLD

Coral Iris
Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 12" x 12" x 1.5"
SOLD at $60.00 plus shipping.

This one is revised from May, and I finally finished painting the wrapped bottom.The flower and background are extended around the sides, top and bottom. No frame is needed.

Lavender Hydrangea - SOLD

Lavender Hydrangea
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10"
SOLD at $35.00 plus shipping.

For this one, I actually drew out the petals loosely and then let them be a vague guideline. Nice, isn't it? I like the blue suggestions.

Avocado Half - SOLD

Avocado Half
Oil on Canvas Panel, 5" x 7"
SOLD at $20.00 plus $7.00 shipping.

Aren't you loving the avocados in season?

Three Lemons

Three Lemons
Oil on Canvas Panel, 6" x 8"
Available at $20.00 plus $7.00 shipping.

And the last one of the series of smalls for the day.

Two Pears - SOLD

Two Pears
Oil on Canvas Panel, 6" x 8"
SOLD at $20.00 plus $7.00 shipping.

Another of the series of small still life paintings.

Two Lemons

Two Lemons
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 5" x 7"
Available at $20.00 plus $7.00 shipping.

Since recent sales are telling me that my best "price point" is the small paintings at $20, I plan to do a series of these small ones, see how it goes. This is the first, just a couple of lemons. Thanks for looking.