Cloud Study - SOLD

Cloud Study
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD at $30 plus $7 shipping

I kept looking at this one in a mirror as I was working on it, and realizing that most of my cloudy skies aren't dark enough. I kept adding richer color to it. You'd think that everything is a sky should be light, but not so much.

Red Irises Twice - SOLD

Red One - SOLD
Watercolor on Archs Paper, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $25.00 plis $7.00 shipping.

Red Two - SOLD
Watercolor on Arches Paper, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $25.00 plus $7.00 shipping.

Hot Red Irises, yeehaw. And yes, they are almost the same. I decided to try out painting them in tandem, one petal on one and the same petal on the second and so on. It worked out nicely, as they each needed drying time, and I could switch back and forth.

Peony Sketch - SOLD

Peony Sketch
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

I'm not thrilled with this one. I wanted to see if I could do a loose peony, instead of drawing it out carefully, each little petal and crimp, but as it turns out, a sketch doesn't exactly do it, and I like the careful ones better. But I think it turned out well enough to save, anyway.

Two Iris Watercolors - SOLD

Multicolored Iris
Watercolor on Arches Paper, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $25.00 plus $7.00 shipping.

Purple Iris - SOLD
Watercolor on Arches Paper, 12" x 16"
Available at $25.00 plus $7.00 shipping.

Another couple of iris watercolors.

Fall Cove, Demo Painting - SOLD

Fall Cove, Demo Painting
Acrylics with Oil Touch Ups
Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD at $23.00 plus $7.00 shipping.

I was delighted to have some students this morning at our local Michael's, and this was the landscape I demoed. We work in acrylics in class, and I did a little refining at home in oils (and yes, it's ok to do oils over acrylics, but not vice versa.) A little out of season, but I figured someone might like  it.

Marsh Study, Palette Kinfe - SOLD

Marsh Study, Palette Knife Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD at $23.00 plus $7.00 shipping

After all the irises in watercolor, today I felt like something direct, loose and swishy.
This is a fast palette knife study with a limited palette of colors. Mostly I was just after a "mood" of some kind.

Orange Maroon Iris - SOLD

Orange Maroon Iris
Watercolor on Arches Paper, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $25.00 plus $7.00 shipping

This one was fun to do, I just splashed all these lovely colors and let them play.

New Year's Florals - SOLD

New Year's Pansies
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD at $55.00 plus $7.00 shipping.

Double Purple Irises - SOLD
Watercolor on Arches Paper, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $30.00 plus shipping.

Wishing you all a peaceful and prosperous (oh, yeah) 2012.

In the Pink Irises - SOLD

In the Pink Irises
Watercolor on Arches Watercolor Paper, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $20 plus $7 shipping.

Happy New Year, everyone!
Here's to a grand 2012 for all of you.

Repeating Iris - SOLD

Repeating Iris
Watercolor on Arches Paper, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $20 plus $7 shipping.

I did not realize how alike these two were until I was almost done painting them.
Oops, sorry about that. But someone will like them, I think.

2 Toned Iris Watercolor - SOLD

2 Toned Iris Watercolor
on Watercolor Arches Paper, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $20 plus $7 shipping.

A quick and dirty little watercolor on a very cold afternoon.

Sienna Iris - SOLD

Sienna Iris
Watercolor on Arches paper, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $20 plus $7 shipping.

Another watercolor iris.

Purple Iris Variety - SOLD

Iris with Bud
Watercolor on Paper, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $20.00 plus $7.00 shipping.

Frilly Purple Iris
Watercolor on Paper, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $20.00 plus $7.00 shipping

Large Dark Irises
Watercolor on Paper, 15" x 22"
SOLD at $60.00 plus $10.00 shipping

I fussed and fussed with my laptop, and I'm holding my breath that I am finally able (for I'm not sure how long) to get connected for a minute. We'll see how long it lasts.

Waterfall, Mixed Media - SOLD

Waterfall, Watercolors and Pastels
on Watercolor Paper, 11" x 14"
SOLD at $20.00 plus $7.00 shipping.

A misty scene with rocks and water, done while watching and listening to my Webinar, (free through Wet Canvas,) with Johannes Vloothuis.

Reflections in Gold - SOLD

Reflections in Gold
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD at $20 plus $7 shipping.

I like the little spot of shadowed shore, you can almost feel how cool the sand is there.

Watercolor Landscape - SOLD

Watercolor Landscape
Watercolor on Arches Paper, 12" x 16"
Image 11" x 15"
SOLD at $12 plus $5 mailing

A little watercolor today.

Late Fall Colors - Revised on 2/17/12

Late Fall Colors
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 24" x 24"
Revised on 2/17/2012

I had one last canvas, painted with water lilies, that didn't work. So today I got brave and found a nice photo (from a free online image library) with colors that feel current to our season. Doesn't it feel "chilly?" Thanks for looking.

Roses in Pencil - SOLD

Rose in Colored Pencil
on Bristol Vellum Paper, 6" x 7"
SOLD at $15.00 plus $5.00 mailing.

Rose in Graphite Pencil
on Bristol Vellum Paper, 5" x 6"
SOLD at $15.00 plus $5.00 mailing

Since I struggled to paint a rose the other day, and couldn't "get it," I wanted to see if I could at least draw one. So here are two roses, one in graphite pencil, the other with Colored Pencils. Hope you are staying warm.

Overpaintings - SOLD

Sky and Water
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 5" x 7"
SOLD at $15.00 plus $7.00 shipping

Textured Pear
Oil on Stretched Linen, 6" x 6"
SOLD at $15.00 plus $7.00 shipping

Fields and Hills
Oil on Canvas Panel, 6" x 8"
SOLD at $15.00 plus $7.00 shipping.

Using up a few more canvases that had previous paintings on them.

Redux Paintings - SOLD

Shoreline
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10"
SOLD at $15.00 plus $5.00 shipping.

Palette Knife Clouds
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8"
SOLD at $15.00 plus $5.00 shipping.

Using some older canvases to paint over.
Quite a bit of texture in both of these, from the original paintings.