Peony Watercolor - SOLD

Peony Watercolor Watercolor on Paper, 12" x 15.25" image area SOLD at $50.00 plus shipping. A little detour back into watercolors. I have gracious permission from my art buddy, Carol to use some of her wonderful floral photos, and this was a delicate one to do. Some of the greys are tube greys, and some are mixed grey, but aren't they soft? Thanks for looking.

Plum Tumble

Plum Tumble Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 10" Available at $40.00 plus shipping. Just one more little painting, and the plums will be eaten. My granddaughter, Alex, grabbed one this morning and reported that they are "really juicy." Thanks for looking, and may you enjoy a good, juicy plum at least once this summer.

Frosted Plums - SOLD

Frosted Plums Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14" SOLD at $65.00 plus shipping. These frosty looking plums from the local grocery store looked so good, with their variety of color and sizes. They just called for more lavender, so I went with it. It will have to belong in a spot that likes purples. Thanks for looking.

New England Reminisce - SOLD

New England Reminisce Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20" SOLD at $75.00 plus shipping. I have a few photos that I had always intended to paint from, and this is from one of them. Wauwinet Road again, I imagine it looks pretty much like this right now, except fuller leaves. The photo was taken in the late spring this year. Isn't it tranquil? Thanks for looking.

Light Play - SOLD

Light Play Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 16" Not Available, revised. A made up place, and imagined light. Blazing sunshine on a hillside. Thanks for looking.

Peach Hibiscus - NA

Peach Hibiscus Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14" Not available. This lovely peachy colored hibiscus lives out back by the pool. It has soft, subtle colors to it, and I knew it was just begging to be painted. Thanks for looking.

Large Pink Peony - SOLD

Large Pink Peony Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20" SOLD at $100.00 plus shipping. I adore florals. This one gave me some trouble though, just trying to get the drawing part correct, and the colors. (I had to wipe it all out once, and start the drawing over upside down.) I worked from one of Carol Holt's photos, a prolific member of my Online Art Yahoo group (all former students of Cathy Johnson) who graciously allowed me to borrow them. In the end, I'm happy with this one. Thanks for looking.

Louisiana Sky Two - SOLD

Louisiana Sky Two Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14" SOLD at $65.00 plus shipping. I stopped along the road the other day while running a couple of errands, and the sky was just wonderful. I did these from the photos I took of the sky. This is not unusual to see these July afternoons. The horizon did a fish eye, but it really is straight. Thanks for looking.

Gauchos on Yellow - SOLD

Gauchos on Yellow Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 10" SOLD at $50.00 plus shipping. What I really liked about this one when I got it set against the yellow paper was the little sweep of orange light peeking through the space between the two front pears. It gets a little glow going there. Thanks for looking.

Peony Dreams Two - SOLD

Peony Dreams Two Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10" SOLD as part of a set of two To go along with the peony piece from a few days back, this is the second to make a set. Thanks for looking.

Gauchos in Glass Bowl - SOLD

Gauchos in Glass Bowl Oil on Canvas Panel, 11" x 14" SOLD at $65.00 plus shipping.

Same pears, different day. I like blue and green together a lot, even though green and red are the ideal combination. Thanks for looking.

Gaucho Pears - SOLD

Gaucho Pears, with Detail Oil on Canvas Panel, 7" x 20" SOLD at $60.00 plus shipping. I added the detail to more truly show the colors, this one isn't as green as the first photo shows. I bought these pears at our local supermarket, and I love them for all their lumps and bumps. New produce, what fun! Thanks for looking.

Red Boat at Scott's Cove - SOLD

Red Boat at Scott's Cove Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20" SOLD at $85.00 plus shipping. I did want to try this one again today, so a fresh canvas, and more careful preparation. I do like it better, but it's also bigger: more space to paint. Thanks for looking.

Small Red Boat - SOLD

Small Red Boat Oil on Stretched Canvas, 14" x 18" SOLD at $40.00 plus shipping. To my eye, this one just simply didn't turn out. It's from a photo I shot at Scott's Cove along the Potomac River a couple of years back. The image was so appealing, but I couldn't do it justice today. Once in awhile, you just forget how to paint. It was one of those days...BUT I did find a terrific church! It's called The Dwelling Place, in Lake Charles. Thanks for looking.

Watercolor Floral with Frame - SOLD

Watercolor Floral with Frame, Watercolor and Gouache on Paper Watercolor Size: 11.75" x 16" Frame Outside Size: 22" x 26" SOLD at $100.00, including frame, shipping additional. My friend and gallery owner Marilyn Klevit gave me this frame some years back. She thought I might find a use for it. It's amazing the things you find when you unpack, right? So I did this watercolor and gouache to go in the frame. Of course there would be a mat or a double mat between the piece and the frame, but I set them together to show the colors. The frame is wooden, with a painted matte surface, and it has a bit of an Italian flavor to it. I think it should go to a nice home. Thanks for looking.

Bright Hibiscus - SOLD

Bright Hibiscus Oil on Stretched Canvas, 14" x 18" SOLD at $100 plus shipping. My first hibiscus, and they are fun to do, all that lovely bright paint, and all that nice soft brush blending. We have a new one on the patio, which I promised my daughter to buy from her when I sold a painting of it. We are having fun learning new plants here. Thanks for looking.

View from the Carport

View form the Carport Oil on Gesso Board, 8" x 10" Available at $30.00 plus shipping. Attached to the garage/studio is a car port where the lawn tactor and assorted large yard tools live, along with extra lawn chairs and such. A nice place to sit in the shade and look across the yards of the neighbors. Yes, I took out the swing set. Thanks for looking.

Calladium

Calladium Watercolor on 140 lb Strathmore Gemini Paper, 13" x 17" Available at $40.00 plus shipping. Along one of the walls of the house, in the back by the pool, is a bed of calladium and impatients. These are just so appealing, though I know they are pretty common in the South. My first plein air painting here, sitting outside in the bed, taking lots of breaks to cool off. Thanks for looking.

Peony Dreams - SOLD

Peony Dreams Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10" SOLD at $40.00 plus shipping. The AC in my studio makes it really nice and quiet, cool and private. I wasn't quite finished thinking about peonies, so I sat in the coolness and used a photo taken in Maryland at my Mom's neighbors' garden (Frances). This turned out to be more about colors and patterns than the actual flower, but I do like it. Thanks for looking.

Louisiana Sky One - SOLD

Louisiana Sky One Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10" SOLD at $30.00 plus shipping. My first Louisiana painting had to be of the sky. This area is wonderfully flat, so the skies are big, and we've had really cool thunderstorms rolling through every day since we arrived. I have a feeling there will be lots of sky paintings. There are also lots of cows! That surprised me, I guess I never thought of cows in the South, not sure why. (So I put some in.) Space to breathe, geckos, armadillos crossing the yard, dragonflies as big as small birds...agapanthus, birds of paradise, calladium...this will be fun! Thanks for looking, while I continue to unpack and organize.