Fall Pansies - SOLD

Fall Pansies Oil on Art Board, 8" x 8" x .5" Edges are Painted, No frame required SOLD at $35.00 pluss $5.00 shipping. Imagine my delight to find the Home Depot with pansies for sale. I really didn't know there were varieties that like cooler fall weather, but what fun to have them.

Inviting Path Three - SOLD

InvitingPath Three Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12" SOLD at $65.00 plus shipping. I have my "reject paintings" hanging around the apartment, and sometimes one of them will grab my attention for revisions. This one had good enough bones, just needed some lightening and brightening. When everything was said and done last evening and this morning, I probably touched up most of it, and I think it's very rich now.

Sunflowers on Yellow - SOLD

Sunflowers on Yellow
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14"
SOLD at $75.00 plus shipping.

This latest batch of sunflowers is now starting to get droopy, so I think this will be the last sunflower painting for awhile. My florals aren't done though. I have discovered that they sell pansies in the fall. I guess it's a hardy variety that loves the cooler air. Only $4.00 a pot at Home Depot, yippee! Some pansy paintings next.

Sunflowers On Lavender - SOLD

Sunflowers on Lavender Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12" SOLD at $75.00 plus shipping. There was so much interest in the sunflowers last week that I bought another bunch at our Giant. Sadly, these are all the small sunflowers, but at least there were some leaves left on this bunch. I'd love to get my hands on some of the big-face variety. This is a slightly larger painting than the 10" x 10" series from last week.

Hangin' Out - SOLD

Hangin' Out Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 16" SOLD at $60.00 plus shipping. There's something nostalgic about seeing fresh laundry out on a clothesline. It's rare anymore, mostly in the country, but doesn't it bring back memories?

Harbor Island Sunset - SOLD

Harbor Island Sunset Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 16" SOLD at $50.00 plus shipping. I've had this photo for awhile, and haven't ever ('til now) done anything with it. Love the colors.

Sunday's White Rose - SOLD

Sunday's White Rose Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12" SOLD at $65.00 plus shipping. It's been awhile since I've done a white floral, so I decided to take my time with a soft rose today. Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend.

The Red Maple - SOLD

The Red Maple
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 16"
SOLD at $100, includes shipping.

I wanted something big today, and I am very pleased with the way this one turned out. I put on NPR and just zoned out, painting. I like the feeling of clear air in this one, and the disappearing path.

The Red Maple

Peaches with Striped Bowl - Gifted

Peaches with Striped Bowl
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8"
Not available, Gifted.

This is another version, smaller, of the peaches on blue I did earlier.

Sunflowers in Abstract Yellow - SOLD

Sunflowers in Abstract Yellow
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10"
SOLD at $45.00 plus $5.00 shipping.

I actually really like this one. I started with a realistic effort, and then when it wasn't working, began to wipe off the canvas. Halfway through the wipe, I liked what was happening, and decided to "go with the flow" and this is the result. Cool, huh?

Sunflowers on Dark - SOLD

Sunflowers on Dark Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10" SOLD at $40.00 plus shipping. This will be the last of the sunflower paintings for awhile. Well, at least until I buy more stems, that is. The background isn't really black, but a mixture of phthalo green and magenta paint.

Sunflowers - SOLD

Sunflowers Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10" SOLD at $35.00 plus shipping. Don't you love sunflowers? They are hard to paint though. I am anxious for another stab at these tomorrow.

Lake Needwood Demo Painting

Lake Needwood Demo Painting Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10" Available at $45.00 plus shipping. This morning was an open house, fall kick off at the Chevy Chase Women's Club, and art teachers were well represented. I brought along my plein air gear, and set up for a little demo painting, deciding to do a landscape from a photo rather than a still life (which would have meant hauling along stuff to set up.) This was what resulted.

Mini Fruit Tart Sketch - SOLD

Mini Fruit Tart Sketch

Oil on Canvas Panel, 5" x 7"

SOLD at $20.00 plus $5.00 shipping.

I know I bought too many things to paint yesterday...donuts, a mini fruit tart, some sunflowers, apples...so now I'm feeling pressure to use what I bought, and rushed through this little painting. So it's a sketch in oils, which is also valid. Maybe I'll try it again, take more time. Or maybe I'll just do the sunflowers....

Seckels and Stripes - SOLD

Seckels and Stripes Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12" SOLD at $80.00 plus shipping. Another version of the Pears and new bowls, reversing the direction of the dishtowel and the stack of the bowls, green on the outside this time around. Lots of red stripes in this one!

Little Muffin - SOLD

Little Muffin Oil on Panel, 6" x 6" SOLD at $30.00 plus $5.00 shipping. A simple little painting of a golden muffin (corn.) I picked it for the top, which was a little more interesting than the others on offer.

Seckels and New Bowls - SOLD

Seckels and New Bowls Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12" SOLD at $80.00 plus shipping. Do you have a "Tuesday Morning" near you? What a great store, always different stuff, and in general, a treasure hunt. I got these new bowls this past week, along with the red and white dish towels, for a song. (The bowls were $1.99 each!) I also picked up 4 cups with no saucers ($.99 each), but they are stackable and paintable, and a gorgeous grey-green color. You'll be seeing them one of these days. Meanwhile, if you have a Tuesday Morning near you, go and have some fun.

Lemons and Bowls - SOLD

Lemons and Bowls
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8"
SOLD at $35.00 plus $5.00 shipping.

 OK. Although I worked pretty hard on this one, I'm not too happy with it. Something kind of boring about it. Or perhaps it's the shape of the polka dot bowl. They can't all be winners, right? But I figured with the colors, it might just be the ticket for someone, somewhere a spot of bright and blue might work. You never know.

Lemon Wedges with Kiwi - SOLD

Lemon Wedges with Kiwi Oil on Canvas Panel, 6" x 6" SOLD at $30.00 plus $5.00 shipping. This one took some changes. At first there were two halves of kiwi above the vetical wedge of lemon, and it looked so much like two eyes and a nose, that I really had to change it. It's a pretty sketchy painting, but kind of cool.