Fire and Ice

5 1/2x6"
oil on MDF board

Another flower painting. I know the season for them is short now, so I love to paint as many as I can before they are no more. And hopefully this week Ill be announcing the long awaited arrival of our new baby. I am ready!

Fuchsia Glow SOLD

6x6"
Oil on MDF Board

I was asked to do a commission piece for a lady. I painted a variety of paintings so she had a few to choose from. This is the one she chose. I just loved how the vase glowed when the light hit it. I painted a larger one with the vase that I will post at some point.

Yay, the weekend is here! Have a good one!

Blue Breeze

6x6"
Oil on MDF Board

Summer is over and September activities are in full swing. These little daisies may be one of the last reminders of the summer past.
Thank you to everyone who sent congratulations through from the last post. I value the support from my blog readers. Its great to be part of such a supportive community. And thanks to all who take the time to type out a few words in the comment sections of my post. I check them regularly and they are always such a pick me up!

Wild Mix

6x6"
Oil on MDF Board
Available

I was asked to do a commission piece of white daisies, as they have special meaning for this individual. I ended up being so inspired by the flowers and vases she brought over I painted five 6x6ers for her to choose from and one larger 20x20. I will update availability on the small ones soon as she needs to see them in person yet. The 20x20 she did purchase, and will post it soon too.

Purple Haze

6x6"
Oil on MDF Board

This is the last of the daisy series, well, for now anyways. The title, well, my brain has been in a haze the last few days. Not the kind sung about in Jimmy's famous song however, no baby brain haze! I am 35 weeks this week and am getting very tired and anxious about everything. I am loving the moments I can sit and paint. This is about the only thing that calms me.

Distracted

6x6"
Oil on MDF Board

It looks as though the daisy's attention is being held by something off to the right, it is not focused on looking forward. This is kind of how my days have been lately, between basement renovations, trying to get ready for baby and keeping my three year old occupied, I find myself getting distracted easily. It will all come together eventually. Till then, I will just keep painting!!

Cool Dip

6x6"
Oil on MDF Board

My son picked these little daisies for me on one of the walks he went on. I love little gifts like this from my little boy. This is what this summer is all about, the little things!

Out of Line

6x6"
oil on MDF board

Another painting of peas. This is the last of them, we ate them all.

Witnesses

6x6"
oil on canvas

The one off the plate may be the lucky one who got away, his buddies are witness to his escape though. Will they give him up?

I have been receiving fresh garden veggies from people this season, what a treat. We don't even shell these, we eat them whole, shell and all. Run you peas, run while you can!

Carmel Wave

6x6"
oil on MDF board

The other day I bought new fabric for under my still life set ups. This is one of the pieces. I really like how the fabric folded. I spend one whole morning in the fabric store while there was a white out blizzard going on it was great! This painting is quite rich in real life. I am finding it very difficult to get good photos of my work with all the white snow as I photograph them outside. I get crazy light reflections which tend to wash out the paintings. I will be working on improving this.

Apple#3

6x6"
oil on MDF board

The weekend was pretty much a wright off for painting. It wasn't that I didn't have the time, it was that everything I set up just didn't work. After three wipers I finally painted this apple. I'm not one hundred percent happy with it but I do like the color. I just had a couple of those days.

Back on the Shelf SOLD

6x6"
oil on MDF board

I have accumulated quite a collection of things, they often find their way down from the shelves onto my work surfaces in my studio. I need to spend some time putting them back. In the meantime Ill paint them.

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The Good China

6x6"
Oil on MDF board
$312.00 (framed)
I will send a photo of this piece framed if interested. Email for enquiry.

Happy New Year!!

I actually found time during the holiday season to paint! This is one of the paintings I did.

To tell you the truth this is the second attempt at this one. The first one I just didn't get the handles right so I did some sketches to study the shapes and values, just trying to work it out, here are the sketches. Doing this exercise every once in a while is so valuable to learning how to see.





This new year is shaping up to be a great one. I have been asked to do some teaching which I am so looking forward to. I also am planning to paint and post a little bit more. Most likely going back to three time a week, as well as work on larger pieces. I have already got a good start on all of it.

I hope all of you have started the new year out well. Here's to keeping new resolutions or as I read some where, here's to rebelling against them, what ever works for you!

Coffee First

(not for sale)

I have all my Christmas decorations out to start decking the halls! However I am finding myself procrastinating. Really only because we are trying to decide weather or not to go with a real tree or a fake tree. I think I am winning this one and real it will be!

With that said, I am extending an open invitation to stop by and see my paintings from now until Christmas. They are unique gifts for the hard to buy for! Check out details on the side of my blog page.

Sunshine

Another mug. These guys are so fun to paint. love the reflections and the challenge of getting the form right.

Well I have to make some changes in the way I am approaching this blog. I want to start working on some bigger work. The commitment I have made to post three times a week will have to change to "when I get a chance to post I will". I hope to post a small painting at least once a week. But also want to start working in my sketchbooks doing some study sketches and experimenting. These pages may show up on the blog as well!

This also means a change with how I sell my work. If you are interested in purchasing my work, please contact me through email. I will not be using E Bay at this time. The price of each piece will be posed with the painting and I will still use Pay Pal for transaction for your convenience.

I am excited about the changes, and hope you all still follow my work as I post. Thanks for the support to date and look forward to bigger and better work coming in the future!!

One Left Behind

6x6"
oil on MDF board
$490.00
This piece has been framed with the painting "Pepper"
I will send a photo of these framed pieces if interested. Email for enquiry.


After putting my vase and straw flowers away after the last painting, this one bloom got left out on my still life table. It was just calling out for attention. I painted it as it was, just lying there on the table. It was a challenge to paint in the subtle values and colors, quite a change from the last few paintings I have done. I also loved laying the paint on thick on this one.

Just a note: A huge thank you to Carol Marine for mentioning me in her blog this past week, and a thanks to all who have check out my work because of that.

Some Sort of Fruit

I was shopping today and saw these. I am not sure what they are nor do I know how to eat them. Any ideas?

Okay this is an edit to my original post. It is called a Persimmon. I still don't know how to eat it! What caught my eye was how the leaves formed a square shape, and the color is amazing.

Yet another addition to this post I tasted it and it is very good. Hard to explain, just pick on up and try it!

Hanging On

Another leaf and bottle. The way the light hits the still life it looks like a spotlight on a stage. I haven't posted for a while, I have been preparing to teach private art lessons. I am excited and really looking forward to it.

Citrus Wrap

This one was fun but challenging.I hope to do another sometime during the season.

The Last Basket

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This was painted in my Mom and Dads back yard yesturday. The apple tree produces so many apples evey year, Mom is pretty happy to get down to the last basket. The sun in the back yard has been so beautiful, I was glad to have captured it here. The back chair is were Mom can often be found getting some "fresh air".