A Sunflower Portrait The spectacular beauty of our fall season is increasingly abundant with each passing day. Renewed energy and good cheer ushered in by the changing season hangs in the air, everywhere, I see friends and neighbors about town. On a recent weekend outing, I relished the sight of our farmers market selling pumpkins, …
My Feathered Friend Springtime is in full swing in Georgia. We are enjoying our lengthening days, increasingly, warm, and abundant sunshine, blooming fauna and most especially the activity of our birds and small wildlife clearly enjoying our warmer temperatures too. Recent sunny days have brought sightings of robins, morning doves and most especially cardinals pairing …
Forever Yours Red Rose Be My Valentine. I will love you forever. This perfect red rose was one in a bouquet of roses given to me by my husband. These intoxicating flowers brightened up our house for days during which they became perfect subjects for painting. On a creative afternoon, I toned an 11 by …
Tulip Garden Treasure When I am in search of inspiration for a painting, I repeatedly discover that I do not have to travel far from home. I wander around in my garden with an adventurous spirit, focused eye and my camera at the ready. During a recent Spring season, our Georgia rains were frequent and …
I Have These Christmas Wishes Today, standing at my easel in the warm sunlight, I am working on my painting entitled, My Sweetheart Rose. I am some thirty hours, and more, into this new rose portrait, and I am not yet seeing the end of this challenging painting. Layer after layer, I continue onward in …
A New Painting Underway This month I have enjoyed the good fortune to paint with fellow oil painters in a small carefully orchestrated workshop, while practicing social distancing and watching out for each other’s safety. The camaraderie was a very welcome change of pace from the many days spent sharing current creative endeavors with my …
Dreamscape Dreamscape, a tribute to what we see when we dream. My “through the looking glass” oil painting, entitled, Dreamscape, presents our natural world in an abstract dreamlike fashion. It is my world, a world orchestrated with its own unique rhythm. This extraordinary canvas presents the world as I see it, as my eye focuses …
Giclées on William Turner Paper With each passing day, my painting studio looks increasingly colorful. And, the brilliance and drama grow many times over on the days I carry home an armful of newly printed giclées. These are the times I cheerfully spend poring over the many fine details of my first round reproduction prints …
The Perfect Red Rose The perfect red rose was one in a bouquet of roses given to me by my husband. These intoxicating flowers brightened up our house for days during which they became perfect subjects for painting. On a creative afternoon, I toned an 11 by 14 inch canvas with the color viridian. I, …
Springtime In Texas I receive many inquiries from art lovers who ask me which of my oil paintings is my favorite. I often respond that the painting I am currently painting is my favorite! But, truly, I do have a special place in my heart for my cow portrait, entitled Springtime In Texas. The manner in …
Capturing the light of an ocean sunrise is an inspired event for a painter. In this photograph, the cool white reflection of morning sunlight on the water is especially memorable. The transparent cloud effect and soft pastel colors of the sky provide me with endless inspiration for painting. If this atmospheric scene appears familiar – …
A Sunflower Portrait Recently, I received an email from a fellow art lover in Florida who wanted to share they are hanging their newly purchased giclée, Bee Happy, in their kitchen. Their kind email included a picture of their custom order giclée to show off how nicely this golden sunflower portrait brightens up their breakfast …
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