"Little Girl."

I've had the little black and white reference photo of this little girl over 40 years.  I'm not sure who it is even, but the pose was so charming I've always thought it would make a good painting and finally got around to doing it.  6 x 4 inches oil on canvas panel.

Springtime, Benbow

6 x 8 inches oil on canvas panel.  I painted this today along with 5 other women painters who were doing the same.  It's totally plein air except for a few last touches in the trees back in the studio. It is currently at auction DPW here

Peach Roses in Round Clear Vase

20 x 20 oil on canvas.  Another floral for the show.  I Like painting flowers especially roses.  Their lines are so full of expression and of course the colors are soft and beautiful.  It's easy to go overboard and get too sweet so the stripes and deep cast shadows help with this.  Painting is such a balancing act and demands constant attention. sold

Red Roses with Apple

I've begun painting for the upcoming show at Piante Gallery in June.  Judy Evenson and I are sharing the gallery for the show.  I always like to get the big ones done first then glide along with the less intense (usually) smaller pieces.  This painting is 30 x 24 inches.  It's painted alla prima which is wet into wet paint.  When it dried in unfinished areas I had to repaint to maintain this approach.  Red is a color in a different category.....one can't mess with it by adding other colors to lighten or darken and if you do the beautiful redness is destroyed.  So these are reds right out of the tube and done with palette knife.  For a darker red I used cad red deep....for the lightest cad scarlet.  The rest of the items are studio props I use frequently.  I love shiny reflective surfaces.

Winter Back Yard

This is the view out my studio (upstairs) window.  6 x 6 inches.  For more information or to bid go to DailypaintWorks.  here

Red Roof, Feb Trees, Comm. Pk.

This was painted last week in the Community Park.  A wonderful place to paint and just be.  Locals use it for exercise and walking dogs etc.   I was fascinated with the shadows on the bank and buildings and the undulating tree shapes.  For more information or to bid go here

opening bid $90

Blue Bowl, Red Pears

I've always loved these bright colors together and looked for the props to accomplish it.  I first painted this setup many years ago in watercolor and it was not successful.  I photographed the setup and put it away and just today painted this small panel from the photograph.  It come allot closer to what I had in mind than the watercolor.  This 6 x 6 panel is at auction on DailyPaintWorks.  here