Poppy Prints for my first attempt at linocut printmaking!

Painting on a cold, windy Sunday made me yearn for warmth!

I felt the need for warmth, romance and a little mystery today when I found my inspirational reference photo. I choose a horse grazing at the edge of Aspens and wanted to leave a lot of it to the viewer's interpretation so I stayed as loose as I could for today.  Enjoy this late summer day!

"Horse in the Aspens"

20"x30" oil painting on 1 1/2" profile canvas

$575.00

Rainy Day Project!

How do you overcome the last of the winter blues when it's dark and ominous out?  

You paint!  We had downpour after downpour and gloomy weather, so I started looking through my inspiration file that houses all my reference photos I collect to get my creative juices flowing, and I found this bright, cheery scene of lovely spring daffodils.  

It didn't take much to decide this was a good subject on such a dreary day.  I will create my own sunshine!

Hope you enjoy.

"Ushering in Spring"

24"x12" oil painting on 1 1/2" profile canvas

$625

Finally!

After a drawn out move, some travel mixed in and a lot of adjusting to a new town, I have gotten my studio space set up and finally put some time aside to paint yesterday.  I decided to "go big" and painted a 20"x30" floral painting.  Pretty ambitious for not having picked up a brush in over a month, but I loved the process, tried some different techniques and loved the result.  It brought me right into Spring and Summer on a cold rainy night here in Bend.

 I hope you enjoy it too!

"Wildflower Field"

20"x30" oil painting on 1 1/2" profile canvas

$750

Painting Today with Children! So fun!

I had a fantastic day today painting with a 6 year old and a 9 year old.  Showing them the "tricks of the trade", allowing them to explore their creativity, amazed at the results!  I wish I had taken photographs of their art to post.  They did an amazing job and produced three paintings each!  I didn't believe they would be able to focus that long, but they really got into it!

I did this kind of abstract flower painting to give them some pointers on how to fill the canvas, using brush strokes, etc.  They made me wish I was a kid again!

Abstract Flowers

12X12" oil painting on museum quality flat panel

$80f