5 x 7 oil
Still Life with Red Vase
A small study of a vase with a sprig of abelia from a bush blooming outside our door. Painted from life.
I’m off to a nocture paintout this evening, which should be an interesting challenge. I’ve scouted the location and know what to expect, generally, but lighting is […]

Peach Still Life
5 x 7 oil

Our peaches are finally ripe - time for cobbler, scones and painting still lives. The peaches in the market don’t usually have leaves attached, and I think that makes all the difference in setting up a small study. This one’s soaking wet, a little hard to photograph. […]

“Tuscan Flavor - Fennel and Mushroom”
6 in x 6 in
Remember how I said I was watching more food network and less politics for the moment? As part of that trend, I’ve enjoyed shopping for some vegetables I don’t usually prepare, among them, fennel. This delicate vegetable and its companion mushroom called for […]

“Onion and Peppers” 5 x 7 oil on canvas
After months of watching virtually nothing but election news on TV and radio, I decided that I am finding the whole thing too stress producing and have switched some of my viewing habits to Food Network. Yeah, I still keep tabs on what’s going on, but I […]

Sunday Sunshine - 6″ x 6″ - watercolor with colored pencil accent
Rather, this is the sunshine we WISH we had right about now. It’s been cold, wet and lightning is promised tonight. But I really can’t complain because this sort of weather is such a rare event and the gushing streams and […]

Avocado & Leaves - 5 x 7 oil
Avocados from our overburdened tree - guacamole coming soon! This was painted from life this morning with actual sunshine streaming in my studio window!
I’m feeling better - finally - things are looking up.

“Fortune Cookie” - 5 x 7 - acrylic
This painting was done in response to a creative challenge to “draw or paint something wrapped in plastic.” Since we had Chinese food the other night, I still had this fortune cookie sitting around, so I decided to paint that. The problem is, I can’t read the […]

Last year this time I posted a year round up of some of my favorite paintings and drawings.
Part 1
Part 2
I’m doing the same this year, and in a few days I’ll post a look back at the goals I set last January and some thoughts and goals for the coming year.

January. “Two sweets” This […]

“Harvest” 8 x 10 oil
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Persimmons are still in season around here, so I decided to do another still life including one. This is a lot looser than most of the oil paintings I’ve been doing, and I enjoyed the opportunity to try something different. This was painted from life using reasonably […]

The Open Pomegranate - 5 x 7 inches - oil on canvasboard
Yes, I know it is a little radical compared to yesterday’s more sedate persimmon and plumbago composition, but sometimes a girl’s just got to cut loose and do something different. I had purchased a few pomegranates to put in a still life arrangement and […]