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| "Tuscan Sunflowers" - Acrylic - 2014
Painting Sunflowers - This painting was done at Art with a Twist at the Red Cockerill Gallery. I've always loved sunflowers and when I looked back I discovered that there have been lots of other sunflowers in my gallery. I've painted many more but these are the ones that made it to a "frame." I'm so please that out of eight paintings of sunflowers, seven have gone to family or friends. It nice to know that I've helped spread sunflowers around the country. :) It's also interesting to see how my painting has developed over the years. I simply must get more creative however in naming my paintings.
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| "Sunflower Surprise - Pastel - 2013 |
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| "Sunflower Face" - Pastel - 2013 |
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| "Sunflower Face" - Pastel - 2013
These three painting were done for my April 2012 Art Show. I loved them and my daughter, Amy did too. I told her if they didn't sell at the show she could have them. They now hang in her dinning room over her buffet. She narrowly got them though because after the show closed a friend asked about them. I actually painted them to be a collection and it was great fun.
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| "Sunflower Pot" - Acrylic - 2011
This painting was done as a still life from a pot of sunflowers on my sunroom. I still have this pot on my porch. The painting was in the April 2012 Art Show and sold to my brother Gary. I'm so pleased he and Lois attended the show and he purchased two of my favorite paintings, this one and "Mark of the Potter."
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| "Sunflowers 2" - Pastel - 2010
I so loved my "Sunflower" painting that I really hated to let it go. It was hung in my house for months and after several failed attempts to duplicate it I gave in and gave it to a dear friend. I loved this one also and put it in my April 2012 Art Show and it sold to my friend Ann. I learned early on that I am not suited to "paint on commission." Just the idea of painting something specific that someone has requested changes the whole experience. I have to just paint what I love and if someone else loves it - so be it!
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| "Sunflowers" - Patel - 2010
Looking back I made considerable progress between my paintings. This one was always a favorite. It is owned by my friend Robyn. It was a gift at her retirement.
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| "Sunflower" - Pastel - 2010 This was one of my first pastel paintings and was painted in a class with Karen Margulis. I see so many issues to correct but at the time it was a fun experience that helped get me "hooked" on pastel. This painted is owned by my friend Ruth. |
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| "Pink Hydrangeas" - Watercolor - July 2014
Watercolor - I've been in a watercolor mood the last week. I think because I was painting pastel and hit a couple of snags and hated everything I painted. Sometimes it just helps me to back away and just have fun trying something new. I love the loose look you can get with watercolor. I guess in all my painting I'm more of a loose, impressionistic painter. I love muted colors and soft shapes. This one is part of my watercolor practice. I really like letting the colors combine. I probably did 4-5 different loose paintings - painting over the original each time. Just experimenting but I like the effect.
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| "Botanical Study" - Watercolor - July 2014
Watercolor Diversion - Occasionally you just need a break from your primary medium. Mine is pastel but I've always wanted to learn watercolor. I've started practicing with some small flower pieces. I may try pen and watercolor. I've seen some really great pen sketches that were painted with watercolor. Fun to try something new.
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| "Spring Flowers 2" - Watercolor - July 2014 |
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| "Flower Study" - Watercolor - July 2014
Watercolor Practice - Painting with watercolor is like dancing with a partner. It has an active part in the painting. I painted a flower study several years go. It was fluid and loose and I loved it. I've been trying ever since to get to that same experience without success. I just keep try, try, trying.
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| "Spring Flowers" - Watercolor - 8x10 - July 2014
"Spring Flowers" was an accident. I had attended a workshop and was painting a barn on a large piece of paper. The first one I loved and it's posted in June 2014. But when I got home and was working with the one inch brush on the second piece, I hated it. I also hate to waste paper so I decided to turn it over and do some practice painting on the back. This flower study is one I had done before. I still need to go back with a smaller brush and add just a few details and darken the middle but overall I was pleased with it. I love muted colors and more of an impressionistic feel. This one I will probably finish and frame. The one below "Flowers" was done in June 2012 from the same study. It was a favorite at my Art Show and was one of the first to sell. Guess simpler is better. I have to agree I loved "Flowers" too. A project I need to do one day is to drag out all my old "discarded" paintings and do some rework on them. There might just be a painting there waiting to be discovered!!
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| "Flowers" - Watercolor - 5x7 - June 2012 |
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| "Morning Flowers" - Pastel - 9x12 - July 2014
Painting Your Front Yard - Sometimes the most beautiful things are right under your nose. One of my favorite things to do each morning is to sit and have a cup of coffee and look out over my flower garden. This unfortunately does not do the flower bed justice. Have to work on fewer strokes.
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