Betsy's Sunflower

7" x 10.5"   watercolor    SOLD   

Betsy came to my class today and we both painted her beautiful sunflower.  I loved the lyrical intensity of this flower.  Thank you Betsy!  My own sunflowers are taking their sweet time, but at least there are succulent evenly designed buds on top of the giant stalks and leaves.  I can be patient.  Of course that is the good thing about nature. We have no choice but to be patient, for the fruit comes when it decides to come.  Now if I could learn this with other parts of my life.  Buy at auction on daily paintworks.com

3 Sheep Waiting

12.5 x 9.75  watercolor  $75.00

Whether you are a sheep or you are a human, we are all waiting for something from time to time.  We have hope that one day Jesus will return and we look for him every day.  Sometimes we silently pray, sometimes we joyfully sing and sometimes we lament for special reasons to a God who always hears us and cares about us tenderly.

Bluebird Breakfast

10" x 9"  watercolor  $100.00

Breakfast outdoors is for the birds and squirrels isn't it?  We like biscuits and blueberries with a pitcher of milk.  Our friends do too. When the summer is here and the shade is cool on the porch life is perfect.  Saying hello to nature and to you!  Chirp chirp!  Or should I say, "Tweet tweet"?

Sunflowers and Stripes

10' X 11'  watercolor   SOLD

  In a gallery high on the 4th floor, brimming with good northern light, sunflowers were aranged in a giant pot.  I remember thinking how the day was so warm and being thankful for friends and family.  I can never get enough of their love, hugs and comradry, can you?  I want to dedicate 1/2 of the proceeds of  this painting to all who are hungry,  in war zones or who are unprotected and vulnerable.   I love you, whoever you are.

Tulips and Apples in April

14.5" x 14.5"   watercolor and gouach  SOLD

My students and I set up a still life with vase, flowers, small bowl with a handle, some apples and a cloth on a table.  I try to show them how to get the composition right by making several thumbnails of various views and then choose the one we each like best.  Next we layer washes, letting each one dry so that the colors stay bright.  We punch the darks as necessary and let the painting tell us where we need to express some freedom of strokes and splatters.  We step back often from our work making sure that some of the colors marry together .

I'll Love You Forever

13.5" x 20"  watercolor $450.00

Little girls love their horses and the warmth of their skin and their soft breath.  Children like to feel in charge and when the horse is gentle she doesn't seem to mind.  In fact she seems to love the comfort of children. The little colt is simply observing and learning.

" Yellow Slicker, Yellow Lab"

  40" x 27"  watercolor and collage   $1100.00

Side by side, together in rain and sleet, two best friends are out for a morning stroll.  Nevermind the weather, the day is brighter just because they are together.    Remember that whoever your best friend is, a companion helps guide you to goodness, compassion, stress relief and breaking tensions.

"Sprinkled Daisies"

8" x 10" w/c on 140 lb Fabriano paper  $65.00

Daisies are natural day brighteners with their floaty white petals and their cheerful yellow centers and fern-like leaves. Painted when sunshine highlighted these laughing ladies as it peeked through the clouds.

‎"Walter's Buffet"

w/c on 140 lb Arches paper      5/15/11          7.5 x 11  $55.00

Interesting liquor bottles displayed on a beautiful inlaid wooden console with a hanging tapestry and sunlight streaming through the windows.  Walter's house was beautiful with Italianate furnishings and lovely light.