Saturday, February 27, 2016

Tiny Orchid Flowers,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

Today I painted the orchid that I was given for my birthday last month. I wanted to see if I could do a 6x6 composition. Also the pansy painting from two day's ago that I worked on a little more.

Friday, February 26, 2016

Another Primrose,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

Here is another primrose. I worked more on yesterday's happy purple pansy. I'll put that painting up another day.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Sunny Day Sail,seascape,oil on canvas,10x8,price$400

Today's painting is of a sail boat that I saw while on a boat to Victoria, Canada. I went from Bellingham to Friday Harbor, to Victoria and back with my friend Cat and My niece Jessica.

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Sail Boat Class,seascape,oil on canvas,8x8,price$250

I changed the color of the raft in the center of the painting in hopes of it making the painting more interesting. I painted this painting all with a pallet knife.

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Another Dog Day Afternoon,seascape,oil on canvas,9x11,price$700

This is an older painting today because I hurt my back yesterday. The painting is an award winner and has been in some prestigious shows.

Friday, February 19, 2016

Amaryllis #3,still life,oil on linen,12x9,price$200

Today I painted our amaryllis flowers that were suppose to bloom at Christmas. They were late and came at Valentine's day.

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Maroon Pansy,still life,oil on canvas,7x5,price$150

This is my second pansy of the season. I did like mixing colors to get the right shades of maroon. I'm not sure about the background. I may change it to a robin egg blue.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

First Purple Pansy,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

Today I saw the first trays of pansies at our local grocery store. So I bought two to paint and later plant. I had fun mixing just the right purples for this one.

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Pink Primrose,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

This is today's painting. Two images of the same painting. The sun light was out on the top painting. the sun was behind a cloud on the second painting so it's cooler. I spent some of today thinking about a larger painting I'm going to do for an upcoming show.

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Valentine Bouquet,still life,oil on canvas,12x12,price$300

Today's painting is of the flowers that we have for Valentine's day. The image I took in the rain is not good. The roses and snapdragons are more purple. The hydrangea flowers are more chartreuse.

Friday, February 12, 2016

Primrose in Yellow,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

I painted a new yellow primrose today. The sun was out today. the image of the painting isn't as true to color as I would like. Some of the flowers are more lemon yellow and that doesn't show. I worked more on the fruit bowl and on the sailing lesson with pallet knife.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

February Primrose,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

Today's painting is of the same purple primrose that I painted last month. It seems to have more flowers. I worked a little more on yesterdays "sail boat lesson" painting. Just on the water. I'll put it up again soon.

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Pallet Knives in Sunlight,still life,oil on canvas,7x5,price$150

Today's painting is painted in sunlight. So the shadow moved fast and I had to paint fast. It is great to have the sun and it feeling like Spring today.

Monday, February 8, 2016

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Friday Harbor Summer,seascape,oil on linen,10x8,price$400

This is today's painting of a busy harbor in Summer here in the San Juan Islands. I'll have to wait until it drys more before I can add more of the sailboat poles. Also Yesterday's geranium painting before I changed it for the better.
poles.

Friday, February 5, 2016

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Drawing of model.figure,graphite on paper,24x18,price$150

This drawing is of our model this morning. I put up some of the drawings I did of our last 3 models in our Thursday morning drawing group. Anyone is welcome to join us.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Fruit Bowl,still life,oil on canvas,12x12,price$200

Today I painted our fruit in a glass bowl. The reds seem too cool. So I'll put this painting a side for a while and not rush to rub it out.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Crocus,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,priceNFS

This painting no longer is. I wiped it off the canvas after I took it's picture.I will try again.

Monday, February 1, 2016

Eggplant,still life,oil oncanvas,8x8,price$200

Today's painting is the third eggplant that I have painted in my life. I'll put up the first two. I did them a few years back.