Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Big Pot of Geraniums,still life,oil on canvas,8x10,price$275

I brought in one of my large geranium plants from my studio deck to paint today. I missed painting the geraniums since I put them outside.

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Andy on Drum,still life,oil painting on canvas,12x9,price$350

Rag doll Andy was sitting there looking up at me in my studio today. So I painted him.

Thursday, May 24, 2018

First Picked Iris,still life,oil on canvas,7x5,price$175

On my way down the steps to my studio an Iris plant was hanging over and blocking the way. So I picked it to paint.

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Red Dianthus,still life,oil on canvas,10x8,price$200

I love the fragrance of these flowers. The scent is spicy. The red color also had me buy the plant to paint.

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Venessa's Glow,portrait,oil on canvas,9x12,priceNFS

This is an award winner. It's going into another show in June. Today's painting was of lilies of the valley. I wasn't happy with the painting. So the lilies painting is no longer.

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

White Lilacs,still life,oil on canvas,10x8,price$225

I have another young white lilac bush. That is where these cuttings came from. White on white.

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Washington Farm,landscape,oil on canvas,16x20,price$775

I was going to call this Wash Day on the Farm. But I wasn't sure people could see the wash on the line. So it is a farm here in Washington State with Mt. Baker in the distance.

Monday, May 14, 2018

Lilacs in Jar,still life,oil on canvas,12x9,price$250

The lilacs I painted today are from another bush in my yard.This bush is almost the same color as the other lilac bush. I think the smell is so wonderful.

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Full Spinnaker,seascape,oil on canvas,10x8,price$500

We had a beautiful warm Sunny day here in the Northwest. A great day for a sail.

Friday, May 11, 2018

Spring Lilacs,still life,oil on linen canvas,10x8,price$300

Wow, I passed the lilac bush on my walk down to my Studio and was almost knocked over by the wonderful smell of these flowers. Sorry you cant smell them.

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Day at the Beach,figure,oil on canvas,9x12,price$500

This is a figure painting. I could also call it a seascape. My friend and I spent the relaxed afternoon at a beach in Victoria, B.C., Canada. We had to be sure to catch the ferry back to Bellingham at the end of the day.

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Spring,still life,oil on canvas,7x5,price$175

I went to Women Painters of Washington Spring Lunch today in Seattle. So I'm posting and older painting. It was worth missing painting today to spend time with a wonderful group of other lady painters.

Monday, May 7, 2018

PottedGeranium,still life,oil on linen panel,12x9,price$250

This is one of the clay pots that I planted the geraniums in this weekend.

Sunday, May 6, 2018

Rainy Day Pansy,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,$200

I was able to get all of my plant models in pots of nice rich soil this weekend. So I may be painting them out on my deck.

Saturday, May 5, 2018

Petunias to Paint,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

Today's painting is another of the petunias in pots that I painted a couple of days ago. I better get them planted.

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Burgundy Petunia,still life,oil on canvas,8x8,price$200

Today's painting. I hung my May show this morning. Opening will be this Friday.