Soft orange Prinrose,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

This is the second orange primrose that I painted in a softer, almost a watercolor, style. Today I varnished most of my winter paintings outside with Gamvar. The Gamblin co. is so helpful if you have a question or two they will get right back to you with help and knowledge about their products.

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

This is the first orange primrose I painted yesterday. I felt it was a bit heavy so today's orange primrose painting is a bit looser. I like them both. They are just different styles.

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

This is my second primrose. I did a third on today as well and will post it tomorrow.

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

I think this is my first primrose painting. I painted two today but will upload the other one tomorrow.

Apples in Winter,still life,oil on canvas,8x8,price$275

This is today's painting of apples from the Co-Op. I used 16 brushes to paint this. The more brushes I use helps me keep my paints clean.

Four Pears,still life,oil on canvas,8x10,priceNFS

Another pear painting.

Garlic with Onions,stilllife,oil on canvas,4x8,priceNFS

This was painted with palette knife and brush.

Grapes,still life.oil on canvas,8x8.price$275

I haven't painted grapes in a while. These were sitting on our kitchen counter looking as if they needed to be painted. I started out with a lose brush painting and ended up with more detail then I wanted to do. But I'm happy with it and it was fun to do.

High Mountain Trail,landscape,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

This is one of the mountain trails near us.

Spring Labor Brings Forth,Landscape,oil on canvas,8x10,$300

This is another daffodil field. This was a fun painting to do today. Since we are having daffodils blooming already in February, I fear the tulips will be out way before the Tulip festival in April. I also worked more on Lush Island Sailing.

Fields of Daffodils,landscape,oil on canvas,8x8,price$250

Today I painted two paintings. This one of the Skagit daffodil fields was from a photo I took last year. We are having an early Spring here.The boat is taken of our lush green Islands here in Washington State.

Spring Fields,landscape,oil on canvas,5x7,price$200

This is today's painting of purple tulips in Skagit county. I liked the color harmony. Also I worked more on the painting I started yesterday.

Dog with Lady by the Bay,figure,oil on canvas,12x9,Price$500

Today was a busy day but I was able to do this painting. I might work a little more on it.

Limes together,still life oil on canvas,5x7,price$175

This is a lime painting that I posted Dec17 or 18. I took a bad image of it. Reworked the painting and took a picture of it in the sun light.

Sewing Nook,still life,oil on canvas14x20,priceNFS

This is an older painting that is not for sale.

Orchids in Window,still life, oil on canvas,7x5,price$175

Today's painting is another stem from yesterday's orchid plant. Still working on shapes, color and the over all composition of the painting.

Orchids,still life,oil on canvas,8x8,price$200

Today I painted the orchids that are in my studio. This morning I joined my drawing group for the first time since early December. We drew Jim. Jim's wife has been ill and it sadly shows in his face. I've been so busy painting for the Dutch beverage company. That job maybe almost over.

Daffodils in the Window,still life,oil on canvas,8x8,price$200

Yet another daffodil painting. I'm working on the mass of color and shapes. Rather than trying to copy each detail.

Dancing Daffodils,still life,oil on canvas,8x8,price$200

This is the same group of daffodils I painted yesterday. Today I painted only half and placed them down on the floor.

Febuary Dafodils,still life,oil on canvas,8x10.price$200

Today I saw this spray of yellow in Trader Joe's. So I drought home the daffodils to paint.A sure sign of Spring. They are forming their yellow heads right now on the south side of our house.

View from the Drive,landscape,oil on canvas,12x12,price$500

This is another painting of the area by the Bay where yesterdays painting was done. This area is the beginning of a beautiful drive along the bay. It is called Chuckanut drive.

Train through Mud Bay,landscape,oil on canvas12x12,price$500

This is an older paint. One of 4 that I painted for a show that canceled. They were all the same 12x12 size and painted of this area.

Three Cherries,still life oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

This is a painting for President's Day. I'm still working on other paintings so I thought I would put up a couple of older paintings.The other grape painting sold to my friend Gloria and then she gave it to someone when she moved to Mexico.

Febuary Mango,still life, oil on canvas,5x7,price$200

This is a better image of the mango. My model today. I painted it with a brush and a palette knife.

Mango in Febuary,still life,oil on canvas,5x7,price$200

This painting was painted with a brush and a palette knife. I had to take the picture indoors so the yellows seem washed out. I'll try to take it again when the sun comes out.

Orange Slices,still life,oil on canvas,8x8,price$225

This is today's painting if an orange and slices. I had to work more on another project that had an orange slice so when that was done I painted this.

More Limes,still life,oil on canvas,5x7,price$200

Today's painting is of the limes that I bought for another project. I had fun trying to get the colors right on the slices.

Birthday Flowers,still life,oil on canvas,8x8,price$225

One Friday my husband gave me a large, tall bouquet of flowers for my birthday. Yesterday was my son's birthday so I cut down one of the flowers short and stuck it in a pewter pitcher for a center piece. We all agreed that I should paint the centerpiece. I don't know what the flowers are called.

Pansy without Peachstill life, oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

This was the painting that had the peach. I removed the peach remembering one of my instructors at the Academy, Ben Kamihira, saying if it doesn't add anything to the painting remove it.