Beauty Spot,portrait,oil on canvas,17x12,priceNFS

Cropped image of my painting of "Beauty Spot".I put an image of myself painting the figure and a couple of other portraits. This weekend is the Whatcom Artist Studio Tour. So I have been getting ready for it. www.studiotour.net

Single Rose,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

Apple Harvest,still life,oil on linen,8x10,price$300

I show the steps to this painting on this blog today. I'm still not getting true color in my image but I will see if I can get some advice from someone.

Apple Harvest,still life,oil on canvas,8x10,price$300

Today's painting is another apple still life. I'm still having a problem getting true color. if I lighten the image, the painting loses the colors.

New Rose,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

A rose painting. I wish I had a better way to show true color. Also pictures of my dogs and my. late husband.

Late September Apples,still life,oil on Linen,8x10,price$300

Today's painting of apples from one of our apple trees. My son took today's picture of me painting. I need to get ready for this weekends studio tour.

Late Septermber Apples,still life,oil on linen,8x10,price$300

Today's painting of apples from one of my apple trees. My son took my picture today as I painted. I still need to get ready for the studio tour this weekend,

Morning Fog at Larrabee State Park,seascape,oil on canvas,9x12,price$700

This is one of my favorite places to paint along the sea. The sea and the sky change all through the day.

New Geraniums,still life,oil on linen,10x8,price$350

Today's painting is of a geranium pot that has been sitting on my studio deck all Summer. Poor thing never got planted.

Just Picked Apples,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

Another apple painting of the apples from our tree.

More Apples,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,priceNFS

Pear,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

This painting is painted with a palette knife.

Quiet Time,figure,oil on canvas,7x5,price$300

This lady was walking the beach up in Victoria, Canada. It could be any woman anywhere. You or me.

Any Time,figure,oil on canvas,9x12,price$700

Sand Castle,figure,oil on canvas,8x10,price$700

I made some changes to this painting. So I'm putting it up again since I like what I did to it.

Mageara,portrait,oil on canvas,16x12,price$700

This portrait image of Mageara is cropped. Her image is on the brochure for the Whatcom Artist studio Tour. It will be the first two weekends in October. I hope to see some of you who live in this upper west corner of the U.S. I'll be showing off where I paint and my paintings too.

Mums on the Door Step,still life,oil on canvas,8x8,price$200

I found these mums by my door last night. Thank you to the plant giver. I was asked if my art work has changed since my husbands death two month ago. I said I couldn't tell yet. Today I did have 60s music playing instead of classical. So that was a change. The music made me think of Janet, Anita and I driving up Broad Street, Philly, in Anita's convertible, top down in mid winter, singing to the music.

Tea Lemons,still life,oil on canvas,5x7,price$200

A purple Pansy,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

Today was another busy day.

Out on Bellingham Bay,seascape,oil on canvas,18x18,price$750

I'm still framing and getting the studio ready for the Studio Tour. This is a painting from last September.

Lemons,still life,oil painting,5x7,price$175

I changed the table color in the painting. See June 27. I like it better. Right now I'm getting ready for the Whatcom Artist Studio Tour coming up in two weeks. Framing, framing, and more framing. Then I will be hanging.

Sunflowers in September,still life,oil on canvas,10x8,price$275

I framed this painting.

Redish Grapes,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

Last of the Bartlett Pears,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

The last pears fell off of my Bartlett pear tree today. I have one more pear tree that will come ripe any day now.

Tomato Fresh off the Vine,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

This tomato was just pick on Sunday. It is the last one left

on the plate.

Right off the vine,still life,oil on canvas,5x7,price$185

I worked a little more on this one.

Fresh off the Vine,still life,oil on canvas,5x7,price$185

I had to get out my Prussian Blue for this one.

3 Apples,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,$200

3 pears,still life,oil on canvas,6x6,price$200

Oranges on a Plate,still life,oil on canvas,8x8,price $300

First Dip,figure,oil on canvas,10x8,priceNFS

This is the other painting that sold a couple of nights ago. One of my very favorites.I'm happy that it has a new loving home.

Palette Knife Pears,still life,oil on canvas,8x8.priceNFS

This painting sold yesterday along with one of my very favorite paintings "First Dip". I'll put that painting up soon.