LONE PINK TULIP on BLUE

My brother asked to work on a tulip arrangement for him...I feel like I need to work on a few singular flowers to get an hang of this simple looking yet quite intricate flower...My hubby is one who truly appreciates this beautiful flower. We must have around 300+ tulip bulbs in the ground waiting to come up this spring...

LONER 4" x 12 " Oil on Stretched Canvas

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I took some time last night to prime a bunch of smaller canvases and panels. It's nice to have a bunch ready to go when inspiration strikes. Lately I have been using Colored Gesso by Holbein. It's rather pricey, but the coverage and color that you get from Holbein is worth every penny! Orange is my favorite by far, but I also use the red on a regular basis. I like to use a palette knife to apply the gessoe as it adds a bit of texture to the canvas, and I love texture...

TWO SMALL CONTEMPORARY FLORALS - SOLD

Here we have two small floral works....I just love the colors and textures of both of these..

SUPER STAR #1
6x6 Acrylics on Canvas


Sold

SUPER STAR #2
6x6 Acrylics on Canvas

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CONTEMPORARY PEAR ON RED in ACRYLICS

Moving on to the red palette and as always shooting for color and drama... I am getting ready for a Group Show in January at the Local Color Gallery in Raleigh. This show will be the unveiling my Acrylic collection. The opening reception will be on January 6th from 6-9 pm. Stop buy for an evening of great art and wine, cheese and fruit!

CENTER STAGE
12 x 12 Acrylics on Stretched Canvas

Available $225 (include S&H)

Excerpt from my sketch book...I like to play and see various compositions in action before moving onto canvas.

Various paintings in my hallway...

CONTEMPORARY PEAR ON BLUE in ACRYLICS

Another Pear on Blue - I just love this contemporary color palette...This painting has an interesting texture and depth of color to it.

STAGE FRIGHT
12 x 12 Acrylics on Canvas

Available $225

My tasty inspirations for the paintings... First you paint them - then you eat them!

DRAMATIC ROSE FLOWER VASE - SOLD

Here is a very dramatic little flower arrangement. It has an incredible depth of colors that is hard to capture in a photo. This one has been done in with acrylics and varnished with a semi-gloss finish...

CROWD FAVORITE
6x12 Acrylics on Canvas

SOLD

Crowd Favorite shown hanging in between couple of my pear paintings.

ABSTRACT DANCER in ACRYLIC

This little figurative abstract is part of my "Strength of Women" series...It is also an entry into the Daily Paintworks "Picasso It Challenge". We were challenged to paint in the style of an artist that we admire. I have taken couple of most wonderful workshops with Robert Burridge. He paints from within his heart and he encourages others to do the same. He paints free and with enormous passion - A passion that sometimes eludes me. I think my passion gets lost between laundry and grocery shopping...

Lost in the Dance
6x12 Acrylic on stretched canvas

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RED FILLY ABSTRACTED BAY HORSE

Another small abstract, using holbein acrylics... Love the colors and the creamy texture of that brand... Inspiration for this one was my mare, Shelby...She will be turning 28 yrs old this coming March and is living a happy retired life at a private barn in the area...As a youngster, she was a shiny read with a striking black mane and tail...

RED FILLY
6x8 Acrylics on Canvas Panel

Available $100

LANDSCAPE ABSTRACT in ACRYLICS

This one started as a serene beach scene and morphed over time into what you see here.. This one is done in acrylics and as all my other acrylics, it has a nice texture to it.

SIGNS of EROSION
20 x 20 Acrylics in Gallery Style Canvas

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Shown hanging on my dining room wall

BUCKSKIN HORSE ON BLUE

Small little beauty to get me back in touch with the canvas after a several days away from the studio. I used palette knife and brushes on this one

SKY
6x6 Oil on Canvas Panel

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Framing Example.

PEAR STUDY

I managed to paint couple of small pear studies before devouring the tasty fruit...I was relatively happy with the way the first one (the bottom picture) came out , but it did not feel right..It was not me..It was too plain...With animals, I like to have fun with cropping and colors, but for some reason I thought that with fruit you could not do it..But then I tried and found that my FUN style worked quite nicely with this pear. Next, I must try an apple or a lemon !!!

"Corner Pear" - 4x4 Oil on Panel

Available

"Pear Study" - 6x6 Oil on Masonite

Available

BOSTON UP CLOSE

Same Boston as in the previous post - just slightly different crop. Love the Bostons!!! This one will look great in a black floating frame.

"Up Close" - 10 x 10 Oil on Canvas

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