Rosetti Park

I painted this last summer near Dan's brother's house. If you follow the path, you'll get to the lake after a little walk through the woods. When Dan's Dad was alive, we used to bring him and Mom down for look see at the water. I love that about plein air painting. It creates a living memory. I can't sell this one. 8 x 16" oil

Rocky Point

This is a little watercolor study of a view from the beach near our summer cottage. At sunset, the rocks making up the point reflect pinks, reds and violets.  5 x 7"

Peaches and Milkweed in Natural Light

We use all of our senses to inspire us in life! That was true of this painting. Dan got a box of peaches that were

absolutely delicious and I had to paint them because they tasted so good, haha!  The Vermont landscape near our summer cottage is filled with milkweed and natural grape vine leaves and together they formed the basis for this painting. 8 x 16" Oil Painting

Baseball Commission

A friend of mine asked me to do a still life with a baseball theme. The person she is gifting it to loves Nolan Ryan. I don't know baseball very well and I was researching Google for baseball payer "Ryan O'Neal and of course kept coming up with the Actor. As I was explaining to my fellow artist friend, Sissy (who apparently knows all players from all sports) said, do you mean Nolan Ryan? Haha! Yes, and she even sent me a couple of Nolan Ryan baseball cards!! Thank goodness for Sissy!

Oliver

This is my 3 1/2 year old grandson, Oliver, whom we wrapped up in a towel after swimming. He is a little boy of expressions and I like this one! 12 x 9" Oil on linen canvas

Black and Red

I've been wanting to paint this black horse since I found it a couple of years ago. At first

the still life didn't have cloth in it, but I really like the way the soft edges of the cloth contrasted the very specifically placed red pomegranate and cherries. An added benefit was the way the cloth could be manipulated to lead the viewers eye around and back in again.

"I want to eat your plane!

Ok....more silliness.  I painted this with my 12 year old art student, Brycen and she is responsible for the name! Toys are not that easy to paint!! It's always good to paint outside our comfort zone, though.
11 x 14" Oil on stretched canvas