Patio Flower

We went to friend's home for a Memorial Day brunch and I walked around their beautiful backyard and took pictures. This pot was at the base of a tree and I liked the interesting shadows on the pot.I love my job!



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June Arrangement

Some painting days just turn out right. From the start of this painting I had a good feeling about it. It was almost like it painted itself. Other days might end in washing the brushes early but I think I could have painted on and on if my bed had not been calling my name!


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Leveraged

I have several photos of flowers that I took last September. The colors are so pleasing to me that I am always drawn to them to paint. Nature offers us so many beautiful colors to choose from.



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Rylee's Rose

I have really been enjoying painting these roses lately. What I thought would be very difficult has been a lot of fun.If I get the drawing right from the start, the rest just falls into place. I have been asked by my granddaughters to name the paintings after them. This one is named for Rylee.


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Consensus Taken

I thought since there were so many blooms in this small painting that any movement at all would have to be reached by consensus. I see no clear leader;do you?



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Higher Ground

I tend to treat landscapes more abstractly than other subjects. Maybe because it is farther away and I am able to break the view down into shapes and colors.



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Yellow Roses

I painted with watercolors for so many years that it felt disloyal to start again with oils. I painted with oils in college but that was 40 years ago. We had to stretch our own canvases and the brushes were stiff bristle. The painting in my head often didn't come out on the canvas the way I wanted.
The materials today are so much better than they were years ago. I love, love the way the paint goes on the board. I've found my niche!



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Moonlight Garden

I wanted to make this a little more mysterious so I made the light very cool.
I love the violets and purples.



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White Pair

I enjoyed painting the shades of white and gray in these white flowers. This kind of subject matter contains a surprising variety of values and color.


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Sad Brushes

I have a perverse relationship to my paint brushes. After they have lived a hard life, dutifully performed their duties and certainly look like they have lived a hard life--- I just can't let them go! There is no way to restore them but the thought of throwing them away just kills me. I think there will have to be an intervention of sorts. I just ordered new ones



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Next in Line

Geraniums are high on the list of favorite flowers. Maybe it is the natural complementary color scheme of red and green. Although I have to admit the list is several pages long. Just like my "top five " favorite songs that my husband tells me Is at least a hundred!


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Bird in Bowl

This was painted of objects found in the Bide a While studio. It is harder than you might think to set up a still life arrangement. I have to consider placement of objects according to size,value and shape to make a good composition.



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Heather Resting

One of the workshop participants posed for us last week wearing the host's antique dress. She was a good sport to spend an hour in and out of the sun, on a bicycle, under an umbrella and pretend sleeping on the lawn. I enjoyed painting this challenging pose.


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Corner the Market

This is a large (16x20) painting that I started before I left for the Texas workshop. I had time today to work on it and finish. I am energized from a week concentrating on just art - no dishes, cooking, distractions. I also met some great people there. It is great to share ideas with like-minded people.


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So Gifted

I painted this painting in the Carol Marine workshop last week. We wrapped boxes with shiny paper and tied ribbon around them. Our task was to look at the shapes reflected and paint what we saw. I plan to paint more of these; it was fun!





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Well Worn

These are the shoes I have been wearing this week to the workshop. After I painted the blue shoes I took these off and painted these sandals while bare footed. They were a challenge because they were so much of the same coor. A little lighting and imagination made them more interesting.


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Blue Suede Shoes

I am attending a wonderful Carol Marine workshop in Heaven. It is actually Dickinson, Texas. Three gourmet meals a day and margaritas and wine in the evening. I was told to bring some funky shoes to paint and I bought some leopard shoes at Goodwill. They proved to be complicated so I painted the actual shoes with blue paint, THEN did a painting of them. Sue Bown is our hostess here in Heaven- a lovely lady/ angel.


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Hydrangea 1840

The title is based on the fact that I think these blooms look old fashioned; as if they could be from 1840. Then I started thinking about what flowers were common back then. I remember reading about lilacs and flowers like sweet peas and hollyhocks in novels. I am traveling to Nashville to visit with our son's family in their new home. Then Sunday morning I fly to Texas to go to an"advanced" Carol Marine workshop. I am really excited. My suitcase is full of art supplies and very few clothes. Priorities, right?


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Two Up

These are geraniums as found on a bench. I am starting to see more flowers lately at the garden centers and even the grocery stores. Love the warm beginning of the season! ( at least til the real heat starts up)




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Terra Cotta Party

I can't describe the pleasure I get when I paint. I hope everyone has a chance to do something they love. I have been lucky to do something related to art my whole life; although I always saw myself walking around a hospital with a white coat and clipboard. Too many E.R episodes watched.


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Tuscan Field

I just finished this large (30x40) painting as a commission. I am always a little nervous doing this- hoping I can produce the vision the buyer expected. She was very pleased with it so maybe she won't hide it under the bed until I come visit!



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April Snowball

I picked some blooms from the snowball bush in my yard and added some tulips and periwinkle to make this bouquet. A fun morning of painting!


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Red Enough

It seems I haven't been posting much! I have been busy doing some commissions and busy with family. My love for tulips only grows. I have some that are blooming with 4 blooms on one stem. I must remember to buy more of those kind of bulbs in the fall; they are gorgeous.






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Location:Red Enough

Sun and Shadows Porch

This is from a photo taken on a late afternoon. The shadows on the porch and window add a lot of interest to the painting. I like that now the days are getting longer so porch time is a lot more likely to happen.






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Through the Glass

I used to be intimidated by painting glass. I usually avoided putting flowers in a clear vase, choosing instead a pottery type vase. I finally just jumped right in and painted the glass over and over again. The key was to paint the shapes that I see and it all falls into place. Of course it only took me 40 years to get to that place.apparently I am a late bloomer!



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Deep in the Garden

I like the mysterious path that leads into the garden. What lurks there?



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Roses on the Fence

This is another of my garden paintings. It is such a pleasure to paint all of the flowers with the white of the fence. Kind of like a new box of crayons where you get to use all of the crayons!


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Early Spring Pot

I have some hyacinths blooming this year. I like that they are the first to show up in early spring.This pot is quite subtle in its colors. It somehow invites the viewer to stay a little longer.


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Relative Tulips

These tulips are similar colors although with lighting they appear lighter or darker accordingly. That is a good thing because they would be pretty boring if they were the same.


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Geranium Planter

I have mostly painted red geraniums but these pink blooms were so pretty that I wanted to paint them. They do well in the heat of summer here in Memphis. If they make until August they will last until October. They are almost like pets- you can't go out of town without arranging for someone to water the plants.



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