Behind the Scenes

I like the close ups of scenes- kind of like a slice of life.Somehow all the parts come together and hopefully harmonize.



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A Cut Above

This is my favorite kind of painting to do. Even though I am looking at specific flowers I tend to just intuitively place the shapes and colors where they seem to belong.I guess I edit down to the last stroke.


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Dreaming

I was a watercolorist for about twenty years. I resisted going back to oils be caused I loved the fluid color changes in water colors. I think my roots are showing because I tried to keep it thin enough to create an illusion of a watercolor in this oil painting.


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Azalea Trail

Spring is the best season for flowers in the south. By the time July comes around , most flowers have a difficult time with the heat. Azaleas are the poster child for spring, thriving in the shade.



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Bright Spot

One of my favorite paint colors is Caribbean Blue. It is pretty expensive compared to some other colors, but worth it.I thought it was a perfect color to complement these hydrangeas.


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Nature Calls

Imagine you are a child sitting in a garden hoping to catch a grasshopper or a butterfly. I remember finding caterpillars and putting them in a shoebox hoping for a butterfly to emerge. The cocoon happened but don't think the whole cycle came to fruition.It was still a wonderful world of nature. I hate that children don't have the freedom to wander outdoors all day like we did.


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Knockout Style

Nothing says drama more than some jars of lilacs. They couldn't be more simple but they truly are the center of attention.If only we could smell them too!


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Full House

I have always had an attraction to doors. 25 years ago I got a poster of "doors of New York", since then I have taken many photos in every city we have visited. I have some from Boston to Italy. I have started painting some of them. This white door has some mystery about what lies behind the other side.



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Team Building

I love painting geraniums, especially in the soft light of a window.These have a bonus of just a little purple something. I am

not sure of the name of the purple flower but that is not important to me-- just that it is beautiful.


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Four if by Land

These four 6x6 inch panels make a good grouping of landscape paintings. They can be framed together or separated to give as gifts or displayed on metal easels.
Although I paint more flowers I do enjoy landscapes. I am always clicking my camera out of the car window as we drive down the road; some end up a little blurry!


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Table Favorites

Nasturtiums are a favorite flower of mine but I realized I have never painted them. I love the round leaves and the gorgeous oranges and yellows.The leaf and stem system is pretty complicated so maybe that is why I have avoided painting them.My birthday resolution this year is to be a little more daring along with being more mature.I can still be quite immature when talking with my good friends on our Facebook group message. These friends go back almost 50 years and I admit we are still those giggling junior high girls.


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FourxFour

This is a grouping of four 6x6 paintings. There were scattered on a table where I photograph my art work and I noticed they looked good grouped together. I am offering them on Daily Paintworks.com as a group for a discounted price. They would work grouped on a wall or as 4 different Christmas gifts!


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Double Dutch

I was not an athlete when I was younger but I played my fair share of jump rope.For some reason the term Double Dutch came to mind for this painting.it could also be attributed to our recent trip toAmsterdam where we saw countless beautiful flowers such as these.


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Above the Fold

A prime location for a news story in a newspaper is"above the fold"--the first place the eye goes to. These hydrangeas certainly fit the bill as attention getting.



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Cool Blue

A lot of my paintings tend toward warm colors but this was turning cool as I painted it.The pop of orange and yellow save it from being too chilly!


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Deep Purple

Back to the blue green with purple. I can't seem to get enough of this color combination. Something about it just draws me in. Of course, like anything there are personal preferences. For example, everyone but me seems to love coffee. It smells great but not so much the taste. Maybe psychologically I am resisting because I don't want to be a grown up.



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Crowd Sourcing

Tulips are social beings. They function best in a crowd. Planting instructions always say to plant in groupings and when picked they look best with several in a vase. I could work as a tulip!


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Jubilation

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I painted this one earlier and thought I had finished. But the more I looked at it I was not satisfied with it. I usually try to finish a smaller painting in one session but that was not the case. I added some flowers to these pots and finally was able to say it was complete. Taking time to look at things again is always a good idea.


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Urban Growth

Most city dwellers don't have a lot of room for a garden. Pots of geraniums satisfy the need to grow something. There is always room for a few plants!


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Sarah's Birthday

This bright and happy painting reminds me of my daughter Sarah who was born on this day (Sept.29). I am so proud of her. She is funny, beautiful, a one time marathon runner, an excellent art teacher and a good friend to many.Happy birthday Sarah!



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Target Audience

This is a small (8x10) painting of a LOT of flower containers.When there are so many different flowers it is good to have something to tie them all together. The similar pots bring the riot of flowers together.A happy place, don't you think?


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Headliner

These are the irises that I brought from my parents' home in Mississippi years ago. They have multiplied over the years and I have so many blooms every spring.
Both of my parents have been gone for quite while but I always take some comfort when I see them blooming.



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Night Iris

These iris seem almost lit from inside. They are accompanied by their wingman friends the snowballs; all are ready for a night of clubbing.


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Final Product

A customer in Australia sent me this photo of the paintings she bought from me framed and ready to hang.it is nice to see them in a new home and appreciated!




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Rudesheim

We rode a gondola in Rudesheim up to the statue of Germania while in Germany. This is a view from the gondola down where some vineyards were located. It was a cloudy day and I didn't notice the lit lamps until I looked at the photo later. It gives the picture a mysterious look.



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Out of Darkness

I don't often use black oil paint; preferring to mix other darks to get a richer color. Gamblin paints have come out with a new Chromatic Black and I bought some. I used it to mix with the dark greens in this painting to make the flowers pop and seem to come forward. It isn't necessary but it is a nice shortcut for my palette.


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August Morning

This is another view from our morning walks. Every time I paint one of these it turns out completely different. Every sunrise is different so I won't run out of subject matter.


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Focus Group

I took a lot of photos while on our trip to Europe. Although the vegetables were sometimes strange looking, the flowers were mostly familiar. I wonder if the speak French or German?


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Blessing

We are back home from Europe. I woke up at 2:30 a.m so I got up like it was normal and packaged paintings to be shipped. I know I will pass out later.
Our trip was wonderful! I took so many photos and I can't wait to start painting. Maybe after a nap.


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Dutch Treat

We just left the River cruise on the Rhine in Germany and are now in Amsterdam. It is a beautiful bustling city. The Architecture is so unique. We had the treat of going to the Van Gogh museum this afternoon.of course it is raining; apparently they have over 200 days of rain.


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