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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Suns and Roses

Sorry, I couldn't help myself in naming this painting. The title just popped in my head. I can't say that I was a big fan of the band but seemed appropriate for this . It is hard to name so many paintings so a little humor is a welcome thing.



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Lazy Susan

I titled this Lazy Susan because once my husband commented on a field of Black-eyed Susans "Look at all those Lazy Susans". I never let him live that one down!



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Sun Room

I tend to want to paint close ups of a scene rather than a wide panoramic view. This is such an example, a corner of the room. If painting a picture of a house I would paint part of the porch or a window. Maybe this comes from being near sighted my whole life!



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Back of the Garden

I have been interested in painting gardens lately. I like the larger gardens but any small area is worthy of interest. I look for color and texture to qualify as something I would like to paint.
Now that spring is approaching I hope to find more to paint. If you see any that are interesting send me a photo!


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Lace Curtain

Windows fascinate me. I especially like the ones on old buildings, here and in Europe. We are planning a trip to Boston in June. I am sure I will find many there to take photos of.



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Three on a Bench

This painting is a little larger than my usual daily painting; 12x16. This view of geraniums seemed to call for a larger canvas. Maybe the flowers have delusions of grandeur? I know some people like that. Ha




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Summer Gate

I love English Gardens, cottage gardens, actually any garden.I don't have the actual temperament and patience to have one of them so I will just paint them.My father had a green thumb but apparently I did not inherit this trait.


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Four Rosess

Since I have been painting almost every day for over a year, I find myself painting without paints during the oddest times. For example, we were at an exciting U of Memphis basketball game on Saturday and I found myself thinking about the painting I was working on that morning. I was seeing the palette in my mind and thinking of changing a color. I even crop scenes along the highway as we drive. No one knows I am a painter doing these secret musings until they see the stains on my hands and clothes!


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Variety

I liked the variety of colors in the same flowers. My favorite thing to paint are negative spaces; all the small interesting shapes in between the main shapes.


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Lovely Bouquet

We drove down to Pensacola, Florida a few days ago. Our daughter-in-law is in the hospital and we are helping out with grandchildren. Knowing I would be in withdrawal from not painting, I brought my watercolor paints with me. I painted this in the car using a reference photo stored on my iPad. I had a bottle of water, a small palette and painted on a clipboard. It certainly made the trip pass more quickly!


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Lavender Shadows

The flowers in this painting are beautiful but the thing I like most are the shadows cast by the jars.


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Spring Stage

Last week my husband and I both had a terrible stomach bug. He was one day ahead of me in getting better and surprised me with a beautiful bouquet in a square vase. It really lifted my spirits. This is a painting of the gorgeous flowers.


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Field Flowers

I am a fan of informal Bouquets. I would rather buy bunches of flowers and put them in a container than have a formal florist bouquet that is stuck in floral foam. There are occasions where that is necessary, but not my style. I liked these flowers because of the subtle color. I keep painting these spring themes hoping to hurry her up-- it is 32 degrees this morning!



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Daffodil Necklace

Of course, more hydrangeas. This time a few daffodils are thrown in. They seem to be forming a kind of necklace among the blue . You will be seeing more of these! I am sure. Pardon my obsession!


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Moonlight Hydrangeas

This small painting seems to give the effect of a moonlit view of a vase of hydrangeas.(6x6)Of course, given the poor state of my eyesight since 2nd grade I did not paint it by moonlight. I may not have good eyesight but I have a good imagination!



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Garden on Coronado

Coronado Island is one of my favorite places. I have been there a few times lucky enough to stay at the Hotel Del Coronado complete with ghosts. This kind of scene is found all over the streets on the island. It must be a combination of the ocean air and the California sun that makes the flowers so beautiful.


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Lilacs and Blue Shutter

I seem to have an obsession for lilacs. I love the blues and purples together. I guess it is that thing where if you can't have something you want it even more. Since lilacs don't grow well here in the south I must be content to just paint pictures if them.


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Ode to Joy

If I had to choose something to paint that would be the only thing I could paint, I would have to choose flowers. I guess I could say they are my passion because when I am painting them I have so much pleasure. All those boxes and boxes of photos that I have accumulated over the years are coming in handy when I don't have the real thing in front of me.



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Lake in the Morning

I have painted several paintings from photos I took on my morning walks . In the summer months we went out before 5:00 a.m to avoid the heat. The early morning landscape was gorgeous; different everyday.



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