Orange Kiwi Cilantro

8" X 8" Oil on Canvas

Another rainy day painting while in Florida. Oh well if I couldn't be at the beach at least I could paint!

Lemon Slices

8" X 8" Oil on Canvs

This is one of the small paintings I did while down in Florida. It was a rainy day so I thought what better than to paint lemons!

One Bad Apple!

One Bad Apple! 6" X 6" Oil on Canvas

Still painting small right now, but I may graduate soon to a larger surface. Its been so long so I am trying to get back in painting shape!

Little Green Apples

Little Green Apples 6" X 6" Oil on Canvas

Orange Slice

6" X 6" Oil on unstretch Canvas

Another small study painting. I am trying really hard to keep these around 2 hours! 

Strawberries

6" X 6" oil on canvas

Another painting I am calling a study. I painted this on unstretched gessoed canvas. I am finding it very toothy and not sure I like painting on this. Still I am happy with the finished product.

Tomato Brothers

16" X 12" Oil on Canvas

The photo I took of these handsome guys have been in my painting cue for a long time. I finally found the time to paint them. 

Apple Tea

6" X' 6" Oil on Canvas

A small study to help get me back in painting shape. I have been away from painting for sometime now. My time was consumed with creating leather handbags which was and still is very fun and rewarding! I really missed painting though and I am now going to divide my time more evenly. I tend to be a bit obsessive when I do things. LOL!

Three Is Better Than Two

Its been long time!

16" X 12" Oil on Canvas

Three trees that have been calling me to paint them for a couple of years! This past fall they had a great show with their leaves and I finally got the time to paint them!

Laguna Beach

Laguna Sunset 20" X 16" Oil on Canvas

Another sunset from my Laguna Beach Photos. I really wanted the glow of this amazing sunset to be featured along with the vibrant color in the clouds and sky. Wish I was there right now! Catalina Island in the distance. This a view from the opposite direction of the last painting post.

Catalina Sunset

Catalina Sunset

14 X 11 Oil on Canvas

This past January I was in California and took a picture of the sunset at Laguna Beach. On the horizon is a faint outline of Catalina Island. The sunset is sooooo beautiful there. I was apprehensive about painting this scene because the beauty is so intense. Here is my effort.

Yellow Stone Landscape -Heiner Hertling Workshop!

11" X 14" Oil on Masonite
Yellow Stone Park, Grand Tetons (Day 02)

14" X 11" Oil on Masonite
Yellow Stone, (Day 01)

Heiner Hertling Workshop
Your Brush With Nature

This past weekend I was fortunate enough to take a 2 day workshop with Heiner Hertling, the artist who hosts the PBS show, "Your Brush With Nature"! It was such a great learning experience. We worked on landscapes and techniques to prepare us for plein air painting. This is something I really would like to start doing. We completed a finished piece each day. These are the paintings we completed. Both are scenes from Yellow Stone National Park

What I loved about this workshop was learning to paint with a large brush and not worry about the details. We focused more on shapes, color and values.

Sprinkle Row

10 X 8 oil on canvas

This is my submission for the DSFDF challenge. It really went along with my theme of recent paintings! I was a bit nervous about attempting this one, but once I got started it was much easier than I thought. I am glad I did it. Like I said before, DSFDF challenges me to paint things I would never have considered. It is such a great learning and expanding excersize!

Strawberry Row

Strawberry Row 22" X 16" Oil on Canvas

I had so much fun painting the apples that I thought I would do same with these strawberries. Its a little smaller painting, but I still like the graphic boldness to it. I may continue doing this as a series. I am working on the DSFDF project right now with the cupcakes, which incidentally is in the same fashion as these last two paintings! I may have to add it to my series!