Sunday, August 28, 2005

Oral Surgery

I will be out of commission for a few days due to oral surgery. I hope to be up and painting as soon as possible. Thanks for looking at my work.

Saturday, August 27, 2005

Sunflowers

Friday, August 26, 2005

Catnap

5" x 5"
This is what my cats look like after they get their belly full.

Thursday, August 25, 2005

Pansy

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Junior Fish

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Momma Fish

5" x 5"
This is the second in my "fish family" series. Say hello to Mamma Fish.

Monday, August 22, 2005

Poppa Fish

5" x 5"
This is a little variation from my usual theme. I had a need to paint a fish family. This is Poppa Fish.

Sunday, August 21, 2005

Copper Bracelet

Saturday, August 20, 2005

Les's Watch

Friday, August 19, 2005

Red Wing Pottery

5" x 5"
now in auction on Ebay....link
This is a Red Wing pottery candle holder. This was my souvenir from Minnesota last year. It is now available through Ebay auction.

Thursday, August 18, 2005

One Potatoe Two Potatoe Three potatoe ...four

5" x 5"
$80.00
These potatoes were waiting on the counter to be cut and sauteed. I loved how there was an reddish glow on the underside of the potatoes. I was able to capture that I believe.

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Green Tea

5" x 5"
This painting is live on Ebay auction....link
Green tea in the afternoon with cookies is my favorite snack. There is something soothing about a hot cup of tea.

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Early Morning Grounds

5" x 5"
$80.00
First thing in the morning ....COFFEE!!!!....
I love the smell of freshly brewed coffee in the morning.

Monday, August 15, 2005

Relics

5" x 5"
$80.00
I named this "relics" because I rarely ever use these items anymore. *LOL* The only time is if I loose a button. I used to sew all the time, but I have relagated these items to the bottom of the junk drawer.

Sunday, August 14, 2005

She Sells Seashells by the Seashore sheshellseashellbysheshoresheell..

5" x 5"
$80.00
These two little shells are a nice reminder of summer vacations. Collecting seashells have always been a favorite hobby of mine. I rarely went swimming....much rather wade and look for shells.


Saturday, August 13, 2005

Salt and Pepper

5" x 5"
This painting is currently live on Ebay auction....link
I have an extensive collection of salt and pepper sets. This is one of my favorites! The blue bird of happiness pair.

Friday, August 12, 2005

Tomato Portrait

5" x 5"
This painting is live on Ebay auction....link
The farmers market have these lucious, delicious, juicy warm from the sun "maters". Also golden sweet corn on the cob fresh from the fields. I love this time of year!! We gorge on fresh vegetables and fruits. I hope I have conveyed the fresh warmth of the garden tomato.

Thursday, August 11, 2005

From the Train #5 (Illinois...final painting in series)

5" x 5"
acrylic on masonite board
$80.00
West Central Illinois is mainly farmland...and corn corn corn corn everywhere! *LOL* so...this painting is my perception of "most" of Illinois. Huge farms with neat outbuildings and rows of corn is very appealing. The corn is starting to die out at the bottoms and tassled out on the top. Each stalk has many ears of corn. Right now is a good time to have sweet corn. Yum! This was the last of my Amtrak train series...where I traveled from Chicago, IL to Oklahoma City, OK .....and back. I went through five states. I hope you enjoyed this trip through my paintings. I would be interested in any comments you would like to leave on this series. I will be back to my daily paintings tomorrow. I will be working in oils for a while.

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

From The Train #4 (St Louis Missouri)

5" x 5"
acrylic on masonite board
$80.00
This was painted on the way to Oklahoma from Chicago. The sunset was a brilliant orange red yellow mix. The Mississippi reflected the sky and looked like molten lava. The city was just starting to show behind the green trees. We were elevated a little higher than the main road so we had a great view of the river. And the arch was standing guard over the state. This is the fourth painting from my Amtrak train series.

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

From the Train #3 (Ozarks Arkansas)

5" x 5"
acrylic on masonite board
This is #3 from my Amtrak train series. I recently took a trip to OKC from Chicago and back. We were sitting on a side track waiting for a freight train to come through. It was about 3:00AM somewhere in Arkansas....I believe it was close to Walnut Grove. The moon coming through the mist was so dreamlike. The mist was coming up from the valley floor in thick wisps of cloud. If anyone has ever taken a train trip you know that you do not get a lot of sleep onboard. I had my travel painting set with me and since I had a roomette I could take advantage of the layover and paint this scene. I may try to write a book about my Amtrak travels. I have a LOT of stories to tell. *LOL*
$80.00

Monday, August 08, 2005

From the Train #2.....Somewhere in Texas

5" x 5"
acrylic on masonite board
This is #2 painting from my Amtrak train series. I recently took a trip to OKC from Chicago and back. We had a 2 hour delay on the tracks between Ft Worth and Dallas, Texas. The clouds were billowing in a fantastic way and since I had a roomette where I could spread my stuff out...I took advantage of the stop to paint this scene. I did most of it with my palette knife. (the same knife I used as a painting subject on this blog). I did not mind the delay as much as others did because I was not in a huge hurry and I had my paints with me! Now...if I did not have my paints with me it could have gotten pretty tense. *LOL*
$80.00

Sunday, August 07, 2005

From the train #1 (Oklahoma)

5" x 5"
acrylic on masonite board
$80.00
This is the first of my "Amtrak Series" of a recent trip from Chicago to OKC and back. This is a typical scene in Oklahoma. The clouds were puffing up beautifully! The clouds and sun were playing peek a boo with the landscape. Some areas were in shade while others were highlighted by the sun. Spectacular and breathtaking scenery.

Saturday, August 06, 2005

Bolt Upright

5" x 5"
acrylic on masonite
$80.00
My husband has been "helping" me find subjects to paint. Since I took such an interest in his awl and tape measure he has been looking through his toolbox. *LOL* He thought I might want to paint these bolts...because they were new and shiny.

Thursday, August 04, 2005

Dominoe

5" x 5"
acrylic on masonite
$80.00

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

All Keyed Up (SOLD!!!)

5" x 5"
acrylic on masonite
SOLD!!

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Loosing my Marbles

5" x 5"
acrylic on masonite
$80.00

Monday, August 01, 2005

Toenail Polish

5"x 5"
acrylic on masonite
$80.00