THE WORKER

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$85.00

I got this photo from pixabay. I love watching bees work, always on such a mission.

PINK PARTY

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
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Who could not fall in love with the cone flower, the colours alone are so gorgeous.

These beauties were in a garden across the street from my friend Corinne's who will always share her favourite photos with me.

ALL SMILES

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
$70.00

This was my third attempt at a painting today, the first two were wiped, sometimes it is best. I find painting flowers therapeutic so for my third I had to paint flowers. 

PINK

6 x 6 inch

oil on 1/8th inch gesso board

$70.00

Everything colourful today, I used every pink that I own for the coneflowers.  Sometimes it is fun to just be really bold when you paint something...no toning down.

Leigh's roses

6 x 6 inches
oil on panel
$50.00

I have a fear of painting glass...I actually start sweating when I attempt it.  My friend Leigh gave me these beautiful roses awhile ago, I snapped some photos but until now I haven't had the nerve to try painting them.  I actually really enjoyed painting the vase.  My mantra for the day...nothing ventured nothing gained.

Yellow house

6 x 8 inches
oil on panel
$65.00

I have painted this scene before and will probably paint it again, it is taken from outside my studio at the Old school house art gallery in Qualicum Beach, I love character buildings. This building was saved by the towns people 25years ago from demolition.  It is the center of everything in our small village. 

Viola

6 x 6 inches
oil on panel
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This was the second attempt at this painting, originally the pansies were smaller, it just didn't look right to me.  I enlarged the image and it gave the pansies more of an impact.

I'll be up front with you

10 x 10 inches
oil on panel
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I have been on a flower kick lately, I think it is because I can see the colour of spring.  We were in Victoria on Tuesday and the cherry blossoms art out...so beautiful.  With this painting I took a little bit of a departure from my usual style...kind of abstract in areas.

Wild flowers

6 x 6
oil on panel
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The paint on this painting looks really smooth, you can't see as much brush work as usual, the reason for this is because I am using an Ampersand gessobord for the first time. They are very smooth so working my brush will take a little trial and error.  I really like how this painting turned out though.

Cone flower delight

6 x 6
oil on panel
$50.00

I stayed away from using too much white preferring the more saturated colours.  I added lines and small bits of extra colour to give the painting more interest.

 

Pink day

6 x 8
oil on board
SOLD

This painting came together quickly,  I think that when there is just so much colour I work much faster, looking forward to each brush stroke...love pink and green together.  It seems part abstract part impressionist.

Cone flower jungle

SOLD
oil on board
$50.00

This is one of many paintings I will be doing starting with a black gesso board.  I really enjoy the depth of this painting and how the colours just jump out against the hints of black.