THE OPTIMIST

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

I used a limited palette for this little beauty, much less thinking when you keep it simple and can just paint.

AUDREY

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$80.00

Today and every day I am so grateful for my surroundings, robins are so common where I live but so wonderful to watch, they love hanging out under our plum tree.  I started this painting with a transparent orange underpainting and kept my brush strokes very light and loose.

STANDING WITH NATURE

6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$95.00

My friend Ron takes great photos which h lets me use, this robing caught my eye.

THE STANCE

6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch gesso board
$95.00

Today was a robin painting day, they love hanging out under our plum tree. I used a limited palette and kept things simple.

WORMS

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$80.00

This fall we didn't do any yard clean up, we had listened to a program that mentioned by leaving all the fallen leaves you are making a healthier life for the birds, bees and earth. I couldn't believe how much action we had in our yard this fall and winter, there were so many more birds busily working in the garden.

PROCESSING PERFECTION

12 x 12 inch oil
on 1 1/2 inch thick wrapped canvas
$230.00
including shipping

Flowers and birds,flowers and birds...nothing better than flowers and birds. 

PERUSING POPPIES

18 x 18 inch
on 3/4 inch thick wrapped canvas
$340.00
includes shipping

I so enjoyed painting these blue poppies, I tried to make them really stand out against all the foliage.  The robin has the perfect vantage point of looking for a snack.

UNASSUMING

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
$80.00

There are always a couple of robins standing around just below our plum tree, it seems in the morning they are really busy. I used a very limited palette for this painting trying to just focus on my perception of the true colours of the bird. 

PINKY

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
SOLD

I decided to paint another pink robin, they are just so adorable. Their lower feathers remind me of a little pink tutu.