TAKING CHANCES

6 x 6 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$115.00

I usually use a more limited palette but for this painting I just kept adding bits of more and more colour, the more I added the more I wanted to add. I love experimenting and with these abstracts, you can go anywhere. The canvas is so small but the painting seems so big.

SINGLE LADY

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

Coneflowers never disappoint, neither do their beautiful purply pink petals.

COMMISSION

6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gessoboard
SOLD

The woman who requested these paintings wanted two done with the same pose, I used a different palette for each just to change things up a little.

BE STILL MY LOVE

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

Ok, I have said it before. The more I paint birds the more I love to paint birds, especially when they are this adorable.

Cow 205 SIMPLY SHY

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

It was time...to paint another cow that is.

Cow 200 DAMN I'M GORGEOUS!

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

In celebration of my 200th cow painting I had to do a serious closeup of one of my favourite cows.

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.

APPLE

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

This commission was done for a customers husband for Christmas.

CONTENTED

oil on 6 x 8 inch
gesso board
$95.00

I grew up with siamese cats so I am very partial to their wonderful personality and the sound of their oh so distinctive meow. This beauty was rescued in the summer after spending a couple of years outside.

Cow 184 MOODY BLUES

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

I have really been enjoying painting the Parker road cows.   This beauty is one of many who wandered up to the fence, even though they are shy at first their curiosity always wins.

Cow 185 THE FLIRT

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

This lovely lives on Parker road not far from my house. I liked how she was standing making a great composition for a square panel...all cow is always good.

Cow 182 KNOW IT ALL

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

This is a Parker road resident, about a mile from where I live. I loved painting the folds and the shapes of this cow, the green underpainting is phthalo emerald a new favourite transparent of mine.

DISBELIEF

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

I borrowed the photo of this bird from my friend Ron, he is always wandering around Qualicum Beach with his camera and gets some dandy photos of the goings on in nature.

 

FEATHERS AND FLOWERS

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

Another day of relishing my painting journey. I went to an art opening last week and one of my favourite artists Grant Leier was showing his amazing work.  He inspired me to just enjoy colour and flowers and anything goes!!

LOVE TAKER

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

I am really enjoying painting these big birds on the small panels. I have been underpainting the panels and leaving more colour exposed than I usually do. Just more ways to experiment with a painting.

THRILL SEEKER

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

I have painted this bird before, this time I enlarged the image so it is a completely different perspective. I love how the eye turned out,simple yet effective.

FRANKIE a.k.a. THE NUTTER

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

This little darling lives here in Qualicum Beach and a friend of my took the photo. I was in a mauve mood while I was painting, one of my favourite colours.

LOOKER

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

The more I paint birds the more I love to paint birds...even choosing the background colours is exciting.

THANKFUL FOR SUNFLOWERS

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

These lovelies are from the Saturday market....yay for sunflowers, one of my favourites to paint.

SASSY SHASTAS

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

I borrowed the photo for this painting from a friend of mine, these lovely shasta daisies had planted themselves in her yard a couple of years ago.