Wild flowers

6 x 6
oil on panel
SOLD

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.

 

In the pink

6 x 8
oil on board
SOLD

The more I paint...the more I paint.  Having said that, it definitely gets less stressful  the more time I  set aside to create.  I am really enjoying the confidence that comes with doing a painting most days.  

Sunflowers

6 x 6
oil on panel
SOLD

This is the first time I have ever painted sunflowers, I absolutely  love how much movement they have.  I decided on a bright blue/turquoise background, the sunflowers could definitely handle the competition.

Pretty bird

6 x 6
oil on board
SOLD

A departure from my usual subjects.  My computer is in front of a big picture window and outside of that window I have hung a block of suet, birds have come from everywhere they sit on the big rhododendron or the maple and mostly wait their turn for just a couple of seconds of feeding.  I headed out with my camera and tried several times to get some good bird photos, well it's not in the cards.  The birds are quicker than the camera, so after trying for a couple of weeks now I decided to go on to morgue file and download a bird photo...much easier. 

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.

Subtle boldness

6 x 6
oil on panel
SOLD

I used only cad red med, ultramarine blue, cad yellow light plus white and raw umber to sketch subject. You can't fill your head with other colour issues when you have so few to work with...it is very liberating.