Friday, August 1, 2008

QueenAnn's Lace


Summer brings on the wild flowers. Some may call them weeds - but their flowers are still pretty. My unmowed field is filled with wild grasses and flowers. It is peppered with QueenAnn's Lace and little yellow flowers. One of Natures gardens.
This is a plein-air painting in oil. Painted on a canvas board, size 9 by 12 inches.
$80.00
Purchase this painting at: dot@glis.net

Monday, July 21, 2008

A Montana Mountain


I don't often do abstracts but the mood just struck me to play around and do some. This reminded me of the mountains in Montana that I saw when visiting there.
It is done on watercolor paper using watercolor paints, tissue papers and wrinkled papers.
Size: 11 by 14 inches
$80.00
Purchase at: dot@glis.net

Friday, July 18, 2008

Old Barn in Pencile


This is a pencile sketch of the old barn. We went for a late lunch and rest from the hot sun. Now the light was in a different position giving us a new look of the barn.
Painting and drawing at the site is so much fun.
Size: 6 by 8 inches
$50.00
purchase at: dot@glis.net

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Onions #2


Onions, onions -- I love onions ----- the colors, the skins and the roots that often are found at the bottom. To me they are so much fun to paint. This is the second in a series of vegetables I am planning.
The making of a dinner can be so interesting and colorful. This is an oil painting on stretched canvas.
Size: 11 by 14 inches.
$400
To purchase ---- dot@glis.net

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Onions 1


I enjoy setting up and arranging the lighting for a still life. I also enjoy painting a series. You can arrange the object in different settings or views. Or with different objects. My mind can wonder to an unlimited number of paintings.
This painting is one of a series of 6 ---Vegetables to be prepared for eating.
The painting is 11 by 14 inches on stretched canvas.
$400

Monday, June 30, 2008

Sugar


This is Sugar the constant companion and loving friend of my niece. Sugar passed away last month. I hope this little painting will help fill the void.
This is an oil painted on 6 by 6 stretched canvas.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Approaching storm


This is an 8 by 10 oil painting done on canvas board. I painted this from the confort of my living room as the storm was approaching. The willow trees were blowing in the wind and shortly the rain came pelting down.